DeFi

DeFi
Maple and Aave Team Up to Bring Institutional Assets to DeFi Lending Markets
Maple’s institutional-grade assets will be integrated into Aave’s $40 billion lending protocol.

DeFi
Meteora Trades at $1 Billion Pre-Market Valuation Ahead of TGE
The Solana-based DEX unveiled a new product suite today, including a launchpad, dynamic fees, and presale vaults.

DeFi
HumidiFi Tops Monthly Solana DEX Volumes and Teases Airdrop
The proprietary automated market maker has quietly surpassed leading Solana DEXs like Raydium, Meteora, and PumpSwap.

DeFi
DeFi Earning Aggregator Turtle Raises $5.5 Million
The fresh raise brings Turtle’s total funding to $11.7 million, with participation from major VCs and angel investors.

Education
The History of Crypto Prediction Markets: How Polymarket and Kalshi Emerged as Winners in a Crowded Space
Polymarket and Kalshi are now considered the top crypto prediction markets, but the space was once led by other players taking very different approaches.

DeFi
WebZero’s sub0 Hackathon is a 72-Hour $41,000 Launchpad for Builders to Ship Real Products, Not Vaporware
sub0 Hack Brings Devs and Marketers Together to (Believe it or Not) Actually Launch Things

DeFi
Lighter Distributes Points to Users Affected by Platform Outage
Perpetual derivatives DEXs across DeFi were overwhelmed by intense volatility on Friday, leading to multiple platform outages.

DeFi
Hyperliquid-based Ventuals Attracts $38 Million Within 30 Minute
The liquid staking vault reached its 500,000 HYPE initial deposit threshold in minutes.

DeFi
Paxos Mints and Burns $300 Trillion PYUSD on Ethereum
The accidental move briefly made PayPal’s PYUSD the largest stablecoin in the world before Paxos burned the newly minted supply.

DeFi
Nansen and Sanctum Launch Solana Liquid Staking Token
nxSOL enables users to earn SOL staking rewards and additional yield in Solana’s DeFi ecosystem.





