DeFi
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Cardano Foundation urges EU against expanding MiCA rules to DeFi and staking
Cardano Foundation urges the EU not to extend MiCA to DeFi and staking, arguing for risk-based rules.
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Privacy Pools v2 Goes Live With Bigger Feature Suite
Privacy Pools v2 launched with payments, yield and swaps built around compliance.
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FCA Proposes Guidance on When DeFi Interfaces Need UK Authorization
FCA proposes guidance on when DeFi interfaces need UK authorization; consultations close Nov. 18.
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Why a position marked at 100 USDC can quote 90.91 USDC before fees: a toy AMM example
A clear toy constant-product AMM example showing why a position's marked value can differ from its actual sale quote before fees.
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The hidden costs of DeFi that nobody puts in the APY
Overview of hidden DeFi costs beyond gas fees that erode advertised APYs; a general explainer.
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Kalshi Pushes Deeper Into Crypto Derivatives With Bitcoin-Backed Margin Loans
Kalshi Prime clients can now borrow against bitcoin via a BitGo tri-party structure to margin perpetual futures.
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Abracadabra breaks its DAO to shut down protocol
Abracadabra DAO, once above $6B TVL, will shut down after a reduced-quorum vote on a wind-down proposal.
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Crypto Long & Short: Why real-world assets need fixed-rate loans onchain
Argues onchain RWA lending needs fixed-rate, fixed-term loans, and estimates a 5% reserve shift in Sky and Ethena could create $1.8B of RWA demand.
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Ledger Adds Morpho Loans Against Wrapped Bitcoin
Ledger users can now borrow USDC or USDT on Ethereum against wrapped Bitcoin via Morpho, with collateral in smart contracts subject to liquidation.
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Can RWA assets become private and compliant?
Discussion of the tension between institutional privacy needs and public blockchains for tokenized RWAs, and whether compliant private RWAs are feasible.
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French Authorities Push EU to Make Crypto Exchanges Screen DeFi Protocols for Users
French authorities want EU rules making exchanges liable for client incidents when they give access to DeFi protocols without adequate checks.
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Lido Lend Exit Plan Would Tap Borrower Collateral for Withdrawals
Lido Lend's exit plan would use borrower collateral to fund withdrawals, starting with positions nearest liquidation; key details remain unspecified.
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PancakeSwap TVL tops $380M as major fee overhaul heads to vote
PancakeSwap's proposed fee overhaul would send 88% of swap fees to LPs and cut CAKE emissions 69%, pending a vote.
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France proposes liability for crypto exchanges offering DeFi access
France proposes making crypto exchanges check DeFi protocols and bear liability for some customer losses under EU rules.
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PancakeSwap Opens 'The Flip' Vote With CAKE Supply Condition
PancakeSwap's 'The Flip' vote retains CAKE buybacks and phases in a roughly 69% cut in effective daily emissions.
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Token Approvals in DeFi: The Risk That Often Goes Unnoticed
Explainer on how unlimited or long-lived token approvals create hidden wallet risk and why users should review them.
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Crypto’s 2026 shutdown wave claims 82 projects. What went wrong?
Around 82 crypto projects have shut down in 2026, driven by falling revenue, depleted funding and security breaches.
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Why Papertrade Won't Let PAPER Trade
Papertrade explains why its PAPER token cannot be traded on its own platform, since in a house pool exchange the token is the house.
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Extended Plans Oct. 22 Settlement Move From Starknet to Arc
Extended is moving its settlement from Starknet to Arc, and its notices give conflicting deadlines for converting or withdrawing USDT and wBTC in sub-accounts.
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ERC-8452: Agent Default Registry
Draft ERC-8452 proposes a shared registry where lenders record defaults by agent identity and owner address.
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ERC-TBA: Agent Default Registry
Draft registry where lenders record agent loan defaults so they are visible across lenders.
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ERC-8451: Agent Repay-First Payees
Draft ERC-8451 proposes agent revenue addresses that repay creditors before owners can spend agent income.
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ERC-TBA: Agent Repay-First Payees
Draft spec for revenue addresses that repay an agent's creditors before its owner receives funds.
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ERC-8450: Agent Credit Lines
Draft ERC-8450 proposes one lender-neutral interface for revolving credit to ERC-8004 agent identities.
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ERC-TBA: Agent Credit Lines
Draft standard for a common revolving credit interface across lenders to ERC-8004 agent identities.
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ERC-8449: Credit history for ERC-8004 agents
Draft ERC-8449 proposes a way to record loan repayment and default history for ERC-8004 agents using existing reputation feedback entries.
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ERC-TBA: Credit history for ERC-8004 agents
Draft ERC proposal for lenders to record loan repayment history for ERC-8004 agent identities, creating agent credit records.
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Lulo Says Boost Deposits Face 6.4% Drawdown From Neutrl Exposure
Lulo says its Boost deposits face a 6.4% drawdown from Neutrl exposure, while protected deposits are unaffected.
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1inch Winds Down Card, Urges Balance Withdrawals by Dec. 18
1inch is winding down its card product and asks users to withdraw balances by December 18; the issuer controls card shutdown timing.
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Injective partners with BDACS to bring Korean won stablecoin to RWA ecosystem
Injective partners with BDACS to bring a Korean won stablecoin into its real-world asset ecosystem.