DeFi

Theo Launches Yield-Bearing Tokenized Gold as Price Tops $5,100

The new product offers exposure to spot gold while generating yield.Theo, a real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform, has launched thGOLD, a tokenized gold product.The...

Tether’s USAT stablecoin could be a ‘threat’ to Circle’s USDC for institutional dollars

Tether’s new stablecoin, USAT, could pose the first serious challenge to Circle’s (CRCL) USDC in the U.S. market, analysts say — if it can...

HYPE Jumps as TradeXYZ Hits Record Volume Following Silver Rally

The surging activity in silver and tokenized markets has driven more than $1 billion in daily volume on the HIP-3 platform.Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE...

UK banks’ anti-crypto stance intensifies even as regulatory process moves forward

Even as the U.K.'s crypto regulations work their way through the system, most of the country's banks are still blocking their customers' access to...

Chinese Telegram-Based Networks Account for 20% of Crypto Laundering Activity: Chainalysis

Roughly $16 billion in illicit crypto flowed through Chinese-language Telegram-based networks in 2025.Chinese-language networks now account for about one-fifth of the roughly $82 billion...

Zama’s Encrypted Ethereum Token Auction Draws $118M in Commitments

The project said its auction app dominated Ethereum activity on Jan. 24 and that TVS topped $100 million within three days.Zama, a cryptography company...

Bitwise Partners With Morpho To Offer Institutional-Grade DeFi Yield Vaults

Digital asset management firm Bitwise has teamed up with decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Morpho to launch non-custodial on-chain vaults aimed at generating yield. The...

Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 Open Interest Notched $793M ATH On Monday

Layer-1 blockchain network Hyperliquid has seen an explosion in trading through “Builder-Deployed Perpetuals” this month, hitting a new all-time high in open interest on...

Silver nears $1 billion in volume on Hyperliquid as BTC remains frozen: Asia Morning Briefing

Silver is now a front-page asset on Hyperliquid, highlighting a subtle shift in how crypto derivatives venues are being used as bitcoin struggles to...

BitMine (BMNR), the largest Ethereum treasury firm, makes biggest ether purchase of 2026

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the largest corporate holder of the second largest cryptocurrency, ether ETH$2,918.03, made its largest ETH purchase of the year last...

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Bitcoin Sparks $600M Hourly Liquidations With $65,000 Set To Become Resistance

Bitcoin (BTC) hit new 21-month lows at Thursday’s Wall...

Spark Brings $150M Stablecoin Liquidity to Uniswap v4

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Spark has deployed approximately $150...

Bitcoin will fall another 30% to $44,000, prominent BTC miner says

Jiang Zhuoer, one of China's best-known bitcoin BTC$59,300.56 miners...

Ethlabs Will Overlap with the Ethereum Foundation and Draw Its ‘Densest Talent,’ Funders Say

Sharplink, Bitmine and Joe Lubin are backing Ethlabs as...

AAVE gains 10.1% as index rises

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the...