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DeFi is short for decentralized finance that includes digital assets, protocols, smart contracts, and dApps built on blockchain.

Robinhood Launches Robinhood Chain Mainnet, Blurring Lines Between TradFi and DeFi With Stock Tokens and Onchain Products

Robinhood Launches Robinhood Chain Mainnet, Blurring Lines Between TradFi and DeFi With Stock Tokens and Onchain Products

Robinhood Chain mainnet is now live, an Arbitrum-based Layer 2 designed for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), financial services, and DeFi primitives with fast block times and Ethereum security. Day-one integrations include Uniswap for liquidity, Chainlink oracles, Alchemy, and BitGo custody; new Stock Tokens enable 24/7 trading and DeFi composability in over 120 countries. Additional products: Robinhood Earn (USDG lending at ~7%...

Crypto adoption, Cryptocurrencies, DeFi, Front page, News

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The Leverage Multiplier - A Sophisticated DeFi Strategy for Sky Protocol, Ethena, and Aave

The Leverage Multiplier: A Sophisticated DeFi Strategy for Sky Protocol, Ethena, and Aave

Sky Protocol Yield Analysis: Navigating High APY Opportunities DeFi is experiencing a major evolution in how capital is deployed. With the transition of MakerDAO into Sky Protocol, fixed-income primitives and recursive yield looping are taking center stage. By utilizing advanced integrations across Pendle Finance, Spark Protocol, and Aave, savvy market participants can now lock in predictable fixed yields or leverage capital spreads at...

DeFi, Stablecoins, Yield farming

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Shiny Coins #15 – The AI and privacy metanarrative intensifies as fear takes hold

Shiny Coins #15 – AI-Privacy Meta Ignites as Fear Dominates

In this week’s Shiny Coins #15 (May 24, 2026), the crypto market remains gripped by fear with BTC hovering near $76,450 and dominance at 60%. Total market cap sits at roughly $2.56T. Yet amid the caution, explosive moves in AI infrastructure and privacy coins are stealing the show. We break down the 8 shiniest tokens lighting up the tape right now — from NEAR’s 59% weekly surge on confidential computing upgrades to Hyperliquid’s relentless...

Altcoins, Bitcoin, DeFi

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Shiny Coins #14 – Privacy Coins Explode as RWA and DePIN Narratives Steal the Show

Shiny Coins #14 – Privacy Coins Explode as RWA and DePIN Narratives Steal the Show

Bitcoin is trading at approximately $80,200, up a respectable +2.6% over the past seven days, while its dominance sits firmly around 59%. Total crypto market capitalization is holding near $2.76 trillion with only modest movement this week, and the Fear & Greed Index remains pinned at 38 — deep in Extreme Fear territory. Macro headwinds (mixed Fed signals and lingering geopolitical noise) haven’t broken BTC’s resolve, but they’ve kept...

Cryptocurrencies, DeFi, Yield farming

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Judge Clears Path for Aave to Transfer  Million in Frozen ETH Tied to North Korea-Linked Exploit

Judge Clears Path for Aave to Transfer $71 Million in Frozen ETH Tied to North Korea-Linked Exploit

Aave advances recovery: Manhattan federal judge modifies freeze to permit transfer of ~30,766 ETH from Arbitrum to Aave-controlled wallet. DeFi United initiative: Coordinated response to April Kelp DAO rsETH exploit involving over $290 million in unbacked tokens. Ongoing legal tension: Terrorism judgment creditors’ claims follow the assets, highlighting risks at the intersection of DeFi, sanctions, and national...

Cryptocurrencies, DeFi, Ethereum, Front page, Hacks, News

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