Aave isn’t just big for DeFi. It is the largest lending protocol in the sector by a mile, with more than $50 billion in assets deposited across its markets. That’s a balance sheet that would place it roughly in the top 50 U.S. banks by assets if it were a traditional institution. This feature is […]
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Veteran Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr is at the forefront of one of the most hotly debated debates in cryptocurrency – what the original blockchain network should be used for. The emergence of the Ordinals protocol in 2023, which allowed some form of NFTs to be minted on Bitcoin, and Runes a year later, which did
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Jeff Yan rarely speaks publicly, avoids social media and has never taken venture capital money. But in 2025, few individuals have had a greater impact on the shape of decentralized finance (DeFi) and the crypto space itself. This feature is part of CoinDesk’s The list of most influential 2025. Yan is the founder of Hyperliquid,
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US Senator Cynthia Lummis, who has arguably been the crypto sector’s closest friend in Congress, will not seek a second term, she said in a statement on Friday. The first-term lawmaker will resign after her six-year term ends in January 2027, leaving a Republican seat open in extremely red Wyoming but also removing a key
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In 2025, the Solana ecosystem saw a mix of activities related to hype, hardware and high-impact upgrades, marking one of the chain’s most memorable years yet. The year began with a full-on memecoin craze, with speculative energy and hype igniting onchain activity. This wave followed on the heels of the late 2024 rise of BONK,
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The U.S. central bank took a first step toward establishing a more limited version of its so-called master accounts, welcoming input on how the central bank could formulate “payment accounts” that would provide access to its payment rails without companies having to jump through the significant hoops that would provide more comprehensive services. The Fed
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DOT$1.8725 was unchanged over the past 24 hours, with the token trading at $1.85. The token’s trading volume was 55% above its 30-day average as smart money flows into DOT accelerated during the session, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. DOT tracked broader crypto momentum rather than token-specific catalysts. The broader market gauge, the
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The foundation behind the restaking protocol EigenLayer has proposed a governance change to introduce new incentives to the EIGEN token, focusing on productive network activity and fee generation. Under the plan outlined in a recent blog post, a cornerstone of the proposal is the introduction of a fee model that channels revenue from Actively Validated
Three of the top former executives at FTX and its affiliates have accepted final penalties from the US Securities and Exchange Commission as the agency resolves its enforcement actions related to the stock exchange’s collapse, the SEC said in a filing Friday. As former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried continues his federal prison sentence for his fraud
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Bitcoin bulls are scrambling on Friday to break this week’s choppy action that has capped any progress at around $90,000.
