DeFi


Tech

Aave Deploys Native Stablecoin GHO on Ethereum Testnet

GHO joins an increasingly competitive space as rival DeFi protocols also issue or are moving to release their own protocol-native stablecoins.

(MidJourney/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bank of America: Innovation to Expand Decentralized Finance Functionality Over Time

Developer activity and adoption is the key to success, the report said.

Bank of America (Taylor Simpson/Unsplash)

Finance

DeFi Giant MakerDAO to Introduce Aave Rival Dubbed Spark Protocol

The protocol is a fork of Aave v3 and will increase the use case for the DAI stablecoin.

Spark Protocol (MakerDAO)

Web3

Umami Finance CEO Dumps All Tokens After Week-Long Drama, Leaving Crypto Hopefuls Stranded

The move follows Umami making changes to how its value accrual token worked.

The Umami Finance team resigned en masse. (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Tech

Tron Blockchain Commits $100M in Grants to AI-Focused Projects

The commitment comes as AI-focused tokens take over the narrative in crypto circles.

Cartel del fundador de Tron, Justin Sun. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Cardano Upgrade Aims to Improve Cross-Chain Features as On-Chain DeFi Crosses $100M TVL

“This upgrade will bring new cryptographic primitives to Cardano, encouraging greater interoperability and secure cross-chain dapp development with Plutus,” IOG said Wednesday.

Cardano's ecosystem is getting a cross-chain boost. (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Markets

Flux Finance Launches Lending Token Collateralized by U.S. Treasurys

Flux Finance invests in Ondo’s Short-Term U.S. Government Bond Fund (OUSG) a tokenized version of a Blackrock Treasury Bond ETF.

The U.S. Treasury Department is seeking public comment on the role of cryptocurrencies in illicit finance, and its own response to this issue. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Liquid Staking Tokens Jump on Rumors of SEC Ban for Staking Providers

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said he heard rumors about a possible ban on staking providers in the U.S.

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Markets

MakerDAO Contributors Propose First Native Liquidity Market Focused on DAI Stablecoin

The proposed Spark Protocol will leverage MakerDAO’s DAI stablecoin and its crypto assets for liquidity, and would be based on lending protocol Aave’s upgraded smart contract system.

Spark Protocol would be a new liquidity market for lending and borrowing crypto assets focused on DAI. (Dawid Zawila/Unsplash)

Opinion

A Pragmatic View of ChatGPT in a Web3 World

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing every aspect of our daily lives. What will it mean for Web3? IntoTheBlock's Jesus Rodriquez learns from the machine.

The home page for the OpenAI ChatGPT app (Leon Neal/Getty Images)