SEC Task Force Examines DeFi Lending Rules in Meeting With Crypto Firm

[ad_1] DeFi lending landed back on the SEC’s agenda as regulators met with industry players to examine token classification, smart contracts, and paths toward compliant crypto loans. SEC Crypto Task Force Discusses... Read more »

DeFi Technologies Debuts Bitcoin Staking ETP on London Exchange

[ad_1] DeFi Technologies’ subsidiary Valour has introduced a Bitcoin staking exchange-traded product (ETP) on the London Stock Exchange, providing investors with crypto yield opportunities as the UK moves toward easing restrictions on... Read more »

Fed to host October conference on stablecoins, DeFi, AI, and tokenization

[ad_1] Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve is hosting a conference in October to discuss stablecoins, DeFi, AI, and tokenization in payments. Panel discussions will focus on the convergence of traditional and decentralized... Read more »

What’s behind XRP’s move to DeFi?

[ad_1] The following is a guest post and analysis from Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at Sentora. 2025 has marked a turning point for XRP, combining explosive price gains with transformative shifts in... Read more »

Is TON’s DeFi ready to lead a true financial revolution?

[ad_1] The following is a guest post and opinion from Slavik Baranov, CEO at STON.fi Dev. From Gaming Phenomenon to Financial Ambition In 2024, the TON blockchain became one of the most... Read more »

Solana trading activity falls 44% in Q2 despite network fundamentals strengthening with rising DeFi adoption

[ad_1] Solana (SOL) trading activity contracted sharply in the second quarter while the network’s core infrastructure metrics strengthened across multiple dimensions. According to an Aug. 15 report by Messari, the total application... Read more »

DeFi Is outpacing Bitcoin’s maximalist mindset

[ad_1] The following is a guest post and opinion of Jeff Garzik, Co-founder of Hemi Labs. Ever since Bitcoin stopped being the one and only crypto, a group of its stalwart devotees... Read more »

SEC Commissioner Rejects DeFi Overreach, Defends Core US Principles

[ad_1] Decentralized finance took center stage in Washington as the SEC’s latest policy roundtable spotlighted code-driven innovation, individual empowerment, and freedom from centralized financial control. DeFi Embodies US Values, SEC Commissioner Argues... Read more »

Alex Protocol to Reimburse Users After $8.3M Exploit on Bitcoin DeFi Platform

[ad_1] Alex Protocol, a Bitcoin decentralized finance (DeFi) platform on the Stacks blockchain, suffered an exploit on June 6, resulting in $8.3 million in digital asset losses.   In an X announcement, Alex... Read more »

Paradigm Urges CFTC to Craft DeFi Perps Regulatory Path

[ad_1] Crypto investment firm Paradigm has called on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to develop a comprehensive regulatory framework specifically for decentralized finance (DeFi) perpetual derivatives, arguing current proposals focus... Read more »