DeFi

DeFi
Resolv Co-Founder Pledges 1:1 Redemptions for All Pre-Exploit USR Holders
Ivan Kozlov shared the first public update on recovery efforts nine days after an attacker minted 80 million unbacked USR tokens and extracted roughly $23 million.

DeFi
Plume Turns Paychecks Into Yield-Bearing Assets in RWA Payroll Pilot
Employees can elect to receive a portion of their salary in shares of WTGXX, earning yield from the day compensation is paid.

DeFi
Steakhouse Financial Warns Users of Phishing Attack
The DeFi curator says existing deposits and smart contracts are unaffected, but asked users to avoid the platform until the front-end is restored.

DeFi
Valinor Raises $25M Seed Round to Bring Private Credit Onchain
The ex-Blackstone team wants to move beyond crypto-collateralized loans and into ‘real economy credit’ as the tokenized RWA sector continues to grow.

DeFi
Aave V4 Launches on Ethereum Mainnet
Announced at EthCC in Cannes, the upgrade enables institution-specific borrowing environments, structured credit products, and RWA-backed lending within a unified liquidity system.

DeFi
NYSE Owner ICE Pours Another $600 Million Into Polymarket
Intercontinental Exchange has now deployed nearly $2 billion into the onchain prediction market, underscoring Wall Street's growing conviction that event-based trading is here to stay.

Education
Best Crypto Loan Platforms in 2026: Borrow Against Bitcoin Without Selling
A field guide to borrowing against your crypto in 2026 - what the platforms won't tell you upfront, and which ones have actually earned your trust

DeFi
Felix Launches Tokenized Stocks and ETFs on Hyperliquid Via Ondo Finance
On-chain traders on Hyperliquid can now trade over 250 tokenized U.S. equities.

DeFi
Tether Gold Expands to BNB Chain as Tokenized Gold Market Approaches $5 Billion
The integration connects the dominant gold-backed token to BNB Chain's RWA ecosystem amid a volatile stretch for spot gold prices.

DeFi
Silo Introduces Silo v3, a New Class of Money Markets Designed to Remain Solvent Without Reliance on DEX Liquidity
Silo v3 replaces reliance on DEX liquidity with protocol-level insolvency protection, expanding onchain credit markets beyond highly liquid assets.




