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Aave V4 Opens Institutional Lending Markets for Ripple's RLUSD and PayPal's PYUSD
Key takeaways Aave V4 launches three independently managed lending markets Ripple's RLUSD and PayPal's PYUSD gain new borrowing opportunities Aave governance retains control over critical sec
Injective Becomes Go-To Stablecoin Hub for Cosmos and 20+ Blockchains
@Injective has expanded its native $USDC supply by 43% over the past 30 days, lifting the total on-chain dollar supply on the network to $16.5M. The financial Layer-1 blockchain is positionin
Aave V4 Launches First Externally Curated Lending Markets With Sentora
Aave V4 launches its first externally curated lending markets on Ethereum, with Sentora managing risk parameters. The three new markets allow users to borrow RLUSD, PYUSD and OUSD against sup
A Missing Input Check Cost the WAX Multi-Chain Bridge $90,500
DeFiLlama’s hacks tracker recorded a $90,500 exploit of the WAX Multi-Chain Bridge on October 22, 2026 The tracker classifies the root cause as missing input validation, meaning the bridge’s
Pepeto Listing Date Confirmed? What PEPETO Presale Countdown Reveals
ThePepeto Listing Date is the question behind every Pepeto Presale update, and the latest dashboard still does not answer it. The countdown shows 7 hours and 51 minutes, yet its label reads "
New Prize Pool Unlocked: Bybit Extends USD1 Hold & Earn Program With 27 Million WLFI in Rewards (23 Oct)
DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the New Financial Platform trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, has extended its USD1 Hold & Earn program following strong communi
Aave News Today: Sentora Just Changed How Aave V4 Borrowing Works
Aave News Today: Sentora Opens 3 Aave V4 Markets, What Changes? As of October 23, 2026, Aave news today centers on $AAVE V4 Sentora curated markets, the first externally curated markets on th
How Quicknode is Turning AI Agents into Blockchain Infrastructure Customers
All customers of any blockchain infrastructure have been real individuals until recently. People registered themselves, pasted their API key into a configuration file, and began making reques
Flare brings its XRP pitch to Korean TV
Flare used an appearance on South Korean television to pitch its approach to bringing XRP into decentralised finance (DeFi). Speaking on Korea Economic TV's Crypto Labs at Korea Blockchain We
Solana Validator Economics Explained: Rewards and Costs
Is Running a Solana Validator Really Worth the Effort? Solana Validator Economics decides who keeps the network running and who quietly switches off a server after a few months. Validators ha
Unbacked rate hikes hit Swell's swETH and rswETH after Railway's key leak
Spreek, a security researcher, said on October 22 that someone with Swell DAO’s operational hot keys pushed up the exchange rates of its swETH and rswETH liquid staking tokens at the 1% hourl