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Ethereum Foundation Deploys $6 Million and 2,400 ETH Into Morpho Vaults
The Ethereum Foundation has deposited 2,400 ETH and $6 million in stablecoins into Morpho’s yield-bearing vaults, reinforcing its long-term support for open-source, permissionless DeFi infrastructure....
Ripple Launches $200K Attackathon to Strengthen XRPL’s Institutional DeFi Framework
Ripple’s bold $200,000 DeFi security challenge with Immunefi is setting a powerful new benchmark for blockchain integrity, fueling the rise of institutional-grade finance and proving that XRPL is read...
SG-FORGE and Bitpanda Expand Stablecoin Partnership Into DeFi
Societe Generale-FORGE has expanded its partnership with Bitpanda to integrate its regulated stablecoins into the decentralized finance ecosystem. Retail Access: Bringing Stablecoin Yield to European ...
Stablecoins Post Record-Breaking $15.6 Trillion Transfer Volume in Q3
Stablecoins had their most active quarter ever in Q3 2025, adding $45 billion in supply and surpassing $15.6 trillion in onchain transfers. Institutional and retail demand soared amid new regulations,...
Sky Unveils Risk Capital Token in Its Expanding DeFi Empire
Sky, formerly MakerDAO, has introduced stUSDS, the first risk capital token in its ecosystem, designed to supercharge decentralized finance (DeFi) yields for sophisticated investors. stUSDS Debuts as ...
Stablecoin Market Jumps to $304.6B, Adding $2B in One Week
The global stablecoin market has added $2.035 billion in just seven days, pushing its total capitalization to $304.57 billion, according to data from Defillama. That’s a 0.67% increase in a week — but...
Falcon Finance Attracts M2 Capital Investment to Advance Synthetic Dollar Protocol
Falcon Finance has secured a $10 million strategic investment from M2 Capital to advance its universal collateralization infrastructure for onchain liquidity and yield. UAE’s M2 Group Leads $10M Inves...
Apex Fusion and Layerzero Unite Cardano, Solana, and EVM Ecosystems
Apex Fusion announced the launch of its NEXUS chain integration with Layerzero, enabling connections to more than 145 blockchain networks, including Solana and Ethereum-compatible ecosystems. Apex Fus...
JupUSD: Ethena and Jupiter Team up to Expand Solana’s Stablecoin Market
Ethena Labs, the team behind the synthetic dollar USDe, has partnered with Jupiter Exchange, a decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator on Solana, to introduce JupUSD, a new native stablecoin designed ...
DeFi Giant Uniswap Labs Snaps up Guidestar to Supercharge AMM Research
Uniswap Labs just scooped up Guidestar, a stealth team of AMM tinkerers led by Alex Nezlobin, to turbocharge its research in market design and trade execution. From Stealth to Spotlight: Guidestar Bec...
Defillama Delists Aster Perp Volumes Over Suspected Wash Trading
Defillama has delisted perpetual futures volumes from Aster after its founder, 0xngmi, said recent Aster perp volumes began mirroring Binance perp volumes “almost exactly,” raising concerns about poss...
Ethereum Foundation Converts 1,000 ETH to Stablecoins in a $4.46M Cowswap Maneuver
This week, the Ethereum Foundation decided to mix things up, cashing out 1,000 ether for stablecoins through Cowswap to bankroll research, development, and grants. The foundation pulled off the swaps ...