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Aave, the DeFi protocol known for its borrowing and lending services, has hit a key milestone, surpassing $50 billion in net deposits.
This achievement positions Aave as the largest DeFi protocol, with a total value locked (TVL) nearly double that of its closest competitor, Lido.
According to recent data from the Federal Reserve, Aave’s current deposit volume would rank 47th among US-chartered...
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is on track to surpass $100 billion in assets this month, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas.
In a June 14 post on X, Balchunas noted that while he previously projected the fund, IBIT, could hit the $100 billion mark this summer, it could happen even sooner. He highlighted that the ETF has already reached $88 billion in assets...
Bitcoin has outpaced traditional benchmarks since 2020, registering gains exceeding 1,500%, while gold advanced roughly 115% and the U.S. Dollar Index remained nearly flat.
The divergence in asset performance reflects a period of monetary expansion, persistent inflation concerns, and evolving perceptions of scarce, non-sovereign assets as institutional investors and sovereign entities re-evaluate...
Sonnet BioTherapeutics, a publicly listed biotech firm, has announced a definitive merger agreement with Rorschach I LLC, a newly formed entity backed by Atlas Merchant Capital and other crypto-focused investors, including Paradigm Ventures.
According to a July 14 statement, the merged company will adopt a new name, Hyperliquid Strategies, Inc. (HSI), and shift its focus to building a significant...
ZachXBT confirmed his involvement in investigating a cyberattack targeting Brazilian financial institutions. He stated that a breach at C...
Investor demand for digital asset investment products surged last week, with total inflows reaching $3.7 billion, the second-largest weekly inflow on record and the highest in 2025.
The CoinShares weekly report showed that this was evidenced by the inflows on July 10, when the market recorded its third-largest single-day inflow of more than $1.1 billion.
According to James Butterfill, Head of...
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal has firmly denied any connection between the exchange and a recent Bloomberg report that claims Binance played a key role in launching World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto project linked to President Donald Trump.
The report, published on July 11, cited anonymous sources who alleged that Binance helped develop the smart contract for WLFI’s USD1...
Bitcoin has surged from $108,000 to over $120,000 in less than a week, extending its aggressive uptrend and hitting new all-time highs on nearly every trading day.
While the US dollar price of Bitcoin keeps soaring, the same momentum has been more muted in other fiat currencies like the euro and British pound.
The divergence is tied to the declining strength of the US dollar. Since January, the...
Bitcoin has reached a new all-time high of $123,165, surging more than 5% in 24 hours and pushing its market capitalization to $2.39 trillion.
According to CryptoSlate data, the milestone occurred in the early hours of July 14, marking the first time the flagship crypto has surpassed the $120,000 threshold.
This surge now places Bitcoin as the fifth-largest asset globally by market cap, above...
Trusting randomness: Why verifiable randomness is crucial for AI, crypto, & decentralized technology
The following is a guest post and opinion from Felix Xu, Founder of ARPA Network.
Walk into any of Cloudflare’s global offices and you’ll find some unusual decor. In San Francisco, it’s floor-to-ceiling lava lamps, known as “the wall of entropy.” In London, it’s the “unpredictable pendulums.” These aren’t just pretty backdrops—they are grist for the randomness mill, exemplifying the ongoing...