The one-click DeFi access could unlock idle XRP liquidity for Flare’s ecosystem. The FLR token price remains weak amid low liquidity and cautious market sentiment. The immediate support level for Flare (FLR) sits near $0.00963, with downside risk if this support breaks. Flare (FLR) cryptocurrency price is pulling back after a recovery attempt that pushed…

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Decentralized perpetual futures exchange (perp DEX) Grvt said it has integrated the Aave lending protocol to allow traders to earn yield on margin collateral while keeping their derivatives positions open. The company said Thursday that the feature is designed to reduce the opportunity cost of margin collateral that typically sits idle on trading venues. Perpetual…

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strkBTC will enable private Bitcoin transactions on Starknet’s DeFi network. STRK is down nearly 70% in 90 days, closely tracking Bitcoin’s movements. The key STRK price levels to watch are the support at $0.04 and the resistance at $0.045. Starknet is gearing up for a major move in the decentralised finance (DeFi) space with the…

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In an interview with Cointelegraph, CEO Nic Puckrin breaks down the forces behind Bitcoin’s bear market and what could come next in 2026. In an exclusive Cointelegraph interview, crypto YouTuber and CEO of Coin Bureau Nic Puckrin says he expects 2026 to play out as a “tale of two crypto markets” — institutional conviction on…

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Decentralized finance protocol Aave has surpassed $1 trillion in cumulative lending volume, marking a historic first in the DeFi industry. “A decade ago, DeFi and Aave didn’t exist. They were just ideas. Today, Aave stands as the backbone of onchain lending, powering a new financial system that is open, global, and unstoppable,” Aave Labs CEO…

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A governance dispute inside the Aave ecosystem intensified after two detailed reports offered contrasting interpretations of the protocol’s past funding and contributions ahead of a vote on a proposed $50 million package for Aave Labs.  Aave Chan Initiative (ACI) founder Marc Zeller on Wednesday published what he called a transparency report reviewing Aave Labs’ historical…

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has reduced his Ether balance by about 17,000 ETH in one month after announcing plans to earmark $45 million worth of tokens for privacy projects. Buterin’s wallets tracked by Arkham held about 241,000 Ether (ETH) in early February, before a series of outflows reduced the combined balance to 224,000 ETH on…

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Three Solana-based platforms have announced they are shutting down after a Step Finance hack at the end of January that has been deemed unrecoverable.  Solana portfolio dashboard and DeFi aggregator Step Finance announced on Monday that it would be winding down operations. The closure also extends to subsidiaries Solana NFT analytics and the ecosystem media…

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Decentralized finance (DeFi) can no longer rely on inflationary token incentives to sustain growth, according to Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov.  In an interview with Cointelegraph, Egorov said protocols must generate real revenue rather than depend on emissions to attract liquidity. “Your yield should come from revenues, not from tokens,” Egorov told Cointelegraph. “You need…

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BGD Labs, a core technical contributor to decentralized finance protocol Aave, said it will conclude its involvement with the project’s DAO on April 1 after four years. In a Friday forum post on Aave, BGD cited an “asymmetric organizational scenario,” which it said the DAO has “badly executed” without consideration of contributors’ expertise. The contributor…

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