DeFi

DeFi
Tokenized Stocks Emerge as Fastest-Growing Asset Class on Ethereum
Token Terminal reports that tokenized stocks have become the leading category of tokenized assets on Ethereum, with xStocks and Ondo Finance leading the sector.

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Pump.fun Launches USDC-Paired Liquidity Pools for Token Launches
Pump.fun now allows coin creators to launch with USDC-paired liquidity pools instead of SOL, raising starting market caps to $4k and increasing early-stage supply costs by 67% to improve token distribution and ecosystem health.

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HYPE Crosses $50 for First Time Since September
Bitwise's chief investment officer said that Hyperliquid is targeting not the $3 trillion crypto economy, but the $600 trillion global asset market.

DeFi
Steakhouse Fi Pulls $1 Billion Lead Over Competing Morpho Vault Curators
Steakhouse Fi has expanded its lead to approximately $1 billion over the next largest Morpho vault curator, marking a significant shift in the competitive curator ecosystem.

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CoW Swap Expands to Solana With NEAR Intents Backend Support
CoW Swap, the intent-based DEX, is launching on Solana blockchain with NEAR Intents providing backend infrastructure.

DeFi
Aave V4 Gains Momentum With Two-Layer Market Isolation Structure During Capped Launch
Aave V4 introduces a new market architecture featuring collateral isolation across Hubs and Spokes, with Prime, Core, and Plus Hubs launching initially.

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Solana Co-founder Toly Backs New Perpetuals DEX to Challenge Hyperliquid's Dominance
Anatoly Yakovenko argues Solana needs its own atomically composable perpetuals DEX as Hyperliquid pursues regulatory clarity in Washington.

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Aave Proposes Principal-Preserving Charitable Giving Layer for Protocol
Aave governance initiates temp-check on a new charitable mechanism that would allow users to generate yield on deposits while maintaining capital control for humanitarian organizations.

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Aave Restores WETH LTV Ratios Across Multiple Networks as Part of rsETH Recovery Plan
Aave has restored WETH loan-to-value ratios on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Mantle, and Linea, re-enabling borrowing against the asset following a technical incident.

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CME and NYSE Owner Push U.S. Regulators to Crack Down on Hyperliquid
The Hyperliquid Policy Center disputed the framing.





