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Oliver Buchannon
Fiodar Yuzhyk

tom-wan

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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
Maximilian Vargas
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
Maximilian Vargas
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
Maximilian Vargas
Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1
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.

Fiodar Yuzhyk
Fiodar Yuzhyk
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
Maximilian Vargas
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
Maximilian Vargas
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
Maximilian Vargas
Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1
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.

Louis Tellier
Fiodar Yuzhyk
Louis Tellier, +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
Maximilian Vargas
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.

Fiodar Yuzhyk
Maximilian Vargas
Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

DeFi

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Interview: Derive Co-Founder Nick Forster on "Building the Onchain CME"

Feb 6, 2026

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5 min read

Interview: Derive Co-Founder Nick Forster on "Building the Onchain CME"

In this interview, Nick Forster, co-founder and CEO of crypto’s leading onchain options exchange Derive, talks about why onchain options have lacked adoption so far, why they are gaining traction now, and why he expects 2026 to mark the entry of institutions into onchain options.

Fiodar Yuzhyk
Fiodar Yuzhyk

DeFi

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Lido Rolls Out v3, Bringing Liquid Staking Closer to Institutions

Feb 6, 2026

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5 min read

Lido Rolls Out v3, Bringing Liquid Staking Closer to Institutions

Fiodar Yuzhyk
Fiodar Yuzhyk
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
Maximilian Vargas
Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

marcin-kaźmierczak

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Gold and Silver Rallies Drive Breakout in RWA Perpetual Futures

Jan 30, 2026

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5 min read

Gold and Silver Rallies Drive Breakout in RWA Perpetual Futures

Fiodar Yuzhyk
Fiodar Yuzhyk

jonathan-man

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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
Maximilian Vargas
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
Maximilian Vargas
Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

mike-cagney

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Figure Rolls Out OPEN to Take Public Equities Onchain — Interview with Co-Founder Mike Cagney

Jan 23, 2026

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5 min read

Figure Rolls Out OPEN to Take Public Equities Onchain — Interview with Co-Founder Mike Cagney

Fiodar Yuzhyk
Fiodar Yuzhyk
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
Maximilian Vargas
Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1

Article

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Market Structure Bill Markup Postponed After Coinbase Backs Out

Jan 16, 2026

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5 min read

Market Structure Bill Markup Postponed After Coinbase Backs Out

Fiodar Yuzhyk
Fiodar Yuzhyk

richard-astle

+3

Polygon Closes $250 Million in Acquisitions, Advancing Move Into Stablecoin Payments

Jan 16, 2026

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5 min read

Polygon Closes $250 Million in Acquisitions, Advancing Move Into Stablecoin Payments

Fiodar Yuzhyk
Fiodar Yuzhyk
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
Maximilian Vargas
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
Maximilian Vargas
Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1
Kraken Brings xStocks Inhouse with Acquisition of Backed

Dec 5, 2025

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12 min read

Kraken Brings xStocks Inhouse with Acquisition of Backed

On Tuesday, Kraken announced the acquisition of Backed Finance AG, the Swiss tokenization specialist behind the xStocks standard for tokenized equities. While financial terms were not disclosed, the deal marks Kraken’s fifth acquisition in 2025 and follows its recent $800 million capital raise valuing the exchange at $20 billion.

Fiodar Yuzhyk
Louis Tellier
Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1
Robinhood Acquires U.S. Derivatives Exchange, Doubles Down on Prediction Markets

Nov 28, 2025

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12 min read

Robinhood Acquires U.S. Derivatives Exchange, Doubles Down on Prediction Markets

On Tuesday, Robinhood announced the acquisition of the U.S. derivatives exchange MIAXdx. The move deepens the neobroker’s push into prediction markets by providing it with the necessary CFTC licenses to originate and clear event contracts on its own platform, eliminating dependence on third-party infrastructure.

Fiodar Yuzhyk
Louis Tellier
Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1
Circle Launches xReserve for USDC-Backed Stablecoins

Nov 21, 2025

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12 min read

Circle Launches xReserve for USDC-Backed Stablecoins

On Tuesday, stablecoin giant Circle introduced xReserve, a new service that lets blockchain teams launch their own stablecoins backed by USDC. The offering is designed to help new networks bootstrap stablecoin supply without waiting for native USDC issuance, which has historically been both costly and slow to integrate.

Fiodar Yuzhyk
Louis Tellier
Fiodar Yuzhyk, +1
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