#DeFi

Highlights: To foster stablecoin adoption, Coinbase and PayPal are providing zero-fee PYUSD-USD conversions. The collaboration explores on-chain platforms and decentralized finance (DeFi) using PYUSD. PYUSD has been on the rise in terms of usage, and its market cap has doubled […]

Highlights: HashKey Capital’s XRP Tracker Fund aims to attract global investment in XRP. The fund may evolve into an ETF within one to two years, pending approval. Ripple and HashKey are collaborating on tokenizing real-world assets and DeFi projects. HashKey […]

Highlights: Trump’s signature cancels the IRS rule, protecting DeFi platforms from new reporting requirements. DeFi platforms criticized the rule for being technically impossible and burdensome on innovation. The repeal reduces the compliance burden, stopping the IRS from reimposing similar rules […]

Highlights: Crypto scam losses dropped to about $28.8 million after the over $1.5 billion loss suffered in February. Code vulnerabilities accounted for the highest losses in March. Hackers stole about $14.47 million through DeFi platforms. Blockchain investigation platform Certik Alert […]

Highlights: Tether has expanded USDT0 to OP Mainnet to improve access and boost stablecoin adoption. Superchain processes over half of Ethereum L2 transactions and expects to go beyond by the end of the year. The integration aims to drive DeFi […]

Highlights: SEC plans four more crypto roundtables starting April 11. Discussions will cover trading, custody, tokenization, and DeFi. Events will be held in Washington, D.C., and streamed online. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force will […]

Highlights: A survey reveals that 83% of institutional investors plan to increase their cryptocurrency allocations this year. 59% of investors will allocate at least 5% of assets to digital assets. 84% of investors use or consider stablecoins for more than […]

Highlights: Plume Network price has surged by 10% in the past 24 hours YZi Labs’ investment boosts Plume’s vision for blockchain adoption. Indicators suggest further upside potential for Plume price movement. Plume Network price has experienced a notable increase over […]

Highlights: Converge will use stablecoins for gas fees to attract institutional capital to decentralized finance. Ethena Labs and Securitize launch Converge to support DeFi projects and tokenized assets for both permissioned and permissionless use cases. Major DeFi protocols and custodians […]

Highlights: WLFI raised $550M in token sales with support from Trump’s family. Trump’s memecoins boosted WLFI, helping it reach a $250M second-round goal. Justin Sun and Web3Port invested $85M, strengthening WLFI’s financial backing. World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance […]

Highlights: Starknet aims to scale Bitcoin by increasing transactions per second and improving the experience of users with lower fees. Xverse and Starknet will integrate in 2025 to bring decentralized finance applications to Bitcoin users. Starknet plans to use OP_CAT […]

Highlights: OCC allows banks to offer crypto custody and stablecoin services without approval. OCC removes Biden-era crypto restrictions to boost innovation. Trump announced the end of Operation Chokepoint 2.0 and pledged to support crypto and position the US as a […]