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Maple Finance released a memo detailing expanded allocation strategies for institutional lenders. The decentralized finance platform, which manages billions in institutional lending, outlined the necessity of widening its allocation engine to facilitate capital access to a broader range of strategie

According to @syrupsid, Maple Finance released a latest memo detailing expanded allocation strategies for institutional lenders. The new allocation engine aims to broaden capital access across a wider range of strategies, with the platform currently managing billions in institutional lending. The me

JurassicFi launched Deaton, a tokenized Triceratops fossil project on the Solana blockchain, offering holders contractual ownership of the prehistoric asset. The project successfully raised $660K through a fundraising campaign. The initiative represents an expansion of asset tokenization on Solana,

Lido Finance completed its first validator consolidation on Lido Core, initiating the migration of approximately 8.4 million staked ETH from the legacy Curated Module to the new CMv2. The consolidation aims to enhance the efficiency and security of ETH staking for the Ethereum ecosystem. This

According to MPost, AltLayer introduced Alpharc on September 17, a trading terminal and marketplace for time-stamped alpha designed for traders, research publishers, and AI agents. The platform consolidates alpha publishing, tiered access, reputation scoring and trade execution into a single market,

According to Foresight News, Velocity (formerly Drift Protocol) announced on September 17 that it has completed an OtterSec audit and open-sourced its protocol, with testnet access opening to the public in the coming days. The audit reviewed all work following the April 2.95 billion dollar

According to Foresight News, Solana yield protocol Hylo has launched its XP graduation mechanism. Under this mechanism, Meme tokens paired with xAsset and maintaining a market cap of at least $1 million are eligible to distribute Hylo XP. Token holders earn 1 XP daily per dollar of value held. The p

According to CoinDesk citing a RippleX developer post, Ripple released XRPL AI Starter Kit version 1.1 this week, adding XRP and RLUSD support to the Machine Payments Protocol co-authored by Stripe and Tempo. The integration enables AI agents to autonomously pay for data, computing power and

According to Foresight News, Vanar's official announcement confirms that VANRY token migration has been completed, with contracts on Ethereum and Polygon now suspended. Token trading continues exclusively on Base. Vanar L1 will shut down gradually starting September 18. The project is fully

Bitcoin developers led by Christine Kim published a post-quantum security roadmap targeting December 2029 defense against quantum computing threats. The roadmap details four interventions — BIP-360, SHRINCS, Lifeboat, and Dropkick — designed to protect the network before quantum computers become

Column launched four banking infrastructure products integrating stablecoin conversion, card issuing, global banking, and multicurrency accounts on Sept. 16, co-founder William Hockey announced. The rollout addresses fintech companies' challenge of

OpenEden announced Thursday it is bringing its tokenized HYBOND credit fund to BNB Chain. The expansion gives investors access to tokenized high-yield bonds backed by BNY Investments' Global Short-Dated High Yield Bond strategy, with pricing infrastructure provided by RedStone's oracle. This marks H

Bitcoin developers led by Christine Kim published a post-quantum security roadmap this week aimed at shielding the network from quantum computing threats by December 2029. The roadmap outlines coordinated interventions including BIP-360, SHRINCS, Lifeboat, and Dropkick to protect the blockchain

According to co-founder William Hockey, Column unveiled four financial infrastructure products on Sept. 16: stablecoin conversion, card issuing, global banking and multicurrency accounts—all operating on a unified platform. The tools enable fintech companies to move between stablecoins (USDC,

According to its announcement on Thursday, OpenEden launched HYBOND, a tokenized credit fund providing on-chain exposure to BNY Investments' Global Short-Dated High Yield Bond strategy, on BNB Chain. This marks HYBOND's first expansion beyond Ethereum. RedStone provides verified oracle pricing for t

According to Arthur Hayes, Flop Labs testnet FLOP token will enable real money trading through the HTLC protocol as of today (September 17). Testnet FLOP tokens will later be exchanged for mainnet FLOP tokens at a ratio to be determined. The protocol also offers increased rewards for participants