DeFi
Franklin Templeton Backs Bitcoin DeFi Push, Citing ‘New Utility’ for Investors
"I don’t think focusing on Bitcoin DeFi will dilute or complicate Bitcoin’s core narrative." Farrelly said.

How Alpha-Generating Digital Asset Strategies Will Reshape Alternative Investing
Now that returns that simply mirror the broader crypto market are easily attainable, investors are looking for more ways to potentially exceed the market, says Lionsoul Global’s Gregory Mall.

DeFi Development Plans to Raise $1 Billion to Buy More Solana
DeFi Development Corp. plans to use proceeds to bolster its Solana-focused treasury strategy and fund corporate initiatives.

Bitcoin Rollup Citrea Deploys Bridge to Tackle Collateral Bottleneck of Using BTC in DeFi
Citrea deployed its Clementine Bridge on the Bitcoin testnet, using programming language BitVM2

Death by a Thousand Pools: How Liquidity Fragmentation Threatens DeFi
Securing sustainable liquidity will be essential for DeFi's future, says Jason Hall of Turtle Club.

Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin Goes Live on Aave V3 Ethereum Market
Aave users can supply and borrow the stablecoin on the lending platform's V3 Ethereum Core market.

Resolv Labs Raises $10M as Crypto Investor Appetite for Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Soars
Stablecoins are "perfect rails for yield distribution," the protocol's CEO and founder Ivan Kozlov said in an interview.

Ethena Agrees With Regulator to Withdraw From German Market
All existing users will be onboarded to Ethena's entity in the British Virgin Islands.

Crypto Valley Exchange Bets 'Smart Clearing' Is DeFi Derivatives' Missing Link
The Arbitrum-based derivatives platform has a new protocol to make its financial pipes more efficient.

President Trump Signs Resolution Erasing IRS Crypto Rule Targeting DeFi
The successful reversal of the Internal Revenue Service rule marks the first time the industry got a significant pro-crypto effort through Congress.
