DeFi

DeFi
BNB Chain Overtakes Ethereum, Base by Number of AI Agents
BSC recently became the largest network by registered AI agents using the ERC-8004 standard, while on-chain agent activity in the ecosystem is also rising.

DeFi
Tether Backs Ark Labs to Bring Stablecoins Back to Bitcoin
The strategic investment is the latest in a string of Bitcoin infrastructure bets by the stablecoin giant.

DeFi
Ethena Proposes Replacing 7-Day sUSDe Unstaking Period With Dynamic Cooldown
As perpetual futures positions shrink to just 11% of USDe's backing, the protocol argues its unstaking delay no longer reflects the liquidity available to meet redemptions.

DeFi
Lido Launches Its First Stablecoin Vault
The new product, EarnUSD, lets users earn yield on their USDC and USDT.

DeFi
Across Protocol Proposes Shift From DAO to Private Company
The token buyout plan offers ACX holders equity or a cash exit at a 25% premium.

DeFi
Polymarket Teams Up With Palantir and TWG AI to Monitor Sports Bets
The prediction market is deploying AI-powered surveillance tools as the industry faces mounting scrutiny over insider trading and market manipulation.

DeFi
Circle Launches Nanopayments on Testnet
These ultra-small, gas-free USDC transactions are designed for use by AI agents.

DeFi
Jito Foundation Acquires Solana News Outlet SolanaFloor
The foundation behind Solana liquid staking protocol Jito acquired SolanaFloor just two weeks after the media outlet announced it was shutting down.

DeFi
Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Could Face Retrial
A U.S. federal prosecutor has requested to retry the co-founder of the privacy-focused crypto protocol months after he received a mixed verdict.

Education
Why Now is the Best Time to Stake ETH on Rocket Pool
Following the rollout of its Saturn One upgrade, Rocket Pool is poised to scale without compromising on decentralization.





