Institutional / DeFi

One-click institutional staking is coming as Ethereum’s “ultrasound money” narrative gets tested

Ethereum has two parallel stories running right now. One is infrastructure: making institutional staking simpler and safer to operate. The other is narrative: whether...

DeFi lending splits between growth and stress as Aave sets a user record

“Lending” in crypto often sounds like a single category. In practice, it covers two very different systems. Right now DeFi lending shows signs of...

ETF custody is the invisible infrastructure, and that’s why Morgan Stanley matters

Custody sounds boring. It's paperwork, controls, and "who holds the keys." And yet… custody is basically crypto's electricity. If you don't have it, you...

AI crypto agents enter on-chain competition phase

AI crypto agents are entering a competitive phase where exchanges, startups and venture capital are racing to define the next layer of on-chain automation. Longer...

Stablecoin legitimacy war intensifies

The battle over stablecoin reserves is entering a new phase. This is about who verifies it, who custodies it, and which banking infrastructure stands...

Starknet launches STRKBTC, expanding bitcoin defi privacy on Layer 2

Bitcoin is gaining additional functionality through layered infrastructure. Starknet has introduced STRKBTC, a solution designed to enable bitcoin defi privacy by connecting BTC liquidity...

Institutional crypto infrastructure is being rebuilt

Price action feels muted but backend development does not. Institutional crypto infrastructure is being rebuilt, and not through headlines about token rallies, but through data...

Stablecoin volumes at Stripe quadrupled in 2025, and that shows traditional finance is already using stablecoins at scale

Bitcoin fell roughly 50% from its October peak last year. At the same time, one of the biggest payments companies on the planet watched...

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