Category: DeFi

15 hours ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $486M; XRP Streak Snaps in First-Ever Outflow

U.S. crypto funds faced a $600M+ retreat Wednesday as Fidelity and BlackRock led Bitcoin outflows and XRP funds recorded their...
17 hours ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Governance

Optimism Proposes 50% Revenue Share for Buybacks; OP Price Muted

The 'fee switch' arrives on the Superchain with a plan to direct 50% of revenue to OP buybacks, though the...
18 hours ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Governance

Binance Enters Commodities: Regulated Gold & Silver Futures Launch Under Abu Dhabi License

Binance utilizes its Abu Dhabi-regulated entity to launch USDT-settled Gold and Silver futures, targeting the weekend liquidity gap in traditional...
20 hours ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Security

JPMorgan & Visa Tap Solana for Settlement, But Insiders Flag Critical Risk Metric

JPMorgan and Visa are now settling millions on Solana, but a lack of validator client diversity keeps institutional risk officers...

Wyoming Launches First US State-Issued Stablecoin ‘FRNT’ with Franklin Templeton

Wyoming becomes the first U.S. state to issue a stablecoin, partnering with Franklin Templeton for reserves and launching FRNT on...

JPMorgan Moves JPM Coin to ‘Bank-Backed’ Canton Network

Following its Base deployment, JPMorgan's Kinexys unit taps the privacy-focused Canton Network to deepen institutional liquidity.
2 days ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Binance Opens Commodities Gateway: XAG/USDT Perpetuals Live With 50x Leverage

Binance Futures lists XAG/USDT perpetuals with 50x leverage, bridging the $1.7T silver market with Tether liquidity.
2 days ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Jupiter Launches JupUSD, Taps BlackRock’s BUIDL for Backing

Solana’s largest aggregator debuts its native stablecoin, backed 90% by Ethena’s USDtb and BlackRock’s tokenized treasury fund.
3 days ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Tether Launches ‘Scudo’ to Fractionalize Gold Payments as Metal Hits $4,450

Tether's new 'Scudo' unit splits gold tokens into 1/1000th denominations, aiming to make $4,400 gold usable for daily payments.

Grayscale Distributes First-Ever US ETF Staking Yield; ETHE Pays $0.08/Share

Grayscale's ETHE distributes $0.083/share in historic first staking payout, converting on-chain ETH yield to cash for US investors.