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Stripe-Backed Tempo Pushes Enterprise Expansion with New Upgrades

Over the past weeks, the Stripe-backed Layer-1 network Tempo has unveiled a series of key updates. First, the team introduced a new set of protocol features designed to support enterprise-grade payment workflows. Second, major financial players such as Visa and Zodia Custody have joined the network as its first external validators.

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Inside the KelpDAO Hack: Dissecting DeFi's Biggest Crisis

Apr 24, 2026

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7 min read

Inside the KelpDAO Hack: Dissecting DeFi's Biggest Crisis

Late Saturday night, the DeFi ecosystem was hit by another major exploit. But this time, the consequences reach way beyond just one protocol.

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Will Aave Win? Unpacking the Major Changes at DeFi’s Largest Protocol

Apr 17, 2026

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6 min read

Will Aave Win? Unpacking the Major Changes at DeFi’s Largest Protocol

Over the last few weeks, DeFi's leading lending protocol Aave has undergone its most significant technical and organizational overhaul in recent years.

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tom-wan

Ethena Moves Beyond Crypto in Search of Higher Yields

Apr 10, 2026

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12 min read

Ethena Moves Beyond Crypto in Search of Higher Yields

The plan is to expand USDe’s collateral mix beyond crypto-native yield sources such as DeFi lending into new asset classes like institutional lending and real-world credit to reignite supply growth.

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Two Days in Cannes: All Eyes On Onchain Vaults

Apr 3, 2026

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14 min read

Two Days in Cannes: All Eyes On Onchain Vaults

Recap from two days of conversations at RWA and Vault Summit, centering around the opportunities and challenges in onchain vaults.

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Spiko and Amundi Move Tokenized Funds Beyond Treasuries

Mar 27, 2026

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10 min read

Spiko and Amundi Move Tokenized Funds Beyond Treasuries

Their new tokenized fund replaces Treasury exposure with total return swaps to target higher yields. In its first week, the product attracted over $150 million in deposits across more than 700 unique holders.

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Interview: Inside CoinShares’ Push Into Onchain Yield

Mar 20, 2026

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8 min read

Interview: Inside CoinShares’ Push Into Onchain Yield

On Wednesday, Europe’s largest publicly listed digital asset manager, CoinShares, announced plans to launch its first DeFi-powered yield product, marking its expansion into onchain asset management. We spoke with Managing Director Jérôme Castille about the structure of the offering and the market opportunity behind it.

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CoinShares Expands Into Onchain Asset Management, Brings Multi-Asset Portfolios Onchain

Mar 20, 2026

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13 min read

CoinShares Expands Into Onchain Asset Management, Brings Multi-Asset Portfolios Onchain

On Wednesday, Europe’s largest publicly listed digital asset manager CoinShares announced plans to launch its first ever DeFi-powered yield product, marking the firm's expansion into the growing onchain asset management space

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RWA Looping: The Next Growth Engine for Tokenized Assets?

Mar 13, 2026

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12 min read

RWA Looping: The Next Growth Engine for Tokenized Assets?

Over the past weeks, leveraged yield strategies on tokenized real-world assets have emerged as one of the most discussed topics across institutional crypto. The catalyst: a growing number of asset managers, lending protocols, and infrastructure providers are building the rails to make it work.

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Agentic Commerce: Mapping the Next Wave of the Digital Economy

Mar 6, 2026

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13 min read

Agentic Commerce: Mapping the Next Wave of the Digital Economy

Since last week, "agentic commerce" has become a central topic of discussion in both fintech and crypto circles. To better understand the emerging landscape and the activity already taking shape, we spoke with leading voices from Circle, Coinbase, Galaxy, and Artemis.

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The Great Layer-2 Reshuffle: As Ethereum Scales, Rollups Reposition

Feb 27, 2026

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11 min read

The Great Layer-2 Reshuffle: As Ethereum Scales, Rollups Reposition

Earlier this month, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin declared that “the original vision of L2s no longer makes sense.” We dive deep into the forces driving this insight and what key industry stakeholder think about this reshuffle.