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DeFi30 Oct, 2026

Wall Street’s Private Blockchain Push Risks a “Race to the Bottom,” Ethereum Advocate Warns

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DeFi11 Aug, 2026

Bitcoin-Backed Lending Enters Institutional Era as Companies Borrow Against BTC

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DeFi10 Aug, 2026

Hyperliquid’s RWA Perps Boom as HYPE Revenue Comes Under Pressure

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DeFi8 Aug, 2026

XRP Ledger Proposes Privacy Upgrade for $530M+ in Tokenized Assets

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DeFiEmma Collins · 30 Oct, 2026 · 3 min

Hyperliquid Fees Hit 30-Day High as Perps Hit $17.44B

Hyperliquid fees climbed to a 30-day high as perpetuals turnover reached $17.44 billion on Oct. 29, signaling a sharp pickup in derivatives activity. Liquidations rose to about $252 million, while outstanding positions declined, indicating aggressive short-term trading and risk management across the venue.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 9 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Sui’s Hashi Bitcoin Lending Protocol Secures $500M in Commitments

Sui’s Hashi protocol is preparing to bring Bitcoin-backed lending to its blockchain ecosystem with more than $500 million in capital commitments. The system is designed to let institutions use Bitcoin as collateral while keeping the underlying BTC on the Bitcoin network.

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DeFiJames Walker · 1 Oct, 2026 · 2 min

Thorchain Rejects Freeze After Bitget CEO Request

Thorchain co-founder Chad Barraford defended the protocol’s refusal to freeze hacker-linked wallets after 1 request from Bitget CEO Gracy Chen, arguing neutral networks cannot decide who may transact. The stance underscores a growing clash between exchange security expectations and decentralized recovery realities.

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DeFiJames Walker · 11 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Standard Chartered Sees SKY Rising Fivefold by 2028

Standard Chartered has initiated coverage of Sky's SKY token with a $0.325 target for 2028, while forecasting Bitcoin at $300,000.

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DeFiJames Walker · 10 Sept, 2026 · 3 min

Arya.ag Puts $2B Grain-Backed Loans Onchain via Avalanche

Arya.ag is moving $2 billion in grain-backed loans onchain, tokenizing grain deposits on Avalanche to let lenders verify the crops backing agricultural credit. The initiative targets faster, more transparent collateral checks for India’s farm finance market, potentially broadening access to working capital for producers and traders.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 7 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

DBS and Citi Complete Weekend USD Payment on Swift Digital Ledger

DBS and Citi completed a cross-border USD payment over a weekend using tokenized deposits on Swift’s Digital Ledger. The transaction settled in minutes instead of the usual one to two business days.

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DeFiJames Walker · 31 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

More Markets Loses $9.3M in DeFi Lending Exploit

More Markets reportedly suffered a $9.3 million exploit after an attacker used ankrFLOW and E-mode to overborrow WFLOW from a lending reserve on Flow EVM.

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DeFiJames Walker · 31 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Cronos Halts Network After Tectonic Exploit Estimated at $75M

Cronos halted its blockchain after an exploit targeting DeFi lending protocol Tectonic was estimated to involve roughly $75 million, highlighting continued risks across cross-chain crypto markets.

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DeFiJames Walker · 29 Aug, 2026 · 6 min

Tokenized Assets Could Unlock a Bigger Role for Bitcoin in Onchain Finance

Tokenized real-world assets may be more useful than headline utilization figures suggest, with growing collateral use potentially creating new opportunities for Bitcoin-based financial markets.

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DeFiJames Walker · 25 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Ethereum DeFi Liquidations Hit $36 Million After 3% PT-reUSD Drop

A roughly 3% drop in PT-reUSD triggered about $36.4 million in Morpho liquidations after leveraged borrowers used the Pendle-linked token as collateral.

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DeFiJames Walker · 20 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Trump's Hyperliquid Name-Drop Sends HYPE Toward Record Highs

President Donald Trump's comments about a potential legal path for Hyperliquid to enter the U.S. market sent HYPE sharply higher, pushing the token toward its previous all-time high.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 15 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Wall Street’s Private Blockchain Push Risks a “Race to the Bottom,” Ethereum Advocate Warns

Etherealize CEO Vivek Raman argues that Wall Street’s growing interest in permissioned blockchains could create isolated networks and limit the interoperability and liquidity benefits of public blockchain infrastructure.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 11 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Bitcoin-Backed Lending Enters Institutional Era as Companies Borrow Against BTC

Institutional Bitcoin-backed lending is expanding as public companies increasingly use BTC as collateral to raise capital without selling their holdings.

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DeFiJames Walker · 10 Aug, 2026 · 6 min

Hyperliquid’s RWA Perps Boom as HYPE Revenue Comes Under Pressure

Hyperliquid’s RWA perpetual futures have surged to record levels, but rising builder payouts are putting pressure on protocol revenue and the buybacks supporting HYPE.

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DeFiJames Walker · 8 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

XRP Ledger Proposes Privacy Upgrade for $530M+ in Tokenized Assets

XRP Ledger validators are considering six new amendments, including Confidential Transfers, which could encrypt token balances and payment amounts for institutional users.