The token has established a robust support zone at $277-$280, while rising demand for DeFi borrowing and Aave's dominant role in the sector point to future gains.
The integration will allow “qualified borrowers to access USDC loans while earning ETHFI incentives,” the startup said in a statement.
The loan facility enhances Wintermute’s ability to hedge risks effectively across exchanges and maintain broad market coverage, said the firm’s CEO Evgeny Gaevoy.
Lending protocol zkLend stated in a June 25 post on X that it will wind down its operations and direct its remaining $200,000 treasury to a fund for users affected by a February security breach. The team said the exploit “deeply eroded user confidence” and ZEND’s delisting from Bybit and KuCoin amplified the negative sentiment […]
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The US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is exploring whether digital asset holdings like Bitcoin should be considered in mortgage application processes. FHFA Director Bill Pulte announced the initiative on July 24 via X, noting that the agency is beginning a review process to determine how crypto might be used in home loan evaluations. According […]
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Aave v3 surges 55% in two months, while Maple Finance gains momentum with real-world credit pools.
Crypto research firm Artemis and DeFi project Vaults argue there is growing “institutional appetite” for onchain yield, in a new report.
Morpho V2 delivers market-driven fixed-rate, fixed-term loans with customizable terms to meet the demands of institutions and enterprises.
JPMorgan is set to begin accepting Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds as collateral for loans, Bloomberg News reported on June 4. The lender also plans to consider digital asset holdings when evaluating a client’s net worth and liquid assets, placing crypto alongside traditional categories such as equities, vehicles, and fine art when assessing lending eligibility. The […]
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Bitcoin-native lending platform Liquidium has unveiled a new cross-chain product that enables users to lend and borrow assets across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana networks, according to a statement shared with CryptoSlate. The new solution is called Liquidium Cross-Chain Loans and was announced at the Bitcoin 2025 conference. Liquidium’s Cross-Chain Loans According to the company, the […]
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Some onlookers think this decentralized market function could be improved either through stablecoin price caps or "more resilient" algorithms.
The financing will help Maple Finance, a major crypto lending platform itself, to speed up its growth, CEO Sidney Powell said.
Active loans across decentralized lending applications climbed to a record $23.723 billion on May 21, based on Token Terminal data. Meanwhile, the DeFi ecosystem’s total value locked (TVL) sits 6.4% below the level recorded on Jan. 31, the day before President Donald Trump formalized his proposed import tariffs. The surge in outstanding loans extends an […]
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Jupiter Lend, which will tap the liquidity layer Fluid, features a bespoke liquidation engine and “dynamic limits to isolate risk," Kash Dhanda said.
ONe generates returns from a Solana-based reinsurance pool, which is compounded by sUSDe returns and ONRE protocol incentives.
The resurgence in Aave coincides with improved conditions for Ethereum, which has created a positive feedback loop for DeFi protocols built on the network.
Bitcoin-native DeFi protocol Liquidium has passed a major governance proposal introducing a new staking model tied to the platform revenue. The protocol’s native token LIQ has climbed over 73.3% since the proposal was approved earlier this week. It was trading at roughly $0.25 as of press time, based on CoinGecko data. Liquidium introduces staking On […]
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Coinbase saw over $130 million in total onchain originations backed by around $227 million in collateral since launching its loan program.
The feature is pitched as a way to access DeFi yields for USDC, USDT, USDS and DAI without going through "complex processes."
On-chain lending protocols added $2.3 billion in value locked (TVL) over the past 24 hours, followed by a roughly $700 million increase in active loans and an average 7.7% price increase for lending-related tokens during the same period. Decentralized lending protocols saw their TVL rise from $40.36 billion to $42.69 billion amid the market rally […]
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This latest allocation represents Sky’s deepening commitments to diversifying its exposure to DeFi and the RWA space.
Total crypto lending is still down 43% from its 2021 peak, but decentralized platforms have seen a significant growth, Galaxy reported.
A recent Galaxy report highlighted that despite Tether leading the crypto lending market with two other companies, decentralized applications posted nearly double the amount in outstanding loans at the end of 2024. According to the report, the crypto lending market stood at roughly $30 billion on Dec. 31, excluding collateralized debt position (CDP) stablecoins. This […]
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The first campaign will be run in collaboration with oracle provider RedStone, which is allocating nearly $6 million RED tokens to the initiative.
Traders rushed to protect leveraged bets on protocols like Sky as ether dropped to FTX-bear market levels and macro factors weighed heavy on crypto markets.
Pump.fun, the Solana-based launchpad behind a wave of viral token launches, introduced a new onchain lending protocol that lets users borrow crypto to buy memecoins and NFTs. The platform, called Pump.Fi, will allow buyers to pay just one-third upfront and finance the rest over 60 days, giving retail traders a new way to access speculative […]
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Spiderchain is a Bitcoin Layer 2 that uses a bespoke proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and account-based model.
An attacker drain approximately 6,262 ETH, valued at around $13 million, from Abracadabra’s liquidity pools on GMX.
Yearn Finance founder Andre Cronje teased an algorithmic stablecoin product, much to the chagrin of some users due to UST's 2022 collapse.
Converge, expected to launch in Q2, is an Ethereum-compatible blockchain featuring native KYC and custody solutions.