Decentralized finance: lending, trading and yield without a bank in the middle.
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Binance says it has reserved $6.34 billion to cover the loss, but withdrawals remain paused. As Elon Musk mocks the breach, industry leaders are asking harder questions about custody, withdrawal controls and AI-driven threats.
Chainlink’s new pricing service covers weekends and holidays, helping lenders value tokenized investments around the clock. Aave says stock-backed loans using the technology are coming soon.
The XRP Ledger Foundation has added Flare to its recommended validator list as XRP-backed lending and wider RLUSD adoption create new opportunities for the network.
The liquid staking token launches with Binance and OKX wallet access, while an RWA yield product and points program are planned for late November.
The new exchange brings Bitcoin, stablecoin FX and tokenized-stock trading to a wider network, with Predictive Allocation rewarding stakers for directing liquidity.
The new service offers fixed quotes for crypto conversions across assets and blockchains, with access restricted in the US, UK and EEA.
DefiLlama’s new Flare report finds 129 million FXRP deployed across DeFi, with demand holding up after incentives ended and more capital moving across chains.
Limited to 10 allocators, the Founding Allocator Program combines curated Morpho Vault strategies with institutional custody access, reporting and enhanced yields of up to 10% APY.
Vlad Tenev highlights $100 billion in total DEX volume as Robinhood’s stock tokens separately reach $15 billion in trading and about 200,000 holders.
Flare’s Filip Koprivec explains why the next step for XRP is making yield and credit accessible from the wallet holders already use—and why simplifying the experience still requires painstaking work underneath.
The exchange is expanding into borrowing with USDC loans backed by Bitcoin, Ether and other assets—another step toward handling more of its customers’ financial lives.
Learn where stablecoin yield comes from, how USDC rewards differ from lending, and how fees, APY, withdrawals and platform risks affect your return.
