Tagged: defi

October 6, 2025 @ 3:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Sidney Powell, Co-founder and CEO at Maple Finance, an on-chain asset manager with experience in traditional finance and the crypto sector. During our conversation, Powell explained that Maple Finance combines capital markets expertise with DeFi tech in order to power a… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, is now increasingly focused on the nascent digital assets industry. The  rise of DeFi and its convergence with TradFi is now pushing platforms and service providers to develop… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Instant tokenization of US stocks is now possible, according to an update from Alpaca. Alpaca’s Instant Tokenization Network (ITN), a new infrastructure product has been in the works behind the scenes, the company noted. Currently powering many of the global tokenization solutions, with ITN, their… Read More

September 25, 2025 @ 9:01 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Chase Ergen is excited about the current state of decentralized finance and looks forward to even better things to come. An entrepreneur and strategic advisor, Ergen has two decades of experience in satellite and telecommunications, serves on the board of DeFi Technologies, and is the… Read More

September 23, 2025 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform Kraken aims to help investors diversify their investment portfolios while gaining access to a range of crypto-assets. Crypto exchange Kraken announced key developments this month including the launch of Bundles for streamlined crypto portfolio building and Trust Wallet’s integration into the xStocks… Read More

September 23, 2025 @ 8:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin urged the Ethereum community to prioritize low-risk decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, emphasizing their potential to sustainably support the network’s broader ecosystem. Buterin argued that these protocols—encompassing payments, savings, fully collateralized lending, and other well-established applications—could serve as a reliable economic foundation… Read More

September 21, 2025 @ 5:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Augur, a platform that has been known for enabling decentralized prediction markets, appears to be undergoing a significant reboot (or at least planning or considering it at the moment). Launched in 2014 by the Forecast Foundation on the Ethereum blockchain, Augur has long been known… Read More

September 10, 2025 @ 9:03 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

RedStone, a DeFi oracle network, has acquired Credora, an on-chain credit rating platform backed by Coinbase Ventures, S&P, and Hashkey. The transaction is subject to customary approvals. Operating under the new brand Credora by RedStone, the combined platform introduces an oracle-powered risk rating framework for… Read More

September 7, 2025 @ 3:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sora Ventures, a Taiwan-based venture capital firm specializing in digital assets, has launched Asia’s first $1 billion Bitcoin (BTC) treasury fund. Announced at Taipei Blockchain Week, the initiative is backed by an initial $200 million from institutional investors across the region, with plans to acquire… Read More

September 2, 2025 @ 12:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX, a global cryptocurrency exchange and blockchain technology company, announced updates that align with its commitment to expanding access to digital assets and enhancing security for its users. The first announcement from OKX highlights the launch of OKX Wallet and onchain services across Europe, while… Read More

September 1, 2025 @ 4:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Base, the L2 blockchain developed by Coinbase, has crossed an astonishing $200 billion in trading volume on Uniswap, the decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol. This milestone, reported on August 30, 2025, underscores Base’s ascent in the DeFi ecosystem and highlights its role as a bridge between… Read More

August 31, 2025 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

World Network, the blockchain project formerly known as Worldcoin, continues to challenge the boundaries of digital identity and decentralized finance with key updates: the development of a peer-to-peer (P2P) Flashblock propagation layer for its World Chain blockchain and the opening of its flagship location in… Read More

August 30, 2025 @ 2:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Warden, a platform leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance trading strategies, reported achieving a key milestone: scaling its AI-driven trading interface to support over 650,000 swaps across 14 blockchain networks in three weeks. This expansion was made possible via the Uniswap Labs Trading API, a tool… 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 28, 2025 @ 8:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pantera Capital is embarking on a venture to raise up to $1.25 billion to transform a Nasdaq-listed company into a dedicated Solana treasury vehicle, tentatively named “Solana Co.” This initiative, first reported by The Information, aims to establish one of the largest institutional holdings of… Read More

August 26, 2025 @ 5:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaMask, the self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet developed by Consensys, is making strides with the aim of improving the Web3 ecosystem. With (a reported) over 100 million users globally, the platform has recently unveiled a series of updates that promise to enhance user experience, security, and accessibility… Read More

August 26, 2025 @ 12:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a seemingly significant development for the cryptocurrency industry, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a statement clarifying that writing code does not constitute a criminal act. This announcement marks a potential turning point in how the U.S. government approaches enforcement actions within… Read More

August 25, 2025 @ 5:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vienna-based Bitpanda, a European investment platform founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, has launched its innovative Bitpanda DeFi Wallet, marking a significant step toward making decentralized finance and Web3 accessible to a broader audience. With a user base of nearly 7 million investors and partnerships… 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

August 25, 2025 @ 1:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital assets ecosystem is undergoing a transformation, with tokenization often considered to be a useful technological breakthrough for digital finance. A recent column argues that tokenization, rather than blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT), is the most transformative development in the financial sector today…. Read More