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PROJECT 11: BUILDING BITCOIN'S QUANTUM-READY FUTURE

Project 11 is safeguarding crypto against the coming threat of quantum computing. The team's first product, yellowpages, offers a post-quantum proof of Bitcoin ownership, allowing users to generate quantum-resistant keys today without moving assets onchain. As quantum progress accelerates, the company aims to upgrade existing protocols like Bitcoin while also developing quantum-native systems such as quantum key distribution, certified randomness, and quantum money.

INTRODUCING THE BRALE STABLECOIN API

Brale has launched a production-ready Stablecoin API that enables businesses to integrate stablecoin-powered payments in minutes. The API offers 0 bps fees for on-ramps, off-ramps, and swaps across 50+ stablecoins on 15+ blockchains. It supports stablecoin issuance from Brale, Circle, and Paxos. It also features ACH support, virtual accounts, privacy-preserving transfers, and a single call interface for converting USD to onchain assets. Designed for B2B use cases, teams are using Brale for global payouts, merchant settlement, card programs, and programmable USD accounts.

SPARK: ACTIVE CAPITAL ALLOCATOR FOR DEFI

Spark is positioning itself as DeFi's most advanced onchain capital allocator by combining low-cost capital from Sky (formerly MakerDAO) with an active asset deployment engine called the Spark Liquidity Layer (SLL). Unlike traditional banks or passive DeFi protocols, Spark manages over $7.5B in assets across lending, real-world assets, and DeFi-native protocols. Spark issues sUSDS, a yield-bearing stablecoin backed by USDS deposits, and uses the SLL to rebalance capital across chains in real time. Its structural moat, driven by integration with Sky's capital base and governance-defined rates, enables it to offer sustainable yields, build feedback loops between savings and lending, and merge TradFi stability with DeFi composability at scale.

CRYPTO MOVED AWAY FROM RETAIL

Crypto fundraising has shifted from open-access ICOs to more exclusive strategies dominated by insiders, with retail increasingly sidelined. While retail briefly regained ground during DeFi Summer by providing protocol liquidity in exchange for high APYs, the rise of professionalized early-stage liquidity provision has created a new edge largely inaccessible to them. This model allows VCs and angel investors to supply critical, high-risk liquidity to nascent protocols in exchange for premium incentives – a game retail can rarely play. As valuations climb and dilution worsens, retail investors face diminished returns and limited opportunities, marking a return to a cycle of asymmetric access and outcomes.

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