The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation just put a date on something the financial industry has been talking about for years. On …
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Finance
OpenTrade raises $17 million to connect stablecoins to real-world assets
by shayaanby shayaanStablecoin infrastructure platform OpenTrade closed a $17 million funding round Wednesday led by Mercury Fund and Notion Capital, with participation from a16z …
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Verse World’s native asset exploded onto Pump.fun in June 2025, rocketing to a $1 billion market cap within minutes of launch. Let’s examine how that …
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Markets
Hyperliquid is preparing to take on Polymarket with a new way to trade real-world events
by shayaanby shayaanHyperliquid is gearing up to challenge Polymarket with a zero-fee entry for event betting as the $63 billion prediction market sector continues …
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Web3
KuCoin Launches KuCard in Australia, Expanding Real-World Crypto Payments
by shayaanby shayaanKuCoin has launched KuCard in Australia, giving users a way to spend crypto through Mastercard’s global network. The rollout points to a …
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4AI and AquaFlux have partnered to put decentralized AI agents to work optimizing real-world asset yield. 4AI handles the agent marketplace on …
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As of early April 2026, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) sit at roughly $27B+ in distributed on-chain value, holding steady—and even growing modestly—despite …
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DeFi
Aave rolls out v4 on Ethereum, aiming to expand DeFi into real-world credit markets
by shayaanby shayaanAave, one of the largest decentralized lending platforms, debuted its long-awaited v4 upgrade on Ethereum, aiming to push DeFi beyond crypto trading …
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Finance
Electric Capital Maps 501 Real-World Yield Sources, Finds 93% Untouched by DeFi
by shayaanby shayaanElectric Capital published a research report on Monday, cataloging 501 distinct sources of real-world yield and cross-referencing them against tokenized assets with …
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DeFi
Imperium Labs and MSV Protocol Forge Strategic Partnership to Bridge Real-World Assets with Decentralized Finance
by shayaanby shayaanMSV Protocol and Imperium Labs are joining forces to fast-track the use of real-life assets in DeFi through this unprecedented collaboration. As …