Aave V4 Launches on Ethereum

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Today’s top stories:

• Aave V4 launches on mainnet
• Bitcoin rebounds on Iran de-escalation hopes
• Gnosis and Zisk unveil ‘Ethereum Economic Zone’
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📈 Markets in the Past 24 Hours

	TICKER	VALUE	24H
	Bitcoin	$67,972	1.34 %
	Ethereum	$2,074.67	2.26 %
	BNB	$615.06	-0.17 %
	XRP	$1.34	-0.96 %
	Solana	$83.85	0.54 %

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Top News in the Past 24 Hours

Aave V4 Launches on Ethereum Mainnet

Aave V4 is now live on Ethereum mainnet, introducing a hub-and-spoke design that allows lending markets to operate independently while sharing liquidity through a unified system.

Why it matters: The upgrade is a fundamental architectural overhaul of the largest DeFi protocol with over $24 billion in TVL.

Bitcoin Rebounds to $67,000 as Iran De-Escalation Hopes Lift Risk Appetite

Bitcoin traded above $67,000 on Monday as a relief rally rippled through crypto markets, buoyed by signals that the U.S.-Iran standoff may be approaching a diplomatic resolution.

Why it matters: The tentative recovery comes against a backdrop of weakening institutional flows, with spot Bitcoin ETFs recording $225 million in outflows on Friday.

Gnosis and Zisk Unveil 'Ethereum Economic Zone' Framework

The Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) is a new Layer 1-to-Layer 2 framework designed to let rollups compose synchronously with Ethereum mainnet and with each other.

Why it matters: The initiative aims to address fragmentation across the Ethereum ecosystem.

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