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Aztec Labs Relaunches zk.money Privacy Wallet on Aztec Network
Aztec Labs has relaunched zk.money, a self-custodial privacy wallet for private on-chain payments, on Aztec Network after a three-year hiatus. The relaunch uses zero-knowledge cryptography to enable private transactions on an Ethereum Layer 2, but faces adoption hurdles and regulatory uncertainty.
DeFiIbrahim Rajab
Morgan Stanley Opens Digital Asset Lab to Test DeFi, Stablecoins, Tokenization
Morgan Stanley has established a dedicated Digital Asset Lab to experiment with blockchain-based financial products, deliberately isolating it from core systems. The lab focuses on DeFi vaults, stablecoins, and tokenization as institutional appetite for crypto infrastructure grows.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Amaze Holdings Executes Binding LOI to Acquire BullionFX Alchemy for $155M
Amaze Holdings (NYSE American: AMZE) executed a binding Letter of Intent to acquire BullionFX Alchemy at a $155 million valuation, betting that gold-collateralized DeFi infrastructure bridges traditional commodity markets and on-chain finance.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Ondo Perps Adds Spot Trading for 12 Tokenized Stocks and ETFs, Waives Fees for 30 Days
Ondo Perps has expanded beyond perpetual futures, adding spot trading for 12 tokenized stocks and ETFs with all spot trading fees waived for the first 30 days after launch.
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Aster Launches Perpetual Grid Trading 2.0 With 140,000 $ASTER Mining Campaign
Aster, backed by YZi Labs, launched Perpetual Grid Trading 2.0 today with a four-week liquidity mining campaign offering 140,000 $ASTER tokens. The platform enters a crowded perpetuals market dominated by Hyperliquid and dYdX, betting on privacy-first architecture and grid trading automation to...
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Morpho's AI Tool Deletes Post Calling Its Curator Model Unsustainable
Morpho's official X account published and then scrubbed a post claiming most curator businesses are not self-sustaining from vault fees alone. The protocol blamed an AI marketing tool for the gaffe, but the damage was already done.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" WolfEthena Backs USDe With Tokenized Stocks in First Equity Basis Trade on Binance
Ethena is extending USDe's collateral framework into tokenized equities through a Binance partnership, marking the stablecoin's first equity basis venue. The strategy holds bStocks as spot collateral while hedging with short equity perpetuals, offering yield diversification beyond crypto funding...
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Aave V4 on Base Accepts Coinbase Tokenized Stocks as Collateral for USDC Loans
Aave V4 on Base has activated seven Coinbase-issued tokenized U.S. technology stocks as collateral for USDC borrowing. The integration, limited to non-U.S. users, carries a 21 million USDC borrowing cap and reflects growing institutional confidence in tokenized securities within DeFi.
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Payy Network Halts Operations After $1.92M USDC Exploit
$1.92 million in USDC drained from Payy Network's Ethereum rollup. The attacker converted stolen stablecoins into roughly 683 ETH and distributed proceeds across three wallets before Payy halted all operations.
DeFiIbrahim Rajab
a16z and DeFi Education Fund Ask SEC to Exempt DEXs From Exchange Registration
Andreessen Horowitz and the DeFi Education Fund submitted a joint proposal to the SEC requesting an exemption for decentralized exchanges from exchange registration requirements, targeting Commissioner Hester Peirce with a safe harbor framework.
DeFiHadi Ghadban
World Liberty Financial Opens Vote on 180-Day WLFI Governance Rewards Program
World Liberty Financial has launched a governance vote to establish a 180-day rewards program for WLFI token holders, with payouts drawn from a pool funded by the protocol's treasury and fees generated through World Liberty Markets.
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Circle Launches Arc Mainnet With Institutional Validators, USDC as Native Gas
Circle launched Arc mainnet on September 16 with USDC as the native gas token. The Layer 1 blockchain operates on proof-of-authority consensus with 11 institutional validators plus Circle, including BlackRock, Visa, and DTCC. Over 100 applications are live at launch, but the 10 billion ARC token...
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
BASIS.pro Launches Auto Earn Feature With XDC Network and Zypher DAO Partnerships
Institutional yield platform BASIS.pro went live with Auto Earn, automating reward restaking across BTC, ETH, SOL, and PAXG. The platform simultaneously announced partnerships with XDC Network and Zypher DAO to expand into real-world asset and AI-native infrastructure markets.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Balancer Proposes Orderly Shutdown With $9M Treasury Payout to BAL Holders
Balancer has proposed an orderly shutdown with a $9 million treasury distribution to BAL token holders. Pools transition to withdrawals-only mode October 30, 2026, with redemptions opening May 2027. The move reflects broader DeFi governance challenges.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Kraken Launches xStocks Vaults for DeFi Yield on Tokenized Equities
Kraken has launched xStocks Vaults, enabling users to earn yield on tokenized equity holdings via DeFi lending on Solana. The product targets 2% APY with a 25% performance fee, but introduces smart contract and liquidation risks alongside regulatory uncertainty.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Uniswap Launches StablePair Hook for Stablecoin Pairs on v4
Uniswap Labs shipped StablePair Hook today, a new Uniswap v4 tool that applies dynamic fee mechanisms to stablecoin trading pairs, with USDC/USDT as the headline use case. The release targets inefficiencies in fixed-fee structures for low-volatility assets.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Visa Opens VisaNet Settlement Data to Blockchain Lenders as Stablecoin Volume Hits $20B Run Rate
Visa announced it is pairing VisaNet payment settlement data with blockchain lending infrastructure, allowing stablecoin card issuers to access credit backed by their settlement activity. Stablecoin payment volume on Visa's network has grown nearly 200% year-over-year, reaching a $20 billion...
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Nomura's Laser Digital Taps Keyring Network for Compliant DeFi Fixed Income on Euler
Nomura's crypto subsidiary Laser Digital has partnered with Keyring Network to launch institutional-grade fixed income markets on Euler Finance, positioning the Japanese banking giant as one of the first major traditional finance names to target DeFi lending infrastructure directly.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Ethena Adds Equities and Commodities to USDe Basis Trade, Closes HIP-3 Market on Hyperliquid
Ethena is broadening the collateral strategy underpinning its USDe stablecoin to include equity perpetuals and commodities, while simultaneously shutting down its HIP-3 market on Hyperliquid and overhauling ENA tokenomics in what the protocol is framing as a push to reignite growth.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Bullish Commits $100M to USD.AI for GPU-Backed Loan Products
Bullish has committed $100 million in financing to USD.AI, a lending platform using GPU hardware as collateral for digital asset loans. The deal marks a major institutional bet on computational assets as a DeFi lending primitive, following broader adoption of real-world asset lending.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Virtu and Tradeweb Complete First Onchain Repo Trade Using Marshall Islands Digital Bond
Virtu Financial and Tradeweb have executed what appears to be the first onchain repurchase agreement using a sovereign digital bond as collateral, completing the full transaction cycle in under 10 minutes on the Canton Network.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Aave V4 Deposits Hit $806M After 30% Weekly Surge, But V3 Still Dominates at $31B
Aave V4 deposits surged to $806 million following a 30% weekly gain, with EtherFi Cash accumulating $257 million as the second-largest market. The growth occurred without major external catalysts, suggesting organic adoption as V4 enters early scaling phase.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
YZi Labs Backs TermMax to Build On-Chain Bond Market Infrastructure
YZi Labs has invested in TermMax, a fixed-rate lending protocol by Term Structure Labs, and selected it for its EASY Residency Season 3 program. The move signals institutional interest in bringing traditional fixed-income instruments onto blockchain networks.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Coinbase and Better Launch Bitcoin-Backed Mortgages to US Market
Coinbase and Better Mortgage launched Bitcoin-backed mortgages to all US homebuyers on August 26, 2026, enabling borrowers to pledge Bitcoin as down-payment collateral while maintaining their crypto positions and avoiding capital-gains tax events.
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