DeFi

Lido Launches a Security-First Lending Market for On-Chain Assets

On Wednesday, the Lido Finance team announced via X that it has launched Lido Lend, a security-first lending feature.

Circle Mint Customers Can Now Borrow USDC Against Bitcoin via Aave

On Tuesday, Aave Labs announced via X that Aave is now supported in Circle Mint's Digital Asset-Backed Borrowing product.

Founders Fund Leads $5M Token Buy in DeFi Collateral Protocol Anvil

Founders Fund leads a $5 million ANVL token purchase as Anvil launches an enterprise SDK for securing financial commitments with crypto collateral.

Japanese Giant SMBC Nikko Builds Onchain Trading Gateway on Uniswap

SMBC Nikko, one of Japan's largest securities firms, and Nethermind are building the DeFi Gateway, an onchain trading venue for Japanese investors on Uniswap v4.

Velocity Offers Hack Victims 1 Cent on the Dollar in New Token

Velocity, formerly Drift, opens DFX recovery claims after its April exploit. Initial redemptions return roughly one cent per dollar lost.

Dogecoin Gets Smart Contracts as DogeOS Opens Public Testnet

DogeOS opens its public testnet for EVM-compatible Dogecoin applications, with DOGE gas fees and a proposed upgrade for native ZK-proof verification.

Aztec Labs Relaunches zk.money for Private Ethereum Payments

Aztec relaunches zk.money, a self-custodial private payments wallet, with ENS handles and plans for DeFi integrations and a mobile app.

KelpDAO Sues LayerZero Over $292M Bridge Exploit

KelpDAO parent Evercrest has sued LayerZero and Bryan Pellegrino over a $292 million rsETH exploit, alleging negligence and defamation.

Paxos Launches Yield-Bearing Gold Token Backed by $1.8B PAXG

Chainlink announced on Wednesday via X that Paxos Labs’ latest PAXGy is powered by Chainlink CCIP and Price Feeds.

Solana Gets Canada's First Regulated CAD Stablecoin

On Wednesday, the Solana team announced via X that CADD, from Tetra Digital Group, is now live on the Solana blockchain.

Chainlink Adds 16 Projects Across Seven Blockchains in a Week

Chainlink announced via X on Sunday that Arc and fifteen other projects adopted six of its services last week, and the projects were spread across seven major blockchains.

Robinhood Chain’s Daily Fees Crash 97% to $230K, Usage Holds Steady

Robinhood Chain’s daily fees plunged 97% as its memecoin boom cooled, but transaction counts and decentralized-exchange volume remained strong.