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Securitize, a leading player in digital asset tokenization, is set to go public through a $1.25 billion special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal, marking one of the most significant milestones yet for blockchain-based financial infrastructure. The transaction will merge Securitize with a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Cantor
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Bitget Wallet has announced a major upgrade with the integration of HyperEVM, the Ethereum-compatible smart contract layer of the Hyperliquid blockchain. The move connects Bitget users directly to one of the fastest-growing decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystems in the crypto space. With this update, Bitget Wallet users can now perform cross-chain
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tZero Group Inc., a leading force in blockchain-based securities, is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2026, CEO Alan Konevsky announced. The company, which operates a digital marketplace for tokenized securities, is currently in talks with investment banks to select underwriters and is also exploring a pre-IPO
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Aave Labs, the company behind one of the world’s leading decentralized lending protocols, has acquired the engineering team from San Francisco-based startup Stable Finance, marking another major move in the growing wave of consolidation across the stablecoin and DeFi sectors. Aave Labs Acquires Stable FinanceAave Labs expands its consumer-focused
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A New Chapter for Institutional DeFi Decentralized finance (DeFi) took a major step toward institutional adoption this week as Aave and Maple Finance announced a new partnership aimed at bridging traditional capital markets with on-chain liquidity. The collaboration, revealed on October 21, will see Maple’s yield-bearing, real-world asset–backed
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Solana Labs co-founder and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko is working on a new decentralized exchange (DEX) project called Percolator, a high-performance protocol designed for trading perpetual futures directly on the Solana blockchain. According to documentation shared on GitHub on October 19, Percolator is described as an “implementation-ready” on-chain, self-custodial perpetual futures
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DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV), a publicly traded Solana-focused treasury firm, has boosted its SOL holdings by nearly 5%, purchasing an additional 86,307 SOL tokens worth about $16 million, according to new disclosures published Thursday. The latest acquisition brings DeFi Development’s total Solana balance to over 2 million SOL,
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Chainlink has teamed up with MegaETH to launch what both companies describe as the first native, real-time onchain oracle, setting the stage for a new era in decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure. The collaboration integrates Chainlink Data Streams directly into MegaETH’s high-speed Layer 2 network, allowing smart contracts to access
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Crypto prime broker Project 0 has announced a major integration with Kamino, a leading liquidity protocol built on the Solana blockchain. The partnership aims to simplify risk and capital management for decentralized finance (DeFi) users, while improving overall market liquidity and efficiency. The collaboration will allow Project 0 users to
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MetaMask Steps Into Decentralized Derivatives MetaMask, the world’s leading self-custodial crypto wallet, is expanding its reach into decentralized trading. The company announced on Wednesday that it has launched perpetual futures trading directly within its wallet, alongside a new rewards program and plans to integrate prediction markets through a partnership
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Digital Currency Group’s decentralized AI arm, Yuma, has strengthened its leadership team by bringing on Greg and Jeff Schvey, co-founders of crypto data provider TradeBlock, as chief operating officer and chief technology officer, respectively. The company announced the appointments on Tuesday, marking another strategic move in its push to
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The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector is showing signs of renewed strength, with total protocol fees climbing to around $600 million in September — a sharp recovery from the 12-month low of $340 million in March. The rebound, marking a 76% increase over six months, has been driven primarily by major players