Cardano DeFi Falls as RealFi Launches Credit Tokens
Cardano DeFi TVL has fallen by more than half. RealFi's new credit tokens offer yield, but retail exits carry key risks.
ADACardano DeFi TVL has fallen by more than half. RealFi's new credit tokens offer yield, but retail exits carry key risks.
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US sanctions target the A7 Network and its sub-agents. On-chain research links it to $166 billion in volume and a ruble-backed bridge into USDT.
Bitcoin reached $86,857 as short liquidations topped $120 million. ETF demand returned, but remains below its late-September peak.
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LayerZero's ZRO token jumped 13.5% as CEO Bryan Pellegrino highlighted 10B-15B in monthly volume, 91% cross-chain value share and growing adoption across stablecoins and tokenized assets.
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A Japan-focused DeFi project would use Uniswap v4 hooks for pool controls, but key details about enforcement, governance and deployment remain unclear.
The SEC proposed tailored crypto custody rules for advisers and funds using existing authority, while the Clarity Act remains blocked in Congress.
AAVE jumped 11.5% as Aave V4’s stock-backed lending market passed $9 million in deposits, a whale bought $6.3 million in AAVE and cumulative loans topped $1.1 trillion.
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The SEC opened a narrow path to on-chain stock trading, but its symbol and volume caps could constrain platforms such as Robinhood.
NEAR Protocol is considering a 24-month cut in annual token issuance from 2.5% to 1.6%, while a separate long-term plan explores moving toward a fixed total supply.
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Core Lightning says node operators using version 26.06.7 or earlier should upgrade after reported attacks on unpatched nodes.
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Fiserv's Roughrider Coin is settling interbank payments on Solana for more than 90 North Dakota banks and credit unions.
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zkAPI turns an Ethereum deposit into private spending credits for metered APIs, but it does not hide prompts, responses or network metadata.
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The SEC proposal would let advisers hold certain client crypto directly and add state trust companies as qualified custodians.
Ethereum now holds more RLUSD than the XRP Ledger, but the balance data cannot identify which clients drove the shift.
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Ethereum’s proposed staking reward burn, EIP-8363, has been withdrawn from consideration for the Hegotá upgrade.
Treasury sanctioned the A7 Network as a transnational criminal group. FinCEN has separately proposed blocking funds tied to its Sub-Agents.
Drift opened DFX claims for verified April exploit losses. The first redemption value is about 0.0104 USDT per token, backed by a 3.1 million USDT pool.
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New York and Wyoming regulators will coordinate licensing reviews, examinations and potential enforcement involving digital asset businesses.
NIGHT rose about 23% in 24 hours. The move followed a renewed Zcash comparison, but no fresh listing, vote or unlock explains it.
The global crypto market cap fell 2.6% to $2.88 trillion as more than $164 million in leveraged positions were liquidated, mostly affecting long traders.
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Robinhood Wallet added Arcus for stock token swaps in supported jurisdictions. Here’s how the RFQ route compares with on-chain liquidity.
ESMA wants to license DeFi gateways and tighten disclosure rules for staking and lending, while leaving most protocol contracts untouched.
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam testnet puts a 200M gas limit within reach for validators, but no mainnet target is confirmed.
STX gained 21% in 24 hours as Muneeb Ali was named Stacks Labs CEO and the next Bitcoin staking bonding period approaches.
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