DeFi

As bitcoin (BTC) price extends declines, industry figures say it’s time to buy: Crypto Daybook Americas

By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)Bitcoin dropped for a third straight day after failing to remain above the $70,000 hit during...

Spark Launches Institutional Lending Products in Off-Chain Expansion

The new offerings are Spark Prime and Spark Institutional Lending. Spark, an on-chain capital allocator incubated by Sky (formerly MakerDAO), on Wednesday, Feb. 11,...

Franklin Templeton and Binance Launch Tokenized Collateral Program

Eligible clients can now use tokenized money market funds as off-exchange trading collateral.Asset manager Franklin Templeton, which oversees about $1.6 trillion in assets, and...

Robinhood Chain Testnet Goes Live on Arbitrum

Robinhood has launched a public testnet for Robinhood Chain, its new Ethereum layer‑2 network built using Arbitrum technology that aims to bring tokenized real‑world...

Spark pushes DeFi stablecoin liquidity into institutional crypto lending

EMB: Feb. 11, 06:00 UTCDecentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Spark is pushing one of DeFi’s deepest pools of stablecoin liquidity further into institutional markets, unveiling...

Hong Kong working to allow perpetual contracts, chief regulator says

HONG KONG — Financial regulators in Hong Kong are going to unveil a framework for trading platforms to offer perpetual contracts, the head of...

Robinhood Launches Public Testnet for Ethereum Layer 2 Blockchain

The Arbitrum-based network is designed to support tokenized real-world assets and other on-chain financial services.Robinhood has launched the public testnet for Robinhood Chain, an...

Robinhood (HOOD) starts testing its own blockchain as crypto push deepens

HONG KONG — Robinhood launched its public testnet for its own Ethereum layer-2 blockchain on Wednesday with plans for broader launch later this year...

Interop Protocol LayerZero Unveils L1 Blockchain Zero

Alongside its permissionless blockchain, the firm also revealed investments from Citadel Securities and ARK Invest.LayerZero, a cross-chain interoperability protocol, has announced the launch of...

Bitcoin Holds Near $69,000 as Near-Term Backdrop ‘Remains Fragile’

Most large-cap crypto assets are flat or slightly down today, while ETF flows turned positive.Crypto markets slumped slightly on Tuesday morning, Feb. 10,...

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