DeFi - Crypto News And Market Updates

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Tokenized Gold Supply Surges as Investors Turn to On-Chain Macro Hedges

March 8, 2026 Daniel Moore

Tokenized gold supply has nearly doubled as investors seek on-chain exposure to real-world assets, highlighting growing interest in blockchain-based macro hedges.

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Visa Expands Stablecoin Card Program to 100+ Countries in Major Global Push

March 3, 2026 Daniel Moore

Visa and Bridge scale stablecoin-powered cards to 100+ countries, bringing crypto wallet spending to everyday retail globally.

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Trust Wallet Launches AI Developer Stack With MCP Server and Claude Skills Marketplace

February 28, 2026 Gonzalo

Trust Wallet has launched an AI-native developer stack with an MCP server and Claude Code skills marketplace, hinting at the future of programmable crypto wallets.

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NEAR Launches Confidential Intents for Private DeFi and Cross-Chain Transactions

February 25, 2026 Paulo Mendes

NEAR Protocol has launched Confidential Intents, enabling private DeFi transactions and cross-chain operations with confidential execution and account-level privacy modes.

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MoonPay Launches Non-Custodial Infrastructure for AI Agents to Hold and Move Crypto

February 25, 2026 Daniel Moore

MoonPay has launched MoonPay Agents, enabling AI systems to create wallets, hold funds, and transact autonomously using non-custodial crypto infrastructure.

Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum’s DeFi Vision Should Be Permissionless, Security-First, and Built to Pass the Walkaway Test

February 24, 2026 Daniel Moore

Vitalik Buterin says DeFi is central to Ethereum’s value and calls for permissionless, open-source, privacy-first finance designed to pass the walkaway test.

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Uniswap Introduces Agent Skills Enabling On-Chain AI Execution

February 21, 2026 Gonzalo

Uniswap has introduced structured agent skills enabling autonomous AI systems to execute trading and liquidity actions directly on-chain.

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AI-Crypto Infrastructure Tokens Lead Developer Activity as Sector Consolidates

February 20, 2026 Gonzalo

Developer activity across AI-crypto infrastructure projects highlights growing consolidation around compute, data and inference layers.

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Moonwell Hack: $1.78M Exploit Linked to AI-Generated Oracle Bug

February 18, 2026 Gonzalo

Moonwell lost $1.78M after an AI-generated oracle bug mispriced cbETH, exposing risks of automated smart-contract development.

Aave Founder: Tokenized Abundance Assets Could Unlock $50T On-Chain Finance Market

February 16, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Stani Kulechov says tokenized solar and infrastructure could create a $30–50T on-chain finance market and become the next major collateral class for DeFi.