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MetaMask, the Ethereum-based crypto wallet, is offering its users the ability to earn interest on their stablecoins thanks to a new partnership with decentralized lending protocol Aave. The feature, called Stablecoin Earn, gives MetaMask’s million-plus users access to yield on USDC, USDT and DAI without leaving their wallet. The earnings come from Aave’s lending infrastructure, which offers yield in exchange for depositing assets that can be borrowed by others. Stablecoins, which have become one of the hottest areas in crypto thanks in part to new legislation in the U.S., grew out of the DeFi space initially. Earning passive yield on…

This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Ether ETFs launched in the US one year ago today. Time flies. While these products (unlike bitcoin ETFs) struggled to find consistent inflows out of the gate, this month has been a different story. The ETH funds have attracted $3.6 billion of net capital from July 1 to July 22, Farside Investors data shows. The segment’s $2.1 billion of inflows last week was nearly double its previous record of $1.2 billion. As CoinShares’ James Butterfill pointed out in a Monday report, the past 13 weeks of…

The month isn’t over yet, but Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have already set a record with $11.2 billion in inflows, according to crypto asset manager CoinShares. The final tally will arrive after the bell rings on Thursday. ETH funds have been stealing the show lately and last week was no exception, said CoinShares Head of Research James Butterfill. Ethereum ETFs pulled in $1.6 billion worth of new cash, he wrote. That means that so far this year they’ve taken in $7.8 billion—more than they did in 2024. Keep in mind, though, the Ethereum ETFs only just launched this time last…

Bitcoin’s dip on Tuesday has put the digital asset’s upward trajectory on hold, at least for now. The move came as traders sought to book profits amid mixed monetary signals and divisive language surrounding the potential replacement of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. While on-chain data suggests that profit-taking is the primary driver, sticky inflation remains a significant point of contention. The world’s largest crypto is trading at $117,250, down 4.5% from its Monday all-time high following Monday’s losses, according to CoinGecko data. Bitcoin’s drop coincides with a 14,000 BTC spike in exchange inflows on Tuesday, according to CryptoQuant’s head…

The decentralized finance (DeFi) market ballooned to a three-year high of $153 billion on Monday, spurred by ETH’s ascent toward $4,000 and significant inflows into restaking protocols. DefiLlama data shows that the uptick in inflows and asset prices over the past week lifted the sector above its December 2024 high to its highest point since May 2022, at the time of $60 billion collapse of Do Kwon’s Terra network. TVL across all blockchains (DefiLlama) ETH has risen 60% from $2,423 to $3,887 over the pat 30 days following a wave of institutional investment including a $1.3 billion treasury investment from…

Aave has reserves of Ethereum, and they’re thinning fast. The culprit, according to Marc Zeller, a contributor on Aave, is Justin Sun. Why? Unpredictable outflows are straining the protocol’s stability with little regard for the broader impact—and there’s little anyone can do to stop it. Summary Aave saw over $1.7 billion in ETH withdrawals this week, largely tied to wallets linked to Justin Sun and HTX, triggering a liquidity crunch and interest rate spike. Marc Zeller, Aave contributor, compares Sun’s moves to “grocery shopping,” highlighting DeFi’s vulnerability to uncoordinated whale actions. Simultaneously, Ethereum’s validator exit queue surged past 625,000 ETH…

The FED interest rate decision, which is followed with great curiosity in the Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency markets, will be announced this week. The Fed will announce this month’s interest rate decision on Wednesday, July 30. The market is generally pricing in a 97.4% probability that the Fed will leave interest rates unchanged in July, while the probability of a 25 basis point hike is priced in at just 2.6%. While no surprise decision is expected from the Fed this week, crypto analyst Paul Barron noted that there is a small possibility of a surprise interest rate cut. Despite the…

Bitcoin has been on a tear lately, breaking into new all-time highs, and with that, an important signal known as the PI Cycle Top Indicator is showing signs that could help predict when this bull run might peak. According to analyst Rekt Capital, the PI Cycle Top uses two moving averages to signal when Bitcoin may be nearing its top. Historically, these moving averages, especially the 111-day average, have accurately predicted the end of previous bull markets. Recently, this faster-moving average has been rising sharply. Back on June 1, it was tracking around $92,000, but now it’s already near $98,000,…

Bricklayer, a decentralized real estate platform, has secured an option to offer a tokenized equity stake in a $44 million logistics facility leased by Amazon in Florence, Kentucky. This is Bricklayer’s first property offering using its Tokenized Equity Stake (TES) structure and marks the beginning of its tokenized real estate investment model. The warehouse is fully leased to Amazon.com Services LLC under a long-term, triple-net lease until April 2032. Located near key Midwest and Southeastern markets, it serves as a last-mile logistics hub. Using the TES model, Bricklayer enables real estate professionals to raise capital globally in Limited Partner and…

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