DeFi

DeFi
Privacy Pools v2 Brings Shielded Payments and Yield to BNB Chain
The deployment supports BNB and stablecoins including USDT, FDUSD and U, while private spending still requires 0xbow's deposit-screening approval.

DeFi
Aave Raises Bitcoin and Ether Collateral Borrowing Limits Across V3 and V4
Core WBTC and cbBTC borrowers gain about 11% more capacity against the same collateral, but drawing the new maximum leaves less room for a price drop.

DeFi
Faroo Launches stPROS, Unlocking Native Liquid Staking Across the Pharos Ecosystem
Faroo, the native liquid staking protocol of the Pharos ecosystem, rolled out stPROS, its liquid staking token, with day-one integrations in Binance Web3 Wallet and OKX Web3 Wallet.

DeFi
Why a Liquidity Pool Can Earn Fees and Still Trail Holding
A hypothetical $200 position grows to $400 before fees, but unchanged holdings reach $500 at the same final prices.

DeFi
Pump.fun Sets Nov. 9 Start for Elysium Trading in Its App
The planned addition follows the app's live Hyperliquid perps rollout; Elysium is a separate rollup that settles to HyperEVM.

DeFi
Kamino Opens USDC Loans Against Backpack Tokenized Stocks
Borrowers can access up to 40% of collateral value, while the market holds its last equity price outside US trading sessions.

DeFi
Phantom Widens US Rollout of Kalshi Prediction Markets
Trading runs through verified Kalshi accounts, while the wallet’s regional guide excludes Michigan, Nevada and Washington.

DeFi
How Aave’s Variable Borrow Rate Changes an Existing USDT Loan
Aave’s Ethereum USDT curve now raises borrowing costs sooner as liquidity tightens. Existing debt keeps its accrued interest; a new rate changes how the balance grows from then on.

DeFi
Ethena Pay Rolls Out Earn+ With Up to 12% Target Rewards
The Upshift vault targets roughly 11 times leverage on Aave, with depositors bearing losses and an initial $4.5 million capacity limit.

DeFi
Soneium Opens Royalty Vault With $600,000 Launch Cap
Holding ipUSD alone provides no royalty exposure. Investors receive separate vault shares after settlement, and standard exits can take months.





