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The DeFi market is stabilizing at $160.56 billion in TVL, but data shows a liquidity split between spot and derivatives, while collateral remains clustered in just a few major venues. Meanwhile, spot, perpetuals, and stablecoin bases are expanding in parallel, suggesting that order flow and collateral are recycled across fewer but more efficient protocols. The […] The post DeFi looks vast with $160B in TVL but capital concentrates in a handful of protocols appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The DeFi market has rebounded at the beginning of July, with total value locked (TVL) rising to $116.416 billion, a level last seen in April. The 24-hour increase of 4.95% reflects rising crypto asset prices and renewed deposit flows into lending protocols, restaking services, and yield-bearing primitives. As Ethereum and Solana continue to absorb most […] The post DeFi TVL breaks above $116B as lending roars back appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Circle has applied for a US national bank license as JPMorgan initiates coverage with an underweight rating and a $80 price target.

Circle's stock surge and Veda's $18 million funding round show rising institutional demand for yield-bearing stablecoins and cross-chain DeFi infrastructure.

Nvidia shares fell over 4% early Monday after US President Donald Trump delivered a stern message about trade tariffs. Trump said on Sunday that no country would be given any special treatment regarding tariffs. He also signed new trade policies into effect on April 2, which he calls “Liberation Day.” This frightened investors, who had […]

Coinbase has officially launched its wrapped Bitcoin token, cbBTC, on its layer-2 network, Base, and Ethereum mainnet, according to a Sept. 12 statement. The new product comes around a month after Coinbase teased it on the social media platform X. cbBTC According to Coinbase, cbBTC is an ERC-20 token fully backed by Bitcoin and custodied […] The post Coinbase’s cbBTC launches seeking DeFi boom on Base and Ethereum appeared first on CryptoSlate.