DeFi

As prediction markets record $102.4 billion in contract volume, decentralized finance is shifting focus to stablecoin payments, lending protocols, tokenized real-world assets, and consumer applications.

As Ondo's tokenized finance platform expands rapidly on Solana, questions emerge about whether governance token holders benefit from the company's growth.

Stock-linked tokens deployed in decentralized finance applications grew to $262.4 million by late September, up from $14.66 million at the start of the year, with growth distributed across Solana, Robinhood Chain, and Ba...

The combined value of Aave's USDC and USDT Umbrella staking positions fell to $116.09 million in October from $128.52 million in September, even as additional reward rates increased.

Babylon Labs has proposed bringing native Bitcoin to Aave V4 as collateral without requiring wrapped tokens or custodians, but the plan faces community review and governance votes before implementation.

JUST announced the completion of its fifth buyback and burn on October 17, burning over 170 million JST tokens valued at approximately $23.53 million. The burn marks the end of the program's first phase, with cumulative ...

Pump.fun has launched perpetual futures trading powered by Hyperliquid, charging up to 0.10% per order and 0.25% for bridge transfers. U.S. and Ontario users are excluded from the feature.

Solana's real-world asset market has grown dramatically over the past year, rising from $700 million to $4.3 billion and narrowing the gap with Ethereum's larger but slower-growing RWA sector.

Pump.fun has rolled out perpetual futures trading for crypto assets and real-world assets with up to 50x leverage, powered by Hyperliquid, marking an expansion beyond its launchpad origins.

Grayscale and Republic have partnered to offer three specialised crypto funds focusing on DeFi, AI, and blockchain data infrastructure with a $2,500 minimum investment.

Uniswap generated its highest monthly protocol revenue in September 2026, with Robinhood Chain accounting for over half the total. The Layer-2 network's tokenized stock trading generated unusually high fees.

Pump.fun has introduced leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum perpetual futures contracts powered by Hyperliquid, with PUMP token rising 3.92% to $0.004649 following the expansion.

Mastercard has launched its Global Money Platform, integrating its $1.8 billion BVNK acquisition to enable banks and businesses to manage fiat currencies and stablecoins through a single API.

Cardano's development funding has converted millions into dollar-denominated tokens, but recipients face multiple conditions before accessing usable funds, including smart contract releases, bridge mechanics, and banking...

Former Ripple CBDC adviser Anthony Welfare warns that strong technical features alone won't drive XRP Ledger adoption. Institutions must address liquidity, compliance, and interoperability hurdles alongside recent ecosys...

Deepsigma, founded by former Goldman Sachs and Google executives, has unveiled a live paper-trading platform offering perpetual futures contracts across 77 traditional financial markets including equities, commodities, a...

Cardano's treasury has 42.6 million ADA remaining under its current withdrawal authorization, with a 500 million ADA ceiling 91% exhausted. A pending 22 million ADA request would consume more than half the available room...

A Bitquery analysis of Uniswap v3 positions under $1,000 found that 51% beat a simple holding strategy before accounting for gas, but only 18% remained profitable after transaction costs.

Tokenized credit has doubled over the past year, with traditional lending products driving two-thirds of growth. Asset-backed credit pulled in fresh onchain capital for a second straight week as of October 16, 2026.

More than 70% of tokenized stock trading on BNB Chain occurs outside regular US market hours, signaling growing demand for 24/7 equity access. The $3.3 billion tokenized equities market is expanding as regulatory pathway...