DeFi

The XRP Ledger ecosystem selected its first fully online Aquarium cohort, bringing together 13 startups from 11 countries to develop stablecoin payments, AI commerce, and blockchain lending applications.

Ripple allocated $10 million of its $15 million RLUSD gift to lending equity that could support up to $156 million in cumulative small business loans and generate $900 million in GDP over the next decade, according to re...

The custody bank and trading firm demonstrated how blockchain-based U.S. Treasuries could accelerate collateral movement in financial markets, addressing a key bottleneck in asset settlement and financing.

Ripple has partnered with wallet infrastructure provider Privy to give developers new tools for building applications on the XRP Ledger, including support for stablecoins and AI-powered transactions.

S&P Dow Jones Indices, Kaiko, and Derivnex completed the first privately negotiated financial swap on Canton Network, a blockchain platform designed for institutional finance. Trading firms DRW and Marex executed the tra...

At TOKEN2049 Singapore, three DeFi leaders named distinct rivals: Aave targets banks, Ethena competes with Circle, and Hyperliquid claims no competitors.

A new decentralized exchange backed by Goldman Sachs and Citadel veterans has unveiled a demo platform for trading perpetual futures on 77 traditional financial markets, from equities to commodities.

More than 51% of Ethena's USDe stablecoin backing is allocated to DeFi and institutional lending, creating dependency on market liquidity and loan agreements for redemptions, according to LlamaRisk's assessment.

Jeonbuk Bank has executed South Korea's first traditional bank loan secured by bitcoin, allowing corporate borrowers to access Korean won financing while retaining ownership of their cryptocurrency holdings through third...

SWI Group raised €800 million to expand AI infrastructure and repurpose Genesis Digital Assets, a Bitcoin miner that was a major investment of FTX's trading affiliate before the exchange's collapse.

DeFi Development Corp. has increased its Solana treasury by approximately 22,070 SOL tokens, reaching a total of 2.59 million holdings as part of its long-term asset accumulation strategy.

A planned Bermuda issuance would put legal ownership of catastrophe bonds onchain, potentially widening investor access to a market that finances uninsured natural disaster risks.

The Nasdaq-listed company purchased 22,070 SOL worth approximately $2.43 million, bringing its total holdings to roughly $284.9 million as it continues executing its treasury-focused business model.

Doppler Finance's XRP Vault has accumulated more than 90 million XRP, worth approximately $128 million, as holders increasingly move tokens into yield-generating products. The milestone comes as Evernorth debuts on Nasda...

Doppler Finance's XRP Vault has crossed 90 million XRP in total value locked, now worth over $125 million. The milestone reflects growing institutional demand for yield on XRP-native assets as the ecosystem expands its D...

Jeonbuk Bank has introduced South Korea's first loan program allowing businesses to borrow Korean won using Bitcoin as collateral, with external custody providers holding the digital assets.

Aave's proposed rollover from October to February Pendle principal tokens offers yields below current borrowing rates, making leverage and external rewards critical to profitability.

Some Aave borrowers using yield-bearing collateral on Monad and Arc operate with narrow health factors near liquidation thresholds, while cashing out collateral can require hours through market sales or redemption queues...

The newly launched synthetic perpetuals exchange built on Hyperliquid has drawn significant attention with its high-leverage trading model, pulling in over $118 million in total value locked within 24 hours of launch.

Papertrade, a synthetic perpetuals platform built on HyperEVM, launched on October 10, 2026, and quickly accumulated $10.3 million in rewards owed to stakers of its PAPER token.