Top crypto stories of week 31, 2025
Mon 28 July to Sun 3 August 2025
The 20 top stories on Kiwi News from Mon 28 July to Sun 3 August 2025, ranked by upvotes, comments and clicks, with 31 comments in total. Most-shared sources: x.com, farcaster.xyz.
Text under a title is an AI summary of the linked article.
- @sterlingcrispin: Low liquidity AMM coins are shitcoins regardless of branding (x.com)
- @vrde: Etherium Foundation launches 10th anniversary NFT that fades in 100 years (x.com)
- gtUSDa (app.gauntlet.xyz)
- Farcaster Dry Powder (dune.com)
- Self-Hosting AI Models After Claude's Usage Limits (steipete.me)
- The best risk-adjusted USDC yield across DeFi (gauntlet.xyz)
- Signet – A pragmatic Ethereum rollup (signet.sh)
- Free Market Friends with Naomi Oba (theblockchainsocialist.com)
- @pcaversaccio: Infostealers are crypto's biggest problem, weak OS design enables (farcaster.xyz)
Pcaversaccio argues that infostealers are probably the biggest problem facing the crypto ecosystem, based on a review of the last months' SEAL 911 tickets. He says weak OS design, including weak data compartmentalisation and permissive default trust models, is the major enabler, especially on macOS and Windows. He calls for prioritising security-first OS choices, such as QubesOS, over UX, while acknowledging that moving most users there is not realistic.
- @aeyakovenko: Sounds like the fundamental value is zero (x.com)
- @ETHZilla_ATNF: ETHZilla launches as NASDAQ-listed Ethereum treasury vehicle (x.com)
- @vgr: Protocols as skeletal horror vs AI's flesh horror - crypto's dual nature (farcaster.xyz)
- @vrde: Technical breakdown of fully on-chain SVG cat for Ethereum 10y (x.com)
- @keikreutler: Kernel KB11 mentorship program now open for crypto builders (x.com)
- AI is polytheistic, not monotheistic (open.substack.com)
- @joeyiny: Viral.fun launches music bulletin board with song coins for discovery (x.com)
- BlobKit is Live (ethcf.org)
- @officer_cia: iOS 18.6 emergency update fixes Safari/Chrome vulnerability (x.com)
- Money on the Mind (empower.com)
- @js_horne: Zora is the new onramp for crypto (x.com)