DeFi

Ethena Strikes Lending Deals With Anchorage and Maple amid USDe Reserve Overhaul

The synthetic dollar protocol is moving beyond its crypto basis trade roots into institutional lending, real-world credit, and equity and commodity perpetuals.Ethena Labs is...

Chaos Labs Leaves Aave Due to Budget, Risk Disagreements

Chaos Labs has parted ways with the Aave ecosystem after serving as the crypto lending protocol’s main risk service provider for three years, citing...

Chaos Labs Terminates Aave Engagement Citing Risk Misalignment and Inadequate Funding

The risk management provider exits after three years, marking the third departure of a core contributor in two months.Chaos Labs, the risk management firm...

Bitcoin ETF inflows hit highest level since February

Bitcoin traded around $68,780 on Tuesday as U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs posted their strongest daily inflow in more than a month.Funds added a combined...

Polymarket Unveils Collateral Token to Replace Bridged USDC

Polymarket USD replaces bridged USDC as part of an exchange-wide upgrade.Polymarket on Monday unveiled Polymarket USD, a proprietary collateral token backed 1:1 by USDC...

84% of Polymarket Traders Are Losing Money, New Research Finds

On-chain researcher Andrey Sergeenkov found that only 2% of the 2.5 million wallets analyzed have ever made over $1,000.84.1% of all Polymarket traders are...

Aster to Settle RWA Perps Exclusively in USD1

The perpetuals exchange will use World Liberty Financial's stablecoin as the sole settlement asset for its commodity markets, starting with gold, silver, and crude...

Bitcoin Nears $70,000 as Ceasefire Proposal Lifts Risk Appetite

A 45-day ceasefire plan and Strategy's $330M Bitcoin purchase buoyed crypto markets.Crypto markets rallied on Monday as mediators submitted a 45-day ceasefire plan to...

OpenAI CEO urges U.S. to prepare for AI ‘superintelligence’ risks and gains

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said U.S. policymakers must act now to prepare for advanced artificial intelligence, warning that the technology is moving from...

North Korean Hackers Infiltrated Crypto For Seven Years

North Korean IT workers have been embedding themselves in crypto companies and decentralized finance projects for at least seven years, according to a cybersecurity...

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The Fintech Ecosystem of Madagascar in 2026

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Bitcoin-holder Metaplanet raises $50 million in zero-interest bonds to buy more BTC

Japanese bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet is back in the...