DeFiLayer 12 SourcesBitSafe Launches Canton App Layer With $1M Foundation GrantBitSafe opened the public beta of Decentralization Manager, an open-source framework for building decentralized financia...Aug 23, 2026, 01:07 AMBitSafeCanton Network
RegulationDeFi2 SourcesTrump Says CFTC Working to Bring Hyperliquid Onshore in Compliant FashionPresident Trump said Aug. 19 that CFTC Chair Michael Selig is working to bring the geoblocked perpetual futures venue Hy...Aug 21, 2026, 11:02 PMHyperliquidCFTC
StablecoinsDeFi3 SourcesRipple Backs RLUSD Credit Fund as XRP Posts Weekly GainRipple is backing an institutional credit fund with Clearpool and Cicada Partners that will issue RLUSD-denominated work...Aug 21, 2026, 07:02 AMRippleRLUSD
AdoptionDeFi2 SourcesSecuritize and Neuberger Berman Launch Tokenized High-Yield Bond FundSecuritize and Neuberger Berman launched a tokenized fixed-income fund on August 18 that invests primarily in high-yield...Aug 21, 2026, 12:08 AMSecuritizeNeuberger Berman
AdoptionDeFi2 SourcesHSBC and Standard Chartered Execute First Live Tokenized Deposit Transfer on SWIFTHSBC and Standard Chartered completed the first live transfer of tokenized deposits across SWIFT's blockchain ledger on ...Aug 20, 2026, 11:09 PMHSBCStandard Chartered
DeFiMarkets2 SourcesHyperliquid Trader Loses Millions as 50,000 ETH Short Liquidates in SecondsA prominent Hyperliquid trader holding a 50,000 ETH short position was forcibly liquidated in seconds as ether rallied, ...Aug 20, 2026, 04:07 PMHyperliquidEthereum
DeFi2 SourcesAave Deprecates 50 Assets, Winds Down Six Low-Revenue Chain DeploymentsAave is discontinuing support for 50 low-adoption assets and fully winding down deployments on six blockchains that each...Aug 20, 2026, 05:02 AMAaveLlamaRisk
DeFiAdoption2 SourcesSecuritize's Tokenized Assets Hit $4.3B as Revenue Lags GrowthSecuritize reported record average tokenized assets under management of $4.3 billion in its first quarter as a public co...Aug 19, 2026, 11:08 PMSecuritize
Layer 2DeFi2 SourcesCoinbase Integrates Hyperliquid Perps on Base App With 50x LeverageCoinbase has enabled access to Hyperliquid's perpetual futures markets on its Base App, offering eligible users more tha...Aug 19, 2026, 08:02 PMCoinbaseBase
