Topic: #defi
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Mezo's swBTC and USDe bridge-out deadline arrives as native BTC bridge-in closes
Mezo set October 13, 2026 as the deadline for holders of swBTC and USDe to bridge out, Crypto Briefing reported. solvBTC and xsolvBTC were added later, and native BTC bridge-in closes permanently the same day.
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Fortune predicts AI agents will reshape crypto markets by 2028, Crypto Briefing says
Crypto Briefing, citing a Fortune report, said AI agents were expected to fundamentally reshape crypto market activity by 2028 and outpace human participants, with platforms like Hyperliquid drawing attention.
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Evernorth (XRPN) shares rise as much as 5% in Nasdaq debut, names new CIO
Shares of XRP treasury company Evernorth Holdings (XRPN) rose as much as 5% in their Monday Nasdaq debut, per Yahoo Finance data cited by Cointelegraph, as the firm named an ex-Coinbase Asset Management executive CIO.
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Solana took 65% of tokenized equities volume in one day, Crypto Briefing says
Crypto Briefing reported Solana handled 65% of tokenized equities volume on one day in the week of its report. That came after a late-September stretch when Solana's share was about 35% and Robinhood Chain led with roughly 39%.
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Uniswap v4 and v3 handle 47.2% of $161.4 billion in stablecoin DEX volume
Uniswap v4 and v3 together accounted for 47.2% of the $161.4 billion in stablecoin trading on decentralized exchanges over 30 days, Crypto Briefing reported, with v4 leading stable-to-stable swaps.
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CFTC moves to define event contracts as swaps, carves out casino-style gambling
The CFTC issued two measures Friday: a proposed rule defining event contracts as swaps and an interim rule excluding casino-style gambling. Together they sharpen the agency's claim to exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets.
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Ledger probes CryptoBilis wallet loss reports; Bitcoin insurer Meanwhile raises $37.5M
Ledger told Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis to pause sales while it investigates reported wallet losses. Bitcoin life insurer Meanwhile raised $37.5 million, and ESMA opened a review of tokenized collateral.
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Aerodrome's AERO gains 48% in 30 days ahead of Oct. 21 Velodrome merger
Aerodrome's AERO token rose about 48% over 30 days, ahead of Bitcoin and Ether per The Defiant, as the Base DEX nears an October 21 merger with Velodrome into a new multichain protocol called Aero.
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Robinhood Chain fees fall 97% from peak as memecoin trading cools
Robinhood Chain's daily fees fell 97% from an early-September peak of about $8 million, CoinDesk reported via Crypto Briefing, while DEX volume and roughly $1 billion in TVL held up better.
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Tether blocklist freezes four THORChain TRON vaults before swaps resume
Researcher Khal reported a USDT blocklist hit four of THORChain's six TRON vaults on Oct. 9, freezing about 1.45 million USDT by his estimate and halting TRON trading until swaps resumed that afternoon.
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Sui's Hashi to launch bitcoin collateral network with $500 million in commitments
Sui is launching Hashi, an institutional network that lets holders use bitcoin as lending collateral without moving it off the Bitcoin ledger, with $500 million in capital commitments.
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Deus X Capital shuts down as Morton family backers split into AI and fintech arms
Crypto and fintech investment firm Deus X Capital told CoinDesk it has ceased operations as its Morton family backers split up, with CEO Tim Grant moving to lead AI venture TensorX.
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Abstract, the Ethereum layer-2 built by Pudgy Penguins' parent, to shut down
Abstract, the consumer-focused Ethereum layer-2 built by Pudgy Penguins' parent Igloo Inc., said it will shut down this year. Igloo CEO Luca Netz said the company lost tens of millions without finding product-market fit.
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Unidentified wallet sends about 133.78 million USDC to Aave, Whale Alert flags
An unlabeled wallet moved roughly 133.78 million USDC into lending protocol Aave, according to Whale Alert data reported by Crypto Briefing. Neither Aave nor Circle has commented on the transfer.
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Aave's Pendle PT collateral nears Oct. 8 maturity as December rollover market forms
About 67.4 million Pendle principal tokens backing Aave loans on Monad mature Oct. 8, and risk adviser LlamaRisk has named a newer December PT market as the rollover destination.
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Arkham data shows Pump.fun's $2.8 billion on-chain holdings are mostly PUMP
Arkham Intelligence data reported by Crypto Briefing ties $2.838 billion in on-chain assets to Pump.fun, with about $2.19 billion of it in the platform's own PUMP token and the rest mostly SOL and stablecoins.
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Polymarket unveils Protocol V2, moves all new markets to it on November 2
Polymarket's Protocol V2 replaces the Gnosis Conditional Tokens Framework with a single ERC-1155 positions contract, pUSD-only collateral and pluggable oracles, and takes over all new markets on November 2.
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Aave lifts GHO borrow rate to 4.5% on Ethereum Core after USDC GSM depletion
Aave's Ethereum Core market now charges 4.5% to borrow GHO, matching the sGHO savings rate, after TokenLogic reported a depleted USDC GHO Stability Module on Oct. 2, CryptoSlate reported.
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S&P Global Ratings launches risk framework for crypto lending vaults
S&P Global Ratings has launched a framework that scores digital asset lending vaults across six risk areas. S&P puts sector deposits at about $10 billion, up from $1.5 billion two years earlier.
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Stripe taps Privy CEO Henri Stern to lead its crypto and stablecoin strategy
Stripe has put Privy co-founder and CEO Henri Stern in charge of its crypto and stablecoin strategy, Crypto Briefing reported, as its stablecoin card programs hit about $1.2 billion in monthly spending.
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Stripe plans stablecoin card expansion to more than 100 countries by year-end
Stripe expects its stablecoin card programs to reach more than 100 countries by year-end, crypto lead Henri Stern told CoinDesk, as card spending in stablecoins tripled year over year, per Paymentscan.
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Safe investor Greenfield Capital asks Swiss watchdog to review foundation board
Greenfield Capital said it filed a supervisory complaint with Switzerland's foundation watchdog, seeking changes to Safe Ecosystem Foundation's board after months of pressing the foundation directly.
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Bitwise launches PAPY-USDC vault on Circle's Arc for RWA-backed lending
Bitwise brought its Premium RWA Vault (PAPY) to Circle's Arc on September 16, lending USDC on Morpho against tokenized real-world assets with a 5-6% variable APY target, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Fed hike to 3.75%-4% can help stablecoin issuers, squeeze Bitcoin borrowers: analysis
A CryptoSlate analysis says the Fed's Sept. 16 hike to 3.75%-4% can lift reserve income for stablecoin issuers like Circle while raising interest costs for companies that borrow to buy Bitcoin.