DeFi

Tokenized versions of real-world stocks and ETFs are flowing into decentralized finance protocols at unprecedented rates, with deposits reaching $67.6 million as investors use them for borrowing and liquidity provision w...

Clearpool plans to build institutional lending products natively on the XRP Ledger while replacing its CPOOL token with CLEAR through a 1:1 migration, funded by a treasury recapitalization.

DeFiLlama's Movers tool reveals divergence among tokens that led August's rally, with some posting weekly losses despite monthly gains. Rising Treasury yields and inflation data are testing sustained demand for risk asse...

Tokenized equities on Solana have climbed to an all-time high of $684 million, driven by accelerating real-world asset inflows and rising decentralized exchange activity. The GRND token briefly exceeded trading volumes o...

Injective's real-world asset perpetual markets have generated over $5.3 billion in cumulative trading volume since early 2025, with August 2026 monthly volume reaching $209.7 million. The growth coincides with regulatory...

Denis Angell suggests X Money could connect to XRP and XRPL's yield-generating tools, though the payments platform currently operates as a fiat-only wallet.

Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., has integrated Frgmnt's stablecoin infrastructure to allow institutional clients direct access to yield-generating products through regulated cust...

The XRP Ledger Foundation is integrating traditional finance features directly into the network, including a Lending Protocol, Single Asset Vaults, and token payment channels, according to CTO Denis Angell.

Decentralized credit protocol Clearpool is advancing its institutional lending framework to the XRP Ledger, introducing a token migration from CPOOL to CLEAR and leveraging newly introduced credit infrastructure standard...

Traders on Robinhood Chain are creating unusual liquidity pools that pair tokenized stocks with memecoins, generating significant trading volume but raising questions about price discovery and market maturity.

Aerie Capital has launched a dedicated Morpho lending market on Ethereum mainnet, enabling holders of four tokenized Plume vault receipts to use them as collateral for stablecoin borrowing without bridging from the Plume...

Trading venues are shifting toward unified portfolio accounts where Bitcoin positions can be liquidated if collateral assets like stocks crash, introducing complex risks as real-world asset perpetual futures volume surge...

Following a rebranding from OM and a 1:4 token split, MANTRA is positioning itself as a blockchain for real-world asset tokenization, with planned infrastructure upgrades and institutional adoption driving potential pric...

THORChain is prioritizing network security and user confidence restoration after a $10.7 million vault exploit in May 2026. The protocol is rolling out the v3.19.0 upgrade with enhanced security patches as it works to re...

B.AI, SUN.io, JustLend DAO, and BitTorrent have expanded MetaMask integration, allowing users to access TRON-based decentralized finance applications through the widely-used Web3 wallet.

Stacks launched its first institutional Bitcoin Staking bond with 250 BTC committed by major participants, targeting 3% annualized yield. The product's sustainability hinges on continued miner participation and spending ...

Three major payment networks are developing a Know-Your-Agent interoperability framework to verify trusted AI agents across systems, addressing questions about liability and control as autonomous software emerges as a po...

The XRP Ledger is advancing toward a major software upgrade next week that will include Lending Protocol v1.1, enhancing the network's decentralized finance capabilities. The amendment is currently in validator voting wi...

Ripple has added AI agents to its Treasury platform that monitor corporate cash management and recommend actions while preserving human approval authority over all transactions.

A 2021 research paper from an Iranian academic institution examining XRP's potential for international settlement has resurfaced as geopolitical tensions renew focus on alternative payment systems and sanctions.