DeFi
DeFi

Circle wants wrapped Bitcoin to look bank grade before institutions trust it as collateral

cirBTC gives Circle a BTC wrapper, but the harder test is whether custody, reserves, liquidity, and redemption controls can win institutional use. The post Circle…
DeFi

Bitcoin may act as a ‘canary in the coal mine’ as risk-off pressure spreads: Bitwise

Bitwise research suggests that Bitcoin is leading a broader risk-off move across markets as global liquidity and stablecoin reserves remain elevated. Read Full Story at…
AI

Arthur Hayes Says Bitcoin Cannot Rally Until the AI Bubble Bursts

Arthur Hayes published a macro thesis arguing Bitcoin cannot rally until the AI stock bubble deflates, citing $1.5 trillion in AI debt issuance that absorbed…
DeFi

Aave Proposes Protocol-Wide Risk Framework After KelpDAO Exploit

LlamaRisk has submitted two Aave governance proposals covering a four-layer protocol-wide risk standard and a PT oracle upgrade to Chainlink CRE. Founder Stani Kulechov says…
AI

Trad.Fi, W3 target $650 million in onchain private credit using AI evaluation

Equipment-financing lender Trad.Fi is working with W3 to automate capital workflows and bring real-economy business lending onto public blockchain rails. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com…
DeFi

Bitcoin rebound highlights discount but $162M bid liquidity points to downside risk

Bitcoin’s recovery highlights investors’ belief that BTC is discounted, but weak futures market activity could slow the rebound. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
AI

OpenAI Confirms Confidential IPO Filing, Keeps Timing Open

The ChatGPT maker says it has filed paperwork for a potential public offering but may remain private while it pursues other priorities. Read Full Story…
DeFi

Bored Ape Maker Yuga Labs Rescues Dozens of Ethereum NFTs From Exploit

The Bored Ape Yacht Club creator now holds more than 60 rescued NFTs in its custody as it works to return them to their rightful…
DeFi

PiggyBank's LAB Hedge Fails, Cutting USDC Vault NAV by 15%

A Solana yield protocol’s bet on a contested mid-cap token turned a dollar-stable vault into one nursing double-digit losses. Depositors are waiting on a promised…
DeFi

Aave chief defends protocol's 'resilience' after $8.45 billion bank run

The founder of the largest DeFi platform blamed “third-party” entities for decentralized finance’s vulnerabilities, while independent data highlights severe gaps in Aave’s own risk architecture.…