Defi Perp Protocol Hyperliquid Hits $21B in Daily Volume, Bolstered by TRUMP and MELANIA Listings
On Jan. 20, 2025, Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetual exchange powered by a custom-engineered, high-performance layer one (L1) blockchain, revealed it had reached a series of unprecedented milestones in trading volume.…
Coinbase’s Bitcoin Loans Are Not What They Seem
Follow me on X for more Bitcoin L2 alpha @GuerillaV2 Earlier today, Coinbase announced the launch of “Bitcoin-Backed Loans” using Base, its native blockchain. But there’s one problem. (Actually, two.)…
Bitcoin DeFi Is Finding Product-market Fit With Runes
Over the past year, the Bitcoin Renaissance has brought significant attention to BTCfi, or “Bitcoin DeFi” applications. Despite the hype, very few of these applications have delivered on their promises…
Why You May Want To Redeem Your Bitcoin From THORChain’s Lending Service
Follow Frank on X. Two days ago, the atebites X account pointed out that THORChain’s lending service currently has nowhere near enough bitcoin to repay its creditors. As of the…
Pancakeswap Launches Springboard: CAKE Token Surges 30%
Pancakeswap’s Springboard provides an all-in-one platform for creating and launching tokens on the BNB Chain. Springboard for Tokens on BNB Chain Pancakeswap, a decentralized exchange (DEX) on the BNB Chain…
Polymarket vs. Polls: Trump’s Victory Vindicates Prediction Markets
Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at the VC crypto fund Dragonfly, believes that prediction markets like Polymarket have been vindicated after facing accusations of bias in anticipation of the U.S. election.…
Dydx Launches Trump Election Perpetual Trading Market
The decentralized finance (defi) platform Dydx has introduced a new prediction market allowing traders to speculate on Donald Trump’s chances in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The decentralized platform enables…
Donald Trump Reveals Defi Project’s Token Launch—But Not Everyone’s Happy About It
On Saturday, former President Donald Trump announced that the World Liberty Financial (WLF) token sale will kick off on Tuesday, Oct. 15. In his post on X, Trump described it…
Trump’s World Liberty Financial Announces Bold Plan — But Will It Work?
The Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial, a financial technology firm, has announced plans to launch a decentralized finance (defi) protocol designed for widespread adoption. The company aims to integrate blockchain…