Category: DeFi Digest

Affluent, a DeFi app on TON, launches as Telegram’s first native lending platform, offering retail and institutional users crypto yield strategies and liquidity pools within Telegram’s interface.

Affluent introduces crypto investing on Telegram via TON Blockchain, offering Strategy Vaults for automated asset management, blending TradFi and DeFi for secure, user-friendly yield generation.

Bybit announces Solana-based hybrid DEX Byreal launching in 2025, combining CEX liquidity with DeFi transparency. Features include unified liquidity, MEV protection, bbSOL integration, and fair launch tools.

Solaxy ($SOLX) concludes its presale in 4 hours after raising $52M, offering a Solana Layer 2 solution to reduce congestion and improve scalability, with Hyperlane integration enabling cross-chain interoperability.

Former TON Foundation executive Justin Hyun launches Affluent, a Telegram-based crypto investment app offering DeFi yields and lending with simplified user experience on The Open Network blockchain.

Bybit plans to launch Byreal, a Solana-based DEX, in Q3 2025, featuring CEX-grade liquidity and DeFi transparency. The testnet launches June 30, aiming for low-slippage, MEV-protected swaps.

Major DAOs like Sky and Uniswap spend millions annually but struggle with growth. Sky’s $238M budget shows unclear impact, while Uniswap’s volume stagnates despite dominance. Efficiency, not treasury size, may define success.

Bitcoin DeFi is expanding on Sui with integrations like WBTC, LBTC, and sBTC, enabling BTC holders to access lending, trading, and yield strategies beyond passive holding.