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Chainlink has introduced CustodySync with Anchorage Digital Bank as its launch partner, giving institutions a way to borrow from decentralized lending markets against assets held in qualified custody. Chainlink said in its Oct. 26 announcement that CustodySync connects custodians’ collateral…
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Robinhood Chain has recorded a 23.1% weekly drop in decentralized exchange volume while retaining $1.132 billion in DeFi deposits, as traders debate whether its post-launch slowdown signals deeper problems. DefiLlama’s Oct. 26 dashboard lists $683.98 million in 24-hour spot DEX…
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Blockchain Association urges Treasury to clarify GENIUS Act rules on DeFi, foreign stablecoins, trading liability and wallet location checks.
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Ripple's David Schwartz discusses retail DeFi, AI agents and tokenization on XRP Ledger as community members look toward possible developments in 2027.
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Curve Finance has recorded a 68% rise in active loans to $70.9 million in Q3 2026, moving above its 2025 closing balance while total DeFi lending has remained below that benchmark, according to figures cited by the protocol. DefiLlama data…
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Crypto wallet providers have brought trading, lending, and payments into their apps, with Phantom charging 0.85% on most swaps and MetaMask advertising up to 4% variable annual yield through Money Account. MetaMask, Phantom and Jupiter describe products that combine self-custody…
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Starknet launches Shadow Accounts, letting DeFi users keep their main wallets private while trading, lending and managing visible onchain positions.
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Curve Finance has said Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade could give complex DeFi transactions more reliable access to blockspace, citing mainnet checks in which a leveraged borrow used about 1.84 million gas against 125,000 for a direct stablecoin swap. Curve Finance, the…
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Sui’s Hashi will launch this month with over $500M committed, while Anchorage Digital adds institutional access and stablecoin liquidity.
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SMBC Nikko, Nethermind, Uniswap Labs, Base and Nyx Foundation plan a Japan DeFi gateway using v4 hooks, with completion targeted for mid-2027.
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Morgan Stanley has established a Digital Asset Lab to test stablecoins, tokenized financial products and decentralized finance applications within its business. Bloomberg reported on Sep. 29 that the lab is part of Morgan Stanley’s existing network of innovation labs. Employees…
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The European Union has moved closer to tighter oversight of DeFi lending access after the European Banking Authority called for crypto borrowing and lending services to be brought within the scope of the bloc’s Markets in Crypto Assets framework. According…
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Kamino named Yieldstreet co-founder Michael Weisz CEO as the Solana lender builds a New York team and expands tokenized asset lending.
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CoinEx will wind down after nine years, ending spot trading Sept. 29 and withdrawals Dec. 22 amid lower liquidity and rising compliance costs.
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Katana CEO Matthew Fisher has said a dollar stablecoin planned by 21 financial institutions for the first half of 2027 could generate yield through independent DeFi protocols, although holders would assume risks not covered by its issuing banks. Katana CEO…
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MoonPay issues the token. It is backed by PYUSD. PYUSD is issued by Paxos and backed by actual dollars and Treasuries. Count the layers: there are two, and the law Congress passed last year describes one.