BlackRock Puts Entire Model Portfolios on the Blockchain With Ondo — and ONDO Jumped More Than 20 Percent
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has taken its deepest step yet into decentralized finance: it developed three model portfolio
DeFi
Decentralized finance protocols, yield farming, and liquidity pools
EU Regulators Want to Check Your DeFi Loan App Before You Borrow — and a September 30 Deadline Decides What Comes Next
European regulators are drawing a map around DeFi loans, and the path they pick could change how millions of people
You Can Now Borrow Against Apple and Nvidia Stock on Aave — but Not if You Are American
Aave wants to let you borrow cash against your Apple shares — without selling them. On Sep. 25, the DeFi
Bitcoin That Earns: Circle Wrapped Bitcoin Just Crossed 300 Million USD — and 250 Million of It Is Already Working in DeFi
Circle’s wrapped Bitcoin token, cirBTC, has crossed the 300 million USD mark just days after launch — and more than
KelpDAO Sues LayerZero and Pellegrino in British Columbia Over 292M USD rsETH Exploit
KelpDAO has filed a lawsuit against LayerZero and its co-founder Bryan Pellegrino in British Columbia, turning April’s 292 million USD
Ethena Extends USDe Basis Trade Into Tokenized US Equities via Binance bStocks
Ethena is taking the basis trading engine behind USDe into the U.S. stock market. The protocol has added tokenized American
Ondo Launches BlackRock-Strategies Portfolio Tokens for Non-US Investors
Ondo Finance has launched three onchain portfolio tokens built on investment strategies developed by BlackRock, a move that packages model-portfolio
HIFI Raises 37 Million USD to Bridge Stablecoins and Banks: What It Means for DeFi Payments
Stablecoin infrastructure company HIFI has raised 37 million USD in a Series A round led by Left Lane Capital, betting
Aerodrome Farming Made Up 90% of USDC Transfers in a Single Day, Analyst Claims
A new on-chain analysis is forcing a rethink of how the crypto industry reads stablecoin volume headlines. On Sep. 23,
Bitpace Plugs Into Fireblocks: Stablecoin Rails Moving 200 Billion USD a Month Get a New Passenger
A payments company most retail investors have never heard of just plugged into the plumbing that moves more than 200