Tagged: decentralized finance

October 31, 2026 @ 4:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Uniswap Labs, and the DeFi Education Fund jointly submitted formal comments to the Illinois Department of Revenue on proposed regulations implementing the state’s Digital Asset Tax Act. The groups argue that the draft rules, posted on September 28, risk… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized finance protocol Compound has secured formal approval for a substantial two-year development allocation aimed at accelerating its shift toward institutional participants. The Compound decentralized autonomous organization endorsed a $52 million program—the largest funding commitment in the protocol’s history—to develop infrastructure that supports on-chain credit… Read More

August 14, 2026 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Neutrl, a decentralized finance protocol offering a market-neutral synthetic dollar known as NUSD, has temporarily suspended minting, redemptions, and related protocol operations. The decision stems from circumstances that have affected its reserves, according to an official announcement. In a statement posted on X on August… Read More

July 9, 2026 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The decentralized finance sector is losing one of its early consumer-facing tools as Zapper prepares to shut down. Co-founder and CEO Seb Audet announced on July 8, 2026, that the popular portfolio tracking platform will cease all services on August 3, 2026. Zapper originated as… Read More

June 18, 2026 @ 2:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On June 17, 2026, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) released a comprehensive discussion paper focused on decentralised finance (DeFi). This initiative aims to strengthen Malta’s position as a forward-thinking hub for digital financial services by gathering insights on the opportunities and hurdles presented by… Read More

June 10, 2026 @ 1:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Talos has indicated that the institutional segment of cryptocurrency-backed lending has evolved significantly since the unprecedented market turbulence of 2022. The digital assets firm explained in a blog post that what was once a relatively informal and high-risk space now has professionalized, with a relatively… Read More

May 19, 2026 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered Bank (LON: STAN) has projected that the total value of tokenized assets on blockchain networks could reach an impressive $4 trillion by the close of 2028. This forecast, shared by Geoffrey Kendrick, the bank’s Global Head of Digital Assets Research, underscores the accelerating… Read More

May 13, 2026 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent Talos / Coin Metrics analysis indicates that digital assets exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) demonstrated resilience through revenue diversification during the first quarter of 2026, even as broader cryptocurrency market conditions deteriorated. The exchange reported total revenue of $1.4 billion, a 21% drop from the… Read More

May 12, 2026 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Centrifuge, a platform specializing in bringing real-world assets onchain, has taken a major step forward by deploying its decentralized real-world asset (deRWA) infrastructure on Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer-2 network. This rollout seamlessly merges institutional-grade tokenization with decentralized finance (DeFi) capabilities, enabling tokenized assets to function… Read More

April 30, 2026 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A collaborative alliance of decentralized finance ecosystem participants has stepped forward with a detailed technical roadmap to fully reinstate collateral support for Kelp DAO’s rsETH token. This initiative comes in direct response to a major security breach on April 18 that resulted in the unauthorized… Read More

April 26, 2026 @ 1:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The recent turbulence across decentralized finance (including the fallout from the Kelp DAO incident) has led to industry professionals emphasizing more resilience over retreat. Joe Flanagan, co-founder and executive chairman at Maple Finance, has articulated a measured perspective. That being, rather than emerging diminished, the… Read More

February 10, 2026 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aave continues to focus on solidifying its position as a DeFi protocol in 2026. Recent advancements highlight its pivotal role in stablecoin expansion, strategic partnerships, and enhanced risk mechanisms, adapting to a market where stablecoin capitalization has topped $300 billion by 2025. With over 300… Read More

January 14, 2026 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: FIGR) a blockchain-native capital marketplace, has reported steady loan origination volumes for the fourth quarter of 2025. The announcement, shared by Executive Board Chair Mike Cagney, highlights a turnaround in what is typically a slower period for the lending industry. Despite… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 4:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team developing Uniswap is pleased to announce Continuous Clearing Auctions (CCA), which is described as being a permissionless protocol that helps teams “bootstrap” liquidity on Uniswap v4 and find “the market price for new and low-liquidity tokens.” As explained in a blog post, this… Read More

October 31, 2025 @ 3:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mutuum Finance (MUTM), a DeFi crypto project that aims to reshape how crypto lending and borrowing work, is providing a non-custodial system that is powered by smart contracts. Mutuum Finance is currently in Phase 6 of its presale, where each MUTM token is “priced at… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 1:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aave Labs has launched Aave Horizon, which is described as a Real-World Asset (RWA) market designed to bridge traditional finance and DeFi. Announced by Stani Kulechov, Founder and CEO of Aave—the world’s lending network—Horizon unlocks the ability to borrow stablecoins against tokenized assets, bringing unprecedented… Read More

August 25, 2025 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Talos, a provider of institutional digital asset trading technology, has made significant strides in advancing its role within the cryptocurrency ecosystem. By joining the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI), releasing insights on digital asset diversification strategies, and exploring the integration of decentralized finance liquidity into… Read More

March 10, 2025 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DeFi Technologies Inc, a financial technology company that pioneers the convergence of traditional capital markets with the world of decentralized finance (DeFi), is pleased to announce that it has increased its stake in Neuronomics AG, a Swiss asset management firm “specializing in artificial intelligence and… Read More

March 6, 2025 @ 10:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Senate voted 70-27 to repeal an IRS rule that would have potentially imposed very stringent reporting requirements on decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, categorizing them as “brokers” under existing US tax laws. This decision, driven by a bipartisan coalition and… Read More

February 19, 2025 @ 12:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new research report presents the outcome of a detailed study undertaken by IBM Promontory for the European Commission on embedding supervision in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The project comprised four different phases: identifying use cases and protocols to assess, defining elements of comparison… Read More