DeFi

DeFi
Vitalik Buterin Backs Trueo's Ethereum Move As TRUE Jumps 900%
Trueo said it will make Ethereum mainnet its primary deployment and build its next oracle there. Vitalik Buterin called the project “ethical and not corposlop.” The TRUE token is up 900% in 24 hours. Trueo's contracts are still deployed only on Base, and no migration date has been set.

DeFi
Kinetiq Opens Elysium Testnet for Hyperliquid-Focused DeFi Apps
The liquid staking protocol published a chain ID, an RPC endpoint and an explorer for its Arbitrum Orbit network, a month after saying HyperEVM's throughput leaves little room for sustained high-frequency activity.

DeFi
Circle Opens Bitcoin-Backed USDC Borrowing To Mint Clients, Routed Through Morpho
The cirBTC market on Arc holds $14.3 million of USDC borrowed against 287 cirBTC, up from $1.37 million on Sept. 17. Galaxy and Keyrock supply nearly all the dollars. Circle issues the wrapper and the wallet; the loan terms sit with Morpho.

DeFi
World Liberty Opens WLFI Vote on 180-Day Governance Rewards
Payouts would have no fixed rate and come from a pool funded by the treasury and World Liberty Markets fees.

DeFi
Neutrl Opens NUSD Redemptions at 51 Cents as Strata Junior Tranche Faces Wipeout
Strata scheduled a 48-hour valuation update that would write jrNUSD to zero while withdrawals from its senior tranche settle in sNUSD at revised share values.

DeFi
Morpho Opens Borrowing Against Coinbase's Tokenized Stocks
Holders of five Coinbase stock tokens can pledge them for USDC loans on Base.

DeFi
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.

DeFi
Polymarket Hires Ex-Zora CEO for Onchain Product Push
The hire comes as Polymarket’s vice president of DeFi engineering says its existing central limit order book cannot be saved long term and is being rebuilt in Rust.

DeFi
Kraken Parent Plans Permissioned Hyperliquid Perps for US Traders
Bitnomial would deploy, administer, clear and settle the proposed markets, while NinjaTrader Clearing would carry approved customer accounts.

DeFi
Aave Labs Plans A Tokenized-Asset Credit Market On Avalanche With Tether's USA₮
The Aave V4 RWA Hub would let institutions borrow USA₮ against tokenized collateral on Avalanche. The hub and the USA₮ listing both go to an Aave DAO vote, and the release gives no launch date.





