DeFi

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Merkado

DeFi protocol ZeroLend shuts down after three years, citing inactive chains and hacks

The protocol is shutting down after three years, citing unsustainable economics, thin margins and rising security threats.

Shut down. (planet_fox/Pixabay)

Pananalapi

Wall Street giant Apollo deepens crypto push with Morpho token deal

The asset manager overseeing more than $900 billion assets may buy up to 90 million MORPHO tokens as part of a partnership to support DeFi credit market, it said.

Statue of Apollo (Boston Public Library/Unsplash)

Patakaran

U.S.-based DeFi group urges UK FCA to anchor crypto rules to 'unilateral control'

DeFi Education Fund says developers of non-custodial protocols should not be regulated as intermediaries under the U.K.’s proposed crypto regime.

UK FCA (FCA, modified by CoinDesk)

Pananalapi

Spark looks to build a safe bridge between onchain capital and TradFi

Spark is opening access to its $9 billion stablecoin liquidity pool for hedge funds and other institutions to bridge onchain capital with off-chain credit markets.

Spark (MyriamsFotos/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Mga video

Rune Christensen on how AI agents are powering institutional DeFi at Sky

Sky Co-Founder Rune Christensen sits down with CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr at the Ondo Summit to share how Sky is leveraging AI agents and institutional partnerships with giants like BlackRock to scale the stablecoin ecosystem. Plus, he discusses why the focus is shifting toward revenue-generating fundamentals and how agentic finance is set to drive massive growth through 2026.

Rune Christensen on how AI agents are powering institutional DeFi at Sky

Pananalapi

Bitcoin and ether are tanking, but DeFi investors are refusing to cave to the panic

Even as major cryptocurrencies plunge to multi-year lows and forced liquidations ripple across the market, DeFi’s total value locked has only slipped modestly.

Farming (James Baltz/Unsplash)

Tech

Deus X CEO Tim Grant: We aren't replacing finance; we're integrating it

The Deus X CEO discussed his journey into digital assets, the company's infrastructure-led growth strategy, and why his Consensus Hong Kong panel promises "real talk only."

Deus X CEO Tim Grant (Deus X)

Pananalapi

Sui Group charts new course for crypto treasuries with stablecoins and DeFi

The Nasdaq-listed firm said it is evolving beyond a crypto treasury vehicle into a yield-generating operating business.

Sui token glitch

Pananalapi

Bank of Italy economist sends out warning on Ethereum's role in financial system

The study suggests that Ethereum's role in financial systems makes its token economics a concern for regulators, who may need to consider safeguards for its use in regulated finance.

Ethereum (CoinDesk)

Patakaran

Crypto crowd could still walk away from U.S. market structure bill if DeFi needs unmet

There are red-line demands from decentralized finance — and backed by the rest of crypto — that remain unknowns as senators finish the draft they'll vote on.

The U.S. Capitol.