DeFi Crypto News

Prediction markets have grown into a multi-billion dollar industry, driven by crypto derivatives trading.

The cryptocurrency market experienced a downturn with Bitcoin leading the decline, while overall sentiment remains neutral.

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South Korea faces economic challenges reminiscent of the 1997 crisis, prompting exploration of crypto and tokenization as potential solutions.

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Blockaid identified a vulnerability in UNCX Network's vesting smart contract that led to a $86,000 loss across five ERC-20 tokens.

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Uniswap v4 has processed over $44 billion in trading volume over 30 days, representing nearly half of the protocol's total activity.

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Chainalysis reports a dramatic increase in AI-related crypto transactions, with U.S. dominance and small payment sizes characterizing the trend.

NEAR Protocol celebrates six years on mainnet amid focus on key price support and resistance levels.

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Stellar integrates Chainlink oracles to activate $3.5B in tokenized real-world assets, aiming to boost its DeFi ecosystem and challenge Ethereum.

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Chainlink's total transaction value has exceeded $36.42 trillion as its oracle services and institutional partnerships expand across key crypto sectors.

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Perpetuals.com aims to launch tokenized U.S. equities trading with 24/7 access and blockchain settlement.

The CEO of prediction market platform Kalshi argues that state-led regulation could push the industry out of the US.

The European Banking Authority will begin direct supervision of USDC's reserves and operations starting November 12, 2026.

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The cybersecurity firm's products enter testnet phase as its native token becomes available for trading with staking and burn features.

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Payward's acquisition of Saldo Bank aims to expand Kraken's services beyond crypto trading into traditional banking across Europe.

Perpetuals.com aims to launch a tokenized stock trading platform in the U.S., following a similar move by OKX and ICE.

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Polymarket's founder has reignited discussions about a potential token launch, though no concrete plans have been announced.

Starknet's TVL surges while its bridge's reliance on elliptic-curve cryptography raises concerns.

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Polygon Labs has acquired Coinme, gaining access to regulated payment services across 48 US states and integrating four payment companies into its Open Money Stack.

Polymarket's potential IPO and token launch plans emerge as the prediction market platform's valuation surpasses $20 billion.

Safe Wallet now offers CoinShares-designed stablecoin yield strategies through its Earn widget while maintaining self-custody.

Metaplanet is issuing convertible bonds to manage its debt and share capital structure while navigating market volatility.

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Optimism's OP token jumped nearly 20% after Uniswap announced Unichain's transition to OP Enterprise for production operations.

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A7 International enables businesses to pay invoices with digital assets while recipients receive standard bank transfers, expanding international settlement options.

Bybit is evolving from a crypto exchange into a broader financial platform, integrating traditional and digital markets.

Starknet introduces Shadow Accounts to separate user identities from DeFi activities while maintaining on-chain transaction visibility.

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Blockchain.com has filed applications with the CFTC to offer regulated crypto derivatives and prediction markets in the U.S.

Strive's latest Bitcoin purchase boosts its holdings to 32,773 BTC as corporate crypto treasury strategies gain momentum.

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Blur will discontinue its main website and new Blend loan services next month amid declining NFT market activity.

TRON's latest ecosystem report highlights significant stablecoin settlement volumes and network expansion amidst a broader market downturn.

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