DeFi

DeFi
DeFi Withstands Stress Test as Market Mayhem Wipes Out Nearly $20B
As crypto markets saw record liquidations in Friday’s market plunge, top DeFi protocols like Aave, Hyperliquid, and Morpho faced major pressure — and held up under it.

DeFi
Tether Co-Founder’s Stablecoin USST Depegs Hours After Launch
The new stablecoin from the STBL protocol fell below its $1 peg shortly after going live, highlighting challenges for liquidity.

DeFi
Railgun Token Soars as Vitalik Calls Privacy a ‘First-Class Priority’ for Ethereum
Ethereum’s new privacy initiative boosted Railgun’s RAIL token to an all-time high, following comments from Vitalik Buterin emphasizing privacy as a core focus.

DeFi
Lighter Points Hit $100 on OTC Markets
Traders are flocking to the ZK-powered perpetuals trading platform amid the ongoing airdrop craze, and its OTC points market is going parabolic.

DeFi
Aave V4 Looks to Turn Fragmented Liquidity into DeFi’s OS, Developers Say
The latest version of the top lending protocol creates a shared liquidity pool that customized markets can connect to.

DeFi
Ethena Partners With Jupiter to Launch Solana-Native JupUSD Stablecoin
The new token will eventually replace $750 million worth of stablecoins in Jupiter’s liquidity pool.

DeFi
Meteora Details Tokenomics for Upcoming MET Launch
Part of the project’s long-planned post-FTX comeback, the token will have 20% of its circulating supply allocated to former Mercurial stakeholders.

DeFi
Plume Reveals Plans to Acquire Dinero
The deal brings liquid staking products and compliance infrastructure to Plume’s real-world asset blockchain.

DeFi
‘Golden Age’ of Prediction Markets Dawns as Activity Reaches New Highs
Polymarket and Kalshi continue to battle for supremacy with new partnerships and investment announcements.

DeFi
ICE Invests $2 Billion in Polymarket To Expand Into Prediction Markets
The partnership makes Intercontinental Exchange a global distributor of Polymarket data.


