DEFI
BNB Chain Adds Nine New dApps Spanning RWA, AI, and Privacy
BNB Chain's latest weekly dApp roundup features projects across DeFi, AI agents, privacy transfers, and a hardware device rewarding users for quitting nicotine.
Etherlink Hits 70M Transactions as Tezos L2 Expands Developer Tools
Etherlink crosses 70 million transactions with 1.5 million addresses while launching Shadownet testnet and adding Curve, Superlend to its growing DeFi stack.
INJ Burns 178K Tokens as Community BuyBack Delivers 24% Average Returns
Injective's Community BuyBack program has burned 178,338 INJ across four rounds while distributing $776K to participants averaging 23.9% returns per round.
BNB Chain Adds Dispute Resolution Layer for Autonomous Agent Transactions
BNB Chain introduces decentralized escrow and governance-backed dispute resolution to enable higher-stakes transactions between autonomous AI agents.
Circle Launches Native USDC on EDGE Chain, Backs edgeX Perpetuals DEX
Circle deploys native USDC and CCTP on EDGE Chain with strategic investment in edgeX, expanding stablecoin infrastructure for perpetuals trading.
Polygon (MATIC) Launches Agent CLI Toolkit for AI-Powered Onchain Finance
Polygon (MATIC)'s new Agent CLI gives AI agents complete blockchain infrastructure including wallets, swaps, and ERC-8004 identity support, all settling in stablecoins.
OpenAI and Paradigm Launch EVMbench to Test AI Smart Contract Hacking
New benchmark evaluates AI agents' ability to detect, patch, and exploit smart contract vulnerabilities. GPT-5.3-Codex scores 72.2% on exploit tasks.
BNB Chain Proposes Trust Layer for AI Agent Transactions
BNB Chain outlines vision for proof-based escrow systems enabling autonomous AI agents to transact without traditional identity verification or legal enforcement.
Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $35.8K BTC Monthly as Institutional Capital Retreats
Glassnode data reveals $8.4B monthly Bitcoin outflows, compressed CME basis yields, and shrinking DeFi TVL signal broad institutional de-risking across crypto.
RWA Perpetuals Hit $15B Daily Volume as DeFi Builds Wall Street Bridge
OKX Ventures research reveals how RWA perpetuals are capturing demand from $89T options and $30T CFD markets. Two competing architectures emerge.