Author: John Smith

Aave V4 deposits have reached a record $806 million after climbing 30% over seven days, while active loans have increased to $206 million. Summary Aave V4 deposits rose above $800 million within six days of crossing $600 million. Ethereum Core leads the six listed markets with $378 million in deposits. Active EtherFi loans reached $62 million as the market’s utilization rate climbed to 92%. Aave V3 remains much larger, holding approximately $31 billion in deposits. Aave V4 deposits accelerate past $800 million Aave’s on-chain dashboard shows that V4 deposits reached $806 million on Aug. 27, extending a rapid rise that…

Genius Group has proposed raising capital through perpetual preferred securities to build an $827 million Bitcoin treasury and an $800 million AI portfolio within a $2 billion total-asset target for fiscal 2031. Summary An initial preferred securities offering would seek $12.5 million from income-focused investors. Proceeds would be divided among Bitcoin, AI investments, and an 18-month dividend reserve. Genius Group plans to restart Bitcoin purchases after liquidating its holdings to repay $8.5 million. Final offering terms remain subject to board approval, securities rules, and market conditions. Genius Group turns to preferred capital Genius Group said on Aug. 27 that it…

Stellar’s tokenized real-world asset market has climbed from about $785 million in January to more than $3 billion in July, while only just over $2 million has entered Blend pools that accept RWAs. Summary Stellar’s RWA value increased almost fourfold during the first seven months of 2026. Four tokenized products account for hundreds of millions of dollars each on the network. Blend has $127 million in TVL, but its RWA-enabled pools hold only slightly more than $2 million. RedStone says round-the-clock pricing remains necessary before more RWAs can serve as DeFi collateral. Stellar’s RWA market has crossed $3 billion RedStone’s…

Mantle has accumulated about $880 million in stablecoins and tokenized assets as its onchain product range has expanded across equities, Treasuries, funds and yield-bearing assets. Summary Mantle holds about $550 million in stablecoins and $330 million in tokenized assets. USDT0 accounts for approximately $440 million, or nearly 80% of the network’s stablecoin supply. The network supports 985 distinct tokenized assets across six product categories. Mantle increased its tokenized equity selection from 10 products in April to 155 by late June. Mantle’s asset base approaches $880 million Blockworks Research data shows that Mantle’s stablecoin circulating supply has reached approximately $550 million,…

Stable Sea has added two WisdomTree digital funds to its treasury platform, giving eligible businesses access to three SEC-registered products with minimum investments starting at $1. Summary Stable Sea has added WTSIX and FLTTX alongside the previously available WTGXX. The three funds carry minimum investments ranging from $1 to $25. Eligible users place fund orders through WisdomTree Securities from Stable Sea’s dashboard. Tokenized real-world assets in the United States have exceeded $31 billion. Stable Sea adds two WisdomTree funds Stable Sea said the WisdomTree Short-Duration Income Digital Fund and WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Digital Fund are now available through Stable…

Ethena’s ENA traded near $0.147 on Aug. 27, retaining a weekly gain of about 25% after its sharp breakout met resistance near $0.180. Summary ENA price remains about 25% above its Aug. 21 opening price of $0.11717. Price has corrected about 18% from the Aug. 23 weekly high of $0.18023. The daily Supertrend remains bullish, with dynamic support near $0.1202. Liquidation clusters around $0.150 and $0.161 could shape ENA’s next move. ENA price retreats after reaching $0.180 Ethena (ENA) price was trading near $0.147 at the time of writing, up about 25% from its Aug. 21 opening price of $0.11717.…

Bitcoin price held near $79,500 on Aug. 27 after a rapid breakout from the $63,000 area, with ETF demand and U.S. policy developments supporting the rally even as technical indicators warned that momentum may be stretched. Summary Bitcoin price traded near $79,500 after gaining roughly 25% from its mid-August consolidation range. Daily RSI reached 81.14, placing BTC firmly in overbought territory. The 4-hour Supertrend remained bullish while MACD showed fading short-term momentum. Liquidation clusters near $81,000 and $77,500 could shape Bitcoin’s next move. Bitcoin price holds above its breakout zone According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price was trading…

Unstoppable Domains has abandoned plans to seek ICANN recognition for several of its original web3 domain extensions and has begun refunding customers who bought names after the company committed to pursuing the 2026 application round. Summary Unstoppable Domains did not submit ICANN applications for several original web3 extensions and has begun refunding affected customers. Founder Matthew Gould said ICANN compliance, application and bidding costs were higher than the sales the company expected from the domains. The reversal comes six months after Unstoppable committed to applying for extensions including .crypto, .wallet, .NFT, .Bitcoin and .DAO. Existing web3 domains will remain onchain…

A cluster of 12 wallets deposited 36 million USDC into Hyperliquid during the 24 hours ending Aug. 27 and used about $24 million to purchase HYPE, according to on-chain analyst EmberCN. Summary Suspected linked wallets deposited 36 million USDC into Hyperliquid through twelve addresses within one day. Twenty-four million USDC reportedly purchased 282,090 HYPE at an average price near $81.50 per token. EmberCN estimated the cluster held and staked 4.679 million HYPE worth approximately $381 million overall. No public a16z statement, filing or signed wallet proof confirms ownership of the reported addresses. Earlier analysts produced different cluster totals, showing attribution…

Bitcoin’s long-term investment case is gaining support from rising U.S. debt and persistent fiscal deficits, according to BlackRock global head of digital assets Robbie Mitchnick. Summary $40.05 trillion U.S. debt has renewed investor attention toward Bitcoin and gold, according to Mitchnick. Mitchnick argues fiscal sustainability matters more for Bitcoin’s valuation than pending cryptocurrency market structure legislation. CBO projects fiscal 2026 deficit at $1.9 trillion, widening further through 2036 under current law. Bitcoin remained below $80,000 after its strongest three-day advance since 2023 during last week’s market rebound. CLARITY Act progress could affect decentralized finance more than Bitcoin, which already has…