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Aave, Morpho, SparkLend, and Compound supply APYs have compressed in mid-2026 as TVL rebounds post-restaking stress. We break down where borrowers still pay premium rates and where LPs earn real yield.
Read analysis →Hyperliquid continues to lead decentralised perpetual futures by volume in mid-2026 — processing more daily notional than GMX, dYdX, and Drift combined on many sessions. We analyse what is driving the shift to on-chain order books.
Read analysis →On-chain tokenised real-world assets exceeded $30B in June 2026, with OUSG on Aave and BlackRock BUIDL integrations driving institutional DeFi lending. Here is how RWA collateral is changing money markets.
Read analysis →Solana DeFi TVL and DEX volume rebounded in June 2026, led by Jupiter aggregators, Kamino lending, and liquid staking flows into JitoSOL and mSOL. Alpenglow upgrade anticipation adds a protocol roadmap tailwind.
Read analysis →Ethlabs (ethlabs.org) is an independent nonprofit R&D lab launched in June 2026 by five former Ethereum Foundation researchers — focused on faster finality, mainnet capacity, and institutional-grade Ethereum infrastructure.
Read analysis →Base, the Layer 2 network incubated by Coinbase and built on the OP Stack, has crossed $10 billion in total value locked — entering the top three DeFi networks by TVL alongside Ethereum mainnet and Arbitrum. The milestone reflects rapid protocol deployment, growing stablecoin liquidity, and Coinbase's retail distribution advantage.
Read analysis →Bitcoin has surpassed its previous all-time high to trade above $150,000 for the first time, driven by record ETF inflows, continued institutional accumulation, the post-halving supply reduction, and growing sovereign interest in BTC reserves. Here is what is behind the rally and what analysts are watching next.
Read analysis →BlackRock's BUIDL fund — a tokenised US Treasury money market fund on the Ethereum blockchain — has crossed $2 billion in assets under management, making it the largest tokenised real-world asset fund in existence. The milestone signals that institutional RWA tokenisation is moving from experiment to mainstream.
Read analysis →Ethereum's Pectra upgrade — combining the Prague execution layer and Electra consensus layer changes — is now live on mainnet. The upgrade introduces account abstraction improvements, increased validator stake limits, and higher blob throughput, with meaningful implications for DeFi protocols, Layer 2 networks, and ETH stakers.
Read analysis →Hong Kong's virtual asset service provider (VASP) licensing regime — launched in 2023 — has now licensed over 30 crypto exchanges, with several major global platforms receiving approval to serve retail investors. Here is where Hong Kong's crypto regulation stands in mid-2026 and what it means for DeFi businesses eyeing Asia.
Read analysis →The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) is now fully in force across all 27 member states. Crypto asset service providers have completed the authorisation process, stablecoin issuers have obtained e-money licences, and the first enforcement actions are emerging. Here is what MiCA means for DeFi users and crypto businesses operating in Europe.
Read analysis →Total tokenised real-world assets on public blockchains have crossed $20 billion — a milestone that reflects growing institutional confidence in on-chain infrastructure. From US Treasuries and private credit to real estate and commodities, the RWA tokenisation market is expanding rapidly across Ethereum, Base, and Stellar.
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