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Dromos Labs, the developer behind the decentralized exchanges Aerodrome and Velodrome, is merging the two platforms into a single DEX called Aero. According to a press release shared with The Defiant, the upgrade will expand Aerodrome’s Base-based platform to additional networks, starting with Ethereum mainnet and Circle’s Arc, while Base will remain the primary hub for the unified platform. “Aerodrome has been successful on Base and is excited to expand to effectively service other Ethereum networks via Aero,” Alexander Cutler, founder and chief executive officer of Dromos Labs, said in the press release. The company gave a launch window of Q2…

The crypto community on X has been dominated by prominent figures advocating for the adoption of Zcash as privacy becomes increasingly threatened by governments and regulators. While the Winklevoss twins, Naval Ravikant, and Balaji Srinivasan back the adoption of Zcash (ZEC), its success could spur the Bitcoin ecosystem to push for more privacy features by revisiting the reactivation of OP_CAT, according to Eli Ben-Sasson, founder of StarkWare and a renowned mathematician who helped pioneer zero-knowledge proofs. Zcash was inspired by Bitcoin In 2014, Ben-Sasson and his co-authors published “Zerocash: Decentralized Anonymous Payments from Bitcoin.” The white paper was the culmination…

Devconnect Buenos Aires frames Ethereum as current infrastructure, not future technology, through real demonstrations. The event showcases Ethereum’s expansion into AI, gaming, and identity, moving beyond just decentralized finance. Devconnect Buenos Aires frames Ethereum as current infrastructure, not future technology, through real demonstrations. The event showcases Ethereum’s expansion into AI, gaming, and digital identity, moving beyond just decentralized finance. Buenos Aires prepares to welcome the international Ethereum community for its upcoming Devconnect gathering. Event organizers have framed this edition as a blockchain “World’s Fair,” emphasizing currently deployed applications over theoretical future capabilities. “Devconnect works because it is community-led. Curators shape…

Visa built the world’s largest payment network that pushes nearly $16 trillion in payments through its virtual pipes. Now it wants to do the same for lending in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi). The report, titled Stablecoins Beyond Payments: The Onchain Lending Opportunity, reframes decentralized finance as “onchain finance” – a deliberate rebrand aimed at making decentralized credit sound compatible with institutions in the era of the GENIUS Act – and outlines how banks and private credit funds could plug into it. Visa envisions institutions acting as liquidity providers to programmable lending protocols, while it supplies the data, compliance,…

XStocks, a tokenized equity platform created by real-world asset (RWA) tokenization firm Backed and crypto exchange Kraken, has surpassed $10 billion in total transaction volume just over four months after its launch, signaling a growing appetite for tokenized investment products. The platform debuted earlier this year with more than 60 tokenized equities, including Nvidia, Amazon, Tesla and Meta Platforms, as well as several exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Each xStock token is fully backed 1:1 by the underlying equity or ETF, issued by Backed in partnership with Kraken. XStocks operates across Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain and Tron, expanding accessibility across major blockchain…

Alibaba’s cross-border arm is exploring an alibaba deposit token to speed up international payments as Beijing tightens control over stablecoins. What is the alibaba deposit token plan? Why is China saying no to stablecoins? Offshore yuan stablecoins: what’s allowed? What comes next for Alibaba and Hong Kong? What is the alibaba deposit token plan? Alibaba president Kuo Zhang told CNBC in a Friday report that the company aims to use stablecoin‑like technology to smooth overseas transactions. The cross‑border e‑commerce unit plans to work with banks on tokenized payments, according to a CNBC report. However, the design would differ from privately…

Ether ETH$3,084.23 traded below $3,100 on Sunday during a broader pullback in digital assets. The token was recently near $3,066 at 9:36 p.m. UTC, down 3.4% over the past 24 hours. It briefly fell through the $3,100 level on Bitstamp at about 4 p.m. UTC, marking its first break beneath that threshold since Nov. 4, based on data from TradingView. Ether falls below $3,100 for the first time since Nov. 4. (TradingView) Timothy Peterson, an investment manager and digital asset researcher at Cane Island Alternative Advisors, said spot ether ETFs posted net outflows in four of the past five weeks,…

16 October, 2025 – Tether, the largest company in the digital assets industry, today announced a $250,000 donation to OpenSats, a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to funding contributors and projects that strengthen Bitcoin and advance open, censorship-resistant technologies. The donation will support OpenSats’ operations and grant-making efforts, enabling continued financial support for a wide range of free and open-source initiatives, from protocol development and privacy tools to research and education. OpenSats allocates 100% of funds directly to grantees, sustaining its operations through separate donations, maintaining its transparent, public-interest mission. “We at Tether believe that Bitcoin, and the free, open-source software…

Altura, a renowned Web3 gaming platform, has commenced a new collaboration with Zealy, a popular Web3 community growth ecosystem. The partnership is aimed at enhancing agentic gaming as well as the Web3 experience with AI technology. As per Altura’s official X announcement, the joint initiative is set to fortify community engagement while also improving user value. Hence, the development is anticipated to bolster participation and increase adoption to further strengthen Altura’s efforts to merge blockchain, AI, and gaming. 📢 Altura has landed on Zealy dimension We’re thrilled to announce that Altura has joined forces with @zealy_io 🤝 Unlock Alturian status…

TLDR The FTX estate releases 193,000 SOL tokens as part of its scheduled monthly liquidation program. Solana’s price shows resilience in the $157.90 zone despite recording a 3.9% daily drop. Technical analysts identify a consolidation phase eyeing a bullish breakout if $180 is surpassed. The cryptocurrency market’s stability is being tested again this month. Following the confirmation this Tuesday, November 11, of the execution of a new batch of unlocks from Alameda Research and the bankrupt FTX estate, Solana’s price faces renewed pressure. According to analyst MartyParty, this specific release involved a total of 193,000 SOL tokens, with an approximate…