Quick Breakdown: Grvt DEX raised $19M in Series A to expand privacy-focused DeFi infrastructure. Uses ZKsync Validium L2 blockchain for secure, private transactions. Funds will support product scaling, infrastructure, talent acquisition, and global expansion. Privacy-focused decentralized exchange Grvt has...
Quick breakdown: AnchorNote introduces a new off-exchange settlement method leveraging cross-chain DeFi technology. This innovation aims to minimize transaction delays, reduce costs, and improve transparency. It allows digital assets to settle directly between parties outside traditional exchanges using decentralized...
Quick Breakdown: 1inch relaunches on OKX Wallet with MEV protection, gasless swaps, and liquidity aggregation. Integration strengthens DeFi–CeFi convergence with enhanced security and flexibility. Dutch auction-based swaps prevent front-running, offering safer and more efficient trades. Decentralized finance protocol 1inch...
Quick Breakdown: Polygon Labs partners with Dubai-based Cypher Capital to expand institutional adoption of POL. Collaboration provides exposure, yield strategies, and improved liquidity for institutional investors. Initiative strengthens Polygon’s DeFi infrastructure, validator incentives, and dApp growth. Polygon Labs has...
Quick Breakdown: Bitlayer adopts Chainlink’s CCIP to power secure cross-chain Bitcoin DeFi. YBTC expands yield-bearing BTC across Ethereum, BSC, Avalanche, and more. Strategic mining pool partnerships boost liquidity and BTCFi adoption. Bitlayer, the Bitcoin infrastructure project driving BTC-focused decentralized...
Quick Breakdown: Chainlink Data Streams integrated on Sei as the network’s preferred oracle, delivering sub-second market data for DeFi and tokenized assets. The partnership strengthens Sei’s role in institutional-grade crypto adoption with access to real-time, decentralized, and secure oracle...
Quick Breakdown: DeFi Development Corp has doubled its Solana treasury to over 2 million SOL tokens, valued at $412 million, through recent purchases aimed at staking yield generation. Despite a 7.59% dip in shares, the company shows strong revenue...
Quick Breakdown: Bithumb adds Euler (EUL) to its Korean won (KRW) market. Trading begins Sept. 5, 2025, with deposits/withdrawals opening within 3 hours of listing notice. Euler is a permissionless DeFi lending protocol, with EUL used for governance, rewards,...
Quick Breakdown Bedrock launches uniBTC and brBTC on Aptos, expanding BTCFi access. Cross-chain bridging is enabled via Chainlink CCIP and Interport. Aptos ecosystem now hosts $400M+ in BTC-backed assets and growing liquidity. Bedrock, the multi-asset restaking protocol, has expanded...
Quick Breakdown: River integrates Chainlink oracles to ensure accurate, tamper-resistant cross-chain stablecoin pricing. Chainlink feeds secure satUSD on multiple chains, supporting omni-CDP collateralization and liquidity. Users gain safer, more reliable access to DeFi liquidity with reduced risk of price...
