DeFi
DeFi

Circle, Coinbase lead crypto stocks rally amid Clarity Act progress, bitcoin hitting $80,000

The market is starting to price in potential winners as stablecoin yield compromise opens path for passing key U.S. digital…
DeFi

Senators Release CLARITY Act Stablecoin Yield Compromise as White House Pushes for May Markup

The bipartisan compromise bans passive stablecoin yield but allows activity-based rewards, clearing the final major hurdle to a Senate Banking…
DeFi

How Canton Network Lets Institutions Guard Against DeFi Security Risks: Digital Asset CEO

Because Canton allows participants to implement guardrails, Digital Asset’s Yuval Rooz said institutions can protect against bad actors. Read Full…
DeFi

Mike Cagney’s second act: Turning blockchain into Wall Street’s new plumbing

Figure’s $1 billion month capped a years-long push to strip out middlemen from credit markets, bringing real-world assets, lending and…
DeFi

Crypto industry backs CLARITY Act yield compromise, pushes Senate Banking for markup

The agreement necessitates firms restructure reward programs from a “buy and hold” to a “buy and use” model; however, CCI…
DeFi

The $292M crypto hack exposed DeFi's weak spots. Here’s what must change, insiders say

As Wall Street moves onchain, the year’s biggest crypto hack and DeFi crisis is forcing a rethink of risk, security…
DeFi

Bitcoin above $78,000 as Senate clears Clarity Act yield hurdle, S&P 500 sets new record

Bitcoin recovered from a midweek dip to $75,500 to climb back above $78,000 by Saturday morning in Asia, with the…
DeFi

CLARITY Act stablecoin yield rules finalized: ‘Go time’ for crypto bill

Galaxy Digital head of research Alex Thorn expects the banking industry to “increase their opposition efforts” following the release of…
DeFi

Clarity Act text lets crypto firms offer stablecoin rewards while shielding bank yield

The text released Friday blocks crypto firms from offering stablecoin yield offerings that look like bank deposits, but “bona fide”…
DeFi

Aave Deposits on MegaETH Cross $575M as Post-TGE Liquidity Pours In

MegaETH’s DeFi TVL has doubled since Thursday’s MEGA token launch, with USDM and Terminal Points farming pulling in fresh capital.…