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Pendle Expands One-Click Looping to Yield Assets and Tokenized Stocks

Pendle Expands One-Click Looping to Yield Assets and Tokenized Stocks

Stock longs on Base use Aave loans, while PendleLoop fees on non-PT positions are waived through Dec. 31.

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Pendle Expands One-Click Looping to Yield Assets and Tokenized Stocks

Pendle Expands One-Click Looping to Yield Assets and Tokenized Stocks

Stock longs on Base use Aave loans, while PendleLoop fees on non-PT positions are waived through Dec. 31.
Aero Launches as Aerodrome and Velodrome Merge Across Seven Chains

Aero Launches as Aerodrome and Velodrome Merge Across Seven Chains

The combined exchange went live across seven networks, with VELO converting at 0.044 AERO and locked positions becoming sAERO
Dolomite Adds $100 Million in Concrete’s Bitcoin-Backed Collateral

Dolomite Adds $100 Million in Concrete’s Bitcoin-Backed Collateral

Concrete can borrow against Bitcoin held at BitGo, but liquidations require offchain custody settlement rather than an instant onchain sale.
Ondo Perps Adds 3x OpenAI Pre-IPO Contract

Ondo Perps Adds 3x OpenAI Pre-IPO Contract

The perpetual has its own pricing and hourly funding payments, unlike the fully funded OPAIPon spot note. US persons are excluded.
Ledger Adds Morpho Loans Against Wrapped Bitcoin

Ledger Adds Morpho Loans Against Wrapped Bitcoin

Eligible users can borrow USDC or USDT on Ethereum, while pledged collateral sits in smart contracts and remains subject to liquidation.
Lido Lend Exit Plan Would Tap Borrower Collateral for Withdrawals

Lido Lend Exit Plan Would Tap Borrower Collateral for Withdrawals

Positions nearest liquidation would be tapped first and their debt reduced. Eligibility for healthy loans and the lender’s route to ETH remain unspecified.
OpenSea Opens Mobile App to All Users, Pays Referrers 25% of Fees

OpenSea Opens Mobile App to All Users, Pays Referrers 25% of Fees

The marketplace said its social feed pulls trades from across crypto apps rather than its own users, and that 76% of the 56,000-plus beta signups were active.
SpaceX Share Unlock Looms Over Aave Collateral Proposal

SpaceX Share Unlock Looms Over Aave Collateral Proposal

LlamaRisk recommends a 55% collateral factor and a 37,000-token cap, with larger liquidations dependent on redemptions or derivatives hedges.
PancakeSwap Opens 'The Flip' Vote With CAKE Supply Condition

PancakeSwap Opens 'The Flip' Vote With CAKE Supply Condition

The final plan retains CAKE buybacks from non-stablecoin protocol fees and phases a roughly 69% cut in effective daily emissions.
Pendle Daily Volume Hits $159 Million, Led by Ethereum

Pendle Daily Volume Hits $159 Million, Led by Ethereum

Ethereum accounted for $121.5 million of trading, while the protocol's locked value rose only modestly during the day.