DeFi
Brevan Howard Digital Deploys $20M on Ethereum-Based Kinto in Institutional DeFi Push
The investment enables participation in Kinto’s mining program, which rewards asset deposits on the chain with token emission.
Wrapped AVAX Sees Increased Wallet Accumulation Amid Bybit Card Cashback Adoption
Nearly 4,000 wallets added WAVAX holdings, 1.8 times the recent average, according to onchain data.
Stablecoin Revolution: Challenging Risk-Free Rates With On-Chain Money Markets
DeFi’s base rate for lending stablecoins is a structural shift that challenges traditional finance by demonstrating the sustainability of high-yield, low-risk on-chain money markets, says Index Coop’s Crews Enochs.
Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Coverage
What’s Better Than CEX? DEX
CoinDesk caught up with CoinGecko’s Bobby Ong to talk about all the good things — but mostly the bad things — about crypto’s centralized exchanges.
DEX Aggregator 1inch Integrates ZKsync to Boost Cross-Chain Swaps
The integration aims to provide faster and cheaper transactions for users.
Why DeFi Will Benefit From Trade Wars
In the short-term, the crypto market will be negatively impacted by increased volatility in global trade, says ML Tech’s Leo Mindyuk. But over time, crypto will be less impacted than traditional finance.
Elastos Raises $20M to Build Native Bitcoin DeFi Protocol
Another project looking to turn Bitcoin into a more fruitful base for DeFi has raised $20 million in funding toward that goal
Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial Buys $2.6M TRX and $10M WBTC
The project now holds $352 million worth of crypto tokens, Arkham shows.
Restaking Protocol Puffer Finance Reveals Upcoming Airdrop Details
The protocol has launched CARROT, a token that can be accrued via staking and governance activity.
Trump-Linked Crypto Platform's $33M Ether Transfer Spurs ETF Staking Hopes
The SEC could consider approving staking for ETFs, boosting sentiment and prices for the second-largest cryptocurrency, market observers said.
