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.
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.
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.
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.
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