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Stablecoin Protocol Layer Seeks to Boost $80M Yield DeFi Token with New Capital Raise Since its beta launch, the lvlUSD stablecoin has reached a market cap of $80 million, outpacing rival income-generating stablecoins, the founders told CoinDesk. Christian Sandor |…

Kraken Announces Ultra-Fast Trading With Upcoming Colocation Service Launch According to information from the crypto exchange, traders based in London can expect a delay of less than a millisecond. Posted by Will Canny | Edited by: Danny Nelson Updated: March…

Cardano: A Closer Look at Trump Reserve Token, Whose Blockchain Ignores TVL The Cardano Foundation measures growth through real use cases, not TVL. Oliver Knight | Edited by Danny Nelson 14 Mar 2025 18:37 UTC Key points: Cardano Foundation CEO…

BlackRock's BUIDL fund surpasses $1 billion thanks to $200 million commitment from Ethena. BUIDL is an important building block for various income offerings as a reserve asset and is increasingly used as collateral on trading platforms. Christian Sandor | Edited…

MoonPay Acquires Stablecoin Infrastructure Platform Iron in Latest M&A Deal Will Canny | Edited by Steven Alpher on 13 March 2025, 16:25 UTC Key points: MoonPay has acquired API-oriented stablecoin infrastructure platform Iron. Financial details of the deal were not…

Circle to Bring $1B Tokenized Treasury Bond Issuer Hashnote Under Bermuda License The stablecoin issuer acquired Hashnote earlier this year with the aim of expanding its USYC token as collateral for institutional investors. Christian Sandor, AI Boost | Edited by…

Solv Raises $10 Million to Create Bitcoin Reserve to Promote Institutional Adoption of BTC Finance Solv aims to offer an “on-chain MicroStrategy” model, referring to the software company founded by Michael Saylor that now holds nearly 500,000 BTC. Author: Jamie…

Tether's Paolo Ardoino Says Stablecoin Issuer 'Went Through Hell', Gets Backing at Cantor Conference Ardoino spoke at the Cantor Fitzgerald Global Technology Conference on Wednesday, marking his first visit to the United States. Helen Brown, Christian Sandor | Edited by…

Lukka and CoinDesk Indexes to Introduce Composite Ethereum Staking Rate CESR reflects the average annual staking return earned by Ethereum validators. Oliver Knight | Edited by Steven Alpher Updated March 12, 2025, 16:45 UTC Published March 12, 2025, 16:34 UTC…

Binance Raises $2 Billion From Abu Dhabi's MGX Binance said it was the first institutional investment in a crypto exchange, and the funds were invested in an undisclosed stablecoin. Christian Sandor | Edited by Aoyon Ashraf, Nikhilesh De Updated Mar…