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DeFi
Coinbase Adds HYPE and ZEC as Collateral for Loans of Up to $100,000
The Morpho-powered borrowing product runs on Base and is available to eligible US users outside New York.

DeFi
Sentora Seeks Aave V4 Markets With 50% Revenue Share for DAO
The Ethereum instance would lend RLUSD, PYUSD and OUSD, with Sentora controlling risk outside the mandate of Aave's risk service providers.

Hacks
NEAR Intents Says It Froze $503,000 in Bitget Hack Funds
About $166,000 passed through the swap system, while Bitget says NEAR Intents waived its recovery-bounty share.

Infrastructure
Ethlabs Says CCIP 2.0 Cuts Ethereum Confirmation Wait to Seconds
Faster transfers require opt-in settings, while Ethereum’s full-finality guarantees and CCIP’s default wait remain unchanged.

Regulation & Politics
SEC Staff Adds 'No Central Party' Limit to Token Buyback FAQ
The Sept. 25 answer referred only to a system’s functionality. The revised wording makes the absence of centralized control an explicit condition.

NFTs & Web3
Coinbase Teases Pokémon Card Packs Backed by Physical Collectibles
Collectors would be able to keep their pulls in a vault or have them shipped. Coinbase has not set a launch date in its teaser.

Infrastructure
Chainlink Launches CCIP 2.0 With Custom Verifiers and Faster Transfers
Existing integrations keep working with full-finality defaults, while new token-pool controls require an opt-in contract upgrade.

Blockchains
Polygon Plans Two-Month Boost to 7.7% Gross POL Staking Rate
The fee-funded increase compares with a roughly 3% baseline and rewards stake held during the window, rather than when the fees accrued.

DeFi
Compound Foundation Denies V2 Reserve Misuse Allegation
Records show 344,780 COMP took the proposal’s supporters from 45.1% to 50.1% of delegated voting power before the $52 million V4 budget vote. No one voted against it.

Regulation & Politics
Tether Says It Helped Freeze Nearly $550 Million in Iran-Linked USDT
A Senate minority report released the same day found USDT dominated activity in 84% of 846 Iran- and proxy-linked wallets it studied.





