DeFi
Trump-Linked World Liberty Team Floats Buyback-and-Burn Plan as WLFI Sinks
The Trump-linked DeFi project proposes using all liquidity fees to permanently reduce supply, as steep early losses highlight investor skepticism.

Crypto for Advisors: The Growth of Solana and Ethererum
Bitcoin leads the way, but a new wave of blockchains offers compelling opportunities with applications that are growing and generating revenues.

Aave Labs Debuts Horizon to Let Institutions Borrow Stablecoins Against Tokenized Assets
The platofrm allows borrowing Circle's USDC, Ripple's RLUSD and Aave's GHO against a selection of tokenized funds, making real-world assets useful capital.

Hemi Labs Raises $15M to Expand Bitcoin Programmability
The Jeff Garzik–backed network adds fresh funding as it pushes to merge Bitcoin’s security with Ethereum’s flexibility for DeFi applications.

Ethereum DeFi Lags Behind, Even as Ether Price Crossed Record Highs
Institutional inflows are driving ETH's price highs, while retail DeFi activity remains subdued compared to previous cycles.

Bitcoin Liquid Staking Gains Momentum as Lombard Launches BARD Token and Foundation
Lombard is attempting to make the world's original cryptocurrency into a more productive asset for DeFi functions

Hyperliquid Now Dominates DeFi Derivatives, Processing $30B a Day
A new RedStone report says Hyperliquid’s on-chain order book, HIP-3 market creation, and dual-chain design have propelled it to over 80% market share.

The Era of Real-World Assets DeFi Looping is Here
Looping is a proven DeFi strategy offering higher yields with transparent, managed risks and is set to become key in on-chain portfolios as tokenized RWAs grow, bridging traditional and decentralized finance, writes RedStone’s Marcin Kazmierczak.

Bitlayer's YBTC Enters Solana as the DeFi Project Partners With Kamino Finance, Orca
This integration is intended to combine Bitlayer's security with Solana's speed and scalability, aligning with Bitlayer's goal of expanding the Bitcoin DeFi sector.

Billionaire Winklevoss Twins-Backed Gemini Launches Self-Custodial Smart Wallet
Gemini users can now access Web3 and DeFi ecosystems with social recovery, gas sponsorship, and integrated trading support.

