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Lumia Partners with Alchemy to Ensure Institutional-Grade Network Infrastructure

Lumia, the oracle layer of Web3, which also acts as the liquidity layer, has announced a strategic partnership with Alchemy, a top-level blockchain development platform. This partnership aims at upgrading the existing core infrastructure of Lumia by using Alchemy’s Remote Procedure Call (RPC) nodes. This upgrade will greatly enhance the speed and credibility of Lumia and will also enable it to scale; especially within the institutional space and high-end blockchain developers. Upgrading to an Industry-Grade Infrastructure The highly competitive and performance-centric world of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) asks for best performance. For Lumia, which aims to become a reliable source of…

BlockchainAug 28

Aave Labs Debuts Horizon to Let Institutions Borrow Stablecoins Against Tokenized Assets

Aave Labs has launched Horizon, its new platform dedicated to institutional borrowers to access stablecoins using tokenized versions of real-world assets (RWAs) like U.S. Treasuries as collateral. At launch, institutions will be able to borrow Circle's USDC, Ripple's RLUSD and Aave’s GHO against a set of tokenized assets, including Superstate’s short-duration U.S. Treasury and crypto carry funds, Circle’s yield fund, and Centrifuge’s tokenized Janus Henderson products. The platform aims to offer qualified investors with short-term financing on their RWA holdings and allow them to deploy yield strategies. With Horizon, first announced in March, Aave aims to tap into the rapidly…

DeFiAug 28

Ethereum (ETH) Sees Massive Bounce from “Strong Support Block,” Analyst Vindicated

Ethereum is showing renewed strength, with its price pushing to $4,315 after a successful and decisive bounce from a key support zone. The recovery validates recent analyses from top traders who had flagged the dip as a high-probability buying opportunity. “High-Probability” Bounce Plays Out Just days ago, market strategist Michaël van de Poppe identified the $4,000 to $4,200 range as a strong support block where a bounce was highly likely. His analysis, which assigned a 70% probability to a reversal, appears to have been spot on. The dip into that zone was met with strong buying pressure, confirming it as…

EthereumAug 28

What Is Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Buying and Selling Amid This Market Correction?

The privately held company has made adjustments to the ETFs it manages, both reducing and adding to specific positions. Falling Prices Ark Invest, the investment management firm with more than $6 billion in assets under management (AUM), reduced the size of its ARKB (ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF) by 559.85 BTC, or approximately $64.4 million, as reported by the market watcher page Whale Insider yesterday. The crypto community responded with mixed feelings about the sale, with some indicating that it was a regular rebalancing of the fund. In contrast, others outright questioned it or even mocked it. Data collected at print…

RegulationAug 28

Commerce Secretary Lutnick wants US economy on blockchain for some reason

In a dramatic — and slightly odd — pronouncement, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick declared on national television that “the Department of Commerce is going to start issuing its statistics on the blockchain. He added, “We’re going to put GDP on the blockchain so people can use the blockchain for data, distribution, and then we’re going to make that available to the entire government, so all of you can do it.” So yeah, Lutnick — who held and attested to Tether’s reserves– doesn’t seem to understand what a blockchain is or how it works. Troubling? Only if you care…

BlockchainAug 28

Sygnum Partners with Ledn to Advance Tokenized Credit with $50M BTC Loan

Sygnum, a leading digital asset banking platform, has partnered with Ledn, a prominent BTC-backed lending firm. The partnership takes into account a $50M $BTC-covered syndicated loan to broaden tokenized private credit’s accessibility and cater to the rising institutional demand for crypto-supported, yield-bearing debt instruments. As the platform revealed in its official press release, the initiative displays the potential of tokenization in reshaping the markets of private credit. Hence, the development enhances the unique investment opportunities for qualified and institutional investors. 📣 News: Sygnum and @hodlwithLedn Close Syndicated Loan, Opening Access to BTC-Backed Tokenized Private Credit https://t.co/BkSy9Ce1sL Sygnum arranges USD $50…

DeFiAug 28

Ethereum On-Chain Activity Hits 2025 High with $97 Billion Locked in DeFi

Transactions and daily active addresses on Ethereum are approaching all-time highs, signaling renewed engagement on the network as public companies rush to scoop up ETH for their crypto treasuries. Ethereum Transactions and Active Addresses On Thursday, Aug. 15, the network recorded nearly 1.8 million transactions, according to Token Terminal data, nearing its all-time high of 1.9 million transactions. Daily transactions have since stabilized at around 1.5 million on average, up from roughly 950,000 in January 2024. Daily active addresses are also climbing, nearing 600,000, setting a new record when excluding occasional spike days in 2023. Ethereum Fees At the same…

EthereumAug 28

Crypto treasury stocks plunging in August after massive run-up

Crypto companies that dumped coins into their balance sheets earlier this year are now watching their stocks bleed. August crushed the rally these firms enjoyed just weeks ago, slamming names that had become investor magnets during the sideways bitcoin market. The sell-off arrives just before the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium, where whatever the hell Jerome Powell says next could drag these stocks even deeper, or spark a quick rebound. This entire picture was reported by CNBC, who tracked every company in the space holding crypto as treasury. Some of these companies had only just started their crypto play. Ethzilla,…

RegulationAug 28

Camp Network launches L1 mainnet, token

This is a segment from The Drop newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Camp wants to prove that an IP-focused chain can work long-term. The Camp mainnet has been officially deployed as of this morning, along with its native CAMP token. The team worked with crypto infra firm Gelato and is using the Abundance rollup L1 stack, which is built on Celestia. The CAMP token is expected to facilitate creator royalties and AI-agent monetization, in addition to functioning as a gas and governance token. “We’re going to continue to see growth in AI, but without the proper infrastructure or the…

BlockchainAug 28

Exclusive Tease Ignites DeFi Speculation with Trump-Linked Project

Exciting whispers are circulating in the cryptocurrency community, all thanks to a recent tease from ThunderCore (TT). The blockchain platform hinted at a significant upcoming announcement, sending ripples of anticipation through its user base. What’s truly captured attention is the accompanying image, prominently featuring the logo for WorldLibertyFinancial (WLFI), a DeFi project notably linked to the Trump family. This potential collaboration between ThunderCore WLFI is generating considerable buzz. What is ThunderCore Teasing with WLFI? ThunderCore, known for its high-performance blockchain, has strategically dropped a hint that suggests a major development is on the horizon. The exact nature of this announcement…

DeFiAug 28