JUP Gains 51% in Four Weeks as Jupiter Protocol Fees Fall to $16.82M
cirBTC Borrowing Tops $190M on Morpho as USDC Utilization Hits 97.4%
Ripple Partners With Stripe-Owned Privy on Embedded XRPL Wallets
Zest Protocol Sets October 23 Deadline for aeUSDC Exit Before V2 Migration
Solana Alpenglow Upgrade Lands October 21, Targeting 150ms Finality
Interactive Brokers Launches Ethereum Staking via Zerohash, Clients Keep 70% of Rewards
Trezor Cuts Reseller Network Over Supply Chain Security Concerns
Sui Completes First Native Quantum-Safe Devnet Transaction, Eyes Q1 2027 Mainnet Launch
Federated Hermes Plans First Onchain Fund Shares in Push Toward Tokenized Asset Management
Bitcoin Drops Below $82K as Nearly $489M in Crypto Positions Get Liquidated
South Korea's First Bank Launches Bitcoin-Backed Loans
Robinhood Blockchain Hits 100-Day Mark with $15B in Tokenized Stock Volume
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cirBTC Borrowing Tops $190M on Morpho as USDC Utilization Hits 97.4%
Ripple Partners With Stripe-Owned Privy on Embedded XRPL Wallets
Solana Alpenglow Upgrade Lands October 21, Targeting 150ms Finality
Zest Protocol Sets October 23 Deadline for aeUSDC Exit Before V2 Migration
Interactive Brokers Launches Ethereum Staking via Zerohash, Clients Keep 70% of Rewards
Trezor Cuts Reseller Network Over Supply Chain Security Concerns
Sui Completes First Native Quantum-Safe Devnet Transaction, Eyes Q1 2027 Mainnet Launch
Federated Hermes Plans First Onchain Fund Shares in Push Toward Tokenized Asset Management
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