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Circle Crashed Because of the Clarity Act Draft. But Is It Oversold?

Circle had its worst day as a public company on Tuesday. CRCL fell 20%, erasing $5 billion in market cap on volume nearly 4x its…
Payments

Coinbase and Better Launch Crypto-Backed Mortgages With Fannie Mae Backing

Borrowers can pledge Bitcoin or USDC as down payment collateral without triggering a taxable event. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
Markets

Tether Gold Expands to BNB Chain as Tokenized Gold Market Approaches $5 Billion

The integration connects the dominant gold-backed token to BNB Chain’s RWA ecosystem amid a volatile stretch for spot gold prices. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io…
Markets

A new US rule wiped $5B off Circle — but it may hurt Coinbase more

Circle, the issuer of USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin, saw its stock plunge 20% this week, erasing $5 billion in market capitalization in its steepest intraday…
DeFi

Mezo taps Aerodrome to support token trading on Base in Bitcoin DeFi push

The Bitcoin lending protocol will allocate 2.25% of its token supply to Aerodrome users as it looks to expand activity for its token and stablecoin.…
Infrastructure

Australia's central bank backs tokenization as pilot finds $16.7B upside

Tokenized finance and related infrastructure upgrades will be “revolutionary,” said Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Brad Jones. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
Infrastructure

Australia's central bank backs tokenization as pilot finds $16.7B upside

Tokenized finance and related infrastructure upgrades will be “revolutionary,” said Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Brad Jones. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
DeFi

DeFi Generated $8 Billion in Onchain Yield in 2025: Analysis

A breakdown of DeFi’s yield sources reveals that borrowing demand, trading fees, and funding rates drove the bulk of returns, while more than half of…
Markets

Bitcoin traders dump coins within 48 hours of Fed meetings as new data reveals systematic FOMC weakness

Bitcoin’s relationship with the Federal Reserve has gone through a real transformation over the past several years, and the shift now looks clear enough to…
AI

Obex Starts Deploying $1B in USDS Into Mortgages, AI Hardware, and Solar Energy

The Sky-backed stablecoin incubator’s inaugural class of eight projects marks the protocol’s biggest push yet to diversify beyond crypto-native yield sources. Read Full Story at…