Maximilian Vargas

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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.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

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.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

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.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

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

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

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.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

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.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Bitwise Acquires Staking-Pioneer Chorus One, Furthering Industry Consolidation

Feb 13, 2026

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13 min read

Bitwise Acquires Staking-Pioneer Chorus One, Furthering Industry Consolidation

In light of Bitwise’s recent acquisition, we take a closer look at the consolidation now sweeping through the staking sector.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Lido Launches v3, Aiming to Bring Liquid Staking to Institutions

Feb 6, 2026

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13 min read

Lido Launches v3, Aiming to Bring Liquid Staking to Institutions

Last Friday, crypto’s leading liquid staking protocol, Lido, went live with its newest version on Ethereum. Dubbed Lido v3, the upgrade is designed to give institutions such as asset managers greater control over their ETH staking setups.

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Gold and Silver Rallies Spark Breakout in RWA Perpetual Futures

Jan 30, 2026

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12 min read

Gold and Silver Rallies Spark Breakout in RWA Perpetual Futures

This week, trading activity in so-called real-world asset (RWA) perpetual futures surged to record levels, led by silver and gold contracts. On Hyperliquid, crypto’s leading decentralized trading platform, daily RWA perp volumes hit $2.5 billion for the first time.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

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Interview: Behind Bitwise's Move Into Onchain Vaults — with Bitwise and Morpho

Jan 29, 2026

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7 min read

Interview: Behind Bitwise's Move Into Onchain Vaults — with Bitwise and Morpho

In this interview, Bitwise’s Head of Multi-Strategy Solutions & DeFi Strategies Jonathan Man and Morpho CEO Paul Frambot discuss why Bitwise is launching its first non-custodial onchain vault, how vaults are emerging as a core primitive for institutional asset management, and what is still required for vaults to reach true institutional scale.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Figure Launches OPEN to Bring Public Equities Onchain — Interview with Co-Founder Mike Cagney

Jan 23, 2026

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13 min read

Figure Launches OPEN to Bring Public Equities Onchain — Interview with Co-Founder Mike Cagney

Last week, blockchain lender Figure announced the launch of its On-Chain Public Equity Network (OPEN), a new platform that allows companies to list and trade equity natively onchain

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Market Structure Bill Markup Postponed After Coinbase Pulls Backing

Jan 16, 2026

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14 min read

Market Structure Bill Markup Postponed After Coinbase Pulls Backing

What was shaping up to be a pivotal week for U.S. crypto regulation took an unexpected turn on Wednesday. After months of bipartisan negotiations, the market structure bill’s path forward hit a setback when crypto giant Coinbase pulled its support for the Senate Banking Committee’s long-awaited draft, citing core issues around DeFi, privacy, and stablecoin yield.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Coinbase Unveils Expansion Into Stocks, Prediction Markets, Stablecoin-as-a-Service

Dec 19, 2025

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13 min read

Coinbase Unveils Expansion Into Stocks, Prediction Markets, Stablecoin-as-a-Service

On Wednesday, Coinbase held its highly anticipated “System Update” event, unveiling a broad slate of new products and services spanning crypto, traditional assets, AI, and stablecoin infrastructure.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Tempo: Stripe-backed Payments Chain Goes Live on Testnet

Dec 12, 2025

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13 min read

Tempo: Stripe-backed Payments Chain Goes Live on Testnet

A few months after its initial unveiling in September, the Stripe-backed Layer 1 Tempo launched its public testnet on Tuesday, opening the network for anyone to begin building.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Uniswap Founder Aims to Activate the “Fee Switch” and Overhaul Protocol Economics

Nov 14, 2025

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13 min read

Uniswap Founder Aims to Activate the “Fee Switch” and Overhaul Protocol Economics

On Monday, Uniswap Labs and Uniswap Foundation unveiled plans for a major overhaul of the token economics of the leading decentralized spot exchange, activating the long-discussed "fee switch".

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Canton Network Builds Momentum Amidst $540 Million Treasury Vehicle

Nov 7, 2025

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13 min read

Canton Network Builds Momentum Amidst $540 Million Treasury Vehicle

On Monday, U.S.-listed biotech company Tharimmune announced a $540 million fundraise to establish a digital asset treasury (DAT) centered on Canton Coin, the yet-to-be-listed native token of the Canton Network. Participants of the deal include major firms such as DRW Holdings, ARK Invest, Tradeweb, and Kraken.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Hyperliquid Activates HIP-3, Opening Onchain Perpetual Markets for Equities and Beyond

Oct 31, 2025

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12 min read

Hyperliquid Activates HIP-3, Opening Onchain Perpetual Markets for Equities and Beyond

Two weeks ago, Hyperliquid, crypto’s leading decentralized trading platform, activated its long-awaited HIP-3 upgrade. The update made Hyperliquid the first protocol to let anyone permissionlessly deploy onchain perpetual markets, enabling futures contracts that trade without expiry for any asset, including crypto, equities, and commodities.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Coinbase Accelerates Onchain Strategy with $375 Million Purchase of Fundraising Platform Echo

Oct 24, 2025

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14 min read

Coinbase Accelerates Onchain Strategy with $375 Million Purchase of Fundraising Platform Echo

On Tuesday, Coinbase announced its $375 million acquisition of Echo, the onchain fundraising platform founded by prominent crypto figure Jordan Fish (aka Cobie). It marks the company’s eighth acquisition this year, bringing Coinbase’s total deal spending for 2025 to roughly $3.3 billion.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Inside Crypto's Historic Crash: Root Causes and Second-Order Effects

Oct 17, 2025

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13 min read

Inside Crypto's Historic Crash: Root Causes and Second-Order Effects

Last Friday, the crypto markets witnessed their largest wipeout ever. With the dust now settling, we break down the core causes, hidden mechanics, and longer-term consequences of a day that may reshape the crypto market structure.

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Galaxy Launches "GalaxyOne," Marking Strategic Expansion Into Retail Market

Oct 10, 2025

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13 min read

Galaxy Launches "GalaxyOne," Marking Strategic Expansion Into Retail Market

On Monday, digital asset company Galaxy Digital launched “GalaxyOne,” giving U.S. investors access to crypto, traditional stock trading, and high-yield cash accounts through a single integrated platform.

Maximilian Vargas, +1

“Building the Most Natively Onchain Public Company” — New Solana DAT Has Big Plans

Sep 19, 2025

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14 min read

“Building the Most Natively Onchain Public Company” — New Solana DAT Has Big Plans

Interview with Kyle Samani on their new Solana Treasury Company Forward Industries.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Inversion Raises $26.5 Million for Blockchain-Powered Private Equity Strategy

Sep 12, 2025

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14 min read

Inversion Raises $26.5 Million for Blockchain-Powered Private Equity Strategy

In our conversation, Founder Santiago Roel Santos shares detailed insights on Inversion’s playbook, the sectors he sees as most poised for crypto-driven disruption, and the company’s strategic priorities for the year ahead.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Ondo Launches “Global Markets,” Brings U.S. Securities Onchain

Sep 5, 2025

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12 min read

Ondo Launches “Global Markets,” Brings U.S. Securities Onchain

Initially announced back in February 2023, tokenization platform Ondo officially launched its Global Markets (GM) platform on Wednesday. The product gives non-U.S. investors 24/7 onchain access to selected tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs directly on Ethereum.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Aave Launches “Horizon” to Accelerate Institutional DeFi Lending

Aug 29, 2025

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14 min read

Aave Launches “Horizon” to Accelerate Institutional DeFi Lending

On Wednesday, DeFi’s largest lending platform, Aave, launched “Horizon,” a new Ethereum-based lending market that allows institutions and other qualified users to borrow stablecoins against real-world assets

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Legion Raises $5M to Take IPOs Onchain, Make Private Markets More Accessible

Aug 22, 2025

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11 min read

Legion Raises $5M to Take IPOs Onchain, Make Private Markets More Accessible

We spoke with their co-founder about Legion's plans and ambition.

Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Maximilian Vargas

Ethena Moves Beyond Crypto in Search of Higher Yields

Two Days in Cannes: All Eyes On Onchain Vaults

Spiko and Amundi Move Tokenized Funds Beyond Treasuries

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

RWA Looping: The Next Growth Engine for Tokenized Assets?

Agentic Commerce: Mapping the Next Wave of the Digital Economy

Bitwise Acquires Staking-Pioneer Chorus One, Furthering Industry Consolidation

Lido Launches v3, Aiming to Bring Liquid Staking to Institutions

Gold and Silver Rallies Spark Breakout in RWA Perpetual Futures

Interview: Behind Bitwise's Move Into Onchain Vaults — with Bitwise and Morpho

Figure Launches OPEN to Bring Public Equities Onchain — Interview with Co-Founder Mike Cagney

Market Structure Bill Markup Postponed After Coinbase Pulls Backing

Coinbase Unveils Expansion Into Stocks, Prediction Markets, Stablecoin-as-a-Service

Tempo: Stripe-backed Payments Chain Goes Live on Testnet

Uniswap Founder Aims to Activate the “Fee Switch” and Overhaul Protocol Economics

Canton Network Builds Momentum Amidst $540 Million Treasury Vehicle

Hyperliquid Activates HIP-3, Opening Onchain Perpetual Markets for Equities and Beyond

Coinbase Accelerates Onchain Strategy with $375 Million Purchase of Fundraising Platform Echo

Inside Crypto's Historic Crash: Root Causes and Second-Order Effects

Galaxy Launches "GalaxyOne," Marking Strategic Expansion Into Retail Market

“Building the Most Natively Onchain Public Company” — New Solana DAT Has Big Plans

Inversion Raises $26.5 Million for Blockchain-Powered Private Equity Strategy

Ondo Launches “Global Markets,” Brings U.S. Securities Onchain

Aave Launches “Horizon” to Accelerate Institutional DeFi Lending

Legion Raises $5M to Take IPOs Onchain, Make Private Markets More Accessible

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