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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.
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Drift-Linked Wallet Sends $54.8 Million in ETH to Tornado Cash
Wallets linked to the April Drift exploit sent $54.8M in ETH to Tornado Cash, while about 84,164 ETH remains in exploiter wallets.
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Aster Sets PAPER Perp Delisting After Transferability Decision
Aster is delisting the PAPER perp after Papertrade ruled out token transfers; open positions settled at $0.026296.
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Papertrade Keeps PAPER Non-Transferable, Citing Perp Attack Risks
Papertrade keeps its PAPER token non-transferable, citing perp attack risks, while holders who earned it through losses can stake for USDC. A useful design-tradeoff story.
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Arcus Adds Stock Tokens and WETH as Perpetual Collateral
Arcus added stock tokens and WETH as perpetual collateral in early access, with USDG auto-loans at 50% LTV and a $20,000 cap on non-USDG deposits. A product update with modest significance.
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XRP Ledger Repairs Its Lending Protocol Before It Goes Live
XRP Ledger developers published a second amendment to fix the uncollateralized lending feature before it goes live.
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If a private fund is tokenized, who buys when you need out?
Sharp point that tokenized private-fund tokens do not create liquidity when transfers still require issuer-qualified buyers.
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Lighter Launches BTC and ETH Binary Options on Core
Lighter launched fully funded BTC and ETH binary options on Core, with no leverage or liquidations.
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Is 24/7 trading worth it if RWA assets don't give you shareholder rights?
Points out tokenized stocks often lack shareholder rights, making 24/7 trading a weaker proposition for day traders.
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Echo Protocol Winds Down, Halting New Deposits and Borrowing
Echo Protocol is winding down, halting new deposits and borrowing, with conflicting November deadlines before collateral liquidation.
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THORChain Keeps ZEC Swaps Halted After Bug Triggers Vault Slash
A THORChain bug slashed about 140 RUNE from 18 node accounts, and ZEC swaps stay halted until the v3.21 fix.
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THORChain Targets Rujira Restart With v3.21 Exploit Fix
THORChain plans a v3.21 upgrade around Oct. 23 to fix an exploit and restart Rujira, with a proposed 24-hour liquidation grace period for borrowers.
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Tokenized stocks are growing fast. Is onchain use keeping up?
Research shows tokenized stock market cap grew to about $4B, but DeFi TVL is only 7.2% of it, raising the question of real onchain use.
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Crypto vault deposits top $10 billion as lending risks draw regulatory scrutiny
Curator-managed crypto vaults have passed $10 billion in deposits, drawing regulatory scrutiny over collateral, liquidity and smart-contract risk.
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Injective Activates Fixed Gas Costs for Exchange Transactions
Injective now lets traders and developers use published fixed gas budgets for orders, cancellations, deposits and withdrawals instead of simulating each transaction.
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Boros launched native spread markets for BTC and ETH funding rates to earn fixed or floating funding APR
Boros launched fixed-rate spread markets on BTC and ETH funding gaps between Hyperliquid and Gate, a three-leg structure.
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Pump.fun Adds Leveraged Perps via Hyperliquid
Pump.fun has integrated Hyperliquid to offer leveraged perpetuals trading to memecoin traders. Brief news item with few details in the snippet.
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Shipping an agent escrow on Arc mainnet: createJob submitProof release withdraw
A builder deployed a minimal USDC escrow contract on Arc mainnet and ran a full agent-to-agent job lifecycle with receipts.
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NEAR Intents Postmortem Links $3.8 Million Exploit to Deposit Bug
NEAR Intents postmortem traces a $3.8M exploit to a deposit bug; affected users were made whole.
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Tokenized Equities Reached $3.8 Billion This Year, DWF Labs Says
DWF Labs data shows tokenized equities hit $3.8B this year, with DEX spot volume up 55x since January.
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Ripple Prime Opens 24/7 Swaps on Stocks, Metals and Currencies, With Virtu Already Trading
Ripple Prime launched 24/7 swaps on stocks, metals and currencies, tracking Hyperliquid perpetuals and accepting RLUSD as collateral.
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bOSMO Bug Leaves Little Backing, Prompts Holder Compensation Plan
A bOSMO contract bug allows cheap minting and puts liquidity pools at risk, and holders will get a compensation plan, excluding post-snapshot buyers.
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Aave V4’s Arc Markets Connect Dollar-Euro Loans to Shared Liquidity
Aave V4's Arc Markets launched Sept. 16 with four reserve assets, adding a Forex market where borrowers can pledge EURC for dollar-euro loans on shared liquidity.
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Ripple Prime Rolls Out Traditional-Asset Perps Linked to Trade.xyz, Bloomberg Reports
Ripple Prime reportedly adds traditional-asset perpetuals linked to Trade.xyz, building on its Hyperliquid access.
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Ripple Prime adds RWA swaps referencing perpetual futures listed on Hyperliquid
Ripple Prime added 24/7 RWA perpetual swaps referencing assets listed on Hyperliquid.
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Tokenization Is About Much More Than Bringing Assets Onchain
Argues tokenization's value lies in instant settlement, automated coupons and re-pledgeable collateral, not just onchain representation.
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Firelight Adds $30.5 Million of Cover to Kraken USDC Vault
Firelight added $30.5M of depeg cover to a Kraken USDC vault, with a $100,000 per-address cap and payouts handled by Sentora.
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Does private tokenization fragment RWA liquidity?
Asks whether private tokenized-asset networks fragment RWA liquidity away from DeFi, a useful structural question.
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Latin America’s MSTR: How OranjeBTC is Running the Saylor Playbook in Brazil | Gui Gomes
OranjeBTC CEO explains BTC-backed lending and bitcoin treasury strategy in Brazil.
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PancakeSwap Floats Handing Liquidity Providers 88% of Swap Fees While Cutting CAKE Issuance
PancakeSwap forum proposal would give LPs 88% of swap fees and cut CAKE emissions about 69%.