World Liberty, backed by Trump, acquired $70M in ETH, LINK, AAVE and TRON, significantly boosting its portfolio to $325M.
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DeFi
Defi Perp Protocol Hyperliquid Hits $21B in Daily Volume, Bolstered by TRUMP and MELANIA Listings
On Jan. 20, 2025, Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetual exchange powered by a custom-engineered, high-performance layer one (L1) blockchain, revealed it had reached a series of unprecedented milestones in trading volume. Within the past 24 hours alone, the platform reported facilitating an impressive $21 billion in volume. Hyperliquid Shatters Records: $21B in 24-Hour Trading Volume and […]Bitcoin DeFi takes center stage
A wave of new projects and innovations is bringing increasing utility to the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Opinion by: Darius Moukhtarzadeh, researcher
A wave of new projects and innovations is increasing utility to the Bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem, expanding its use beyond a static store of value.
Bitcoin is the oldest, most prominent, most secure blockchain and asset in the crypto space. Recently, it proved critics wrong by setting a new all-time high and breaking the psychologically significant barrier of $100,000, and continuing to break new all-time highs. While its adoption is steadily increasing, its primary use case has changed over the last 15 years since its inception. It was initially created as a peer-to-peer digital currency, but it has evolved to be seen as digital gold.
Sky’s Stablecoin USDS Climbs to $2 Billion Circulation in Breakout Month
As of this week, Sky, the decentralized finance (defi) initiative previously recognized as Makerdao, has witnessed its newly launched stablecoin, USDS, exceed the $2 billion threshold. Among the top ten stablecoins, it experienced the most significant expansion in supply over the past month. Sky’s USDS Climbs to Top Five While DAI Holds Its Ground Sky’s […]DeFi fragmentation can only be solved at the account level
DeFi fragmentation hinders adoption, but chain abstraction at the account level could fix fragmentation
Opinion by: Richard Meissner, co-founder and technical lead at Safe.
The recent a16z “State of Crypto” report gave us something to cheer about. We’re seeing all-time highs in crypto activity, stablecoins are taking off, and AI agents might provide a new avenue for industry growth. But decentralized finance (DeFi), which manifests all of crypto’s most sacred values, remains the playground of a sophisticated minority.
In times of market volatility, crypto owners have been told to “hold on for dear life,” or hodl, but it seems we have been holding on for too long. As it turns out, only 5%–10% of crypto users are actively using their holdings. Instead of seeing ordinary people lining up to start their self-custody journey, market growth in crypto this year has been driven by things like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and stablecoins, showing a lack of adoption of industry principles.
‘Next Stop, $1 Trillion’: Uniswap Celebrates $500B in L2 Volume
On Thursday, the decentralized exchange (dex) and automated market maker (AMM) Uniswap revealed that transaction volumes on the platform’s layer two (L2) solutions have surpassed the $500 billion threshold. Half a Trillion and Counting: Uniswap’s Layer 2 Expansion Shatters Records Since its debut on Ethereum mainnet on Nov. 2, 2018, Uniswap has significantly evolved, expanding […]Tether debuts USDT0 stablecoin on Kraken’s Ink Layer 2
Tether debuts USDT0 on Krakens Ink Layer 2, with plans to expand its cross-chain stablecoin to MegaETH and Berachain.
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DeFi Altcoin Flashing Tier-One Setup and Could Ignite 56% Rally, According to Crypto Strategist
A popular crypto strategist thinks an altcoin in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space looks strong against the US dollar and Bitcoin (BTC). Pseudonymous analyst Bluntz tells his 308,500 followers on the social media platform X that DeFi lending platform Aave (AAVE) is flashing multiple bullish signs on the eight-hour chart. “AAVE [is] one of my […]
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Inflated TVL Figures Could Pop a $30B Bitcoin Defi Ecosystem
Two startups are joining forces to introduce a solution to verify total value locked (TVL) claims by Bitcoin decentralized finance (Bitcoin defi) projects. Why Bitcoin Defi Needs Proof-of-TVL At more than $30 billion in total value locked (TVL), Bitcoin decentralized finance (Bitcoin defi) is quickly becoming a profitable trend, but exaggerated TVL numbers from questionable […]ai16z’s Eliza Labs ships white paper for Web3-native AI agents
The company envisions a world of AI agents, like Eliza, trading autonomously onchain.
Eliza Labs, the developer behind ai16z, has published a white paper outlining a vision for Web3-native artificial intelligence agents, the Web3 AI project said on Jan. 14.
The 20-page document details ai16z’s AI agent toolkit, Eliza, which aims to serve as an “ideal agentic framework that can seamlessly integrate web3 applications into AI agent functionalities.”
Launched in 2024, Eliza is designed to support AI agents capable of “reading and writing blockchain data, interacting with smart contracts, and much more,” the white paper says.