DeFi

DeFi
PayPal Brings PYUSD Stablecoin to Solana
PYUSD is the 12th largest stablecoin with a market capitalization of $400 million.

DeFi
Uniswap and Across Team Up On Standard For Cross-Chain Trades
ERC-7683 seeks to combat liquidity fragmentation by providing a standardized framework for cross-chain trading.

DeFi
Rising Ethereum Layer 2 Usage Raises Fragmentation Concerns
Activity and total value locked (TVL) on Ethereum Layer 2s have grown rapidly in 2024, but some analysts remain cautious of liquidity fragmentation.

DeFi
Latest on Chainlink, Cross-Chain Communication, and Tokenization with Sergey Nazarov
Sergey Nazarov is the Co-Founder of Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network that provides data for smart contracts and facilitates cross-chain communication. Sergey shares his thoughts on the growing crypto scene in Dubai, reflects on the future of tokenization, and discusses the latest on Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and what it enables. This interview was recorded during Token2049 in Dubai.

DeFi
Gnosis Pay Partners With Visa to Expand Web3 Payments
Users will now have access to an onchain spending account wherever Visa is accepted.

DeFi
Aave to Launch Own Blockchain After V4 Upgrade
Aave CEO Stani Kulechov hinted that DeFi’s largest lending platform could launch Aave Network in 2025.

DeFi
Maple Launches New Protocol Enabling Permissionless Lending To Institutions
Alongside the launch of Syrup Finance, Maple will also replace MPL with the new SYRUP token.

DeFi
Manta CeDeFi Crossed $100M In TVL After One Week
Depositors are racing to qualify for the Manta CeDeFi points program before the project tags $500 million in TVL.

DeFi
Safe{Con}2 Unveils Groundbreaking Advances in Account Abstraction and Smart Accounts
The conference was held by smart account infrastructure provider Safe during Berlin Blockchain Week 2024 and saw new announcements from Safe, Scroll, WalletConnect, Rhinestone, and others.

DeFi
Investors Look to BlackRock’s Next Target: Real World Assets
RWA-related tokens such as Ondo and Chainlink have surged following the Ethereum ETF approval.





