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DeFi Summer Yield Opps

Citizen Brief: DeFi Summer's heating up, so make the most of it with the best yield hotspots.
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Jun 18, 20253 min read
DeFi Summer Yield Opps
Published on June 18, 2025
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Coinbase Payments
  1. 💳 Coinbase Launches Payments Stack on Base. Coinbase unveiled a full-stack stablecoin payment solution for merchants, now live with Shopify. Built on Base, it enables fast, global USDC payments.
  2. 📜 Solana Ecosystem Proposes Securities Framework. The Solana Policy Institute, Phantom, and others submitted a joint proposal to the SEC outlining compliant paths for onchain stocks, bonds, and funds.
  3. 💻 Hackers Torch $90M in Iranian Exchange Breach. A group called Predatory Sparrow drained $90M from Iran’s Nobitex exchange, exploiting access control flaws and sending funds to inaccessible wallets.
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Daily Market Snapshot: With the Fed deciding to keep interest rates unchanged once more, top stock indexes were flat or slightly green on the day while BTC, ETH, and most coins dipped.
Prices as of 4pm ET 24hr 7d
Crypto $3.23T ↘ 0.6% ↘ 6.1%
BTC $104,229 ↘ 0.7% ↘ 4.1%
ETH $2,501 ↘ 1.2% ↘ 11.1%
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PLAY OF THE WEEK
5 Hot DeFi Summer Yield Opps
Bankless Analyst: Jack Inabinet

The DeFi trenches are full of hidden gems, but to capitalize on the opportunity, you’ll need to know where to dig…

Fortunately, this guide breaks down five of crypto’s most powerful yield strategies that can grow your bags without needing to chase the next memecoin or time the market!

Don’t let your crypto sit idle this DeFi Summer. Instead, sit back and stack by depositing into these leading onchain opportunities.

Read on for five top-tier yield plays you can’t afford to ignore! 💸👇


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