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Bitcoin Holders Can Now Earn Automated Yield Via $2B Solv Protocol

Solv Protocol has launched BTC+, an automated vault for generating yield on bitcoin holdings, offering a base yield of 4.5% to 5.5%.

BTC holders can harvest automated yield on Solv. (rainerh11/Pixabay)

Finance

Tether-Focused Blockchain Stable Raises $28M to Power Stablecoin Payments

The blockchain aims to enable fast, low-cost and stable digital payments using USDT as its gas token.

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Tech

The Protocol: Ethereum Turns 10

Also: Linea Upgrades, Solana Internet Capital Markets Roadmap and Square Begins BTC Payments.

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Backed Finance's Tokenized Stocks Product Volume Jumps to $300M

Backed Finance's tokenized U.S. equities product, xStocks, has surpassed $300 million in trading volume within four weeks of launch.

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Markets

Threshold's Bitcoin Backed tBTC Debuts on Sui, Unlocking $500M in Liquidity

The collaboration allows Sui users to directly mint tBTC on the network.

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Markets

Bitcoin's 'Mempool' Nearly Empty as Prices Trade Near Lifetime Highs

Almost all of Bitcoin's actual users have gone away, one observer said, warning of a major crisis.

Bitcoin memepool nearly empty. (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Whales Wake Up From 14-Year Slumber to Move Over $2B of BTC

The transfers showed no signs of a profit-taking operation.

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Tech

The Protocol: Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Says the Ecosystem Is At Risk If Decentralization Is Just a Catchphrase

Also: Bitcoin Botanix Layer-2 Goes Live, XRPL EVM-Sidechain Launches, and Securitize & RedStone Release New Whitepaper |

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Tech

UK Startup Optalysys Debuts Server for Blockchains

Optalysys is claiming bragging rights for introducing the LightLocker node, the world’s first server for blockchains that can process data at scale without decrypting it.

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Finance

OpenLedger Commits $25M to Fund AI Blockchain Startups

The blockchain protocol raised $8 million in a seed round last year.

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