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Brevan Howard Joins $12M Round for Liquid Staking Protocol Alluvial
11.7.2023
Ethereal Ventures and Variant co-led the round for Alluvial, creator of the enterprise and institution-focused Liquid Collective
Lido, Rocket Pool team members argue over decentralization
4.7.2023
A Lido team member claimed Rocket Pool is not really governed by its DAO, but Rocket Pool community members pushed back, claiming the protocol is becoming more decentralized
Liquid Staking Defi Platforms Now Secure Over 10 Million Ethereum Worth Close to $20B
2.7.2023
Based on recent data, over ten million ethereum is now secured within liquid staking derivatives platforms, with a valuation close to $20 billion at current exchange rates. Two leading liquid staking decentralized finance (defi) protocols, Lido Finance, and Rocket Pool, experienced 30-day growth...
Liquid Staking Frenzy Spreads to Solana as Drift's 'Super Stake' Offers One-Click Leverage
29.6.2023
Raft’s R Stablecoin Surges as Traders Embrace Liquid Staking Ether Products
21.6.2023
While Raft is centered around its R stablecoin backed by Lido’s stETH, the team has had ongoing conversations about introducing RAFT, an additional token intended to empower community members and help decentralize the protocol
Defi TVL Holds Steady Above $42 Billion as Lido Finance Dominates With $12.69 Billion Locked
18.6.2023
On June 18, 2023, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) protocols has been rangebound and hovering at just above the $42 billion range. Presently, Lido Finance dominates the value locked in defi with $12.69 billion or 29.76% of the aggregate. During the last month, the...
EigenLayer’s Restaking Smart Contracts Reach Max Limit on Same Day as Mainnet Launch, Pulling in $16M
15.6.2023
Notable depositors into EigenLayer’s pools include one address that deployed the U.S.-sanctioned Tornado Cash money mixing tool and another address associated with Hassan Bassiri, former vice president of portfolio management at crypto hedge fund Arca, per Nansen
DeFi Platform EigenLayer Rolls Out Restaking Protocol on Ethereum Mainnet
14.6.2023
Seattle-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform EigenLayer has deployed its restaking protocol on the Ethereum mainnet, according to a press release
DeFi Protocol Maverick Raises $9M Led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund
12.6.2023
The round was led by Founders Fund and included contributions from Pantera Capital, Binance Labs, Coinbase Ventures and Apollo Crypto
Ethereum Staked on Coinbase Sees Massive Redemptions, Over 27,000 Tokens Redeemed on June 6
8.6.2023
Recent statistics reveal that a significant amount of ethereum staked on Coinbase has been redeemed, with 27,280 tokens being redeemed on June 6. This development comes in the wake of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing a lawsuit against Coinbase for not registering...
New Stablecoin Issuer Raft Is Eschewing Fiat for Its Financial Backing
5.6.2023
Its R stablecoin is collateralized by one crypto asset: liquid staking leader Lido’s staked ether (stETH)
Rapid growth in DeFi-focused Ethereum liquid staking derivatives platforms raises eyebrows
3.6.2023
ETH use in DeFi is down due to an uptick in staking, but rapid growth in LSDfi could be a bull market catalyst
Rocket Pool to Integrate With Zksync Era, Offering Faster Speeds and Lower Transaction Costs
2.6.2023
According to Rocket Pool, a liquid staking derivatives provider, users will have the ability to liquid stake their ETH using the Layer 2 (L2) Zksync Era network. The company clarified that Rocket Pool liquid stakers utilizing Zksync Era will enjoy faster speeds and lower transaction costs. Liquid...
Yield farming app accumulates $12M TVL 2 weeks after launch
30.5.2023
The Origin Ether app deposits Ether into Curve, Convex, stETH, rETH, and sfrxETH
LSD for DeFi: Tenet, LayerZero partner to drive cross-chain liquid staking adoption
30.5.2023
Cross-chain interoperability protocol LayerZero’s infrastructure aims to drive liquid staking adoption across the DeFi ecosystem
Stablecoin Issuer Lybra Finance Nears $100M in TVL
26.5.2023
Lybra Finance was launched last month and uses liquid staking derivatives to offer an interesting-bearing stablecoin
Liquid Staking Protocol Lido’s Defi Dominance Swells From 7% to 26% in 12 Months
25.5.2023
According to statistics, the liquid staking platform Lido accounted for 7.45% of the total value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) a year ago today. Since then, Lido’s market dominance has significantly increased over the last 12 months to its current 26.18% share. Lido’s Market...
Layer 1 Blockchain Tenet Partners With Conflux and Qtum for More Exposure in China
24.5.2023
The partnerships are aimed at increasing the liquid staking industry’s presence in Chinese markets
Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX Continues to Explore Potential Relaunch, Court Records Reveal
23.5.2023
Recently submitted court records in the FTX insolvency case reveal that the exchange’s new CEO, John Ray III, has been exploring a revival plan for the now-disabled trading platform and the “preliminary formation of restructuring strategies.” FTX’s Revival Prospects Surface...
Asymmetry, ‘ETF’ for Liquid Staking Tokens, Raises $3M Round From Ecco Capital, Ankr and Others
16.5.2023
The crypto project’s safETH token represents a basket of liquid staking tokens from Lido, Rocketpool and Frax