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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.
GSR Commits $100 Million to Hare Vault Business
The first Aave-powered products will target stablecoins and tokenized gold, with outside investors expected to join GSR in the vaults. Opening dates are still to come.
Lido Unveils Morpho-Based Lending Protocol for Staking Loops
Lido Lend targets a fourth-quarter launch, with collateral screening and reliable exits among its design goals. DAO votes and technical disclosures are still ahead.
Moody's Rates Sky B3, Flagging Thin Capital Buffer
The stable-outlook rating puts Sky in Moody's speculative-grade category, with roughly $90 million in equity against $10 billion in managed assets.
Coinbase Launches 15-Minute And Hourly Crypto Price Markets
Coinbase added short-dated up-or-down contracts on bitcoin, ether and eight other tokens to its prediction markets on Tuesday. Kalshi lists the contracts and already runs the same 15-minute markets on its own exchange.
Firelight Begins Writing DeFi Cover Backed By Staked XRP
The protocol's first cover positions went to two Sentora vaults, with payouts standing behind 50.2 million XRP staked on Flare. Claims are decided by a five-firm consortium on a three-of-five vote, and the coverage contracts' audits are listed as coming soon.
Tokenized Stocks Grew 395% in a Year While DeFi Use Stayed Under 3%
RedStone's report puts lending collateral at roughly $81 million against $3.17 billion of supply, with leveraged equity exposure onchain sitting almost entirely in perpetual futures
Ether.fi Announces Dollar Stablecoin Powered by Ethena
Ethena will manage reserves, minting, redemptions and compliance for a platform reporting more than $300 million in existing stablecoin balances.
Bloomberg Terminal Adds 24/7 Hyperliquid Perpetuals Pricing
The WSL HYPE worksheet pairs perpetuals with reference prices across commodities, indexes, equities, currencies and crypto.