Two new BlackRock funds, BSTBL and BRSRV, are extending the asset manager’s push into onchain finance. Read the full story at Bankless →

CIAN Yield Layer protocol TVL moved 9.0% in 24h to $0.26B. Category: Yield Aggregator. Active on Ethereum, Mantle, Arbitrum. Read the full story at DeFiLlama…

A mystery-shopping experiment found that exchange fees, foreign exchange spreads and banking rails mean stablecoin remittances are often no cheaper than traditional transfer means. Read…

Uniswap V4 protocol TVL moved -5.7% in 24h to $0.80B. Category: Dexs. Active on Ethereum, Base, Monad. Read the full story at DeFiLlama →

Washington views Brazil’s promotion of non-dollar payment channels, including Pix and the growth of stablecoins, as a potential threat to dollar-based trade, even as dollar-linked…

Shunyet Jan, Binance’s head of spot trading and derivatives, said the exchange is focusing more on payments and financial services than on trading alone as…

CIAN Yield Layer protocol TVL moved 7.5% in 24h to $0.28B. Category: Yield Aggregator. Active on Ethereum, Mantle, Arbitrum. Read the full story at DeFiLlama…

Financial institutions are racing to become the secure gateways for stablecoins as digital asset volume is projected to explode by 2030. Read the full story…

Euler V2 protocol TVL moved 6.1% in 24h to $0.30B. Category: Lending. Active on Ethereum, Monad, Base. Read the full story at DeFiLlama →

Japan raises visa fees fivefold to tackle overtourism Read the full story at Nikkei Asia →