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USDD 2.0: From Tron to Ethereum and Beyond Launched in May 2022 by the TRON DAO Reserve (TDR), Decentralised USD (USDD) began as a hybrid algorithmic stablecoin. However, in a strategic response to historical skepticism surrounding algorithmic models the project underwent a significant restructuring in January of 2025 which
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The Search for Sustainable Yield The decentralized finance (DeFi) lending sector, a cornerstone of the on-chain economy, has long navigated fundamental economic tradeoffs. To attract liquidity, protocols must offer competitive yields to lenders; yet, to stimulate borrowing and protocol usage, they must provide low interest rates to borrowers. Historically, bridging
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The Quest for Capital Efficiency Decentralized Finance (DeFi) exists as a global competitive arena where the relentless pursuit of higher yields and capital efficiency dictates the flow of assets. In this environment, the most successful protocols are those that enable the capital to be as productive as possible. Yet, for
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Keel: Solana's Capital Engine Introducing Keel Keel is an automated capital engine that operates within the Sky Protocol (formerly MakerDAO) agent framework, in a similar manner to current agents Spark and Grove. Keel aims to become Solana's largest onchain balance sheet while pioneering the infrastructure needed
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The BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) is one of the foremost examples of the amazing innovation that can occur as a result of the nexus of TradFi and DeFi. Launched in March 2024 by BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, and tokenized by Securitize, BUIDL is
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Reservoir has emerged as a heavyweight among DeFi yield bearing products, the protocol has to date amassed a TVL of $197m since its launch in November of 2024. It currently ranks as the 14th largest protocol on Stablewatch in terms of yield paid out (YPO) for just the ERC-20 version
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Aave’s native stablecoin, GHO, is establishing itself as a notable contender in the yield-bearing space, a trend reflected in the metrics of the Stablewatch Yield Bearing Stablecoin dashboard. Since its July 2023 launch, it has seen steady growth, reaching $335M total supply across more than 5,700 current holders.
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Humanity is burdened by two fundamental limitations, time and cognitive capacity. Managing capital effectively is a constant drag on both of these resources that are already in scarce supply, particularly among the most productive members of society. It is no wonder that the market size for wealth and asset management
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The most prevalent issue within the stablecoin landscape is the fragmentation of liquidity. With new variants of tokenised USD seemingly launching daily, each version becomes significantly less valuable due to the increased cost of swaps and division of integrations. Enter Perena who aims to tackle these capital inefficiencies specifically on
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Having recently launched their whitepaper (March 2025) Ubyx has made waves across the stablecoin ecosystem. This article will give you an overview of their novel approach to solving one of the industry’s most prevalent issues. Something that has played a large role in stablecoins not achieving mainstream adoption – singleness