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Constant Finance Opens Public Beta for Fixed-Rate, Fixed-Term DeFi Lending
Constant Finance, a fixed-rate, fixed-term DeFi lending protocol, today announced that the public beta of its lending product is now available on Ethereum’s Sepolia testnet, giving borrowers and lenders a hands-on way to explore loans with an agreed rate and maturity.
Genius.fun Launches on BNB Chain to Bring Hostile Takeovers On-chain
Genius Foundation announced the launch of genius.fun, a new BNB Chain launchpad designed to help online communities coordinate capital and pursue ownership in publicly traded companies.
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Constant Finance Opens Public Beta for Fixed-Rate, Fixed-Term DeFi Lending
Constant Finance, a fixed-rate, fixed-term DeFi lending protocol, today announced that the public beta of its lending product is now available on Ethereum’s Sepolia testnet, giving borrowers and lenders a hands-on way to explore loans with an agreed rate and maturity.
Genius.fun Launches on BNB Chain to Bring Hostile Takeovers On-chain
Genius Foundation announced the launch of genius.fun, a new BNB Chain launchpad designed to help online communities coordinate capital and pursue ownership in publicly traded companies.
Base Introduces Earn & Borrow With Aave and Morpho
Apps can embed variable-rate stablecoin lending and crypto-backed loans, while borrowers remain subject to the underlying protocols’ liquidation rules.
cirBTC Borrowing on Morpho Tops $190 Million as Arc Liquidity Tightens
About 97.4% of supplied USDC is borrowed in the main market, compared with 8.1% when Circle Mint opened access on Sept. 21.
Zest Sets Oct. 23 Deadline to Exit aeUSDC on Stacks Market V1
The lending protocol says Allbridge will end its aeUSDC bridge to Stacks on Nov. 3. Its one-transaction migration to V2 excludes aeUSDC.
Derive Proposes Treasury Funding for US-Regulated Derivatives Push
The Foundation would gain authority to pursue approvals and establish or acquire entities, but the proposal sets no spending amount or launch date.
THORChain Fees Rebound but Remain 84% Below September Surge
The latest seven-day total is back above the pre-surge week, after fees plunged 91% in Oct. 2–8.
USDGO Adds Solana Trading Liquidity Through Jupiter Lend and Fluid
Anchorage Digital Bank issues the OSL-branded stablecoin, which has about $1.29 billion in circulation. USDGO lending markets are planned next.
Papertrade Trader Losses Reach $32.4 Million Two Days After Launch
The loss-funded venue booked more revenue than Pump.fun and Hyperliquid in the latest shared full-day data, while its house pool held about $4.27 million.
Papertrade Says It Is Tightening Trading Limits After Manipulation Allegations
The team says it is restricting exposure onchain and through relayers. Its statement does not confirm claims that a trader was blacklisted or prevented from closing positions.