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DeFi TVL up 10% in September to $133 billion
DeFi ecosystems built on Move-based blockchains Aptos and Sui made huge contributions to the TVL growth last month.
Gino Matos 3 min read
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Nigeria's success reflects a wider trend of crypto-driven financial innovation and inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Judge Failla ruled that while code can be expressive, using it to execute functions like money transmission does not fall under free speech protections.
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Despite a total of 26,528 ETH being unstaked, the seven-day APR for staked ETH rose to 3.17%, signaling increased Ethereum network activity and staking rewards.
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Sky votes to remove Wrapped Bitcoin as collateral amid community concerns
The wind-down process will start on Oct. 3 and is set to end Nov. 14, and will gradually reduce WBTC vaults' cap.
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Sky, formerly known as MakerDAO, to launch USDS on Solana via Wormhole
The DeFi protocol plans to introduce a short-term liquidity incentive program to drive its adoption on Solana.
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