Ether.fi opens Zeal migration as wallet and card services wind down
Ether.fi has acquired selected Zeal assets and opened an optional migration as Zeal winds down its wallet and card services.
Nick Sawinyh @ DeFi Blog
HSBC launches RedCoin on PayMe with permissioned transfers
HSBC RedCoin is live on PayMe, with permissioned transfers, bank-controlled custody and redemption rights set out in its product terms.
SoFi Earn pays 4.40% APY while the deposit stays on SoFi
SoFi's new tokenized deposit offers bank interest inside its crypto interface, with a shared FDIC limit and a conversion requirement for external transfers.
Circle Match Launches Hourly $USDC Mint and Redemption Auctions
Circle Match lets approved Mint customers bid on minting rebates and redemption fees through hourly, prefunded auctions.
JPMorgan brings $MONY and $JLTXX to Solana
JPMorgan Asset Management has opened Solana access to $MONY and $JLTXX for qualified investors in the United States through Morgan Money.
Hoodi Glamsterdam fork delayed after gas-handling warning
ChainSecurity says gas-accounting changes can let existing contracts commit failures that previously reverted, prompting a delay to the Hoodi Glamsterdam fork.
Uniswap launches Aggregator Hooks for external liquidity
Uniswap has enabled external liquidity routing through v4 hooks in its web app and API on Ethereum, Base and Robinhood Chain.
Ambire adds CoW Swap with MEV indicators and order checks
Ambire has added CoW Swap to its wallet routing interface with MEV protection indicators, readable order details and 30-minute quotes.
Dune launches live trading feeds with filtered market coverage
Dune launched live spot and perpetual trading feeds with explicit corrections and a restricted instrument catalog for pricing and execution review.
Polkadot warns Fearless extension users to replace exposed keys
Polkadot has warned Fearless Wallet browser extension users to replace their private keys and move funds after investigators found code that exported account secrets.
Aero merger opens token migration and replaces weekly voting
Aerodrome and Velodrome launch Aero across seven networks, requiring holders and liquidity providers to migrate to keep earning its token rewards.
OKX Unifies EUR and $EURC Spot Trading in Europe
OKX has combined euro and $EURC spot liquidity for eligible European users while preserving a choice of trading and settlement asset.
BitGo launches Gokubu with token rewards and secured credit
BitGo's new consumer card pairs token rewards with a secured account whose collateral can be liquidated to settle purchases or unpaid obligations.
OCC drops stablecoin rewards presumption, keeps evasion scrutiny
The OCC removed its proposed presumption against certain indirect stablecoin rewards while retaining anti-evasion authority and refusing to grandfather existing programs.
Pendle opens a deJAAA market for AAA CLO yield
Pendle adds principal and yield trading for Centrifuge’s deJAAA, with a November maturity and a USDC-denominated principal claim.
Qubic resumes its network and opens weak-seed recovery claims
Qubic says its network is operating again after a quorum-approved recovery, while weak-seed wallet holders face a separate ownership review to recover funds.
SIFMA seeks issuer consent and exit rules for tokenized stocks
SIFMA wants issuer opt-ins and clearer redemption rights under the SEC's Innovation Exemption for tokenized stock venues.
AIFC crypto injunctions target services and app distribution
AFSA's new disclosure concerns September court orders restricting unlicensed crypto services inside the AIFC, with separate procedural limits for Apple and Google.
1inch Card winds down, urging balance withdrawals by December 18
The 1inch Card programme is closing, with prompt withdrawal guidance and issuer-controlled timelines for existing accounts.
Silhouette opens HyperCore perps RFQs with a $100k quote cap
Silhouette has opened perpetuals RFQs on HyperCore, with accepted quotes executing on Hyperliquid and margin staying in each trader’s account.
JPM Coin adds Ethereum with vetted access and a bank-account off-ramp
JPMorgan has added Ethereum to JPM Coin's supported networks, with participation limited to approved counterparties and dollar redemption through bank accounts.
Polygon adds Besu to CDK with separate bridge and validator controls
Polygon added a production-ready Besu configuration to CDK, with public instructions for connecting private institutional chains to Agglayer.
Zerohash launches AUTH with configurable transfer checks
Zerohash launched AUTH for linked-account crypto transfers, with optional identity checks that can hold funds after they arrive on-chain.
CoreWeave, Broadcom and Seven Others Object to OKXICE Stock Tokens
OKXICE disclosed objections from nine issuers to tokenized stock trading on its proposed XLayer venue.
BIS Links Deposit Rates to Slower Stablecoin Growth
A BIS working paper finds that higher US deposit rates predict slower stablecoin growth, especially for $USDC.
Token Terminal Adds Fact Sheets for 10,000+ Tokenized Assets
Token Terminal launched Fact Sheets that put sourced disclosures beside onchain data for more than 10,000 tokenized assets.
Arbitrum Opens USDG Stablecoin Growth Program With 2M ARB Pool
Arbitrum opened a USDG growth program with a 2M ARB pool for eligible protocols that commit to the stablecoin on Arbitrum One.
DTCC Sets $30T Tokenization Scope Across Canton and Besu
DTCC has defined the launch scope for tokenized DTC-held securities, including eligible assets, networks, controls, conversion hours, and its next integrations.
Aegis deploys liquidation hedging contracts before live execution is ready
Aegis has deployed its liquidation hedging stack on Elysium testnet while keeping execution in dry-run mode until the network exposes its native price and order interfaces.
NEAR Intents Recovers $3.8M After Contract Exploit
NEAR Intents says it recovered $3.8M after a deposit-notification bug created ghost balances, then removed the feature and added an automatic pause.
Marqeta Adds Coinbase Infrastructure for Stablecoin Cards
Marqeta will integrate Coinbase custody, conversion, and Base settlement into stablecoin-backed card programs for enterprise customers.
Jack Henry Plans Google Cloud Tokenized Deposit Integration
Jack Henry will become the first core banking technology provider to integrate with Google Cloud Universal Ledger for tokenized deposits.
Visa Direct puts USDC prefunding into production
Visa Direct moved stablecoin-enabled prefunding into commercial production on October 15, with Inyo Global as the first enabler for eligible clients and partners.
Binance Wallet opens a DeFi transaction API
Binance Wallet released a DeFi API on October 16 that queries positions and builds unsigned protocol transactions across 10 EVM chains.
Jupiter YOLO beta trades against a house pool
Jupiter has opened an unaudited beta for leveraged $SOL, $BTC, and $ETH positions whose profits depend on a house-funded pool.
$WTIC Lists on LMAX Digital for Institutional Spot Trading
Energy Substantiation has listed its physically backed $WTIC oil token on LMAX Digital for institutional spot trading.
Russia sets July 2027 cutoff for P2P crypto trades
The Bank of Russia says direct crypto trades between individuals can continue only until July 1, 2027.
Mastercard and BVNK launch a fiat-stablecoin platform
Mastercard and BVNK have launched one platform for embedded fiat and stablecoin accounts, local payouts and global card spending.
Cross River adds $RLUSD to its core banking platform
Cross River is integrating $RLUSD on the XRP Ledger into its core banking system as another payment rail for fintech customers.
bStocks reports $1 billion in assets under management
bStocks says it crossed $1 billion in assets under management four months after launch as users converted more than $6 billion between tokens and underlying stocks.
Ripple Prime adds RWA swaps tied to Hyperliquid markets
Ripple Prime launched institutional RWA swaps tied to more than 100 perpetual futures markets listed by Trade.xyz on Hyperliquid.
Stripe and Plasma plan multi-currency stablecoin cards
Stripe and Plasma are co-developing multi-currency stablecoin cards for people and businesses that hold and spend across markets.
ASIC proposes custody and trading standards for Australian crypto platforms
ASIC opened consultation on custody, trading, disclosure and capital standards for Australian digital asset platforms before a new licensing regime starts in April 2027.
KR1 launches dedicated validators on Lido stVaults
KR1 has launched dedicated Ethereum validators through a Lido stVault operated by P2P.org, targeting up to 6,000 ETH in the near term.
Perpetuals publishes tokenized U.S. stocks notice
Perpetuals has published notice of its intent to use the SEC's temporary Innovation Exemption for an American tokenized-equities venue.
StandX sets January closure and DUSD exit dates
StandX has set a staged shutdown for its perpetuals exchange, with yield ending immediately and the final DUSD withdrawal deadline on January 31, 2027.
Hecto Announces $NEOPRIME Private-Market Token on Canton
Hecto has announced $NEOPRIME as a Canton-native token backed by shares in private companies, with trading planned but not yet open.
Tempo Opens Private Stablecoin Zones With Deel Live in Production
Tempo has made its Zones privacy system generally available to enterprises, with Deel already using it for contractor stablecoin payments.
VanEck ends its Lido Staked Ethereum ETF filing
VanEck has asked the SEC to withdraw the registration for its proposed Lido Staked Ethereum ETF, ending the planned distribution before any shares were issued or sold.
Sberbank joins Russia's crypto exchange register
The Bank of Russia has registered Sberbank for both principal crypto dealing and digital-asset recordkeeping under the country's new regulated market structure.
Ripple and DriveWealth add stablecoin settlement
DriveWealth is integrating Ripple's stablecoin, payment and custody products into its global brokerage infrastructure.
EQX unveils tokenized equities on Hyperliquid
EQX published the structure for 11 share-backed American equity tokens that it plans to open for round-the-clock trading on Hyperliquid.
Polygon completes Coinme acquisition for U.S. payments
Polygon Labs completed its Coinme acquisition and added regulated American money movement to Polygon Open Money Stack.
Qivalis gets Dutch EMI license for euro stablecoin
The Dutch central bank authorized Qivalis as an electronic money institution, clearing a regulatory condition for its planned euro stablecoin.
Payward agrees to acquire EU-licensed Saldo Bank
Kraken parent Payward has signed an agreement to acquire Saldo Bank and add regulated deposit, lending and payment infrastructure in Europe.
PancakeSwap proposes 88% LP fee share and lower $CAKE emissions
PancakeSwap's Kitchen has proposed shifting more swap fees to liquidity providers while reducing daily $CAKE emissions.
StonkBrokers launches Pair Tokens on Robinhood Chain
StonkBrokers launched Pair Tokens on Robinhood Chain, turning full-range Uniswap v4 liquidity positions into fungible assets with automatic fee compounding.
Aave starts USDC incentives for Coinbase tokenized stocks
Aave DAO has approved variable USDC rewards for seven Coinbase tokenized stocks supplied to its equities market on Base.
Privy brings programmable wallets to the XRP Ledger
Privy is integrating its programmable wallet infrastructure with the XRP Ledger for payment apps, fintech products and software agents.
Base packages stablecoin yield and crypto-backed loans for apps
Base has introduced an integration stack that lets platforms put stablecoin yield and crypto-backed borrowing inside their own apps.
Lynq and TBMC complete live RLUSD settlement test
Lynq and The Better Money Company completed a live proof of concept that converted a client's assets into $RLUSD through a pre-funded institutional workflow.
BNY and Citadel move a tokenized Treasury from settlement into repo
Citadel Securities settled a tokenized 2-year Treasury on BNY's private ledger and then used it as collateral in an overnight triparty repo.
Blockchain.com files for CFTC market and brokerage licenses
Blockchain.com has applied for two CFTC registrations that would let it operate a US derivatives market and handle customer orders and collateral if approved.
S&P and Kaiko put a tokenized bond index into a Canton swap
S&P DJI, Kaiko, and Derivnex completed Canton's first OTC swap tied to a fully tokenized index, with DRW and Marex as counterparties.
BIS Aurum prototype tests private digital cash with ZK proofs
BIS Project Aurum Phase 2 combines evolving pseudonyms, zero-knowledge proofs and partitioned ledgers in a privacy-preserving digital cash prototype.
HyperDex launches spot and perps aggregator
HyperDex launched a spot and perpetuals aggregator that routes swaps and bridges while users sign transactions from their own addresses.
Polygon OMS adds automated stablecoin payout runs
Polygon Labs introduced automated stablecoin payout runs for Open Money Stack with recipient, budget and time controls enforced by wallet permissions onchain.
Blur to close frontend and stop new Blend loans
Blur will retire its web frontend and stop matching new Blend loans on November 12, leaving its marketplace protocol onchain and promising a separate withdrawal tool.
INFINIT opens managed trading vaults on Hyperliquid
INFINIT has introduced managed trading vaults that accept $USDC and run fixed-term strategies through restricted Hyperliquid trading accounts.
Ledger links confirmed wallet drains to CryptoBilis devices
Ledger says every confirmed case in its October 9 draining incident involves devices sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis.
SynFutures tells Blast users to withdraw by October 26
SynFutures has asked users with balances on Blast to withdraw to Ethereum before Blast ends normal-interface withdrawals on October 26, 2026.
Standard Chartered launches $RLUSD custody in Dubai
Standard Chartered has opened institutional custody for $RLUSD on the XRP Ledger through its Dubai branch and plans to connect the asset to LMAX Group through collateral mirroring.
Dubai regulator licenses Kraken-linked Payward for broker and investment services
Dubai's VARA issued Payward FZCO an active licence for broker-dealer and management services, with permission to serve retail through institutional clients.
FSB maps cross-border stablecoin risks and data gaps
The FSB says the structure of global stablecoins can concentrate redemption risk across borders while pseudonymous activity limits financial stability monitoring.
Kraken's Payward secures full Dubai VARA licence
Dubai's VARA issued Kraken entity Payward FZCO an active VASP licence covering broker-dealer and management and investment services.
Papertrade Tightens OI Caps After BBO Manipulation Attempts
Papertrade said it is tightening open-interest caps after traders targeted the Hyperliquid best-bid-and-offer midpoint that prices positions on its synthetic perpetuals exchange.
PLabs proposes private stablecoin protocol on Ethereum
PLabs has proposed an Ethereum issuance protocol that would turn reserve deposits into private notes while keeping circulating claims backed 1:1.
French committee backs tax on crypto-to-stablecoin swaps
French lawmakers advanced two 2027 tax amendments covering crypto-to-stablecoin conversions and portfolios above €800,000 when holders leave France.
XRPL patches payment overflow that could mint $XRP
XRPL shipped an emergency payment-engine fix after a bug bounty report showed how one transaction could create spendable $XRP.
IMF finds tokenized markets active but fragmented
The IMF found substantial tokenized-market activity alongside weak liquidity, fragmented settlement arrangements and new channels for transmitting financial stress.
French Committee Backs Stablecoin Swap and Crypto Exit Taxes
Two amendments adopted in committee would change how France taxes stablecoin swaps and unrealized crypto gains when wealthy holders leave the country.
Papertrade sets launch caps and profit haircut for HyperEVM trading
Papertrade has set a 14:00 UTC start for its HyperEVM perpetuals venue, with $1 billion of new per-side OI headroom and relayer-controlled launch traffic.
Coinbase and Gennius bring ONED USD to Argentine bank apps
Coinbase and Gennius plan to put ONED USD conversion, transfers and Visa spending inside bank apps, starting in Argentina.
CFTC proposes swap classification for event contracts
The CFTC has proposed expressly classifying event contracts as swaps under federal commodities law.
XRPL patches payment engine bug that could mint spendable $XRP
XRPL fixed a payment engine overflow that could let a crafted payment mint spendable $XRP while charging the buyer only a few hundred drops plus a fee.
Senate investigator presses Cantor on Tether ties
Senator Richard Blumenthal asked Cantor Fitzgerald for records on its Tether custody, ownership and compliance arrangements by October 23, 2026.
New York bans Alex Mashinsky from the crypto industry
New York secured a permanent financial-industry ban and contingent payments of up to $35 million from former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky.
ESMA tests rules for tokenized CCP collateral
ESMA has opened a call for evidence on how EU clearing houses could accept tokenized collateral while preserving existing safeguards.
OpenETF launches tokenized fund testnet on Hyperliquid
OpenETF has opened a testnet for Hyperliquid trading funds whose shares can be held and transferred as tokens.
UK sanctions Cryptomus, TokenSpot and payment platforms
The UK added businesses behind Cryptomus, Heleket, TokenSpot and VexPay to its Russia sanctions list, restricting payments and UK access to their services.
Papertrade opens pre-deposits before HyperEVM perpetuals launch
Papertrade has opened pre-deposits for a staged HyperEVM launch built around synthetic perpetuals, a self-funded liquidity pool and queued profit claims.
Franklin Templeton and Animoca bring tokenized assets to NUVA
The collaboration is intended to move NUVA beyond its existing Provenance-based vaults by adding institutional assets from a broader group of issuers.
XRPL activates delegated permissions for issuers
XRPL has activated granular account delegation for issuers and operators, with a warning still attached to one token-burning permission.
Consensys and ClearToken target 24/7 tokenized settlement
Consensys and ClearToken are pairing blockchain infrastructure with a UK-regulated settlement framework for tokenized securities and cash.
Cardano Foundation Spins Out Veridian With Tokenized Shares
Cardano Foundation spun out digital identity company Veridian and tokenized its shares as Swiss ledger-based securities under the proposed CIP-0113 standard.
Vault Street launches CARRY for leveraged RWA yield
CARRY combines tokenized credit and market-neutral strategies in a managed vault with on-chain leverage and a dedicated redemption sleeve.
Securitize Launches Tokenized U.S. Stocks on Solana
Securitize has launched American stock tokens on Solana for eligible investors, with security entitlements backed one for one by underlying shares.
ESMA tells EU crypto firms to end services for unauthorised stablecoins
EU crypto providers face a three-month deadline to remediate legacy exposure to stablecoins that do not meet MiCA requirements.
Uranium Finance Hacker Convicted Over $53.3M DeFi Theft
A Manhattan jury convicted Jonathan Spalletta of computer fraud and money laundering over two attacks that emptied Uranium Finance liquidity pools.
Based Visa Card Discloses User Data Breach After Dashboard Attack
Based disclosed that an attacker accessed user data through an internal card dashboard while deposited funds remained out of reach.
Hashi sets October mainnet rollout with $500M committed
Sui plans to move Hashi from testnet to mainnet by the end of October with more than $500 million committed by its launch coalition.
Orca and Loopscale Merge as Formation
Orca and Loopscale have merged as Formation, combining their Solana trading, credit and vault products under one New York-based company.
Samsung Wallet Adds USDC Transfers on Solana and Sui
Samsung Wallet will add USDC transfers for American Galaxy users through Solana and Sui, with Coinbase supporting the product.
HashKey Cloud plans native Bitcoin lending through Babylon vaults
HashKey Cloud plans to connect institutional Bitcoin collateral to Aave v4 through Babylon's Trustless Bitcoin Vaults.
UK Names Six Lead Banks for Digital Gilt Pilot
HM Treasury appointed six banks to underwrite, distribute and support investor engagement for the UK's first digitally native government bond.
Polygon OMS Adds TRON Stablecoin Payment Support
Polygon Open Money Stack has added TRON support for stablecoin deposits, wallets, routing and fiat payouts.
Lido Contributors Unveil Lido Lend Based on Morpho Blue
Lido contributors have unveiled Lido Lend, a planned lending market based on a modified fork of Morpho Blue.
Tether and Kazakhstan central bank sign stablecoin MoU
Tether, Kazakhstan's central bank and the Alatau City Authority signed an agreement to study a tenge stablecoin and asset-tokenization pilots.
GSR launches Hare for stablecoin and tokenized gold vaults
GSR launched Hare with Turtle as an onchain vault curation business, with its first two Aave-powered products still awaiting opening dates and terms.
Universal Safety Products sets October 19 switch to DeFi Capital Markets
Universal Safety Products plans to change its name and ticker while shifting from safety products toward tokenization, digital assets, and proprietary trading.
Prosecutors cite Bitcoin Fog ruling in Roman Storm venue fight
Federal prosecutors argue that a recent Bitcoin Fog appeals ruling supports venue in Manhattan for two counts in Roman Storm's Tornado Cash case.
Rain seeks OCC national trust bank charter
Rain applied to form an OCC-supervised trust bank for digital asset custody, stablecoin reserves, issuance and redemption.
BitGo and HashKey expand institutional partnership
BitGo and HashKey have expanded their APAC partnership across staking, trading, custody and real-world asset tokenization.
Firelight launches FXRP-backed cover for DeFi vaults
Firelight has launched shared DeFi vault protection backed by staked FXRP, starting with two Sentora vault products.
Cardano launches programmable tokens on mainnet
Cardano has launched CIP-0113 programmable tokens for regulated assets with transfer, freeze and seizure rules enforced by the network.
Abstract chain to shut down December 15
Abstract will wind down its chain and has told users to move their assets before a December 15 shutdown.
Crypto Cards 2026: Who Holds the Money Before the Swipe
Crypto card spend passed $1.1 billion a month in August. Underneath the volume, the same question keeps surfacing: once you top up, who actually holds the money? We read the...
Liquid Network: $320M Pegged Out, Every Key Intact
Someone pegged 3,996 BTC out of Blockstream's Liquid sidechain through a valid SideSwap order, and the federation's 11-of-15 multisig signed the withdrawal. No key was compromised. The L-BTC came from...
Inside the Stock-Paired Memecoin Boom
On Robinhood Chain, memecoins are increasingly quoted in tokenized shares instead of stablecoins. We read the pools directly and found 432 of them, holding 17% of the onchain float across...
A Memecoin Cornered a Tokenized Stock
A memecoin paired against tokenized Hims & Hers equity absorbed most of the token's onchain float over a weekend and pushed it as much as 112% above its NYSE close....
Term Finance: $8.5M Approved by Silence
An attacker queued a routine-looking vault parameter change on Term Finance, waited six days for nobody to veto it, and walked out with 2,841 ETH and 1.68 million USDC. The...
EIP-8363: Ethereum's Tapered Issuance Burn
A draft EIP would burn a rising share of validator rewards until net consensus yield reaches zero at half the ETH supply staked. It landed two days before a fork...
The Ostium Exploit: Drained by a Fake Bitcoin Price
An attacker drained roughly $11.86M in USDC from Ostium by opening a Bitcoin position against a fabricated $5,000 price and closing it near $60,000. The chain shows it plainly, and...
Robinhood Chain: Open Rails, Fenced-Off Asset
Robinhood launched a permissionless L2 built for tokenized stocks. Its flagship asset is a US-blocked debt security with no ownership rights. The gap between the rails and the product is...
Onchain Prop Firms: The House Edge, On the Table
Funded-trader firms have always quietly bet against some of their own customers. The onchain prop firms now launching on Hyperliquid are putting that conflict on the table, and turning it...
HIP-4 vs Polymarket: Who Resolves Reality?
Hyperliquid's HIP-4 outcome markets put prediction trading inside an exchange. The contest with Polymarket is less about fees than about who gets to call the truth.
Polymarket's $600K Drain Was a Key Compromise
An attacker drained ~$600K from a dormant Polymarket ops wallet on Polygon. It got labeled a contract exploit. It wasn't, and the difference matters.
Ethereum's Missing Fighter
Dankrad Feist argues Ethereum is losing because no organization is economically tied to ETH and willing to fight for it. A look at his proposal, the staking-revenue funding mechanic, and...
T. Rowe's Kroger: Tokenization's Real 2026 Win Is Access
T. Rowe Price's David Kroger on why the cost-savings story for tokenization is overhyped, what's actually onboarding TradFi capital, and the vault-vs-ETF condition for 2031.
The EF's Spring 2026 Reshuffle
Five senior Ethereum Foundation exits, a March Mandate that triggered sign-or-leave reports, and a scoped-down Glamsterdam fork. What's verified, what isn't, and what's actually at stake.
The Echo eBTC Exploit on Monad: $77M Minted, $870K Stolen
An attacker minted 1,000 eBTC on Monad, roughly $77M of fake wrapped Bitcoin, and stole ~$870K of real WBTC against it on Curvance. The rest is stuck on-chain.
Fluid's $8.2M Bad-Debt Cleanup, and the Governance Fight It Triggered
Fluid used a pre-approved credit line to sweep up Resolv bad debt, then drafted the governance vote to repay it. The cleanup worked. The process is the story.
Anchorage's Kevin Wysocki on What CLARITY Actually Changes
Anchorage's Kevin Wysocki on CLARITY's Senate Banking markup, Section 106 mechanics, the two-year clock, and the five things that don't pass with the bill.
Circle's ARC Tokenomics: The Numbers Still Missing
Circle closed a $222M ARC presale at $3B FDV and published a whitepaper that leaves the dilution-determining parameters to a governance vote. Reading the document carefully.
Distributed vs. Represented: A Cleaner RWA Lens
rwa.xyz split tokenized assets into Distributed (~$30B) and Represented (~$438B). The lens is cleaner, but the $100B-by-year-end forecast does not survive the math.
The Ethereum Staking Issuance Debate
Should Ethereum cut staking rewards to defend ETH's moneyness, or keep them to protect LST-fueled DeFi? A look at the curve, the camps, and what a hard fork could change.
BitMine vs. Strategy: Two DAT Flywheels
Strategy's BTC flywheel trades at a premium. BitMine's ETH version trades at a discount and adds a staking yield engine. The asset choice changed the structure.
On-Chain IRS in 2026: Yield Stripping Won
Pendle and Exponent dominate the on-chain rate market through yield tokenization. True synthetic IRS protocols keep launching and keep staying small. Here's why.
On-Chain Forex Is a Price Bet, Not a Position
On-chain forex venues exist, but what trades is USDC perp on a price feed. The ceiling is an asset-primitive gap, not a venue problem.
Agra Bonds: A CLOB for Tokenized Credit
Agra Bonds is a beta Ethereum orderbook for tokenized private credit. Here is how the rate-quoted CLOB works, what is actually live, and where it sits in the RWA landscape.
The KelpDAO rsETH Exploit: $292M Minted From a 1-of-1 Bridge
A single-signer DVN on KelpDAO's LayerZero bridge let an attacker mint 116,500 unbacked rsETH and walk out with ~$236M in WETH from Aave. Here's the full on-chain breakdown, who pays,...
The Speculation Gradient: Sports Prediction Markets vs Sportsbooks
A DeFi analyst's field report on sports prediction markets, the $1.1T BofA estimate, the CFTC vs states jurisdictional war, and where these venues actually sit on the productive-to-predatory gradient.
Stablecoins for Neobanks: Why the Plumbing of Digital Banking Is Changing in 2026
Neobanks are rebuilding cross-border payments, wallets, and new-market expansion on stablecoin rails. A practical look at the $318B market, the integration reality, and what the GENIUS Act changes for 2026.
The 40 Basis Point Illusion: Why Most DeFi Yield Isn't Paying You Enough
Stablecoin lending on Aave and Morpho barely beats Treasuries while carrying total-loss risk. Here's the math on what APY actually justifies DeFi's downside.
Three Token Fundraising Models Inspired by the SEC's March 17 Release
The SEC's Interpretive Release 33-11412 cleared specific crypto activities. We explore three speculative fundraising models inspired by the new guidance and where the legal risk still lives.
The Resolv USR Exploit: $80M Minted From Thin Air
A broken minting function on Resolv Labs' USR stablecoin let an attacker turn $100K into $25M. Here's what happened, who got hurt, and what it means for DeFi security.
Stripe's MPP vs. x402: What Actually Happened Today
Two competing visions for machine-to-machine payments shipped on the same day. Here's how x402 and MPP differ, and why Stripe is betting on both.
Did the SEC Just Clear DeFi? Not Exactly. Here's What Release 33-11412 Does and Doesn't Do
The interpretation is real, detailed, and favorable. It's also not a safe harbor, not a statute, and open to revision.
yvUSD: Inside Yearn's Zero-Fee Stablecoin Vault
A deep dive into Yearn's yvUSD V3 vault: zero fees, nine active strategies, two deposit modes, and an honest look at where the yield comes from.
The Risk Nobody Talks About: How to Actually Evaluate Yield-Generating RWAs
A practitioner's guide to the hybrid TradFi/DeFi risks hiding inside tokenized real-world assets, and what the leading risk curators are doing about them.
Stablecoin Issuance Infrastructure in 2026: The Full Map
Everything you need to know about issuing a stablecoin in 2026: models, regulation, infrastructure, and the new stablechains.
Tranched Credit Markets in DeFi: Where Things Stand in 2026
Tranched credit markets split lending pool risk into layers so different investors can choose their exposure. As of March 2026, they're becoming core infrastructure on EVM chains and Solana, driven...
Futard.io and the Futarchy Bet: Can Prediction Markets Fix Crypto Launches?
Futard.io locks launch funds in escrow and uses prediction markets to govern spending. The treasury model is a clear upgrade. The futarchy governance is an open experiment with real limitations.
The Complete Guide to DeFi Vaults in 2026: How Curated Vaults Became the Smartest Way to Earn Yield in Crypto
From Yearn's genesis to Apollo's $160M commitment to Morpho, DeFi vaults have evolved from experimental yield tools into institutional-grade infrastructure managing billions.
Stablecoins Hit $320 Billion. Here's What the Data Actually Shows.
In January 2026, stablecoin networks moved more than ten trillion dollars. A look at where the money is, how it moves, and why it matters.
The Aave Mess: Who Actually Owns a Decentralized Protocol?
Aave had a rough winter. What started as a fight over swap fees turned into a full-blown war between the people who built the protocol and the people who theoretically...
Canton Network vs. EVM-Compatible Blockchains: A Technical Reckoning
The blockchain landscape has split more sharply than most architects acknowledge. The EVM ecosystem and Canton answer different questions—comparing them as if they were racing toward the same finish line...
The AI Agent Economy Onchain: Real Progress, Concrete Projects, and Lingering Questions
A clear-eyed look at the on-chain AI agent economy onchain in early 2026.
The Complete Guide to Tokenized Metals and Onchain Markets in 2026
How blockchain is transforming precious metals investing with $5+ billion in tokenized gold, silver, and beyond
The Definitive Guide to the Polymarket Ecosystem: 170+ Tools, Bots, and Products Reshaping Prediction Markets
This definitive guide explores the complete landscape of Polymarket ecosystem products.
Points-Based Distribution Programs in Web3: A Comprehensive Guide for Crypto Founders
Planning a token launch? This comprehensive guide reveals how to design points programs that build loyal communities while avoiding costly mistakes.
Hyperliquid vs Aster: A Comprehensive Analysis of Two Emerging DeFi Protocols
The decentralized finance landscape continues to evolve with innovative protocols pushing the boundaries of what's possible in on-chain trading and financial services. Among the newer entrants making waves are Hyperliquid...
Understanding Solana Improvement Documents (SIMDs): A Deep Dive into Protocol Governance and Comparison with Ethereum's EIPs
Explore Solana Improvement Documents (SIMDs) & compare them to Ethereum's EIPs. Understand Solana's protocol governance, development, and upgrade processes, including proposal submission, discussion, approval, & implementation.
Exploring the Hyperliquid Chain Ecosystem: A Deep Dive
Discover the Hyperliquid Chain: a high-performance L1 blockchain featuring HyperEVM, a Central Limit Order Book, and zero gas fees, revolutionizing on-chain trading. Explore its vibrant ecosystem of DeFi protocols, AI-driven...
Introvert's Guide to Crypto Networking Events
A guide for introverts navigating crypto networking events. Offers strategies for preparation, engagement, follow-up, and self-care to thrive in the Web3 space, turning challenges into networking opportunities.
Novel Perpetual Trading Platforms: Hyperliquid, Extended Exchange, Lighter, and Ostium
Explore top decentralized perpetual trading platforms: Hyperliquid (high liquidity, zero gas), Extended Exchange (TradFi), Lighter (HFT), and Ostium (RWA trading, high leverage). Compare features, fees, risks, and potential rewards. Discover...
Non-Custodial Crypto Debit Cards in 2026
A practical guide to crypto debit and credit cards that spend from a wallet or contract you control. We compare Ether.fi Cash, MetaMask Card, Exa, Tangem Pay, Phantom Cash, Ethena...
Token Vesting: Everything You Need to Know
Learn everything about token vesting in this comprehensive guide. Understand different vesting schedules, their benefits, and how they ensure long-term commitment and stability in blockchain projects. Perfect for investors, developers,...
TOKEN2049
TOKEN2049 Singapore Set to Be World’s Largest Web3 Event With Over 10,000 Attendees
Web3 Accelerators: Paving the Way for the Future of Decentralized Innovation
In this blog post, we will explore the concept of Web3 accelerators and how they are playing a crucial role in driving forward the future of decentralized innovation.
Blockchain Bridges Hacks
Cross-Chain Bridge Hacks History
JPEGz - NFT market capitalization Index
Interview with Joe Sticco, co-founder of Cryptex Finance
KyberSwap - a multichain DEX aggregator
KyberSwap is a DEX aggregator designed to provide the best token prices for traders across multiple exchanges, and maximizing earnings for liquidity providers using capital efficient AMM, in one decentralized...
Index Coop - DAO launched to democratize access to complex crypto strategies
Index Coop
Potion - Kelly Criterion Bonding Curve for Risk Instruments
Potion is a web3 dapp that helps create automatic insurance markets where buyers and sellers come together and trade at mathematically sustainable prices
KyberSwap: Swap and Earn Tokens at the Best Rates
What is KyberSwap?
Phuture - Crypto Index Products for the Token Economy
Co-founder of Phuture, Oliver talks about the challenges of developing a rebalancing engine when you have to find equilibrium between cost and decentralized execution
Solend - Lending and Borrowing on Solana
Solend founder on how they went from an idea to mainnet in 3 months, with the lending protocol built on top of Solana.
PieDAO - Wealth Creation Strategies Accessible to Everyone
Jarvis Network a fully on-chain Forex market
Pascal explained how Synthereum protocol enables 0-slippage swaps with deep liquidity and scalability
DeHive - Multi-chain Asset Management Protocol
Sergey about building a one-click DeFi asset manager, on top of Ethereum and Polygon, that would enable an easy purchase and getting a yield for already purchased assets
APWine - The Protocol for Future Yield Tokenisation
Founders of APWine shared how they get into crypto and what we could do when we can tokenize the yield
TCAP - Price Exposure to Total Cryptocurrency Market Cap
Joe shared TCAP backstory and told us how the market of basketed derivatives looks like in 2021
Step Finance - DeFi portfolio manager and aggregator
George told us how Step Finance team building the first Solana-based DeFi portfolio manager
Punk Protocol - DeFi 401(k) Pension Service
0xJohnny told us how they are building the first DeFi 401(k) pension service on Ethereum
Shield - The first on-chain perpetual options
Today, we talked with Charles about his journey from the Fintech industry to DeFi and how Shield is building a one-of-a-kind decentralized protocol for future derivatives infrastructure
The Defiprime Post #54: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between August 1st and August 8th, 2021
The Defiprime Post #53: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between July 25th and August 1st, 2021
The Defiprime Post #52: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between July 18th and July 25th, 2021
The Defiprime Post #51: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between July 11th and July 18th, 2021
The Defiprime Post #50: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between July 4th and July 11th, 2021
Notional - fixed-rate, fixed-term crypto asset lending and borrowing
The Defiprime Post #49: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between June 27th and July 4th, 2021
Liquity - Interest-free Borrowing Protocol
Robert told us about Liquity - governance free and censorship-resistant interest-free borrowing protocol
The Defiprime Post #48: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between June 20th and June 27th, 2021
daVinci - NFT Marketplace Platform on Harmony
daVinci is an eco-friendly NFT marketplace platform on Harmony, where the user can create NFT with 2 seconds finality
The Defiprime Post #47: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between June 13th and June 20th, 2021
Sovryn: Bitcoin-Based Trading and Lending Platform
Ororo shared Sovryn backstory, and told us how they are building a bitcoin-based DeFi platform for seamless lending and borrowing
The Defiprime Post #46: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between June 6th and June 13th, 2021
The Defiprime Post #45: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between May 30th and June 6th, 2021
Mimo - Decentralized Stablecoin Pegged to the Euro
Claude told us about Euro stablecoin and token issuance protocol they are building at Mimo
The Defiprime Post #44: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between May 23rd and May 30th, 2021
The Defiprime Post #43: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between May 16th and May 23rd, 2021
The Defiprime Post #42: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between May 9th and May 16th, 2021
The Defiprime Post #41: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between May 2nd and May 9th, 2021
SecretSwap: Cross-Chain Dex With Front-Running Protection
What are privacy-preserving smart contracts? Find it out in our interview with Secret Network co-founder
The Defiprime Post #40: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between April 25th and May 2nd, 2021
NFTX - NFT Index Funds Explained
What're NFT Index Funds? Find it out in our interview with NFTX core contributor ChopChop.
The Defiprime Post #39: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between April 18th and April 25th, 2021
The Defiprime Post #38: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between April 11th and April 18th, 2021
The Defiprime Post #37: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between April 4th and April 11th, 2021
Reflexer and RAI Explained
Stefan told us how he turned an old idea from a DAI Purple Paper into a new DeFi protocol
The Defiprime Post #36: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between March 28th and April 4th, 2021
Spendless - Donate Without Spending Anything
Patryk shared Spendless backstory and told us how Spendless with the help of DeFi protocols let us donate an interest earned to the causes that matter
The Defiprime Post #35: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between March 21st and March 28th, 2021
Tally - Explore Governances
Dennison Bertram talks about how Tally empowers user-owned governance through a voting dashboard, governance tooling, and real-time data for research and analysis
The Defiprime Post #34: Your Weekly DeFi News in Bite-Sized Fashion
This week’s issue covers events between March 14th and March 21st, 2021
Indexed Finance Explained
Dillion shared Indexed Finance backstory, explained DeFi index investing niche and capitalization-weighted index pools
FinNexus Options Explained
NFT20 - Permissionless P2P Protocol to Tokenize NFTs
B.Protocol Explained
Yaron told us how B.Protocol eliminating the gas wars and shifting the miner’s profit to the protocol users
mStable Explained
James told us how mStable started, why they choose guarded launch for mUSD, and where is mStable’s protocol business model
88mph - Fixed Interest Rate Lending Protocol
Guillaume talks about 88mph backstory, community building, DeFi structured products, and how we could derisk lending
SynLev - Synthetic Leveraged Asset Tokens
SynLev core-developer Carl, told us Synlev backstory and dipped into a decentralized synthetic assets space
Biconomy - Simplifying Web3 Experiences
We sit with Ahmed Al-Balaghi to talk about gasless trading experience and abstracting away blockchain complexities through gas-efficient meta-transactions
PEAKDEFI - Decentralized Performance-based Asset Management Fund
Sergej told us PEAKDEFI backstory and how revolution against traditional financial markets going, and what's the goal for PEAKDEFI Protocol in 2021
Alpha Homora - Leveraged Yield Farming
Tascha Punyaneramitdee about leveraged yield farming product and what's coming next at Alpha Finance Lab
Opyn - DeFi Options Trading Protocol
Aparna told us about Opyn backstory, state of defi options market and what's new in Opyn v2
Frax: Fractional-Algorithmic Stablecoin Protocol
We talked with Frax Finance founder Sam Kazemian about algorithmic stablecoins and how fractional-algorithmic mechanism is different
Cover Protocol - Decentralized Insurance Marketplace
Alan told us what is Cover Protocol, how peer-to-peer coverage marketplace different, and who determining coverage premiums in decentralized protocol
Mirror Protocol
Do Kwon talks about Terra blockchain and a new Mirror Protocol that lives on Terra and Ethereum and enables access to global financial markets
xSigma - Decentralized Stablecoin Exchange
Alex talks about R&D lab building novel stablecoin exchange xSigma DEX, and how they are going to create a unified DeFi ecosystem with their own stablecoin
Ethereum Push Notification Service
Harsh Rajat talks about future of banking, EPNS protocol incentives and where is a business model for decentralized push notifications
dHEDGE
Henrik talks about decentralised asset management and how dHEDGE going to democratise investing and level the playing field
DeFi Person of the Year 2020
Here are defiprime’s 2020 DeFi Persons of the Year, starting with our pick for the year’s most pivotal builder
OpenDAO - Real World Assets for DeFi
Sean Qian shared OpenDAO backstory and told us how real world assets could be tokenzied and used in DeFi ecosystem
CryptoWars: Intersection of DeFi and Gaming
CryptoWarsOU co-founder told us about gamification of liquidity farming mechanics, and how they built a novel project on the intersection of DeFi and gaming industry
Zoracles Protocol
We talk with Leonard about zero-knowledge proofs oracle, 'Snarks as a Service', and where is room for competition in the crowded DeFi oracles market
DODO: Capital-Efficient Decentralized Exchange
With Diane Dai, we discussed AMM's exchanges market, Proactive Market Maker algorithm, and what's coming next in DODO 2.0
Meter
Xiaohan Zhu talks about Meter's hybrid consensus mechanism, Meter-Ethereum bridge, sidechains and Ethereum gas fees
LN Markets
Romain talks about decentralization, derivatives trading and building product on Lightning Network
YAM Finance
Trent talks about YAM Finance backstory, community ownership economy, and decentralized governance
Rarible
Alexei Falin discusses Rarible and the marketplace’s mission to bring the next million users to DeFi through NFTs
The Graph
Yaniv talks about how The Graph Protocol is helping to make building on Web3 accessible to anyone
Chainlink
Adelyn Zhou shared Chainlink Network backstory and future goals, and how Chainlink going to build truly chain-agnostic oracles
Nansen: Blockchain Analytics Platform
Alex told us how data science helps surface the signal from the noise when it comes to blockchain data
Mooniswap
Anton told us the 1inch backstory from a hackathon project to a leading DeFi aggregator, and how's new Mooniswap AMM is different
Bancor Protocol
Bancor’s head of growth Nate about AMMs, Bancor Protocol backstory and what is new in Bancor v2
Omen - Decentralized Prediction Market Platform
Ingamar told us about DXdao and where is Omen prediction market platform stands in decentralization spectrum
Curve Finance
Michael Egorov talks about Curve, the decentralized stablecoin exchange that’s taken DeFi by storm
What Are Perpetual Contracts for Bitcoin? dYdX Perpetual Futures Explained
We are going in-depth on new dYdX Perpetual Futures platform in this article.
Lien Protocol - Stablecoin Without Governance
The Lien Protocol team talks about their new stablecoin system, which doesn’t require over-collateralization or governance
pTokens
Thomas Bertani told us pTokens backstory and shared his vision of the future of cross-chain DeFi interoperability
Matic Network
Sandeep Nailwal told us how L2 Scaling works on Matic and why Matic Network is an ideal platform for DeFi DApps
Multis - Crypto wallet for companies
Thibaut about Multis backstory, YCombinator experience and DeFi markets
JellySwap - Atomic Swap Cross-chain Exchange
JellySwap's co-founder Tito about atomic swaps, JellySwap backstory and how's multichain future could look like
How Zerion simplifies DeFi onboarding
Today, we are talking with Zerion's co-founder Evgeny about a series of iterations that lead to the creation of the first DeFi interface
dYdX - Decentralized Platform for Advanced Financial Products
In our interview Antonio shared dYdX backstory and told us why BTC Perpetual fits really well in DeFi space
Liquality - cross-chain atomic swaps
Simon told us Liquality backstory, and shared his thoughts on complexities of a cross-chain swap for end users
Swap Rate - Underlying Primitive For The Financial System
Talking with Andrey Belyakov about DeFi, derivatives market, and why interest rate swaps it is one of the most important instruments in the fixed income market
Voluto - high-interest savings account powered by DeFi
Laurynas Jokubaitis on non-zero sum games, DeFi perspectives in global economies, and Voluto backstory
IDEX Exchange
Alex Wearn told us about hybrid model DEX challenges, regulation, backstory, and what’s coming next for IDEX
ZenGo - A New Generation of Crypto Wallet
Ouriel Ohayon shared his thoughts on crowded wallets space, ZenGo backstory and what it takes for DeFi to grow up
Tellor - Decentralized Oracle
Tellor team shared Minable Oracle Contract backstory, and how Daxia pivoted into Oracle space
Aave Protocol - Innovative DeFi Lending
Stani talks about undercollateralized flashloans, interest bearing aTokens, the long way Aave Protocol came and global DeFi challenges
PoolTogether - Prize Linked Savings Account
Leighton Cusack, shared the PoolTogether backstory starting from ETHDenver 2019, and told us about the future plans
Sablier - The Protocol For Real-Time Finance
Paul shared the story of building a protocol for real-time finance
Money On Chain - a Stable Asset Platform
Max, the co-founder of Money On Chain, shared the story of building a stable asset platform using RSK
DeFiZap - Instant Access to Popular Opportunities in DeFi
Nodar told us how he started DeFiZap, shared his future plans and thoughts on global challenges and opportunities for the DeFi space
BloomID - Decentralized Identity Platform
Shannon Wu, on building an identity solution for private data verification, sharing, and aggregation
How Request Enabling Blockchain-based Invoices?
Christophe told us Request' backstory and shared his thoughts on the future of DeFi markets
Atomex - Hybrid DEX Based on Atomic Swap Technology
Atomex co-founder Igor Matsak explained how Atomic Swaps could help solve interoperability between blockchains
Pools.fyi - Uniswap Liquidity Pools Analytics
Caleb on challenges of communicating and distilling information about Uniswap liquidity pools, and Ethereum business models
OpenSea - decentralized marketplace for all sorts of digital items
OpenSea co-founder Devin Finzer shared his thoughts on what it takes to build a decentralized market place, and intersection of gaming and DeFi
Dune Analytics - create and share analysis of smart-contract data
Fredrik told us the backstory of Dune Analytics and shared plans for lowering the bar for anyone who wants to explore aggregated on-chain data insights for Ethereum smart contracts.
Centrifuge - bridging the gap between traditional finance and web3
Philip on real-world assets tokenization, bridging the gap between traditional finance and web3, and the promise of DeFi
MyCrypto - gateway to the Ethereum blockchain
Jordan shared the backstory of MyCrypto and talked about what the next steps for the Ethereum will look like
xDai Chain - cheap, fast, scalable, and secure peer-to-peer payments
Igor Barinov, the founder of POA Network, told us backstory of xDAI and shared his thoughts on blockchain interoperability, regulation, and the future of DeFi
dfuse - blockchain APIs to build world-class applications
Alexandre Bourget told us how dfuse going to empower developers around the world to integrate blockchain into their applications easier.
Kleros - decentralized court system to adjudicate smart contracts
Federico told us about DAO and decentralized justice for DeFi that uses cryptoeconomics to incentivize users to become jurors and vote honestly on disputes.
Zap - decentralized bonding curve curation market
Nick Spanos from Zap.org on oracles, bonding curves, decentralized economic ecosystem and future of crypto and DeFi.
Switcheo - DEX on Ethereum, EOS and NEO blockchains
John Wong from the Switcheo team shared the backstory of multichain DEX and talks about perspectives of DeFi.
StablePay: DeFi native payment system
Doug from the StablePay team talks about building DeFi enabled payment solution for content creators.
Chainbeat - Google Analytics for the dApps world
Ashok shared his thoughts on cross-platform blockchain analytics, and challenges Chainbeat team faced while building Google Analytics for the dApps world
Argent - a new type of Ethereum wallet
Itamar talks about building a new smart contract based Ethereum wallet with native DeFi integrations.
Idle: tokenizing the best interest rate across different lending protocols
Matteo told us how Idle tokenizing the best interest rate across different DeFi lending protocols
SODA: BTC-backed Crypto Loans
Max told us about what it looks like being a managing partner with $2M AUM and what's the goals SODA see in the future.
Hummingbot for Crypto Market Making
Carlo talks about switching career from Wall Street investment banker to open-source market making bot developer.
Equilibrium - the framework for decentralized crypto-backed stablecoins and DeFi products
Alex Melikhov shared his thoughts on stablecoins and DeFi and told us the backstory of building the first crypto-backed stablecoin based on the EOS blockchain.
Expert Roundup: DeFi Smart Contract Audits
When it comes to “being your own bank,” having the ability to evaluate the security of the tools at your disposal becomes a necessity.
Interview with stake.fish founder, Wang Chun
Wang Chun, founder of stake.fish talks about PoS staking, security-first mindset, and where is an intersection of DeFi and staking-as-a-service providers.
Band Protocol - interview with CEO and co-founder Soravis Srinawakoon
Soravis shared his thoughts on DeFi core values and told us how Band Protocol bring data available on-chain.
Gnosis Safe: Smart contract-based multisig wallet
Tobias from the Gnosis Team told us how to securely store funds on Ethereum, with multiple signatures to authenticate transactions and an extra layer of security, and about a future...
0x: Decentralized Exchange Protocol
Matt Taylor from the 0x Core Team told us how they built a decentralized exchange protocol, and what comes next for DeFi dApps.
UMA: Universal Market Access. Interview with Allison Lu
Allison Lu on the future of DeFi and what it's takes to build decentralized financial contracts platform enabling Universal Market Access
Provable: blockchain-agnostic oracle service for dApps developers
Thomas Bertani talks about building blockchain-agnostic oracle service for dApps developers.
DeversiFi - interview with CEO and founder, Will Harborne
Will Harborne, told us backstory of building Ethfinex including recent rebranding it into DeversiFi, and shared his thoughts on the future of DeFi.
Project Hydro and Hydro Pay
Mark from Hydro Labs told us backstory of Hydro project, and their new gasless app Hydro Pay.
Lending Stablecoins with DeFi
The idea is simple I will put $100 worth into various DeFi lending products, and going to track results over the year
LocalEthereum: Decentralized P2P Fiat on-ramp for ETH
Michael Foster, talks about building decentralized fiat on-ramp for ETH and the future of decentralized finances.
VouchForMe - Interview with co-founder Matt Peterman
Matt Peterman, co-founder of VouchForMe, shared his thoughts on using social proof and blockchain in the insurance industry.
Carbon Fiber: Stripe for Crypto
Nick Pai, from Carbon team, told us how they built Stripe for Crypto and how they deal with regulatory compliance when building Fiber.
AirSwap - new products, backstory and challenges
Maxime Bucaille from AirSwap team, talks about exploring new ways to bring legacy financial structures onto the blockchain
StakeWithUs staking-as-a-service provider
Oliver, co-founder of StakeWith.Us talks about infrastructure and scalability built around adoption driven projects, staking-as-a-service providers and the future of DeFi.
Issuing and managing team equity on Ethereum with Quidli. Interview with founder.
Issuing and managing team equity on Ethereum with Quidli. Interview with founder, Justin Ahn
MyEtherWallet and DeFi dApps. Interview with Brian Norton
Brian Norton talks about building a new version of MEW and sharing thoughts on the future of DeFi and dApps space at Ethereum.
WBTC origins with Benedict Chan, CTO of BitGo
Benedict Chan, CTO of BitGo talks about origins of WBTC, delivering trust in digital assets and exploring the depth of the programmable ecosystem.
Nexus Mutual - Smart Contract Insurance. Interview with founder.
Hugh Karp talks about Nexus as a part of the best practice standard for smart contract security.
Interview with Zefram Lou, co-founder of Betoken
Zefram Lou, co-founder of Betoken, talks about fundraising difficulties for DeFi projects in an uncertain regulatory environment and how they build a decentralized fund that invests in crypto-assets.
Interview with Rachael McCrary, COO of one of a kind messenger-based Button Wallet
Rachael McCrary, COO of Button Wallet talks about messenger-based banking, and how cryptocurrency landscape will shift over the next five years.
Interview with ParaSwap founder, Mounir Benchemled
Mounir Benchemled talks about building Crypto Startup, DeFi regulation, and what efforts needed to make blockchain technology mainstream.
Interview Fred Krueger, CEO of EOS Lynx
Fred Krueger, CEO of EOS Lynx talks about building consumer-grade wallet for mass adoption.
Staking-as-a-Service with Stakin
Stakin team shared their expertise as an infrastructure operator for Proof-of-stake blockchains and thoughts on defi projects.
Interview with Ren co-founder Loong Wang
Loong Wang, CTO and co-founder of Ren, talks about privacy and interoperability between blockchains.
Interview with imToken
Philipp Seifert from imToken team talks about building mobile wallet, and what users look for at dApps and DeFi.
Interview with Dolomite co-founder, Adam Knuckey
Co-founder of Dolomite, Adam Knuckey, talks about decentralization and KYC compliance for DEXes.
CDP Saver - DeFi assets management tool. Interview with co-founder, Nenad Palinkašević
Nenad Palinkašević, сo-founder of CDP Saver talks about shipping all-in-one DeFi assets management tool in 6 months.
Interview with Fortmatic co-founder Sean Li
Fortmatic co-founder, Sean Li talks about building an SDK that enables users across the globe to interact with dApps using just their phone number.
Totle - access point for all decentralized liquidity. Interview with founder David Bleznak.
David Bleznak, founder of Totle talks about building non-custodial, peer-to-peer, transparent, and KYC-free access point for all decentralized liquidity.
Interview with TokenSets creators
Inje Yeo, Co-Founder of Set talks about a mission to make wealth management accessible to the world.
Interview with Loi Luu, CEO and co-founder of Kyber Network
Loi Luu talks about long term objectives, and how Kyber Network is going to become the transaction layer for the decentralized economy.
Interview with Tian Li, co-founder of DDEX exchange
Tian Li, co-founder of DDEX exchange talks about scaling Ethereum DEXs and Hydro protocol.
Newdex the first EOS-based Decentralized Exchange
Newdex's team talks about building the first EOS-based Decentralized Exchange.
Interview with Daniel Wang CEO and Founder of Loopring Foundation
Daniel Wang talks about Loopring Protocol and the future of decentralized exchanges.
ETHLend, the first decentralized lending marketplace
Stani Kulechov talks about ETHLend, the first decentralized lending marketplace built by DeFi OGs.
ERC-1404 - an open standard for enforcing restrictions on token transfers
Today we talking with Ron Gierlach from Tokensoft about ERC-1404, an open standard for enforcing restrictions on token transfers.
Interview with Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix talks about on-chain synthetic assets.
Neutral Dollar the first meta-stablecoin
Nelson from Neutral talks about the first meta-stablecoin, Neutral Dollar (NUSD), and use cases for basketing stablecoins.
Interview with Mona El Isa CEO and Co-Founder at Melonport
Mona El Isa, Co Founder at Melonport talking about building a new infrastructure for asset management at Melon Protocol.
Interview with Ryan Berkun, Founder & CEO of Fabrx
Ryan Berkun, Founder & CEO of Fabrx talking about building on the new decentralized web.
Interview with Nicola Di Marco, Founder & Designer from DexWallet
Nicola Di Marco Founder & Designer from DexWallet talking about building mobile wallet for the decentralized finance with integrated borrowing, lending, exchange, and native in-wallet Staking for everyone.