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Overcollateralized lending has emerged as one of DeFi’s most durable primitives. Morpho alone holds roughly $7 billion in TVL, according to DeFiLlama, with distribution via Coinbase, Kraken, and other front ends. Apollo Global Management has committed to acquiring up to 9% of MORPHO’s token supply over four years, and the Ethereum Foundation has deployed nearly $19 million into the protocol’s vaults. But a quantitative analysis published Sunday by Dirt Roads, a DeFi research publication authored by Luca Prosperi, has sparked a debate over whether the depositors fueling that growth are being systematically undercompensated, or whether the lending primitive is working…

Market action on Ethereum price n is reflecting a tense equilibrium, with $ETH hovering near 2,100 as bearish sentiment and compressed volatility define an important decision zone. daily chart with EMA20, EMA50 and volume”loading=”lazy” /> $ETH/$USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Thesis: Ethereum is coiled, not broken Ethereum price vs $USDT is sitting around 2,100 in a classic equilibrium zone. Daily structure is neutral: there is neither a clean uptrend nor a confirmed breakdown, just a market pausing after a larger slide, with $ETH still trading well below the 200-day EMA. What makes this moment important is…

As the war with Iran enters its fourth week, crypto markets will be dominated by macro events. Off the global stage, however, traders will be navigating a number of supply events while Aave prepares for the deployment of its v4 platform and hard forks loom for both the Akash and Casper networks. A number of Fed speakers also make an appearance, with Governor Stephen Miran’s scheduled appearance at the Digital Asset Summit in New York being a highlight. On the earnings front, Wall Street will get a fresh look at not-so-meme stock firm GameStop (GME), which has a bitcoin treasury…

Binance told the Senate its transaction volume with four major Iranian exchanges did not exceed $110,000 last year. Reporting from Fortune and the New York Times traced $1.7 billion in flows from Binance-linked accounts to Iran-linked entities. Senator Richard Blumenthal now is concerned that the exchange might have misled Congress about that. In a follow-up letter to Binance co-chief executive (CEO) Richard Teng, Blumenthal expressed his concern that the exchange might have provided “misrepresentations or misleading information to the Subcommittee and to the public.” US senators call Binance ‘repeat offender’ over $2B Iran transfers The senator, the ranking Democrat on…

Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Binance Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman is discussing his potential resignation with company management, marking another pivotal moment for the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange as it navigates post-settlement regulatory compliance. The discussions come just over a year after Perlman joined Binance in January 2023 to lead the comprehensive rebuilding of the exchange’s compliance systems following its historic $4.3 billion settlement with U.S. authorities. According to sources familiar with the matter, Perlman’s departure timeline remains flexible, potentially occurring later this year or in early 2025, with no immediate successor identified for the critical compliance leadership role.…

Uniswap’s ($UNI) price rose about 4–5% over the past 24 hours on Tuesday, clawing back ground after a week of steady selling as traders rushed to cover shorts and fade what they saw as an overshoot to the downside. $UNI spot prices hovered around $3.10–$3.20 during the European afternoon, up from the roughly $3.00 area printed earlier this week, but still far below the $4.00 handle seen around key governance headlines in late February and early March. The move comes as Uniswap, an automated market maker and leading DeFi DEX whose governance token sits squarely in the DeFi/L1 infrastructure bucket,…

Ethereum price retraced some of its gains from Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump brushed off an Iranian proposal to end the war and warned that strikes would target key infrastructure if Tehran fails to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by the deadline. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price fell 3.4% below the $2,100 support after reports emerged that Trump will not call off the strikes at Iranian infrastructure unless Tehran commits to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime corridor that handles 20% of all the global oil trade. This came after the U.S. President dismissed…

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Ripple makes moves to accelerate its expansion into Brazil, the Brazilian government is reportedly backpedaling on its crypto taxation plans, and Argentina bans access to Polymarket. Ripple Expands Aggressively in Brazil, Targets Institutional Crypto Dominance A major expansion in Latin America’s digital asset infrastructure is underway as Ripple accelerates its regional strategy. Brazil, in particular, has emerged as a focal point for global fintech and crypto firms, driven by rapid digital payment adoption through systems like Pix, an…

By the numbers, prediction markets recorded their second-highest notional volume over a two-year period. Data compiled by Dune Analytics shows that roughly seven platforms tallied $25.7 billion in notional volume in March, with most of that activity concentrated on Polymarket and Kalshi. Key Takeaways: Dune Analytics logs $25.7B March volume; Polymarket, Kalshi dominate as activity concentrates. Polymarket hit 115M trades vs Kalshi 88M in March; scale signals deeper market adoption. CFTC scrutiny and U.S. lawmakers target markets as Polymarket, Kalshi near $940M open interest. Polymarket and Kalshi Drive Billions in Volume Data from Dune.com, compiled by @datadashboards, shows prediction market…

Polymarket, the world’s largest decentralized prediction market platform that permits users to trade shares using USDC stablecoin, is pleased to announce the launch of a stablecoin and an order book upgrade. For this purpose, it is integrated with DO Network, a high-performance, decentralized blockchain platform built for scalability and parallel transactions with low costs. Polymarket’s announcement of a stablecoin launch and order book overhaul represents a key advancement in prediction market infrastructure, underscoring the continuous drive towards more robust and efficient decentralized systems in Web3.✅ This move by Polymarket highlights the… pic.twitter.com/uMGePCauDH — DO Network (@Donetwork_club) April 7, 2026 The…