Defi

Decentralized finance (DeFi) firms IntoTheBlock and Trident Digital have merged to form Sentora, joining forces to bring institutional investors onchain. The new company, helmed by Anthony DeMartino, co-founder of Trident and former head of risk …

DUBAI, UAE — Tokenization firm Securitize and decentralized finance (DeFi) specialist Gauntlet are planning to bring a tokenized version of Apollo’s credit fund to DeFi, a notable step in embedding real-world assets into the crypto ecosystem. The two …

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Ethena and tokenization firm Securitize said they will use part of Arbitrum’s tech and veri availability network Celestia for their real-world asset focused, Ethereum-compatible blockchain, aiming to launch …

Lombard Finance, a Bitcoin infrastructure developer, has launched a software development kit (SDK) that allows wallets, exchanges, and other platforms to offer one-click bitcoin (BTC) staking. The release aims to further bring BTC into the …

The complex pipes that keep derivatives trades moving are about to get a major efficiency boost in DeFi, according to Crypto Valley Exchange. Crypto Valley Exchange’s “smart clearing” protocol will lower the capital requirements for …

This week’s tariff-inspired market meltdown has led to a rapid sell-off across crypto-assets, with BTC trading below $80K and ETH hitting a two-year low of $1,432. The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector was not entirely immune to the chaos as total …

Borrowing demand across decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols plunged sharply in the wake of the recent crypto market turmoil, a sign of widespread deleveraging as crypto investors unwound risky positions. The average U.S. dollar stablecoin yield …

The first quarter of 2025 tells a clear story about DeFi’s evolution. While yields across major lending platforms have compressed significantly, innovation at the market’s edges demonstrates DeFi’s continued maturation and growth. The Great Yield …

Regulatory clarity may provide a boost for DeFi projects.

In what may be a big test of the crypto sector’s new influence over a markedly friendlier U.S. Congress, it’s asking for the reversal of an incoming tax policy.