DeFi news
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Metaplanet sold 10,000 BTC in Q3 before buying back 11,000 BTC to ‘demonstrate liquidity’
Metaplanet added a net 1,000 BTC during the third quarter as its total bitcoin holdings reached 44,000 BTC.
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Visa, CoinShares find growing crypto appetite among consumers and affluent investors
Visa and CoinShares surveys show rising stablecoin interest in Asia Pacific alongside strong digital-asset ownership among affluent investors.
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Metaplanet added 1,000 bitcoin net in the third quarter bringing holdings to 44,000 BTC
The Japanese firm sold 10,000 BTC before buying 11,000 BTC, demonstrating liquidity as it seeks recurring income from preferred securities.
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Ether's bitcoin-beating Q3 rally came with a catch. Liquidity thinned.
Ether beat bitcoin in the third quarter, but its market liquidity got thinner, according to Coingecko.
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Hyperliquid’s USDC Yield Program Gets $14.6 Million for HYPE Buybacks
The first reserve-yield payment awaits transfer to the Assistance Fund, adding buyback funding tied to USDC balances rather than trading volume.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Ethereum Now Lets You Pay for AI Without Revealing Who You Are
Ethereum's zkAPI lets users prepay in USDC and query AI models through cryptographic proofs, so no single party sees both who they are and what they ask.
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Circle Pushes Back on MiCA's Bank-Deposit Mandate for Stablecoins
The USDC issuer told the European Commission that MiCA's reserve mandates and concentration caps keep the largest global stablecoins outside Europe's perimeter—siding with the ECB in calling for more flexible rules.
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$4.2B crypto bank Anchorage Digital cuts 17% of workforce: Report
The reported cuts come as Anchorage expands its institutional footprint, including stablecoin issuance and a $100 million investment from Tether.
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Illinois Agrees to Six-Month Crypto Tax Delay, Subject to Court Approval
The levy would charge customers on asset value rather than gains, with draft rules covering paid custody, transfers and stablecoin settlement.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Aave Labs Proposes Foundation to Bring Brand and IP Under DAO Oversight
Phase 1 would create a Cayman Islands entity and appoint independent officers; trademark, domain and codebase transfers would require later governance votes.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Circle Urges EU to Replace Stablecoin Bank-Deposit Mandates
The USDC issuer also wants to preserve cross-border co-issuance and create a recognition route for foreign stablecoins, while central banks demand stronger safeguards.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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‘Euro stablecoin isn’t enough’: EU issuers make case for USD tokens
European issuers say Europe cannot ignore demand for dollar stablecoins as businesses seek USD liquidity for global payments and settlement.
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Visa Says Business Programs Drive About 17% of Stablecoin Card Volume
Payment volume across Visa’s stablecoin-linked cards grew nearly 200% year over year in its fiscal second quarter.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Circle urges EU to revise stablecoin reserve rules in MiCA review
Circle wants the EU to replace mandatory bank-deposit minimums with more flexible liquidity rules and preserve cross-border stablecoin issuance.
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Crypto traders are in risk-on mode as bitcoin dominance nears return to 60%
Bitcoin dominance is closing in on 60% while USDT's has slipped to 6.3%, pointing to a market growing more comfortable with risk.
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Bitcoin reaches for $87K as short liquidations top $120M
Bitcoin buyers broke through a wall of ask liquidity to reach new October BTC price highs near $87,800, with the area immediately above now a new resistance hurdle.
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Aave founder says V3 unaffected after third-party adapter exploit drains $305K
Aave founder Stani Kulechov said Aave v3 was unaffected after an attacker exploited a third-party adapter to drain about $305,000 from two Safe multisig wallets.
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Why rising perpetual funding rates signal growing bullish leverage as bitcoin crosses $86,500
Rising open interest and funding rates signal renewed demand for bullish bitcoin exposure.
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Tether's USDT is 'coming home' to Bitcoin this month over a decade after debut there
A Tether-backed project, Utexo, plans to support private USDT transfers, direct swaps between BTC and USDT and loans backed by BTC, while keeping most transaction data off Bitcoin’s public ledger.
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SMBC Nikko and Nethermind Plan Compliance Hooks for Uniswap Pools
An MOU with Uniswap Labs, Base and Nyx Foundation targets a Japan-focused DeFi gateway for completion by mid-2027.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Darius Dale: Will Global Liquidity Send Bitcoin Higher in 2027?
Bitcoin Magazine Darius Dale: Will Global Liquidity Send Bitcoin Higher in 2027? Are we headed for a period of chop before a bigger move in Bitcoin? Darius Dale, founder of 42 Macro, says a decline in funding liquidity could mean near-term volatility, but that if liquidity comes back in 2027, which...
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Hyperliquid Policy Center, Circle press EU on perps and stablecoin reserves in MiCA review
Hyperliquid's policy group wants perps under MiFID II, while Circle targets MiCA's bank deposit floor in filings to the European Commission's MiCA review.
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50,000 Europeans call on EU to ease stablecoin rewards restrictions in MiCA review
A 50,000-letter campaign is pressing Brussels to rethink stablecoin rewards as EU central banks seek broader changes to MiCA’s stablecoin rules.
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Stablecoin Treasury Growth Partly Offsets China’s Retreat, SF Fed Study Finds
Read the full story at The Defiant
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Onchain Perps Close Execution Gap With CEXs, Castle Labs Says
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LATAM stablecoin liquidity may depend on few providers, investor says
Researchers in a Latin American stablecoin ecosystem report warned “fragility in the system is concentrated in its thinnest layer,” with just 16 of 494 companies focused primarily on wholesale liquidity, treasury and credit.
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Lloyds, Visa settle $750,000 using USDC in live cross-border pilot
Lloyds used USDC to settle $750,000 of payment obligations with Visa during a seven-day live cross-border pilot.
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MetaMask Exits Lido Validators Amid Infrastructure ‘Security Incident’
The wallet says it has found no immediate threat to user wallets, but the ETH it is pulling out of Lido could take 45 days to return.
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Dogecoin gets DeFi testnet as DogeOS bets miners will eventually secure its apps
DogeOS wants to turn DOGE into more than a payments and speculation asset, but its applications still rely on selected operators rather than Dogecoin miners.
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Bitcoin’s Institutional Era Has Arrived | Robinhood VP of Crypto Institutions Nicola White
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin's Institutional Era Has Arrived | Robinhood VP of Crypto Institutions Nicola White Robinhood is bringing crypto perpetual futures to US customers, with up to 10x leverage on Bitcoin and Ether. Nicola White, Robinhood's vice president of institutional crypto, explains how...