DeFi


Tech

Ripple Aims to Boost RLUSD Stablecoin's DeFi Utility with Chainlink Standard

Chainlink will provide crucial pricing data for Ripple's U.S. dollar stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock)

Markets

DeFi Protocol Usual's Surge Catapults Hashnote's Tokenized Treasury Over BlackRock's BUIDL

Hashnote's USYC is the primary backing asset of the red-hot decentralized finance protocol Usual, whose USD0 stablecoin zoomed over $1 billion market capitalization in a few months.

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Opinion

How Aggregation and Decentralized AI Will Completely Reshape Blockchains in 2025

Transformative breakthroughs will finally enable blockchains to scale seamlessly and deliver on the promise of a fully connected “Internet of Value.”

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Opinion

Three Predictions For 2025

2024 has been a pivotal year for crypto. However, the real turning point is still to come. Here are three predictions for 2025 that could help ignite it, says Marcin Kazmierczak.

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Markets

Ethena Rolls Out Stablecoin Backed by BlackRock's BUIDL Token

The protocol's governance token ENA rallied over the weekend as Donald Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial invested in the token.

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Tech

Botanix Labs' Mission to Bring Bitcoin to Defi Moves to Final Testnet Phase

The Aragog testnet as it is known, introduces a set of tools that will form the basis for the mainnet's DeFi offering.

Spiderchain, a Bitcoin layer 2 blockchain. (Shutterstock)

Opinion

Should SOL Be Trading at a 70% Discount to ETH?

Solana's SOL is starting to rival Ethereum's ether in terms of on-chain activity and network usage metrics, raising questions about whether the market is dislocated, says Michael Nadeau.

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Videos

Why the TON Ecosystem Could Be Crypto's Dark Horse in 2025

Maple Finance CEO and co-founder Sid Powell joins CoinDesk to discuss the recent rally across the broader crypto market. Plus, insights into stablecoin holdings, increasing demand for leverage and a potential resurgence of DeFi. This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

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Opinion

DeFi’s Renaissance

Pro-crypto legislation could allow DeFi to potentially connect with mainstream financial systems, says Toe Bautista.

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Markets

Ethena Sees $1B Inflows as Crypto Rally Brings Back Double-Digit Yields

The protocol's rejuvenation is driven by elevated perpetual funding rates, with more catalysts ahead for growth.

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