DeFi

DeFi
Spark Launches Institutional Lending Products in Off-Chain Expansion
The new offerings are Spark Prime and Spark Institutional Lending.

DeFi
Robinhood Launches Public Testnet for Ethereum Layer 2 Blockchain
The Arbitrum-based network is designed to support tokenized real-world assets and other on-chain financial services.

DeFi
On-Chain Options Volumes Hit All-Time Highs as Lending Yields Dry Up
Options premium volumes and trading activity are ramping up as users explore new areas in DeFi.

DeFi
Kaito and Polymarket Unveil 'Attention Markets'
Kaito and Polymarket have launched 'Attention Markets', merging attention measurement technology with prediction market infrastructure to track cultural narratives.

DeFi
Andre Cronje’s Flying Tulip Gears Up for Public Sale
The DeFi application is set to launch its public sale on Feb 16, with the token live on Feb 23.

DeFi
World Liberty Financial Offloads Bitcoin to Pay Debt
The Trump family’s DeFi protocol was forced to sell $5 million of BTC today to cover an Aave loan.

DeFi
Aptos-Based Perp DEX Merkle Trade Shutters Business
The move comes amid a broader Aptos TVL decline and less than two years after Merkle closed a $2 million seed round with participation from Aptos Labs.

DeFi
Aave Delegate Platform Proposes Pausing Three L2 Deployments Citing Weak Revenue
The proposal also includes requiring any new deployment to guarantee at least $2 million in annual revenue to Aave.

DeFi
Polymarket Partners with Circle to Integrate Native USDC
The move comes as crypto prediction markets continue to rise in popularity, seeing record volumes.

DeFi
Tether Invests $100 Million in US 'Crypto Bank' Anchorage Digital
Tether's $100 million investment in Anchorage Digital underscores a commitment to secure, regulated financial systems, reinforcing Anchorage's status as the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S.




