Hylo targets leveraged equities as Solana’s next breakout market with V2 launch

Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse open the first DeFi yield vault for Confidential USDC on June 23, routing encrypted cUSDC into Steakhouse Prime v2 on Morpho and putting fully homomorphic encryption to work in live lending.

Solana's strong developer retention and strategic growth in new inflows could signal resilience and potential long-term ecosystem stability. The post Solana developer activity remains strong despite 29% drop in active developers since May 2025 peak appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

World Chain's canonical-bridge TVL climbed 32.87% over seven days to about $602M, with WLD tracking the move at +33.6%. The growth concentrates in Re7 Labs vaults on Morpho Blue, while the chain's on-chain DeFi TVL remains near $40M.

SPCX2L is now live on Solana, bringing liquidation-free 2X long SpaceX-linked exposure to DeFi traders, with SPCX2S expected to follow soon.

Grayscale's focus on DeFi altcoins with real utility highlights a shift towards sustainable value in crypto, emphasizing revenue-generating protocols. The post Grayscale names 5 DeFi altcoins with real utility in its latest fund update appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Pyth Network's integration on Cardano enhances its DeFi capabilities, potentially attracting more developers and projects to the ecosystem. The post Pyth Network goes live on Cardano, offers free API keys to projects building on the chain appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

A HyperEVM yield protocol led by former ex Fidelity and PwC operators has grown from $1.66M to $39M in five months deploying institutional yield strategies, such as delta-neutral and real-world asset strategies that attract capital during DeFi’s pullback.

Circle has launched cirBTC on Ethereum, entering the wrapped Bitcoin market with a 1:1 backed asset aimed at institutional DeFi collateral.