Ondo Partners With Chainlink to Enable Tokenized US Stocks as DeFi Collateral
Ondo Global Markets adopts Chainlink data feeds to bring institutional‑grade pricing to Ondo tokenized U.S. stocks, enabling their use as...
Decentralized finance (Defi)
Lombard Launches Bitcoin Smart Accounts Linking Custody to DeFi
Lombard unveils Bitcoin Smart Accounts to recognize custodied BTC as onchain collateral, enabling decentralized finance ( DeFi) access without moving...
MegaETH Goes Live, Challenging Layer 2 Norms With Real-Time Design
MegaETH launched its public mainnet this week, positioning itself as a performance-first blockchain designed to deliver real-time execution rather than...
XRP Falls, But Institutional Utility Expands Through Hex Trust–Flare Deal
XRP fundamentals are strengthening as institutional infrastructure expands, unlocking new onchain utility and regulated access that could reshape demand even...
Fireblocks and Stacks Unlock Institutional Bitcoin DeFi Opportunities
Fireblocks integrates with Stacks, enabling 2,400+ institutional clients to deploy bitcoin capital in native decentralized finance ( DeFi) applications. Stacks,...
XRP Enters a New Yield Era as Modular Lending Goes Live on Flare
XRP holders are gaining new ways to unlock yield and credit as Flare introduces permissionless modular lending, expanding XRPFi with...
Aave Labs Pulls Plug on Avara Branding, Keeps Family Infrastructure
Aave Labs is winding down its Avara branding, folding its consumer-facing experiments back into the core Aave stack as the...
Metamask Wallet Adds Tokenized US Stocks, ETFs and Commodities
Metamask has expanded beyond digital currencies, adding support for tokenized U.S. stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and commodities directly inside its...
Pharos Launches Incubator to Accelerate Real-World Asset Finance Onchain
Pharos Network has launched an incubator program designed to accelerate innovation in decentralized finance and real-world asset applications on its...
Onchain Perp DEX Trading Accelerates With Nearly $1T in 30-Day Volume
Decentralized perpetual exchanges are quietly stacking nine-figure monthly volumes as traders continue shifting leverage-heavy activity onchain, away from centralized venues....
Never Sell Your Bitcoin: Sats Terminal Founders on Securing Coinbase & Binance Backing, Bitcoin Loans and More
Sats Terminal is the first native Bitcoin super app, bringing together Bitcoin loans, yield, and trading in a single interface...
Rootstock Labs and Animoca Brands Japan Partner to Build Bitcoin‑Native Institutional Tools
Rootstock Labs and Animoca Brands Japan announce a partnership to develop Bitcoin‑native treasury and BTCFi use cases for Japanese institutions....
OKX Launches Compliant DeFi Pay and Card Across Europe
OKX introduces OKX Pay and OKX Card in the EU as a compliant gateway for onchain payments and DeFi access....
Gryps Integrates Orbs’ Layer 3 Tech to Power Perpetual Futures on Sei
Orbs has partnered with Gryps to integrate Perpetual Hub Ultra on the Sei Network, delivering a professional‑grade perpetual futures stack...
Valour Secures UK FCA Approval, Launches Staking ETPs on London Stock Exchange
Valour gains UK Financial Conduct Authority approval and begins offering bitcoin and ethereum staking ETPs to UK retail investors. DeFi...
