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DeFi
Libre Launches $500 Million Telegram Debt Tokenization Fund on TON With Accredited Investor Access
Libre, a real-world asset tokenization firm, is launching a $500 million Telegram Bond Fund (TBF) on the TON blockchain network
Blockchains
Coinbase Sees 15% of Bitcoin Transactions on Lightning Network as Lightspark Launches Spark Layer-2 Protocol
Coinbase announced that 15% of all Bitcoin transactions on its platform now utilize the Lightning Network, a layer-2 scaling solution that enables faster and cheaper Bitcoin payments
Markets
Tether Treasury Mints $1 Billion USDT Twice, Transfers 100M to Bitfinex, Total $2 Billion Minted in 15 Minutes
Tether Treasury has minted $1 billion worth of USDT (Tether stablecoin) on two consecutive days, April 28 and April 29, 2025
Blockchains
Miden Secures $25M Seed Funding Led by a16z, Hack VC, and 1kx for ZK-Rollup on Ethereum
Miden, a privacy-focused blockchain project, has successfully raised $25 million in a seed funding round
Regulation & Politics
UK Finance Minister Aims for United Kingdom to Lead in Digital Assets Including Bitcoin and Stablecoins With Debt Relief Potential
The United Kingdom has announced its ambition to become a global leader in digital assets, according to statements from the UK Finance Minister
DeFi
Lombard Finance Partners With Eigen Foundation to Bring $1.6T Bitcoin Into EigenLayer Restaking With Dual Rewards and $7B TVL
Lombard Finance has partnered with the Eigen Foundation to integrate Bitcoin into the EigenLayer restaking ecosystem, marking LBTC as the first Bitcoin asset within this Ethereum-based protocol
