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Babylon Proposes Native Bitcoin Collateral for Aave V4, Sidestepping Full Custody Transfer
Babylon is advancing a governance proposal to bring native Bitcoin into Aave V4 as collateral, allowing holders to borrow against BTC without moving it off the Bitcoin network. The structure keeps collateral on Bitcoin while using WBTC to settle liquidations.
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Rocket Pool DAO Backs rETH Withdrawals, Maintains 4 ETH Operator Bond
Rocket Pool's decentralized autonomous organization voted to enable rETH withdrawal mechanisms while keeping the 4 ETH minimum bond requirement for node operators, balancing user liquidity with network security in its Saturn 2 upgrade.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
StarkWare Launches OffMarket, Bringing Private Trading to Polymarket
StarkWare opened OffMarket to the public today, giving Polymarket users a way to trade prediction market positions without broadcasting those positions to their on-chain accounts. The launch uses zero-knowledge proofs to maintain privacy while keeping protocol-level transparency intact.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Zest Protocol Sets October 23 Deadline for aeUSDC Exit Before V2 Migration
aeUSDC positions on Stacks Market V1 expire October 23, 2026. Zest Protocol's transition to V2 excludes aeUSDC from streamlined migration, forcing manual exits. Allbridge bridge closes November 3.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Robinhood Blockchain Hits 100-Day Mark with $15B in Tokenized Stock Volume
Robinhood's blockchain has processed $15 billion in stock token trading volume and attracted 200,000 holders in its first 100 days of operation. The milestone signals meaningful adoption of tokenized equities, though regulatory uncertainty and smart contract risks remain.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
SUI Gains 54% in Four Weeks, Outpacing Bitcoin and Ether as DeFi Lags Behind
SUI added 54% in four weeks, significantly outperforming Bitcoin and Ether. However, the token's DeFi liquidity expanded more slowly than its price, a divergence that historically precedes corrections.
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Base Creator Jesse Pollak Sees Tokenization Supercycle in Equities and Non-Dollar Stablecoins
Base creator Jesse Pollak predicts a tokenization supercycle driven by tokenized equities and non-dollar stablecoins. Coinbase's tokenized stocks on Base are generating $70-100 million in daily trading volume six weeks after launch.
DeFiIbrahim Rajab
Astroport Ends Tokenholder Governance on Neutron and Terra After Security Incident
Astroport has ended tokenholder governance on Neutron and Terra, replacing token-weighted voting with contributor-led control through DAO DAO organizations. ASTRO emissions have been cut to zero, removing both governance utility and yield incentives.
DeFiHadi Ghadban
Decrypt Launches Self-Custodial Money Accounts on Solana
Decrypt and infrastructure partner Myriad announced the launch of Decrypt Money Accounts, a self-custodial financial platform built on Solana that will power Earn, Swaps, Predictions, and Perpetuals trading. The move raises questions about editorial independence and regulatory oversight.
DeFiHadi Ghadban
Solana's Orca Merges With Loopscale to Form Formation, Targeting AI and Defense Financing
Orca, one of Solana's most established decentralized exchanges, has merged with lending protocol Loopscale and rebranded as Formation, pivoting toward institutional financing in AI, robotics, energy, and defense sectors.
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Lido Plans Q4 2026 Launch of Lido Lend, a Morpho Blue Fork for Staking Loops
Lido is building Lido Lend, a lending protocol forked from Morpho Blue, targeting Q4 2026 launch. The product will let stETH holders leverage their staking positions through looping strategies, though governance votes and technical disclosures remain pending.
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NEAR Intents Brings Robinhood Chain Into Its Multichain Orbit, Unlocking 180+ Assets
Robinhood Chain integrated into NEAR Protocol's multichain app ecosystem on Wednesday, gaining access to cross-chain swaps across 180+ assets through NEAR's Intents routing layer. The integration abstracts bridge complexity into a single user outcome.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
GSR Markets Commits $100M to Launch Hare, Betting on Onchain Credit
GSR Markets announces $100 million commitment to launch Hare, a new onchain credit vault business. The move reflects growing institutional confidence in decentralized credit infrastructure and positions GSR beyond its core trading operations into DeFi lending.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Founders Fund Leads $5M Token Purchase in Anvil Collateral Protocol
Peter Thiel's Founders Fund has led a $5 million token purchase in Anvil, a crypto collateral protocol. The investment marks a shift toward institutional capital acquiring governance exposure in foundational DeFi protocols.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Arbitrum Adopts Paxos USDG as Ecosystem Stablecoin, Proposes 100M ARB Incentive
ArbitrumDAO has designated Paxos' USDG as its official ecosystem stablecoin and published a governance proposal to deploy 100 million ARB tokens in adoption incentives, the largest stablecoin-focused commitment in the network's history.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Circle Adds Aave to Mint, Giving Bitcoin Borrowers a Second Protocol Option
Circle has integrated Aave into its Bitcoin-backed borrowing service, Mint, adding a second lending protocol alongside Morpho. The move lets borrowers choose between protocols based on rates, liquidity, and risk tolerance.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Aave Raises GHO Borrow Rate to 4.5% Amid Thin Reserves
Aave's GHO Risk Council hiked the core borrow rate on GHO to 4.5% this week, citing depleted redemption reserves and a near-empty USDC conversion module on Ethereum as the primary triggers for the move.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Flying Tulip NFT Options Market Tops $5M in Volume
Flying Tulip's NFT options market has crossed $5 million in cumulative trading volume, marking a milestone in the financialization of NFTs as financial instruments rather than purely collectibles.
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Solana Gathers Steam: DFDV NAV Doubles, SHIB Lands on Chain, Tokenized Equities Climb to 35% Share
Three separate developments landed on Solana today: DeFi Development Fund's NAV per share more than doubled, Shiba Inu launched via Sunrise bridge with a 4% price surge, and Solana captured 35% market share in tokenized equity trading.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Hyperliquid Directs $14.6M in USDC Yield Toward HYPE Token Buybacks
Hyperliquid has accumulated $14.6M-$15M in USDC to fund buybacks of its native HYPE token. The funding comes from yield accruing on USDC balances rather than trading fees, insulating the buyback program from perpetuals market volatility.
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Centrifuge Launches Three Tokenized Funds on Arc Blockchain
Three tokenized funds from Centrifuge are now active on the Arc blockchain, marking a concrete institutional deployment in the real-world asset sector. The funds target non-US professional investors with exposure to US Treasuries, credit instruments, and hybrid asset classes.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
World Liberty Financial Launches WLFI Staking With $1.25M USD1 Rewards Pool
World Liberty Financial has activated WLFI staking with a $1.25 million USD1 rewards pool, requiring a 180-day lock-up and active governance participation. The variable-reward design filters passive investors and aims to reduce token circulation while incentivizing protocol stewardship.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
PERPTools Raises $8M to Build AI-Native Perpetuals DEX Inside DEXTools
PERPTools has raised $8M across pre-seed and seed rounds to build an AI-native perpetuals DEX embedded inside DEXTools, with $240M in beta volume and a TGE targeted for Q3-Q4 2026.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Abracadabra Proposes Winding Down MIM Stablecoin at 4 Cents on Dollar Amid $21M Bad Debt
Abracadabra Finance is proposing to shut down its Magic Internet Money stablecoin, offering holders roughly four cents for every dollar of face value. The protocol has identified only $900,000 in recoverable backing against $21 million in outstanding bad debt.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez