🦑 Leviathan News Daily Digest - November 01, 2025

1. Sequoia and a16z fuel $3.9B crypto funding wave in October, pouring capital into projects like Stripe’s Tempo and Polymarket as venture appetite defies market turmoil.

Source: DL News

2. Leviathan Livestream: Halloween DeFi Costume Llama Party

Source: Youtube

no llama custome?
@Ktodjam

3. Stablecoin ticker chaos: swapping, bridging, and wallet-hopping just to move one “USD” shows how far we still are from real digital cash.

Source: 𝕏/@zachxbt

Yeah we all would prefer no more centralized stables, defi stables actually give us value on chain and often create new primitives. However, it's so much easier for Larry and Jamie types to spin up a centralized stable, so here we are.. Larry ain't all bad though, props deserved for Buidl
@Spencer420

4. dYdX confirms its long-awaited U.S. market entry, cutting trading fees and expanding with new features and acquisitions. The move marks a major step in decentralized finance integration under evolving U.S. crypto regulations.

Source: Cryptonews

"Decentralized crypto exchange dYdX will enter the US market by year-end, offering spot trading on Solana and related cryptocurrencies, which was previously unavailable to American users. ...dYdX plans to slash trading fees by up to half across the board upon US launch. ...While perpetual contracts won’t be available to US users initially, dYdX hopes regulators will eventually provide guidance for decentralized platforms to offer these products.
@Spencer420

5. Despite a Fed rate cut and QT pause, crypto markets fell as investors reacted to Powell’s cautious outlook and uncertainty over future cuts. Major highlights include Solana’s ETF, Circle’s L1 launch, and x402’s explosive growth.

Source: 𝕏/@Bankless

Good episode, bankless is prolly my fav podcast/stream after Leviathan of course
@Spencer420