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Every DeFi read CryptoBloggers has picked: 317 so far, 273 in the last 30 days, strongest first under “Start here” and newest first below.
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Lido Adds Direct ETH Staking From Four Layer 2s to Its Interface
Lido's interface now offers direct ETH staking from four Layer 2 networks, with users receiving wstETH from local liquidity pools.
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Hyperliquid founder wants U.S. oversight of trading platforms, not his blockchain
Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan argues U.S. oversight should target trading firms using the blockchain, not the network itself.
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Babylon advances native Bitcoin lending proposal on Aave V4
Babylon's proposal to bring native Bitcoin collateral to Aave V4 has moved to a new governance stage, but votes and security reviews remain before launch.
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Conditional Markets Are Beginning to Blossom: Decision Markets Scale, Impact Markets Head to Mainnet
Galaxy Research covers decision markets scaling and impact markets moving to mainnet, a useful look at where onchain prediction and funding mechanisms are heading.
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Rocket Pool Voters Back rETH Withdrawals, Keep 4 ETH Bonds
Rocket Pool voters approved random megapool exits for rETH withdrawals and kept 4 ETH bonds; the Saturn 2 package still needs ratification.
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UNCX Vesting Pool Exploited for About $86,000, Blockaid Says
An exploit of the UNCX vesting contract drained about $86,000, per Blockaid, while the contract still held about $3.25M.
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Uniswap Launches ETH/USDC Pool With Separate Buy and Sell Fees
Uniswap launched an ETH/USDC pool using a VolatilePair Hook that charges temporary extra fees on trades that reverse large price moves.
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What will happen to my money if USDC depegs?
Reader question on what happens to DeFi-deposited USDC if it depegs; useful risk framing for stablecoin users.
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StarkWare launches OffMarket to let Polymarket users trade more privately
StarkWare opened OffMarket to the public, letting Polymarket users trade without publicly linking positions to their accounts.
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Babylon Advances Native Bitcoin Collateral Plan for Aave V4
Babylon proposes native Bitcoin collateral for Aave V4 that settles permissionless liquidations using WBTC. Risk settings and votes are pending.
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Ekubo Adds Shadow Accounts for Liquidity Providers
Ekubo added shadow accounts that let liquidity providers use existing pools, though positions and transactions stay visible onchain.
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BNY, Citadel Securities complete Treasury repo in first use of tokenized assets on major triparty platform
BNY and Citadel Securities completed the first tokenized US Treasury repo workflow on a major triparty platform.
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EQX Plans 11 Tokenized Stock and ETF Markets on Hyperliquid
EQX plans 11 tokenized stock and ETF markets on Hyperliquid's HyperCore, quoted against USDC, with US persons excluded.
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Evernorth Taps Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo for XRP Yield Push
Evernorth, a Nasdaq-listed treasury company, plans XRP institutional yield strategies from Q4, with XRP Ledger credit-market investments to follow.
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Evernorth taps Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo to put $648 million XRP treasury to work
Evernorth, after its Nasdaq debut, plans a phased move of its $648 million XRP treasury into lending and yield strategies with Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo.
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S&P 500 options are the hottest bet on this Hyperliquid exchange
Hypercall, built on Hyperliquid, reports most of its $640M volume since June came from S&P 500 options, a notable product-market signal.
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PancakeSwap Proposes 88% LP Fee Share and 69% CAKE Emissions Cut
PancakeSwap's discussion-stage proposal would send most v3 and Infinity LP fees to the treasury and cut CAKE emissions by 69%.
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Starknet introduces wallet privacy feature for DeFi activity
Starknet's Shadow Accounts let users obscure links between main wallets and DeFi activity, though transactions remain visible onchain.
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Most tokenized stock trading on Solana, BNB Chain occurs outside US market hours
Tokenized equities on Solana and BNB Chain, now about $3.3B, see most trading happen outside US market hours, showing demand for 24/7 access.
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Base Introduces Earn & Borrow With Aave and Morpho
Base now lets apps embed stablecoin lending and crypto-backed loans powered by Aave and Morpho, with borrowers still exposed to protocol liquidation rules.
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cirBTC Borrowing on Morpho Tops $190 Million as Arc Liquidity Tightens
Borrowing against cirBTC on Morpho has reached over $190M, with 97.4% of supplied USDC borrowed in the main market, signaling tight liquidity.
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Pump.fun’s fee total needs its revenue breakdown alongside it
Asks which dashboard best separates Pump.fun's fee versus protocol revenue breakdown; a useful data-methodology question.
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Mezo Sets Oct. 13 Bridge-Out Deadline for swBTC and USDe
Mezo sets an Oct. 13 deadline to bridge out swBTC and USDe, with SolvBTC withdrawals closing Oct. 29 and deposits already suspended.
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Blur to Shut Down NFT Marketplace After Blast
Blur will shut its NFT marketplace and halt new loans on Nov. 12, days after sister project Blast announced its closure.
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Zest Sets Oct. 23 Deadline to Exit aeUSDC on Stacks Market V1
Zest is ending its aeUSDC market on Stacks by Oct. 23, with users needing to exit before the bridge closes Nov. 3.
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DRW and Marex complete OTC swap referencing tokenized S&P iBoxx Index
DRW and Marex completed the first OTC swap referencing a fully tokenized index, settled via Canton Network with Kaiko data.
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StarkWare Launches Shadow Accounts on Starknet
StarkWare's Shadow Accounts let apps hold DeFi positions under separate identities, though balances and calls stay public.
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Fed Odds, DeFi Yields, and Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Upgrade
Coin Metrics weekly note on the Fed's October decision, DeFi yields, and the Glamsterdam Ethereum upgrade.
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NFT Marketplace Blur Is Retiring Blur.io on Nov. 12, Keeping Its Contracts Live Onchain
Blur retires its blur.io interface on Nov. 12, but its marketplace contracts stay live onchain and BLUR keeps fee-switch control.
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Autheo’s THEO Plunges 92% After Suspected Bridge Exploit on Base
Autheo's THEO token fell 92% after a suspected bridge exploit on Base involving a 19 million-token mint.