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DEX   -   Apr 01, 2025 Binance Alpha 2.0: Bridging Centralized and Decentralized Exchanges
Binance Alpha 2.0: Bridging Centralized and Decentralized Exchanges

Binance’s new product provides its centralized exchange users with access to DEX trading directly from their Binance accounts. This could be the next evolution of crypto exchanges, merging DEX and CEX trading.

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DEX   -   Mar 31, 2025 A Decentralized Exchange That Wants to Be Fun
A Decentralized Exchange That Wants to Be Fun

A DeFi app named 'DeFi App' has quickly gained traction. With its unique technology and user-centric approach, it surpassed $1.8 billion in transaction volume and attracted over 20,000 weekly active users within just seven weeks of launch.

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Crypto Funds and Institutional Trading   -   Mar 28, 2025 The Next Crypto ETF
Spot Crypto ETF approvals

Trump administration sparked a surge in crypto ETF filings. Asset managers have rushed to file ETF applications for various altcoins. Analysts expect that many of these applications will be approved in 2025.

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Lending and Borrowing   -   Mar 27, 2025 Euler Emerges as One of 2025’s Fastest-Growing DeFi Projects
Euler Finance

Despite a major security breach in 2023, Euler lending protocol successfully regained users' trust. The project’s TVL grew by over 5x in the first few months of 2025 and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

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DeFi   -   Mar 26, 2025 Hyperliquid: Pioneering the Shift to Decentralized Perp Trading
Hyperliquid

With a monthly trading volume of around $190 billion, the exchange is the first to offer genuine competition to centralized exchanges in the space.

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L1   -   Mar 24, 2025 Building On Bitcoin: The State of Bitcoin DeFi
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Bitcoin DeFi has transformed from a concept into reality, emerging as a key trend in the digital asset space. With vast amounts of idle Bitcoin still untouched in wallets, its growth potential remains immense

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Stablecoins   -   Mar 21, 2025 The State of Stablecoins 2025
The state of stablecoins 2025

Stablecoins remain one of the top use cases in crypto, with the market showing tremendous growth year over year. USDC market share climbs to 25% taking 4% from USDT. The velocity measure for USDT of Tron and USDC is almost equal, while USDT on Ethereum moves two times slower.

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Bitcoin   -   Mar 20, 2025 Kyber Network Founder Launches Optimex: A New DeFi Layer for Bitcoin
Kyber Network Founder Launches Optimex: A New DeFi Layer for Bitcoin

Loi Luu, who realized one of the earliest token swaps, announced Optimex. The new project aims to bring native DeFi to Bitcoin and enhance its long-term security.

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