DeFi
Crypto.com and OG.com launch US crypto perps with up to 5x leverage
The contracts have no expiration date and allow traders to bet on crypto prices rising or falling.
DeFi
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DeFi
DeFi TVL Falls to $88B as Morpho Gains While Lido and Aave Lose Liquidity
Decentralized finance is losing liquidity again, with total value locked falling to roughly $88 billion on October 27. According to DefiLlama , DeFi TVL is down around 2.5% over the…
DeFi
Circle faces up to 20% revenue risk from AI agents, Mizuho says
Mizuho cited 10-20% medium-term reserve revenue downside risk as AI agents steer USDC holders toward higher-yielding fiat alternatives.
DeFi
Chainlink and Anchorage Unveil CustodySync to Unlock Institutional DeFi Lending
On Monday, October 26, Chainlink introduced CustodySync . It is an interoperability solution developed in partnership with Anchorage Digital Bank to connect institutional capital with decentralized finance (DeFi) lending markets.…
DeFi
Kraken Parent Payward Plans to Become First CFTC-Regulated HIP-3* Deployer on Hyperliquid
TLDR: Payward plans to become the first CFTC-regulated deployer on Hyperliquid’s HIP-3* perpetual markets. Bitnomial would deploy and clear the markets, while NinjaTrader Clearing would carry client accounts. HIP-3* adds…
DeFi
Hyperliquid says Kraken parent Payward to be first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployer
Hyperliquid plans to make Kraken parent Payward the first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployer, a step toward regulated U.S. perpetual futures.
DeFi
DeFi TVL Falls Below $90B as Morpho Gains While Lido and Aave Lose Liquidity
Decentralized finance is seeing another shift in capital as total value locked falls below $90 billion and investors move liquidity between major protocols. DeFi TVL stood near $87.8 billion on…
DeFi
Alpha Growth Outlines Institutional Blueprint to Attract and Retain Sustainable DeFi TVL
Nice, France, October 26th, 2026, Chainwire Alpha Growth Outlines Institutional Blueprint to Attract and Retain $20M+ DeFi TVL As decentralized finance (DeFi) transitions away from inflationary emissions, protocols and Layer-1…
DeFi
Y Combinator-backed Mochatrade raises $5.5 million to offer US stock perpetuals to Indian traders
The platform is in beta and plans to open to the public in the coming weeks, co-founder Chetan Manda told The Block.
DeFi
NBA becomes third league to sign CFTC prediction market pact, taps Kalshi and Polymarket
The CFTC and NBA have agreed to put in place standards to protect the integrity of the game when it comes to prediction markets.
DeFi
RedStone Launches Oracle Data Feeds On DogeOS Unlocking Dogecoin DeFi
RedStone has integrated its oracle infrastructure into DogeOS , a network designed to bring DeFi applications to the Dogecoin ecosystem. The integration is already live on the DogeOS testnet and…
DeFi
Fhenix CoFHE Goes Live on Ethereum and Arbitrum for Private DeFi
TLDR Fhenix launched its CoFHE encryption coprocessor on the Ethereum and Arbitrum mainnets on Oct. 21, 2026. The tool lets smart contracts process encrypted data without exposing balances, positions or…
DeFi
Tokenized Stocks in DeFi Top $300 Million, Up 25x in a Year
Tokenized stocks deposited in DeFi protocols have crossed $300 million, according to the latest data from Token Terminal . Last month, we covered the year to date growth here and,…
DeFi
Stablecoin deposits in DeFi rise 560.8% in three years as lending pools log outflows
Stablecoin deposits in decentralized finance (DeFi) have reached $24 billion , a 560.8% increase over three years , according to Token Terminal data released on October 25, 2026. But the…
Crypto Market
Mastercard Reportedly Praises RLUSD Stablecoin at XRPL Event
TLDR: RLUSD stablecoin received reported praise during an XRPL Commons hackathon pitch session, but the account came from community member Lost Art rather than an official Mastercard release. Mastercard is…
Crypto Market
CLARITY Act Vote Stalls After Lummis Says Cap Changes Were Added
TLDR: In her CLARITY Act post, Cynthia Lummis said Democrats requested a $50 million annual cap, down from $75 million, plus a $200 million lifetime limit. Lummis said the caps…
Altcoins
Zcash ETF Inflows Reverse Three Weeks of Outflows as ZEC Rallies
TLDR: Grayscale’s Zcash ETF drew $41.1 million last week, ending three straight weeks of withdrawals that removed $143.4 million from the fund. ZEC rose 6.98% over seven days while Bitcoin…
Crypto Exchanges
Hyperliquid Co-Founder Jeff Yan: Platform Is Closer to Linux Than a Crypto Exchange
TLDR: Jeff Yan said at DAS Asia 2026 that Hyperliquid should not be seen as a rival to any one exchange. Yan compared Hyperliquid to the internet and Linux, describing…
DeFi
Will Arbitrum’s Explosive Stablecoin Push Supercharge DeFi—or Just Create Another Incentive Trap?
Arbitrum is back in the spotlight, and this time the catalyst is not a flashy technical upgrade or a governance vote . It is a stablecoin growth strategy built around…
Altcoins
DOGE Contributor Mishaboar Urges Dogecoin Businesses to Back Open-Source Growth
TLDR: Mishaboar says Dogecoin businesses should support Dogecoin Core updates, fund rigorous code reviews, and submit researched proposals to strengthen the Dogecoin ecosystem. His appeal extends to alternative node implementations,…
Crypto Market
LIBRA Scandal Case Against Milei Dismissed by Argentine Judge
TLDR: The LIBRA scandal criminal case against Javier Milei, Karina Milei, Hayden Davis, and eight others was dismissed after the judge found no offense established. Judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi…
DeFi
Arthur Hayes Warns HYPE Could Underperform ETH and ZEC
TLDR: Arthur Hayes says Hyperliquid proved on-chain perpetual futures have real demand and a working product. He sees HYPE’s main risk as underperforming ETH and ZEC rather than necessarily losing…
DeFi
Uniswap Sees Biggest Wallet Surge in 4 Years. Will UNI Rally?
Uniswap (UNI) has lost 25.75% of its value over the past month, sliding to $6.93. On-chain data, however, shows new users arriving at the fastest pace since November 2022. Santiment…
Bitcoin
Crypto Prediction Markets Set New $2.7B Weekly Volume Record
TLDR: Crypto prediction markets on Kalshi and Polymarket reached a record $2.7 billion in weekly notional volume, largely from short-term Bitcoin and other crypto price contracts. Bloomberg reported that crypto…
