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The Foundation backing the Ethereum blockchain has laid out a new treasury policy to ensure it allocates resources efficiently while supporting its DeFi ecosystem.

The two approvals mean that Ripple can integrate RLUSD into the global payment services it's offering in Dubai and the UAE.

To achieve true mass adoption, DeFi must return to its P2P origins, empower people with permissionless interactions, and restore the transparency that early DeFi promised.

DeFi's decentralization debate rages on after the Sui community voted to return the $162 million frozen during the Cetus exploit.

The Ethereum Foundation ( EF ) has borrowed $2 million in GHO, a decentralized stablecoin developed by Aave, in a move signaling deeper engagement with decentralized finance ( DeFi ) strategies. In a May 29 X post, Aave founder Stani Kulechov said the foundation borrowed $2 million in GHO tokens. ...

Key points:Bitcoin price is stuck below $109,588, but the pullback has not altered its bullish chart structure.A bullish weekly open from Bitcoin could extend gains in HYPE, XMR, AAVE, and WLD.Bitcoin ( BTC ) remains stuck below the $109,588 level during a quiet weekend, but analysts remain ...

Mihailo Bjelic, co-founder of Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Polygon, has stepped down from his role at Polygon but suggests he will stay active in the crypto industry in some capacity.His resignation drew reactions across Polygon and the wider crypto community, with several seeing it as a ...

Yield-bearing stablecoins have soared to $11 billion in circulation, representing 4.5% of the total stablecoin market - a steep climb from just $1.5 billion and a 1% market share at the start of 2024.One of the biggest winners of this trend is Pendle, a decentralized protocol that enables users ...

Aave has surged 20% after U.S. lawmakers advanced the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin bill seen as a potential catalyst for DeFi regulation.

Key points:Bitcoin's rally to $105,980 has traders predicting new all-time highs this week. Traders lift their end-of-year Bitcoin price targets to $200,000 based on technical factors and institutional investor adoption.

News broke on May 15 that Coinbase was the target of a $20 million extortion attempt after cybercriminals recruited overseas support agents to leak user data for social engineering scams.While less than 1% of Coinbase's active monthly users were reportedly affected, the expected remediation and ...

Understanding the 10-year Treasury yield: Definition and importance The 10-year Treasury yield is the interest rate that the US government pays to borrow money for 10 years.When the government needs cash, it issues bonds called Treasury notes, and the 10-year note is one of the most watched.

Despite being a DeFi-branded fund, World Liberty Financial does not allow tokenholders to vote on portfolio decisions. An AAVE strategy approved by tokenholders in 2024 remains inactive, adding to concerns over fund transparency and execution.

Publicly traded company BTCS announced a $57.8 million financing agreement led by investment firm ATW Partners to purchase Ether as it expands its blockchain infrastructure strategy. The Rockville, Maryland-based company announced the deal on May 14, saying that the move will allow it to expand ...

CORAL GABLES, Fla., May 14, 2025 ( GLOBE NEWSWIRE ) -- Reental, the leading platform in tokenized real estate investment, takes a decisive step in its global expansion with the listing of its utility token $RNT ( $REENTAL on MEXC ) , one of the top cryptocurrency exchanges in the world by volume ...

Aave, a decentralized finance ( DeFi ) protocol, has reached a new record of funds onchain, according to data from DefiLlama.In an X post, Aave said it topped $40.3 billion in total value locked ( TVL ) on May 12. Onchain data reveals that Aave v3, the latest version of the protocol, has ...

Key takeawaysThough Bitcoin doesn't support native staking, holders can earn yield through centralized lending platforms, Wrapped Bitcoin ( WBTC ) on Ethereum, and Bitcoin-related networks like Babylon and Stacks.WBTC allows BTC holders to participate in lending, liquidity pools and yield ...

Crypto users could be looking for a more sustainable yield this cycle, as total value locked in decentralized finance ( DeFi ) lending continues to hit new highs while decentralized exchanges ( DEXs ) have lagged in comparison.DeFi lending protocols are currently the leading DeFi vertical in TVL ...

An address believed to be linked to World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency project backed by President Donald Trump, scooped up millions worth of Ethereum ETH/USD following the coin's meteoric jump on Thursday.

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The thought of selling Bitcoin BTC/USD makes you feel squeamish? Strike, a cryptocurrency payments firm, has launched a new lending product that allows users to take out loans using the world's largest cryptocurrency as collateral.

Key takeaways:Bitcoin failed to break the $98,000 resistance amid increased profit-taking.BTC price needs to close above $95,000 on the daily chart for a push to $100,000.Bitcoin's ( BTC ) price failed to break above resistance at $98,000 on May 3.

Bitcoin ( BTC ) starts the first full week of May with yearly open support in focus ahead of a key US economic policy decision.BTC price action attempts to hold the yearly open as support after some downside at the weekly close, but bullish perspectives remain intact.The US Federal Reserve ...

Key points:Bitcoin's positive sentiment should remain intact if BTC price stays above the 20-day EMA near $92,000.Several altcoins show bullish chart patterns in the 4-hour and 1-day timeframes.Bitcoin ( BTC ) has given back some of the gains over the weekend, and the price has pulled back to ...

Aptos is working with Aave to become the first non-EVM chain supported by the major DeFi lending protocol. Pampati believes real competitive differentiation will emerge when chains must support millions-not thousands-of real-world users.

The demand for yield-generating strategies around Bitcoin ( BTC ) is surging, especially from firms seeking liquidity without liquidating their BTC, according to Ryan Chow, co-founder and CEO of Solv Protocol.During a fireside chat at the Token2049 conference in Dubai on May 1, Chow said ...

Central banks, led by the U.S., will increase liquidity through a "printing festival" by September. AI trading agents are engaging with DYDX, signaling DeFi's potential for innovative trading tools. Today's manic market swings are creating the perfect setup for Matt's next volatility trade.

Key takeaways:Strong Ethereum ETF inflows signal high institutional demand.Ethereum's $51.8B TVL and 30% DEX weekly volume rise show robust network strength.A bull flag pattern on the ETH's four-hour chart targets $2,100.Ether's ( ETH ) price rose to a new range high at $1,860 on April 28, its ...

Nuvve launches a subsidiary focused on crypto and blockchain assets. Portfolio will allocate 50% to Bitcoin, rest to top cryptocurrencies. Today's manic market swings are creating the perfect setup for Matt's next volatility trade. Get his next trade alert for free, right here. Nuvve Holding ...

Solana decentralized finance ( DeFi ) protocol Loopscale has temporarily halted its lending markets after suffering an approximately $5.8 million exploit. On April 26, a hacker siphoned approximately 5.7 million USDC ( USDC ) and 1200 Solana ( SOL ) from the lending protocol after taking out a ...

World Liberty Financial ( WLFI ) , the crypto firm associated with the family of US President Donald Trump, made waves when it debuted late last year.WLFI caused a stir when it launched ahead of the president's inauguration.

Cryptocurrency firms and centralized exchanges are launching more traditional investment offerings, bridging the divide between traditional financial and digital assets.With investors seeking more flexible product offerings under one platform, the "line is blurring" between traditional finance ( ...

Cryptocurrency staking protocol Symbiotic closed a $29 million Series A funding round led by Web3-focused investment firms, including Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures, to support the launch of a new economic coordination layer for blockchain security.The round included more than 100 angel ...

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield's lawsuit against Coinbase argues that XRP and other digital assets are unregistered securities.Rayield sued US-based, publicly traded crypto exchange Coinbase for allegedly violating Oregon's securities law.

Ledn's CEO said the centralized crypto lender now has $1.5 billion worth of assets on its platform.

Declining DeFi TVL reflects waning user confidence in volatile environments, especially amid falling stablecoin inflows and usage. While DeFi remains a long-term hedge, its success now depends on resilience to inflation, rate volatility and regulatory shifts.

'Grandma friendly' DeFAI could bring blockchain finance to the masses. In tech, new solutions can bring new problems. If a groundbreaking innovation is hard to use, more innovation will be needed to fix it.

The market cap of Circle's Euro Coin ( EURC ) , a euro-pegged stablecoin, is growing quickly as the ongoing trade war pushes the US dollar price lower. "In recent weeks, interest in the euro has grown tremendously" and "this interest has not escaped the Circle EURC stablecoin," Obchakevich ...

Imagine you could borrow a million dollars instantly and with no collateral. The whole thing would happen anonymously, and you wouldn't need to assume liability for the loan. Sounds crazy? That, in a nutshell, is how flash loans work.

Digital asset exchange-traded products ( ETPs ) saw almost $800 million in outflows last week, marking their third consecutive week, according to a report from crypto asset manager CoinShares. On April 14, CoinShares reported that crypto ETPs saw $795 million in outflows last week, with Bitcoin ( ...

Aave's tokenholders approved a governance proposal to start buying back the decentralized finance ( DeFi ) protocol's governance token, AAVE, as part of a broader tokenomics overhaul, Aave said on April 9. The proposal - which was approved by more than 99% of AAVE tokenholders - permits the ...

Aavegotchi, a non-fungible token ( NFT ) protocol focused on Web3 gaming, has opted to abandon blockchain network Polygon and "go all-in" on Base, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling chain, according to the results of an onchain vote.

The election of US President Donald Trump was supposed to usher in a golden era of crypto. Although the regulatory stars are aligning, the crypto industry just experienced its worst quarter in years.The prices of Bitcoin ( BTC ) and Ether ( ETH ) recorded their worst Q1 in seven years, market ...

Opinion by: Tomer Warschauer Nuni, chief marketing officer of Kima NetworkNo one should be surprised that the crypto space is actively discussing the new wave of enthusiasm around AI and its limitless uses. According to proponents, AI represents the most promising approach to enhancing blockchain ...

Hut 8 has spun off its mining operation into American Bitcoin, an 80%-owned venture backed by Trump's sons to boost scale and cut capital costs.

Cryptos were supposed to skyrocket in value during a Trump presidency. They still might.

CHICAGO, March 19, 2025 ( GLOBE NEWSWIRE ) -- Zero Hash, the leading crypto and stablecoin infrastructure provider, today announced that tastytrade, a leading brokerage with an award winning platform for traders, has expanded their relationship with Zero Hash, enabling trading of five additional ...

Bitwise's CIO says DeFi is "substantially undervalued" as utility tokens are poised to grow amid the U.S.'s crypto-friendly pivot.

Ether ( ETH ) price fell below $2,200 on March 9 and has struggled to recover since. The altcoin is down 14% in March and the decline has hurt investor sentiment, especially as the broader crypto market only dropped 4% in the same period.

Ethena Labs and Securitize's new EVM chain will use dollar-denominated assets as transaction fees to attract institutional capital.