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XRP Ledger Bug Fixes Set for Friday Activation as DeFi Lending Awaits Approval

The lending amendments each had 19 yes votes on October 19, ten short of the 29 needed to begin the required activation countdown. The XRP Ledger’s fixCleanup3_4_0…
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Babylon Moves Bitcoin Lending Proposal Forward on Aave V4

Bitcoin-focused developer Babylon Labs has submitted a proposal to let users borrow stablecoins on Aave against native Bitcoin (BTC).Under the hood, users would lock their BTC in vaults on the Bitcoin network and borrow against it on Aave.…
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Starknet Launches Shadow Accounts for DeFi Wallet Privacy

Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet has launched a wallet privacy feature that lets users interact with decentralized finance (DeFi) apps without publicly linking activities to their main wallets. StarkWare, the team behind Starknet, said…
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Tokenized Stocks Surge 395% in a Year, But DeFi Adoption Remains Surprisingly Low

The tokenized stock market reached $3.16 billion, yet most activity happens through perpetuals rather than traditional DeFi lending markets. Tokenized stocks had a big…
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S&P Global Targets Crypto Vault Risks With New Framework

S&P Global Ratings has launched a risk assessment framework for digital asset lending vaults as the onchain investment products gain traction.According to Monday’s announcement, the framework evaluates vaults across six areas: portfolio…
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Furious Debate About THORChain vs NEAR Shows Idealism Has Limits

After Bitget got hacked on Sept. 24, $387.5 million of stolen funds quickly began moving across chains, with some headed to decentralized cross chain swaps platform THORChain.Chief executive Gracy Chen publicly appealed to the platform to…
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KelpDAO Sues LayerZero and CEO Bryan Pellegrino Over $292M Hack

Pellegrino rejected the civil claim, calling it meritless and saying that he would defend himself in Vancouver courts. KelpDAO has filed a lawsuit against LayerZero and…
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Winners And Losers Of SEC’s New Tokenized Stocks Rules

“Tokenization is coming to America,” said Robinhood chief executive Vlad Tenev after the SEC announced its Innovation Exemption last week — and it seems the markets looked kindly on the development.BTC and ETH soared over 10%, and Uniswap’s…
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Crypto’s Wild Market Swings Are Fading, Solstice CEO Says

Ben Nadareski, CEO of Solana-based decentralized finance platform Solstice, said crypto markets are unlikely to return to the extreme boom-and-bust cycles as deeper liquidity brings stability to digital assets.Speaking on Cointelegraph’s…
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Dragonfly’s Qureshi Calls for End to Zcash Dev Fund After 2028

Crypto-focused venture capital firm Dragonfly’s managing partner, Haseeb Qureshi, proposed winding down the Zcash developer fund after it expires under current rules in 2028.“I’m of the opinion that this should be the final Dev Fund,” wrote…
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