DeFi

Executives at blockchain firms are pushing tokenized commodities into new territory, moving beyond gold-tracking tokens into precious metals lending and energy markets. The sector has grown to $5.55 billion in market cap...

Aerodrome's AERO token has outpaced Bitcoin and Ether over the past month, rising 48% as traders position for its upcoming merger with Velodrome Finance.

The International Monetary Fund backs the appeal of round-the-clock tokenized equity trading and fractional ownership opportunities, while cautioning that market fragmentation and low liquidity could hinder sector growth...

BNB Chain has become the first blockchain to reach 2 million tokenized real-world asset holders, accounting for roughly 40% of all onchain RWA holders. The milestone comes as tokenized stocks on the network grew by $106....

The XRP Ledger has activated a new amendment allowing institutions to delegate account tasks while retaining control of their primary signing keys, mirroring traditional finance structures.

HSBC and Ant Digital Technologies have successfully tested a system enabling AI agents to access digital services and make micropayments using tokenized deposits, with transactions settled in real time on a blockchain te...

New York, USA, October 9th, 2026. Stove’s U.S. and South Korean equity tokens are now available via UniswapXon Uniswap, with additional markets to follow. Stove Finance today announced that its tokenized U.S. and South K...

Coinbase's Base network is shifting focus toward tokenized assets, with Jesse Pollak predicting a supercycle centered on tokenized equities and local-currency stablecoins. Daily trading volume for tokenized stocks on Bas...

Layer-1 blockchain Sui is deploying Hashi, an institutional protocol that allows bitcoin holders to use their assets as collateral for lending without moving them off the Bitcoin network. The system launches with $500 mi...

Ethereum staking giant Lido plans to launch Lido Lend this quarter, entering the $55 billion on-chain lending market with an institutional and security-focused approach.

Curve DAO [CRV] has resumed its bullish push after its buyers successfully defended a key technical support level during the recent pullback. The token has since then posted two consecutive days of gains, spiking by 10% ...

Research firm Citrini released a 79-page report arguing that tokenization of traditional financial assets will create demand for blockchain infrastructure. The firm highlighted five tokens positioned to benefit: AAVE, UN...

Jupiter has surpassed Kamino Finance to lead Solana's lending sector with $1.214 billion in active loans, driving a 15% price increase over 24 hours and raising questions about sustainability given weakening ecosystem co...

While stablecoins on the XRP Ledger reached $1.34 billion, the metrics don't reveal how much XRP activity actually requires or how long users need to hold it.

OSL Group has brought the USDGO Plus SP fund on-chain, offering eligible professional investors in Hong Kong access to a market-neutral digital asset strategy through tokenized fund units paired with regulated custody an...

An International Monetary Fund report finds tokenized financial markets remain small and fragmented, with daily volumes far below traditional markets, while regulators are urged to adopt technology-neutral rules to manag...

Venture capital firm Nextblock has fully funded a $3 million seed round for Soda Labs, a startup building programmable privacy tools that enable regulated financial activity on public blockchains without exposing sensiti...

Aave has added PT-AUSD-17DEC2026, a Pendle principal token maturing in December 2026, to its V3 deployment on Monad. The new reserve reached its 30 million-token supply cap with $29.67 million supplied, offering a 93% lo...

THORChain has activated native Zcash swaps, enabling users to exchange ZEC directly with assets on other blockchains without wrapped tokens or centralized intermediaries.

Sui's native Bitcoin finance infrastructure, Hashi, will begin a phased mainnet rollout this month with more than $500 million in capital commitments. Anchorage Digital joins the launch coalition, providing institutional...