Articles Tagged “Defi”
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Hyperliquid Pivots to USDC With Coinbase as Treasury Deployer — A New Stablecoin Revenue-Share Model
Coinbase became the official USDC treasury deployer on Hyperliquid on May 14, 2026 — sunsetting USDH and bringing a yield-share framework that could reshape stablecoin economics across DeFi.
Ethereum's Glamsterdam Upgrade Targets 10,000 TPS and 78% Lower Fees
Ethereum's next hard fork Glamsterdam is on track for June 2026, raising the gas limit from 60M to 200M, cutting fees by 78%, and targeting 10,000 transactions per second.
Alabama Gives DAOs Full Legal Status — Making It the Second U.S. State After Wyoming
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the DUNA Act on April 1, granting DAOs formal legal entity status with property rights, contract authority, and member liability protection effective October 2026.
Polygon's Giugliano Hardfork Activates Today, Cutting 2 Seconds From Finality
Polygon mainnet activated the Giugliano hardfork at block 85,268,500 on April 8, delivering a 2-second finality improvement as part of the Gigagas scalability roadmap.
U.S. Banking Regulators Declare Blockchain 'Technology Neutral' — Clearing Banks to Hold Tokenized Securities
The Fed, FDIC, and OCC jointly rule that tokenized securities receive the same capital treatment as traditional ones, removing the last major barrier for bank participation in on-chain markets.
Circle Crushes Q4 Estimates as USDC Circulation Hits $75 Billion and Shares Surge 19 Percent
Circle’s Q4 revenue jumped 77% to $770M as USDC circulation reached $75B. Onchain transaction volume tripled year over year to $11.9 trillion.
ProShares Launches First GENIUS Act-Compliant Stablecoin ETF — And It Debuted at $17 Billion
ProShares launches IQMM, the first GENIUS Act-compliant stablecoin reserve ETF, generating record-breaking $17 billion in first-day trading volume as institutional crypto demand surges.
Aave Becomes the First DeFi Protocol to Cross $1 Billion in Real-World Asset Deposits
Tokenized Treasuries, bonds, and private credit are pouring into DeFi as Aave's Horizon market doubles deposits in a single month.