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World Liberty Says WLFI Buybacks Have Begun on Aster
The disclosed wallet deposited 10 million USD1 into Aster, while the company left the buyback budget and purchase schedule discretionary.

Kinetiq Launches Elysium Mainnet for Hyperliquid
Pump.fun and Fomo say Elysium trading is live, while native HyperCore data reads and fast order submissions await a later upgrade.
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World Liberty Says WLFI Buybacks Have Begun on Aster
The disclosed wallet deposited 10 million USD1 into Aster, while the company left the buyback budget and purchase schedule discretionary.

Kinetiq Launches Elysium Mainnet for Hyperliquid
Pump.fun and Fomo say Elysium trading is live, while native HyperCore data reads and fast order submissions await a later upgrade.

IRIS Sets Nov. 10 Launch for Fixed-Rate Borrowing on SparkLend
Borrowers can request custom loan durations, with solvers posting capital to absorb differences between fixed quotes and floating funding costs.

What Is a DeFi App? From Wallet Connection to Lending Deposit
Connecting a wallet does not authorize a deposit. A lending position is recorded onchain, separately from the website displaying it—and withdrawals still depend on protocol rules and available assets.

Sky TVL Falls 15% in a Week as USDS Supply Contracts
USDS circulating supply fell to $5.59 billion over the same week, while Sky.money lists a 3.80% savings rate set by governance.

Aave Labs Acquires Avon Team to Develop Fixed-Rate Lending
The deal includes Avon's lending protocols and onchain order book, but Aave Labs has not named a first market or launch date.

Veranta Adds 1,000x BTC and ETH Leverage on Base
The venue says traders can redeem profits immediately, with payouts drawn from a protocol buffer before liquidity-provider capital.

Coinbase Opens USDC Borrowing Against PAX Gold
The gold-backed token joins Coinbase’s collateral options, while its loan-health pricing updates only during gold-market hours.

Ondo Plans Tokenized Anthropic Shares From IPO Day
Ondo Stocks uses share-backed notes for eligible non-US investors, unlike the derivatives already trading on Anthropic's valuation.

Safe Says $12.4 Billion of Smart-Account Assets Sits in DeFi
The figure is net of $2.37 billion in borrowing. Safe's published third-quarter report gives the $57.64 billion total but not the DeFi split.

