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Pineapple Financial has moved more than $1 billion in residential mortgage records onto Injective, a layer-1 blockchain focused on financial applications, as part of a broader effort to migrate its historical loan portfolio onchain. Pineapple plans to eventually migrate more than 29,000 funded mortgages worth over $10 billion onto the network, Injective said Friday. Each mortgage is represented by an onchain record tied to the underlying loan file, rather than being repackaged as a new mortgage security. The records contain more than 500 data points, including loan-level information designed to support verification, audit trails and risk analysis. Pineapple’s dashboard shows…

DeFi lending has encountered a staggering 32 price-manipulation exploits in 2026, a record high. This alarming trend, reported by KuCoin, indicates that roughly one in eight crypto hacks in this year are tied to such exploits. The implications for traders are significant, as these incidents reveal systemic risks within the DeFi ecosystem, which could impact liquidity and investor confidence in the sector. For more details, see the full breakdown from KuCoin. The Latest The current landscape of DeFi lending is particularly troubling, with a recent incident showcasing an attacker driving a thinly traded token’s price up approximately 100 times in…

Although Hyperliquid had its own share of the recent market volatility, trading in the red zone for several days during the last week, its institutional investors remained resilient throughout the period. Despite its weak price movements, recent data from Arkham Intelligence showed that the Hyperliquid ETFs maintained a full week of zero sell-offs. Hyperliquid recovers 16% The data provided by the source showed that Hyperliquid rapidly surged by over 16% from its weekend lows, thanks to the sustained demand from its ETFs even during such a weak period. Notably, the data showed that no Hyperliquid ETF sold $HYPE last week,…

The Mina Mesa upgrade stopped transaction processing for about eight hours on September 3 as the layer-1 blockchain shifted mainnet to its Mesa release. Exchanges suspended $MINA transfers, while deployed zkApps now need new verification keys before they can resume proof-authorized activity. The process split into five hours when blocks continued without transactions and roughly three hours when the network produced no blocks. Mina reached its 10:00 UTC transaction cutoff, and upgraded block producers made empty blocks for 100 slots before block production halted at 15:00 UTC. The official upgrade runbook now marks those milestones as completed. It also records…

Bitcoin’s [$BTC] latest recovery has improved investor profitability, though historical cycle data indicates the market has not yet crossed a decisive turning point. Profitable supply increased from 46.2% on the 30th of June to 58% on the 21st of July. This was the lowest level in 2026. Over this time, more than 10% of the circulating supply went into realized profits as $BTC bounced off the mid-$50,000s to the $60,000s. However, at press time, the metric had retraced back to 55.2%. Source: CryptoQuant Although previous recoveries in the bear markets were at least 64 percent, previous cycle highs occurred at…

Uniswap V4 held $59.1 million in tokenized stock deposits as of Sept. 6, making it the largest decentralized finance venue for the category, according to Token Terminal. Solana-based Kamino Lend ranked second with $41.7 million. Uniswap V3 followed with $20.9 million, Token Terminal’s data showed. Together, the three venues accounted for $121.7 million, or approximately 63.2% of the measured category. Total tokenized stock DeFi TVL stood at approximately $192.6 million. The figure measures equity-linked tokens deposited into decentralized exchanges, lending markets and related applications. It does not represent the total value of tokenized equities issued across blockchains. Token Terminal defines…

The Canary $HBAR ETF, trading under the ticker HBR, became the first U.S. spot exchange-traded fund holding $HBAR when it launched on Nasdaq on October 28, 2025. Nearly a year later, its buyer base includes institutional asset managers, ETF-focused retail investors, and long-term Hedera holders who want regulated exposure without managing a crypto wallet. What Is the Canary $HBAR ETF? HBR holds actual $HBAR tokens, not derivatives or futures contracts, with custody handled by regulated third parties. That structure lets investors buy or sell shares through a standard brokerage account while the fund tracks $HBAR’s spot price. As of Aug.…

Michael Saylor, founder and chairman of Strategy, sparked new speculation about the company’s Bitcoin reserves by reposting its $BTC data. Saylor stated in her post, “We need a different color.” Some market participants interpreted this message as a possible move by Strategy to strengthen its cash reserves rather than recently purchasing Bitcoin. In the chart, $BTC purchases were shown in orange. However, the company has not made an official statement regarding the meaning of the post. Saylor’s past posting habits indicate that most of his updates are published a day before any changes to the company’s reserves are announced. Therefore,…

Solana’s DeFi landscape is witnessing significant growth, with Raydium leading the charge. A recent tweet from the commentator @SolanaFloor highlighted that Raydium’s token has surged due to increased trading activity linked to the launchpad @LaunchOnSF. This uptick in activity indicates a burgeoning interest in decentralized finance on the Solana network, which could attract more traders and investors. What Went Down The DeFi sector on Solana is gaining momentum, particularly with Raydium’s recent accomplishments. As Raydium surpasses $3 billion in cumulative tokenized equities volume, it positions itself as a formidable player in the decentralized exchange space. This growth is further supported…

$XRP is facing heavy selling pressure, but the latest $XRP Rich List data shows that the number of wallets holding at least 1 million $XRP has continued to increase. Over the past three months, the number of $XRP wallets holding at least 1 million tokens rose by 32, from roughly 2,006 to 2,038, according to data cited from Santiment. The increase came as $XRP’s market capitalization fell by about 29%. The data creates a contrast between $XRP’s price performance and the behavior of its largest wallets. However, the rise in wallet count does not prove that 32 individual investors bought…