In February of 2025 alone, public companies added over three-quarters of a billion dollars worth of Bitcoin to their coffers. That recent growth is driven by increased institutional demand for yield-generating strategies. The total value of Bitcoin wallets increased by about 2.2%, climbing to $56.7 billion. At this current Bitcoin...
Sui Network is well-positioned to bolster its decentralized finance (DeFi) progress. It will combine in sBTC, a one-to-one Bitcoin-backed asset created by Stacks. This integration provides Sui Network users with a decentralized, secure, and fully programmable Bitcoin (BTC) asset. It unlocks exciting new possibilities for on-chain activities and cements Sui...
Criminals stole over $90 million in digital assets from crypto hacks in just the month of April 2025. This startling case was uncovered in a recent study published by Immunefi. That spike represents a 124% increase since March 2025, when $41 million was stolen. That recent spike underscores the increasing...
AAVE, a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, is experiencing a surge in price as market indicators point toward potential bullish momentum. Analysis of AAVE's financials and holder behavior reveals key insights into the asset's current standing and future prospects. AAVE currently has the second most value locked in its platform....
USD₮0 is unifying liquidity across chains and creating an even stronger capital base for XRP DeFi. This is a great step forward in improving Flare users’ ability to quickly and easily send money. They are now able to send USD₮0 transactions as fee-less transfers.Since going live back in January, over...
Fantom has launched Sonic, a new Layer-1 network designed to optimize decentralized finance (DeFi) through enhanced efficiency, scalability, and profitability. Sonics introduces a number of prime innovations. These range from the SonicVM virtual machine to a high-capacity transactional processing system with volumes exceeding 10,000 TPS to the Sonic Gateway—a native...
Make no mistake—2025 will look radically different in the cryptocurrency space. Technological innovations, regulatory changes, and shifts in market demand will power this change. The industry has come a long way from its speculative roots, and trends are starting to point towards the promise of a more mature and integrated...
Loopscale, a Solana-based lending protocol had a recent security exploit. This unfortunate event resulted in a loss of $5.8 million, representing 12% of its total value locked (TVL). The platform, formerly known as Bridgesplit, officially went live on April 10. Unfortunately, it then became the target of a very sophisticated...
Loopscale, a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol on Solana, temporarily halted its lending markets after suffering an approximately $5.8 million exploit. The protocol went live on April 10 following a six-month closed beta. It’s now leveraged by lending markets for tokens like JitoSOL and BONK. With about $40 million in...
Ripple is throwing its weight behind a multichain future. A major component of this strategy is putting its real-world asset, RLUSD, on Ethereum. Aave, the popular decentralized lending protocol witnessed a major development on April 21. This allowed RLUSD to go live on its V3 Ethereum Core market. Together with...
Further Reading
Sonic Labs: Is This the Blockchain Upgrade DeFi Needs?
With its revolutionary ecosystem of blockchain technology, Sonic Labs is creating a stir in the DeFi landscape. And it’s trying to address very, very persistent issues that have been plaguing decentralized finance for some time. The question remains is it really DeFi’s magic upgrade? Here’s a look at what you...
Sonic Labs' Bold Gamble: Can DAG Architecture Dethrone Ethereum?
Ethereum's dominance is being challenged. So the question isn’t whether a serious challenger will come, but when and who. But Sonic Labs (formerly Fantom) is getting ready to throw its hat – or rather, its Sonic Gem – into the Layer-1 ring. Their wager? A new architecture built on DAG...
Sonic Labs Unveils Novel Blockchain Structure with High Throughput and Liquidity Features
Sonic Labs has rolled out an innovative new blockchain template that concentrates on creating more speedy transactions and better liquidity. Added to this new architecture is a system involving a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG), which implements novel token distribution and incentive structures. Most importantly, it addresses some of the biggest...
Hemi & SQD AI: Unleashing Bitcoin DeFi with AI-Powered Data
The DeFi landscape is still growing, changing, and developing every day, with new innovations continuing to break the limits of what’s achievable. Out of everything, we’re most excited about the partnership between Hemi and SQD AI. Together, they work to transform Bitcoin DeFi by combining the most innovative AI-powered data...
Nicholas Otieno Drives Bitcoin DeFi Innovation Through Multi-Chain Solutions
Nicholas is a fintech writer focused on cryptocurrency markets. Today he’s continuing that crusade by making the Bitcoin experience more inviting in the ever-evolving decentralized finance (DeFi) space. Since 2019, Otieno has focused his writing on helping readers understand cryptocurrency and how it can help create a more prosperous world....
Hemi & SQD AI Just Dropped the Mic on Bitcoin DeFi (IYKYK)
Okay, fam, let's be real. Bitcoin DeFi has been kinda...meh. Like that one overconfident amigo who insists on putting you on their five besties’ wedding list and then ghost. Promises, promises, but where's the FIRE? Where's the actual disruption we were promised?That’s when Hemi Network and SQD AI walk in,...
ERC-721 Tokens Power Unique Digital Assets in the Metaverse and Beyond
ERC-721 tokens are the core of the NFT ecosystem Ethereum and many other blockchains have given rise to. They democratize accessibility to creative expression by providing new avenues to artists. In March 2018, Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 721 officially recognized this token standard. This enables development and use of a...
Top 5 Crypto Presales: Unveiling the Next Big Thing in Blockchain
The cryptocurrency world moves at the speed of light with new projects launching every day, every one of them hoping to catch an investor’s eye. Crypto presales are an exciting opportunity to invest early in projects that could grow to be the next big thing. As such, they shine brightly...