Ripple’s bank-lending system moves closer to launch on the XRP Ledger
Lending support among the ledger’s 35 validators has climbed from 19 to 22 since mid-October, and no public tracker shows which validators switched.
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Decentralized finance: protocols, stablecoins, yields and on-chain markets.
DogeOS ‘very, very close’ to launching DeFi features, app layer for Dogecoin: CEO
DogeOS aims to give DOGE holders more ways to use the token through games, apps and financial services.
Bitcoin hovers near $74K as stocks rise despite US bond yield rebound
Bitcoin traded in a narrow range as investors bought the dip in tech stocks and US bond yields climbed on high CPI inflation data.
Solana's Jupiter Expands Beyond Trading With Token Baskets, Yield Vaults and New Portfolio
The trading platform, which says it has routed more than $1.3 trillion in trades, is launching four products ahead of Solana Breakpoint.
Global banks commit $270M to stablecoin venture targeting 2027 launch
Project Faro, backed by Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and BBVA, has secured $270 million in funding to launch a US dollar stablecoin in the first half of 2027.
Goldman Sachs, Citi among banks said to commit $270 million to stablecoin venture
The venture, known as Project Faro, plans to issue a dollar-denominated stablecoin and is expected to be incorporated in the U.S.
Avalanche’s AVAX leads crypto gains following NYSE tokenization deal
Avalanche’s AVAX token rose as much as 10% after the NYSE selected its blockchain to support settlement on a planned tokenized stock trading platform.
NYSE picks Avalanche to settle tokenized stocks amid Wall Street's blockchain race
Avalanche will serve as the core settlement ledger for the exchange's planned blockchain stock market
Zama spin-off Raycash launches confidential stablecoin payments and private yield on Ethereum
Raycash has launched its app on Ethereum, enabling private stablecoin payments and Morpho yield on idle balances.
Tom Lee’s Bitmine nears 5% Ethereum supply target with $20 million ETH buy as he predicts tokenization and AI ‘supercycle’
Bitmine bought another 9,587 ETH last week, closing in on its target of 5% of Ethereum's circulating supply.
tBTC bridge partially resumes as $120M Aave reserve remains frozen
Threshold halted its tBTC bridge on Oct. 30 as operators addressed a critical Linux kernel vulnerability that could allow attackers to execute code on unpatched servers.
Stablecoin growth has stalled. The payments boom hasn't
Stablecoin supply has barely grown this year, even as payments using the tokens surge. Circle's latest earnings offer another example of the divergence between dollars outstanding and activity on blockchain networks.
Nigeria’s central bank introduces stablecoin licensing rules, bans algorithmic versions
Nigeria's central bank issued new virtual asset regulations requiring stablecoin issuers and other service providers to obtain local licenses.