Category: DeFi Digest

RippleX proposes a new metadata standard for Multipurpose Tokens on the XRP Ledger to improve discoverability and usability, offering optional adoption for developers.

World Liberty Financial’s WLFI token gains 99.9% approval for trading, backed by Trump family’s DeFi venture, amid regulatory scrutiny and market interest.

Kinetiq’s liquid staking protocol attracted $460M in 24 hours, becoming HyperEVM’s second-largest DeFi project. Its kHYPE token integrates with top Hyperliquid protocols, leveraging CoreWriter Contract upgrades.

PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin expands to Arbitrum network with $100K weekly purchase limits and $25K send caps, marking its first L2 integration to reduce fees and boost adoption among small businesses.

SpacePay and other crypto projects are revolutionizing payments by enabling crypto transactions at existing card terminals without banks or specific devices, offering low fees and instant fiat conversion.

Binance introduces BNB Greenfield decentralized storage, cross-chain bridges with LayerZero and Wormhole, and enhanced BNB holder rewards including trading discounts and merchant payments.

Bitlayer, backed by Franklin Templeton, launches its Bitcoin bridge on mainnet to enhance interoperability. The BitVM bridge converts BTC to Peg-BTC for smart contract use across multiple networks.

Aster launches 24/7 trading of stock perpetual contracts for U.S. equities like Amazon and Apple, offering up to 50x leverage via decentralized, permissionless access with Pyth Network pricing.

Uniswap’s COO Mary-Catherine Lader steps down after leading the platform to $73B in trading volume. Her departure signals maturity for Uniswap and DeFi, with new projects like $BEST and $SUBBD emerging.