TL;DR Ondo Finance says its USDY tokenized yield product is expanding across Solana DeFi venues. USDY is a yield-bearing tokenized note backed by short-term US Treasuries and bank deposits, not a conventional $1 stablecoin. The expansion builds on Ondo’s wider effort to make tokenized real-world assets usable inside DeFi rather than leaving them as passive…
TL;DR Aptos Labs has released mainnet node software v1.49.1 for validators and fullnode operators. The release follows the earlier v1.49.1 hotfix path and rolls a wider set of execution, consensus and state-sync changes into the public mainnet build. End users do not need to migrate tokens or take wallet action. Aptos node operators have a…
TL;DR Bybit has confirmed support for Avalanche’s v1.15.0 network upgrade. The exchange is updating its Avalanche node infrastructure while keeping AVAX trading active. The announcement concerns network compatibility and exchange operations, not a change to AVAX supply or token economics. Bybit has confirmed that its Avalanche infrastructure will support the network’s v1.15.0 upgrade, giving AVAX…
TL;DR Ondo Finance has added in-kind minting and redemption for institutional Ondo Stocks users. Eligible institutions can contribute existing equity inventory rather than converting shares to cash first. The service currently supports tokenized positions on Ethereum and BNB Chain and is not a retail minting product. Ondo Finance is removing one of the more awkward…
TL;DR Anchorage Digital has selected LayerZero as its interoperability partner for regulated stablecoins issued through its platform. Tether’s USAT is the first token to adopt the LayerZero OFT standard under the arrangement. LayerZero supports connectivity across more than 170 networks, but not every Anchorage-issued stablecoin is live across every chain today. Anchorage Digital is putting…
TL;DR The SEC granted ARK Venture Fund amended exemptive relief covering two new share classes. The structure allows an Exchange Class and a Tokenized Class whose ownership can be recorded through distributed-ledger technology. The order permits the structure, but ARK has not announced that the new shares are already trading. ARK Venture Fund has secured…
Bitcoin and Ethereum edged higher into July 31, while a small shift in market dominance suggested traders were again watching whether capital was rotating toward major altcoins. The validated notes show Bitcoin rising 0.29% to about $64,145.86, while Ethereum traded around the $1,890 to $1,920 range, briefly dipping below $1,900 before recovering. At the same…
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams has proposed expanding protocol fees across Uniswap v4 and several network deployments, putting one of DeFi’s longest-running governance debates back at the centre of the market. Protocol fees are a sensitive topic for Uniswap because the exchange is one of DeFi’s most important pieces of infrastructure. It processes huge volumes, sits…
TL;DR MicroStrategy officially filed an SEC 8-K on June 29, 2026, adopting a board-approved "Digital Credit Capital Framework" (Bitcoin monetization program) authorizing it to sell up to $1.25B in BTC to support its preferred stock reserves (STRC) and pay dividends, keeping a minimum cash reserve of $2.55B. The key caveat: Do not say MicroStrategy has…
TL;DR The Russell 2000 closing above 3,000 has put small-cap risk appetite back in focus for crypto traders. Ash Crypto argued that small-cap strength has historically mattered for Ethereum and altcoin rotations. The setup is a correlation signal, not a guarantee that altcoins immediately rally. The Russell 2000’s move above the 3,000 level has become…