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Constant Finance Opens Public Beta for Fixed-Rate, Fixed-Term DeFi Lending
Constant Finance, a fixed-rate, fixed-term DeFi lending protocol, today announced that the public beta of its lending product is now available on Ethereum’s Sepolia testnet, giving borrowers and lenders a hands-on way to explore loans with an agreed rate and maturity.
Genius.fun Launches on BNB Chain to Bring Hostile Takeovers On-chain
Genius Foundation announced the launch of genius.fun, a new BNB Chain launchpad designed to help online communities coordinate capital and pursue ownership in publicly traded companies.
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Constant Finance Opens Public Beta for Fixed-Rate, Fixed-Term DeFi Lending
Constant Finance, a fixed-rate, fixed-term DeFi lending protocol, today announced that the public beta of its lending product is now available on Ethereum’s Sepolia testnet, giving borrowers and lenders a hands-on way to explore loans with an agreed rate and maturity.
Genius.fun Launches on BNB Chain to Bring Hostile Takeovers On-chain
Genius Foundation announced the launch of genius.fun, a new BNB Chain launchpad designed to help online communities coordinate capital and pursue ownership in publicly traded companies.
Lido Adds Direct ETH Staking From Four Layer 2s to Its Interface
Users receive wstETH from local liquidity pools, while ETH is bridged to Ethereum for staking and the pools are replenished in the background.
Rocket Pool Voters Back rETH Withdrawals, Keep 4 ETH Bonds
Voters chose random megapool exits and deferred an onchain governance expansion. The full Saturn 2 upgrade package still needs ratification.
Uniswap Launches ETH/USDC Pool With Separate Buy and Sell Fees
The VolatilePair Hook adds temporary charges on trades reversing large price moves, aiming to retain more arbitrage value for liquidity providers.
Babylon Advances Native Bitcoin Collateral Plan for Aave V4
The proposal would keep collateral on Bitcoin but use WBTC to settle permissionless liquidations. Risk settings and further governance votes are still pending.
Ekubo Adds Shadow Accounts for Liquidity Providers
The feature uses existing pools rather than a separate private market; LP positions and transaction details remain visible onchain.
EQX Plans 11 Tokenized Stock and ETF Markets on Hyperliquid
The share-backed tokens would trade on HyperCore against USDC, with US persons excluded under EQX’s eligibility rules.
PancakeSwap Proposes 88% LP Fee Share and 69% CAKE Emissions Cut
The discussion-stage plan would send the remaining v3 and Infinity fees to the treasury, while leaving v2’s CAKE burn mechanism intact.
Base Introduces Earn & Borrow With Aave and Morpho
Apps can embed variable-rate stablecoin lending and crypto-backed loans, while borrowers remain subject to the underlying protocols’ liquidation rules.