Stablecoins Are the New Financial Backbone, Surpassing Traditional Payment Networks
Stablecoin transaction volume exploded to a record $46 trillion, confirming they are now the primary settlement layer for the global on-chain economy.
Balancer Protocol Smart Contract Flaw Drains over $116 Million
Faulty access control in Composable Stable Pools enabled unauthorized withdrawals, resulting in a systemic $116M liquidity drain.
CFTC Advances Leveraged Spot Trading and Stablecoin Collateral Using Existing Authority
The CFTC's use of existing authority to enable leveraged spot trading mandates a rapid overhaul of exchange custody and margin controls.
EtherFi Liquid Restaking Token Captures $2.8 Billion TVL Defining LRT Category
The native Liquid Restaking Token (LRT) abstracts EigenLayer complexity, creating a hyper-efficient, composable yield primitive for DeFi.
Basel Committee Finalizes Global Bank Capital Standards for Crypto Assets
The 1,250% risk weight for Group 2 assets mandates a 1:1 capital-to-exposure ratio, structurally limiting bank participation in unbacked crypto markets.
Terminal Finance DEX Captures $280 Million Pre-Launch TVL with Yield Skimming
The DEX's yield-skimming mechanism embeds capital productivity into the liquidity layer, setting a new economic standard for stablecoin trading infrastructure.
MEET48 AIUGC Platform Achieves Millions of Active Users on BNB Chain
By tokenizing AI-generated content and establishing a Proof of Creativity mechanism, MEET48 successfully converts passive consumption into a sustainable, user-owned co-creation economy.
J.P. Morgan and Ondo Execute First Cross-Chain DvP Settlement
Orchestration layer programmatically links private bank chains with public digital assets, reducing counterparty risk and friction in cross-market collateral mobility.
JPMorgan Tokenized Collateral Network Accepts External Institutional Assets
The expansion of the tokenized collateral system unlocks immediate capital mobility, reducing operational friction and optimizing institutional balance sheet efficiency.
