DeFi

DeFi

Tech

Injective Launches Native EVM, Promising Faster and Cheaper DeFi

The upgrade aims to make Injective a go-to platform by combining Ethereum compatibility with Injective’s existing high-speed infrastructure.

Injective Labs CEO Eric Chen (Injective)

Tech

Bitcoin DeFi Gets Another Institutional Boost Through Anchorage Digital Custody

Anchorage Digital is opening institutional pathways into Bitcoin-native DeFi, providing a regulated gateway to BOB’s hybrid Bitcoin–Ethereum ecosystem.

Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital at Consensus 2025.

Opinyon

Stop Chasing DeFi Yields and Start Doing the Math

The DeFi industry has trained everyone to optimize for headline APY numbers while burying the costs that determine your returns, argues Blueprint Finance CEO Nic Roberts-Huntley

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Merkado

Market Maker Flowdesk Says Crypto Credit Is Finding a Fragile Balance

DeFi lenders are deleveraging but not retreating, with borrowing demand for majors like SOL and BTC staying firm and yields compressing across Maple and JitoSOL.

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CoinDesk Indices

Crypto for Advisors: What is DeFi?

DeFi can be misunderstood, but it's key to investing's future. Learn about the tech, adoption trends, and how advisors can win with clarity.

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Tech

Olas Launches Pearl v1, the First 'AI Agent App Store'

The new platform lets users own and control autonomous artificial intelligence agents, aiming to shift power from centralized AI providers to individuals.

Artificial Intelligence (Markus Winkler/Unsplash)

Merkado

Recent Bitcoin Crash Has Put $1B in sUSDe Loop Trades at Risk, Research Firm Says

looped positions that rely on borrowing stables to buy sUSDe are at risk, Sentora Research said.

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Tech

BOB Unveils Bitcoin Vault Liquidation Engine to Power BTC-Backed Stablecoin Lending

BOB’s new system enables bitcoin holders to borrow stablecoins against their BTC, keeping assets secured on Bitcoin and addressing a major obstacle to Bitcoin DeFi.

BOB team (BOB)

Pananalapi

Ethena-Backed DEX Terminal Finance Reaches $280M in Pre-Launch Deposits

Terminal Finance, a decentralized exchange incubated by Ethena Labs, has attracted $280 million in deposits before launch.

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Pananalapi

DeFi Specialist Aave Labs Acquires Stable Finance, Expands Consumer Access to Onchain Savings

Acquisition brings Stable’s consumer app expertise to Aave Labs as it builds mainstream DeFi products.

Photo of Stani Kulechov in 2019 (CoinDesk archive)