DeFi - Crypto News And Market Updates

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Morgan Stanley Explores Integration With Ethereum, Polygon, Canton and Hyperledger

February 15, 2026 Daniel Moore

Morgan Stanley is evaluating Ethereum, Polygon, Canton and Hyperledger integration, highlighting a hybrid institutional-public blockchain strategy emerging in global finance.

The Rise of DeFi ETFs: From Bitcoin to Protocol Exposure

February 14, 2026 Daniel Moore

DeFi ETFs may mark the next phase of crypto institutionalization, expanding exposure from Bitcoin and Ethereum toward protocol-level assets.

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Grayscale Files for Aave ETF, Expanding Institutional Push Into DeFi

February 14, 2026 Gonzalo

Grayscale has filed to convert its Aave Trust into an ETF, potentially opening institutional access to DeFi tokens in US markets for the first time.

Aave Labs Proposes Routing All Product Revenue to DAO Treasury

February 13, 2026 Daniel Moore

Aave Labs has introduced a proposal to send all product revenue to the DAO treasury while requesting funding for expansion under Aave V4.

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Monad Price Prediction 2026–2030: MON Price Targets, Market Cap Logic, and Full Scenario Framework

February 12, 2026 Daniel Moore

MON has liquidity and speed, but future unlocks reshape its valuation. This data-led Monad price prediction maps realistic 2026–2030 scenarios.

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Step Finance Investigates Wallet Compromise After $30M SOL Transfer

January 31, 2026 Gonzalo

Step Finance confirmed that several treasury and fee wallets were compromised after roughly 261,854 SOL was unstaked and transferred, triggering an internal investigation.

Santiment Ranks Top DeFi Projects by Developer Activity Over 30 Days

January 22, 2026 Gonzalo

Santiment ranks the top 10 DeFi projects by developer activity over the past 30 days, highlighting where builders are most active.

Jupiter Introduces JupUSD: A Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Backed by BlackRock’s BUIDL Fund

January 17, 2026 Gonzalo

Jupiter launches JupUSD, a stablecoin backed by BlackRock’s BUIDL fund that returns native treasury yield directly to the ecosystem.

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Crypto Becomes Part of Traditional Finance: Key Trends From The Sygnal 2026 Report

January 16, 2026 Gonzalo

A new Sygnal 2026 report shows how crypto is merging with traditional finance through tokenization, DeFi reform and institutional adoption.

4 Crypto Trends That Will Define 2026: Privacy Moats, Decentralized Messaging, Secrets-as-a-Service and “Spec Is Law” Security

January 7, 2026 Gonzalo

A deep dive into four infrastructure trends that could shape the next phase of crypto adoption: privacy moats, decentralized messaging, secrets-as-a-service, and specification-driven security.