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SDEX Soars 160% After Smardex Unveils Unified DeFi Protocol
17.12.2025
SDEX jumped more than 160% after Smardex announced its shift to the unified protocol, which merges a DEX, lending market and perpetual-style trading into a single smart contract and liquidity pool. A Unified Architecture for Capital Efficiency The native token of the decentralized finance (DeFi)...
SEC Closes Four-Year Investigation Into Aave Protocol; Will Price Rebound?
16.12.2025
AAVE price faces major support breakdown amid the formation of an inverted flag pattern. The U.S. SEC has…
Strata protocol developer Frontera Labs raises $3 million in seed round
16.12.2025
The funding will help the London-based team expand Strata, a DeFi protocol that structures onchain yields into senior and junior tranches
Alexander Ray, our partner within the CTDG initiative and a Web3 entrepreneur, co-founder of Albus Protocol and JPool, has passed away
16.12.2025
For our team, this is not only the loss of a respected builder in the Web3 space, but the loss of a close and trusted partner
YO Labs Raises $10M to Scale Cross-Chain Crypto Yield Optimization Protocol
14.12.2025
The protocol automates yield generation by rebalancing capital across DeFi protocols, factoring in risk, and offers access to various assets
Coinbase Expands Reach of Stablecoin-Based AI Agent Payments Tool
11.12.2025
The updated protocol, x402 V2, allows developers to combine payments, enable secure wallet access, and add new features via a clean, modular design
Cross-Chain Liquidity Protocol LI.FI Raises $29M in Series A Extension
11.12.2025
The Berlin-based bridging and swap infrastructure provider has now raised $51.7M in total funding and processed more than $60B in onchain volume
The Protocol: Stripe’s Tempo Testnet Goes Live
10.12.2025
Also: ZKSync Lite to Sunset, Blockstream App Update, Axelar’s AgentFlux
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Declines 1.5% as All Constituents Trade Lower
10.12.2025
Aptos (APT) dropped 5.3% and NEAR Protocol (NEAR) fell 4.4%, leading the index lower
A16z-Backed Daylight Brings Electricity Markets Onchain With New DeFi Protocol
9.12.2025
The DayFi protocol aims to turn electricity cash flows into a crypto-native yield product, bridging capital to new solar power installations
New DePIN protocol rolls out ZK-proof processing marketplace
8.12.2025
Brevis has launched ProverNet, a ZK-proof marketplace where provers can earn by computing proofs and apps can buy proving capacity
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Gains 3.3% as All Constituents Trade Higher
8.12.2025
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) rose 6.5% and Aave (AAVE) jumped 6.4%, leading the index higher over the weekend
Farcaster Switches to Wallet-First Strategy to Grow Its Social App
8.12.2025
The protocol still consists of casts, follows, reactions, identities and wallets, and third-party clients are free to emphasize whichever components they want
Coinbase, Chainlink Introduce Base-Solana Bridge to Link Ecosystems
4.12.2025
The bridge, secured by Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, allows users to trade and interact with Solana-based tokens on Base-based dapps
The Protocol: Ethereum Preps For Upcoming Fusaka Upgrade
3.12.2025
Also: Anthropic On DeFi AI Agents, ETH Devs Push ZK Protocol, and Bitnomial
Firelight Introduces XRP Staking for DeFi Insurance Layer Against Exploits
3.12.2025
The new protocol, developed by Sentora and Flare Network, aims to combine XRP yield opportunity with offering protection against DeFi hacks
Ostium Raises $20M Series A Led by General Catalyst, Jump Crypto to Put TradFi Perps Onchain
3.12.2025
Built on Arbitrum, the perpetuals protocol has processed $25 billion in trading volume by offering self-custodial bets on gold, FX and other real-world markets
TON Gains 3.7% as STON.fi DAO Launch and Telegram-Backed AI Platform Brings Demand
3.12.2025
STON.fi, TON's largest DeFi protocol, launched a fully onchain DAO, enabling users to vote on governance decisions and receive tokens representing voting power
Firelight Protocol Introduces Staking Rewards for XRP Holders
3.12.2025
The Firelight Protocol is a new initiative designed to bring native staking rewards to XRP by using it as a source of onchain security for decentralized finance. Closing the DeFi Security Gap The newly launched Firelight Protocol is set to expand the utility of XRP by introducing native staking...
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR Protocol (NEAR) Gains 8.2% as Index Rises
2.12.2025
Cronos (CRO) was also a top performer, up 7.6% from Monday