Lending

Lending protocols form the backbone of the decentralized money market, allowing users to lend or borrow digital assets without intermediaries. Using smart contracts, platforms like Aave and Morpho automate interest rates based on supply and demand while requiring over-collateralization for security. The 2026 lending landscape features advanced permissionless vaults and institutional-grade credit lines. This tag covers the evolution of capital efficiency, liquidations, and the integration of diverse collateral types, including LSTs and tokenized RWAs.

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Created: 2026/02/02 18:52
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Global Gold Launches $GOLDN, a Memecoin Aimed at Building Web3’s Gold Community

Global Gold Launches $GOLDN, a Memecoin Aimed at Building Web3’s Gold Community

The post Global Gold Launches $GOLDN, a Memecoin Aimed at Building Web3’s Gold Community appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. contributor Posted: September 3, 2025 Global Gold, the decentralized infrastructure protocol bringing fully allocated, audited bullion on-chain as programmable assets with direct legal ownership, announces the launch of $GOLDN — a community-first meme-powered scenecoin. Designed to rally and reward the community building around the firm’s on-chain gold infrastructure, $GOLDN aims to expand awareness, rally the community, amplify the narrative of gold, and bring viral energy to the gold-backed future of finance. At a time when the world is rediscovering the value of gold, Global Gold is flipping the script, launching the first gold project that doesn’t just speak to institutions, but rallies the culture. “The gold industry doesn’t have a community. It has ETFs and industry associations,” said Cole Chapman, CEO of Global Gold. “$GOLDN changes that. It’s fun. It’s viral. It’s pure. And it’s here to make gold cool again.” Global Gold is developing the building blocks of decentralized monetary infrastructure for gold, transforming vaulted bullion into a programmable, 24/7-settled digital asset with on-chain proof of reserves, independent audits, and redeemability. The GOLDN token launch offers a lightweight way for the community to participate and support adoption as core products roll out. The $GOLDN launch comes alongside the firm’s expanding product ecosystem: Global Gold Bars: Jurisdiction-specific tokens backed 1:1 by legally owned, fully allocated bullion with on-chain transparency and redeemability. Global Gold Exchange: A purpose-built venue for price discovery and liquidity in tokenized gold. Global Gold Vaults: Self-custody experiences with guardian-powered protections designed for RWAs. The most secure multi-signature wallet on-chain. Global Gold’s primary U.S. vaulting partner is The Wyoming Reserve in Casper, Wyoming. The facility is independently audited by firms including Alfred H. Knight and FORVIS, with structures designed to preserve user ownership and prevent rehypothecation. “Gold has five millennia of trust. The blockchain now gives it reach,”…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews
Venus Protocol Recovers $13.5M, Restores Operations

Venus Protocol Recovers $13.5M, Restores Operations

The post Venus Protocol Recovers $13.5M, Restores Operations appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Highlights Venus Protocol halts, then restores operations after $13.5M theft scare Stolen funds secured; no user assets or frontend were compromised XVS token showed only slight gains despite recovery confirmation Venus Protocol Restores Operations After $13.5M Theft Scare Venus Protocol, a decentralized lending platform on BNB Chain, has resumed normal operations after halting services due to a phishing-related theft. Recovery and Security Measures On September 2, Venus announced that withdrawals and liquidations were restored at 9:58 PM UTC. The stolen funds were secured under the platform’s control, while all user assets and the frontend remained unaffected. The team defended its decision to pause activity, explaining that it was “necessary both to recover the stolen funds and to conduct a comprehensive security audit.” The issue stemmed from a phishing attack on a major trader, who unknowingly signed a malicious contract using the updateDelegate() function. According to blockchain security firm PeckShield, this enabled the attacker to siphon around $13.5 million. Initial reports put the potential loss at $27 million, but this was later revised. Source: X/PeckShieldAlert Market Reaction and Next Steps Despite the platform’s recovery and reassurance, the market response was subdued. XVS, Venus Protocol’s native token, ticked up just 4.6% and traded at $6.29 at press time. Venus XVS Price. Source: CoinGecko Venus stressed that the outage gave security experts the chance to verify there was no deeper breach. The developers also expressed gratitude to users: “We’re thankful for the community’s support during this critical moment.” The project has promised to release a full incident report detailing the recovery process and security findings in the near future. Source: https://coinpaper.com/10868/venus-protocol-resumes-after-13-5-m-crypto-theft-scare

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews
Global Gold Launches $GOLDN, a Meme Coin Aimed at Building Web3’s Gold Community

Global Gold Launches $GOLDN, a Meme Coin Aimed at Building Web3’s Gold Community

Designed to rally and reward the community building around the firm’s on-chain gold infrastructure, $GOLDN aims to expand awareness, rally the community, amplify the narrative of gold, and bring viral energy to the gold-backed future of finance.

Author: Brave Newcoin
Can Gaming Expansion Lift PI to $1?

Can Gaming Expansion Lift PI to $1?

The post Can Gaming Expansion Lift PI to $1? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Pi coin price has recently captured attention after reclaiming stability around $0.34, slightly above its local bottom at $0.27. Despite a long stretch of selling pressure, the market has carved out a breakout from the falling wedge structure that had shaped months of decline. The latest launch of the PiOnline DeFi game has brought some fresh energy to the ecosystem. Interest is slowly building again, following months of quiet market activity.  Breakout Retest Gives Pi Coin Price A Chance To Reclaim Higher Ground Pi coin price recently broke above the falling wedge pattern that had kept it pinned down for months. After the breakout, price retested the upper boundary and confirmed the $0.34 level as solid support. This move also lines up with the 0.236 Fibonacci retracement, giving it added significance for short-term structure. The immediate upside hurdle now sits between $0.41 and $0.50, a region that has historically triggered heavy selling pressure. If price clears this barrier with strength, the next target zone could emerge near $0.56. At the same time, the Money Flow Index (MFI) is hovering close to 41, signaling that while inflows are not strong yet, there is space for demand to grow further. PI/USD 1-Day Chart (Source: TradingView) The bigger picture outlines a roadmap of higher Fibonacci extension levels at $0.71, $0.86, and $0.93 if momentum keeps building. These levels represent major milestones that could reshape sentiment and push Pi back into broader discussions. However, a drop under $0.27 would flip the script and risk another fall toward $0.15, undoing much of the recovery effort. Until then, the wedge breakout suggests that bulls may have the upper hand if liquidity improves.  A strong push above the $0.41–$0.50 range would likely validate this breakout and open the way for higher expansion. This unfolding structure ties closely…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews
CRE giant BGO uses AI to find undervalued assets in unlikely areas

CRE giant BGO uses AI to find undervalued assets in unlikely areas

The post CRE giant BGO uses AI to find undervalued assets in unlikely areas appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Investors own more than 131,000 homes in the Las Vegas Valley now. Las Vegas Review-journal | Tribune News Service | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. John Carrafiell, co-CEO of BGO, a global real estate investment manager with $89 billion in assets under management, takes great pride in the fact that he sits right next to his chief data scientist.  Investment strategy, whatever the market, has always relied on research and data, but artificial intelligence has taken that to a whole new level, transforming investment research models developed just a few years ago and putting them on steroids.  Carrafiell, who has been in the real estate business for roughly 40 years, said he was increasingly frustrated by the sector’s research and data methodologies, which he said really hadn’t changed at all over those years. Everyone seemed to be looking at the same information and coming up with the same conclusions. The question he said he kept asking himself was, “How do we really outperform?”  The answer, he found, was to analyze all of his firm’s past deals going back 20 years, using just a computer model and taking the human element out of it. What the model found was that outperformance or underperformance was determined fully by the local market that was chosen for the investment.  That may sound trite — given that real estate’s mantra has always been “location, location, location” — but the results told his team to focus almost entirely on local market fundamentals when choosing its future investments,…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews
Ethereum (ETH) Stabilizes Under $4500 as Analysts Identify the Next 20x Altcoin

Ethereum (ETH) Stabilizes Under $4500 as Analysts Identify the Next 20x Altcoin

Ethereum (ETH) is trading under the $4,500 level, indicating a phase of consolidation of the second-largest cryptocurrency in the market as traders reposition themselves. Within this market cycle, Mutuum Finance (MUTM) is generating momentum around its novel DeFi protocols, and it has positioned itself as a platform to monitor for strategic investors looking at the […]

Author: Cryptopolitan
Galaxy Digital Debuts Solana GLXY Tokens Backed 1:1 by SEC-Registered Shares

Galaxy Digital Debuts Solana GLXY Tokens Backed 1:1 by SEC-Registered Shares

Galaxy Digital has launched “tokenized GLXY,” allowing holders of its SEC-registered Class A common stock to convert shares into tokens on Solana via Superstate, the firm’s digital transfer agent. In a blog post, Galaxy says this marks the first time a publicly listed U.S. equity is available in native form on a major public blockchain. The tokens are not wrappers: each on-chain GLXY represents an actual share with the same legal and economic rights as traditionally held stock. KYC is required through Superstate, and only allowlisted addresses can hold or receive the tokens—preserving shareholder records, allowing corporate actions, and meeting AML obligations. Galaxy explains that existing investors can “bridge” shares by moving them from a brokerage to Galaxy’s transfer agent and then into Superstate’s on-chain-eligible account, where one token is minted per share and delivered to the investor’s Solana wallet. The process also works in reverse to return tokens to the traditional format. Galaxy Explains Why Solana and Why Now Galaxy said it selected Solana for its speed, throughput, and growing role as a high-volume spot trading L1. The firm argues that tokenized equities belong on decentralized base layers where no single operator can control core functions like ordering or settlement. While Galaxy plans to support Ethereum L1 in the future (and will evaluate L2s), it emphasizes primary issuance on L1 to preserve unilateral exits and minimize centralized choke points. The launch comes during a friendlier U.S. policy backdrop: Galaxy and Superstate say they are working with the SEC as the commission solicits feedback on how to modernize broker-dealer, custody, secondary market, and lending rules for blockchain securities. Trading, AMMs, and the Compliance Perimeter At launch, tokenized GLXY can be sent bilaterally between KYC-approved, allowlisted addresses, but AMM/DEX trading is not yet available. Galaxy frames automated market makers as autonomous escrow mechanisms that settle deterministically and contends they should not be regulated as “exchanges” under the Exchange Act. Still, the firm acknowledges that the rules aren’t settled and will allow AMM connectivity once there is sufficient regulatory clarity. Until then, on-chain liquidity may be limited, and prices could diverge from GLXY on Nasdaq. The KYC allowlist design also mitigates typical MEV concerns by preventing unknown third parties from interacting with the token contract. According to the firm, there’s no broker tracking cost basis for on-chain holders today, and traditional intermediaries remain largely absent from tokenized securities due to regulatory uncertainty. Why It Matters—and What to Watch Tokenized GLXY is a bridge between book-entry Wall Street and permissionless rails, advancing a model where equity ownership, recordkeeping, and settlement can live on public blockchains without sacrificing investor protections. Galaxy argues that once real, compliant on-chain equities reach key mass, the market will experience an “Uniswap moment”—with faster, cheaper, fairer trading pulling volume on-chain. Key risks remain: regulatory determinations could force changes or unwinds; liquidity fragmentation could widen spreads; and operational frictions may persist until processes are standardized

Author: CryptoNews
Maple plants syrupUSDC on Arbitrum as onchain leverage gains traction

Maple plants syrupUSDC on Arbitrum as onchain leverage gains traction

Maple’s syrupUSDC now lives on Arbitrum, adding institutional-grade yield to the network’s lending stack. The launch layers native returns with ARB incentives, giving DeFi participants new ways to loop and optimize capital efficiency. According to a press release shared with…

Author: Crypto.news
The Katana Layer2 And The Kaito Hustle Highlights Sustainable DeFi

The Katana Layer2 And The Kaito Hustle Highlights Sustainable DeFi

Katana is a new DeFi-native Layer 2 blockchain incubated by Polygon Labs and GSR, designed to unify liquidity and deliver sustainable yields. It launched the private mainnet at the end of May, while the public mainnet expected by later this summer. Why the Hype? There will be a mix of unified liquidity, high yields and institutional support! Katana aggregates liquidity from multiple protocols, including Morpho, Sushi, and Vertex, to reduce slippage and provide more predictable lending and borrowing rates. The alpha is given by the yields! By concentrating liquidity and collecting yields from various sources, Katana aims to offer higher and more consistent returns for DeFi users. But the hype and alpha reached new heights when the Katana and Kaito partnership was announced! The leaderboard is liv, so yap now to earn your share. InfoFi isn’t dead, only your bags might be. The time has come, samurai! Katana and Kaito will fight side by side to reward advocates spreading the Katana’s story. This algorithm tracks the sharpest, smartest voices on crypto Twitter, and will score posts based on insight, originality, reputation and reach! The Katana and Kaito alliance brings a pool of 10 million KAT and $20,000 in monthly USDC for top creators. The pre-season snapshot was taken and will reward the early yappers! Season 1 started officially so stay active on-chain and keep yapping. Katana builds sustainable DeFi with vaultbridge, chain-owned liquidity, sequencer fees, and top apps like Morpho and Sushi. Kaito filters out spam to reward genuine contributors. Rewards include 10 million $KAT locked until Feb 2026 and monthly $USDC payouts to top creators. This is your chance to support DeFi that works for users by educating and building conviction, not hype. The blade has chosen you — don’t falter. Why I embraced the vision? Katana is backed by industry players like Polygon Labs and GSR, Katana is positioned to attract significant institutional participation in DeFi. Chads must pre-deposit on Katana assets such as ETH, USDC, USDT, and WBTC during the private mainnet phase to earn KAT tokens from Krates! The Katana Krates are virtual loot boxes that users can open during the pre-deposit phase. Each Krate offers a chance to win KAT tokens and other rewards, such as those very expensive NFTs! Are Krates Worth It? Opening Katana Krates has become a popular way to engage with the platform early. While the exact value of rewards can vary, the high number of Krates opened suggests that users find them worthwhile for gaining early exposure to KAT tokens and other incentives. Additional Incentives? There will be an KAT Airdrop, and approximately 15% of the upcoming KAT token supply is set to be airdropped to $POL stakers on Ethereum. Katana’s approach to consolidating liquidity and offering high yields, combined with its strong backing and innovative participation methods like Krates and Turtle Club, make it a noteworthy project in the DeFi space. And I? I already deposited $USDC, wETH and wBTC … and waiting for the launch! Residual Income: Claim your Zerion XP! Sonium: Sake Fi / Kyo / Arkada / Algem / Untitled Bank AI Agents & Mindshare: Kaito / Newton / Humanity / Theoriq / FantasyTop Content: Publish0x & Hive Play2Earn: Splinterlands & Holozing PVM The Author — My Amazon Books The Katana Layer2 And The Kaito Hustle Highlights Sustainable DeFi was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story

Author: Medium
Best Meme Coins to Buy as Traders Move Toward High-Risk, High-Reward Tokens

Best Meme Coins to Buy as Traders Move Toward High-Risk, High-Reward Tokens

Crypto markets have once again entered a period of heightened volatility, with Bitcoin swinging sharply between $107,000 and $112,000, leaving investors divided between optimism and fear. Sentiment currently leans toward caution, with the fear and greed index at 52, yet seasoned traders view this turbulence as fertile ground for opportunity rather than a reason to […]

Author: The Cryptonomist