Category: DeFi

Trump-Backed World Liberty Plots ‘Exit Mechanism’ for Maldives Hotel Tokenization Project Eric Trump called the offering a balance against meme coins, as the tokenization project has a lengthy timeline. André Beganski Go to decrypt.co

Coinbase’s Crypto-Backed Lending Product Expands to XRP and DOGE Coinbase signaled its crypto-backed lending product is expanding in the U.S., unveiling support for XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano, and Litecoin. André Beganski Go to decrypt.co

Oracle Error Leaves DeFi Lender Moonwell With $1.8 Million in Bad Debt The error allowed liquidators to repay roughly $1 of debt to seize cbETH collateral, leaving Moonwell with nearly $1.8 million in bad debt. Jason Nelson Go to decrypt.co

Marshall Islands Test Crypto for Universal Basic Income as Cash and Banks Fall Short The Marshall Islands recently used Stellar to pay universal basic income, testing whether crypto can stand in for basic banking André Beganski Go to decrypt.co

Ripple Weighs Staking Overhaul to Expand XRP’s Role in DeFi Ripple is exploring whether native staking could enhance the XRP Ledger’s security and utility without compromising its core consensus model. Akash Girimath Go to decrypt.co

Circuit Breakers in DeFi? Why Experts Say Managing Chaos On-Chain Isn’t That Easy Crypto prices plummeted last week as liquidations fueled historic volatility. Experts say that Wall Street’s safety net wouldn’t have helped. André Beganski Go to decrypt.co

Bitcoin Staking Debuts on Ethereum Layer-2 Starknet With STRK Incentives Bitcoin is now a core part of Starknet’s ecosystem, as the Ethereum layer-2 network began using the asset as a way to secure itself. André Beganski Go to decrypt.co

Kickflips for Crypto? This Project Will Pay $28K for a Guinness World Record A meme coin bounty is being bankrolled by a DAO called The Haberdashery and several of POIDH’s users. André Beganski Go to decrypt.co

Meme Coin Modeled on Baby Shark Creator Collapses Story Protocol says that it can turn intellectual property into Legos, but some users’ dreams were shattered on Thursday. André Beganski Go to decrypt.co

Tron Network Fees Slashed After Vote—Here’s What to Expect The cost to use the crypto network behind TRX spiked recently. Now it’s expected to be 60% cheaper to use. Mathew Di Salvo Go to decrypt.co

Coinbase Rolls Out DEX Trading on Its App Starting With Base—And Solana ‘Coming Soon’ The company is moving to become an “everything exchange,” its CEO said. Mathew Di Salvo Go to decrypt.co

Telegram Debt Goes DeFi in $500 Million On-Chain Fund Launch on TON Libre and TON have launched a $500M tokenized fund for Telegram bonds, giving institutions access to $2.4 billion in debt. Vismaya V Go to decrypt.co

Solana DEX Raydium Token Jumps Despite Emergence of Rival PumpSwap Raydium has maintained Solana dominance, and its token has jumped 12% despite the emergence of a competitor in PumpSwap. Ryan Gladwin Go to decrypt.co

Real-World Asset Protocols Top $10 Billion Amid Tokenization Boom Maker RWA, BlackRock BUIDL, and Ethena USDtb are the leaders in TVL according to data assembled by DeFiLlama. Liz Napolitano Go to decrypt.co

Bitcoin DeFi Could ‘Unlock Billions in BTC Liquidity’: Binance Report With DeFi apps, Bitcoin holders have had expanding opportunities to use Bitcoin, including as collateral for financing and lending the asset out for yield. Mathew Di Salvo Go to decrypt.co

Story Protocol Debuts Mainnet to Bypass IP’s ‘Rent-Seeking Intermediaries’ The network aims to reduce legal friction for IP owners, in the hopes of tapping into a multi-trillion-dollar industry. André Beganski Go to decrypt.co

Scammy DeepSeek AI Crypto Tokens Spread on Solana and Ethereum Chinese AI model DeepSeek has stolen the tech world spotlight—and unofficial Solana and Ethereum tokens are popping up to swindle traders. Sander Lutz Go to decrypt.co