Aave and Pendle may have found a way to keep yield capital from ever leaving DeFi
Aave prepares for a $67 million collateral rollover as its Pendle fixed-yield trade approaches maturity, testing a continuous decentralized finance yield cycle.
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Cardano just added the kind of token controls Wall Street wants and DeFi may hate
Under proposed CIP-113, separating bundled assets requires holder authorization and the restricted token’s permission hook. The post Cardano just added the kind of token controls Wall Street wants and DeFi…
Aave hikes GHO borrow rates to rescue depleted stablecoin pools
Aave has increased its GHO borrowing rate to 4.5% on the Ethereum Core market to eliminate a funding gap and help replenish depleted stablecoin reserves through GHO Stability Modules.
Lido’s proposed staking route needs over 13 times the default entry bond
Lido proposes a new Community Staking Module requiring a 32 ETH entry bond for larger Ethereum validators, aiming for mainnet rollout in Q4 2026 while offering higher capital efficiency at…
The same Fed rate hike can help stablecoins and hurt Bitcoin borrowers
A Federal Reserve interest rate hike can increase reserve income for dollar stablecoin issuers like Circle while simultaneously raising interest expenses for firms taking on debt to purchase Bitcoin.
Cardano’s DeFi has shrunk by more than half and RealFi is betting credit can revive it
Cardano launches RealFi to introduce real-world credit backing and revive its shrinking DeFi ecosystem through new dollar-tokens, USDrf and sUSDrf, connecting blockchain finance with emerging-market lending.
PropAMMs lower Solana trade costs, and public pool returns crash
A recent study highlights a market divide on Solana, showing that propAMMs offer superior swap prices for traders while passive pool depositors remain vulnerable to exploiting outdated quotes.
XRP is becoming collateral for real loans and the first market is already dominated by whales
XRP has started supporting live dollar borrowing on Ethereum via Morpho and FXRP, though the nascent market remains heavily concentrated among a select group of whale addresses.
Three hidden flaws in Uniswap’s StablePair hook drain LP returns
Uniswap's StablePair fee hook aims to retain value from rebalancing stablecoin pools, but its reliance on a static reference rate exposes liquidity providers to inventory risk and potential losses during…
Standard Chartered says Ethena’s ENA could crush Bitcoin and Ethereum returns by 2028
Standard Chartered predicts Ethena's ENA token could surge to $2 by 2028, potentially outpacing Bitcoin and Ethereum returns, provided the protocol successfully scales its USDe supply and revitalizes synthetic-dollar operations.