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Apriori Raises $20M to Build Institutional-Grade Onchain Trading Infrastructure
29.8.2025
Apriori Network Inc. announced that it has raised $20 million in a strategic funding round led by prominent participants including Hashkey Capital and Pantera Capital Management LP, with additional support from Primitive Ventures, IMC Trading, GEM Labs, Gate Labs, Ambush Capital and Big Brain...
Falcon Finance Launches $10M Onchain Insurance Fund
29.8.2025
Falcon Finance has launched an onchain insurance fund with an initial $10 million contribution to enhance risk management and protect users of its USDf stablecoin ecosystem. $10M Backstop: Falcon Finance Establishes Onchain Safeguard According to the release shared with Bitcoin.com News, Falcon...
Hemi Raises $15M to Power Bitcoin DeFi Programmability
28.8.2025
Hemi has closed a $15 million growth round led by YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), Republic Digital and HyperChain Capital, bringing total project funding to $30 million as the company positions itself as an infrastructure layer for Bitcoin programmability within EVM-compatible decentralized...
Aave Labs Launches Horizon to Bridge Traditional Finance and DeFi
27.8.2025
Aave Labs has launched Horizon, a new institutional platform enabling stablecoin borrowing against tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The platform aims to merge institutional-grade compliance with the deep liquidity of decentralized finance (DeFi). Centrifuge, Circle, Vaneck Among Partners...
Top DEX Platforms Clear $425 Billion in a Monthlong Frenzy of Onchain Trading
25.8.2025
Decentralized finance (DeFi) finished the last 30 days with higher total value locked (TVL), broad green across leading chains, and trading concentrated on a handful of decentralized exchange (DEX) venues. From Swap to Tsunami Over the past month, aggregate DeFi TVL sits near $159.6 billion. That...
Lombard Launches Community Sale to Advance Liquid Restaking and Onchain Bitcoin Capital Markets
24.8.2025
Lombard announced the upcoming pre‑launch Community Sale of its native token, BARD, on Buidlpad, a compliant token access platform that connects protocols with verified communities. The sale will distribute BARD to users as part of Lombard’s effort to broaden participation in its bitcoin-focused...
Core and Hex Trust Unlock Institutional Bitcoin Staking in APAC and MENA
20.8.2025
Core Foundation and Hex Trust have partnered to introduce bitcoin staking for institutional clients in APAC and MENA, enabling secure yield generation through Core’s dual staking model. The move combines bitcoin and CORE token staking within Hex Trust’s licensed custody platform. Hex Trust Brings...
Wormhole Foundation Counters Layerzero’s Stargate Acquisition Bid
20.8.2025
On Wednesday, the Wormhole Foundation announced its intent to submit a competing bid to acquire Stargate, directly challenging a proposal from cross-chain messaging rival Layerzero. This move potentially disrupts a pending acquisition and could lead to a bidding war for the prominent bridge...
Bit Mining Proposes Rebrand to SOLAI in Strategic Solana Pivot
20.8.2025
Bit Mining Limited announced plans to rebrand as SOLAI Limited, reflecting a strategic shift from cryptocurrency mining toward building onchain intelligent financial infrastructure within the Solana landscape. Bit Mining Unveils Plan to Rebrand as SOLAI The company, currently traded on the NYSE...
USDf Explained: The Synthetic Stablecoin Climbing the Ranks
20.8.2025
With the stablecoin economy now valued at $276.8 billion, the sector has experienced striking growth—and one token has muscled its way into the top ten. In recent times, Falcon Finance’s synthetic stablecoin USDf has crossed the $1 billion mark in market capitalization, securing its place as...
Stablecoins Projected to Hit $1 Trillion in Payments by 2030 With DeFi on Overdrive
18.8.2025
Stablecoins are poised to move $1 trillion a year by 2030, disrupting global payments and unlocking trillions in capital, according to a newly released industry report. Stablecoins Set to Move $1 Trillion Annually by 2030—Legacy Rails Can’t Compete Crypto liquidity provider Keyrock released...
DeFi Development Corp. Funds SOL Strategy With Convertible Notes
16.8.2025
DeFi Development Corp. has priced an upsized $112.5 million private offering of convertible notes to bolster its corporate treasury, including further acquisition of solana ( SOL). Company Funds SOL Strategy With Convertible Notes Worth $112.5 Million The Nasdaq-listed company (DFDV) announced...
Value Locked in DeFi Reaches $154B Despite 3% Dip
15.8.2025
The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector’s total value locked (TVL) has climbed to $154.248 billion, with liquid staking giant Lido and lending platform Aave maintaining dominant positions. Lido, Aave Take Top Spots as DeFi TVL Surpasses $150B Data from defillama.com shows TVL declined 3.23% over...
Coinbase Targets DeFi Domination With New Stablecoin Fund to Accelerate Onchain Growth
13.8.2025
Coinbase is igniting a fresh DeFi liquidity surge with a powerful new stablecoin fund, targeting top protocols to fuel adoption, deepen markets, and accelerate onchain finance growth. Coinbase Unveils New Stablecoin Bootstrap Fund to Amplify DeFi Liquidity Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN)...
Stablecoins Dominate Digital Asset Transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa, Surpassing Bitcoin
12.8.2025
A study revealed that stablecoins represented 43% of cryptocurrency transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024, significantly outpacing bitcoin’s 18.1% share. Transaction Growth and Nigerian Dominance According to a study, stablecoins accounted for 43% of cryptocurrency transactions...
Hybrid L2 BOB Raises $9.5 Million in Latest Funding Round to Advance Bitcoin DeFi Development
10.8.2025
Build on Bitcoin (BOB), a hybrid Layer two (L2) blockchain, has successfully raised a total of $21 million through a series of strategic funding rounds since December 2024, with recent backing from investors including Castle Island Ventures, Ledger Cathay Capital, Rockawayx, and Sats Ventures....
BitcoinFi Booms: $7.39B in BTC Locked as Staking Takes Center Stage
8.8.2025
Staking has become a central component of BitcoinFi, with over 68,500 bitcoins locked, amounting to a total value locked (TVL) of $7.39 billion. Three protocols—Babylon, Solv, and Lombard—dominate the market, controlling about 85% of the TVL. Staking Dominance and Market Concentration Staking...
Chainlink Debuts Real-Time Market Data for Tokenized Stocks, ETFs
4.8.2025
Chainlink has launched Data Streams, providing real-time pricing for U.S. equities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) directly on blockchain networks. Chainlink Data Streams Target Tokenized Real-World Asset Market The service delivers high-frequency market data for assets including SPY, CRCL,...
Redstone Debuts Oracle for Instant DeFi Liquidations and MEV Capture
29.7.2025
Redstone has launched Atom, an oracle designed to enable real-time liquidations and capture miner-extractable value (MEV) for decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocols. Redstone Debuts MEV-Capturing Oracle for Lending Protocols The system, Redstone said, addresses delays in traditional “push”...
Consensys Taps DeFi Giant Aave for Metamask Stablecoin Yield
29.7.2025
Consensys has integrated Aave’s lending protocol into Metamask, enabling users to earn yield on stablecoins directly within the wallet. Aave Powers New MetaMask Stablecoin Yield Feature Consensys has selected decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Aave to power its new “Stablecoin Earn” feature...