Hyperliquid and Paradigm warn GENIUS Act rule could hurt DeFi

The successful on-chain trade highlights the growing influence of decentralized platforms in macroeconomic market strategies. The post Whale 0x97f8 takes profits on $148M SP500 short position on Hyperliquid appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The $54 support level is critical for the Hyperliquid price. HYPE futures open interest has fallen to $5.86B, triggering a leveraged unwind. Crypto Fear and Greed Index hit 15 as Bitcoin ETF outflows drove risk-off selling. The Hyperliquid price has dropped 11% in 24 hours to $55.35, making it one of the hardest-hit assets in […] The post Hyperliquid price slides 11%: What’s behind the sell-off and what comes next appeared first on CoinJournal.

The Hyperliquid Policy Center and Paradigm say the Treasury’s money laundering rules for the GENIUS Act are too onerous for stablecoin issuers.

Morpho has raised $175 million in a funding round led by Paradigm, A16z Crypto, and Ribbit Capital. The DeFi lending protocol is now valued at about $2 billion as it expands from crypto-native markets into institutional finance. Morpho Targets Institutional Finance as TVL Hits $6.6B Morpho has raised $175 million in fresh funding, giving the […]

DTCC’s Stellar integration and Securitize’s $5T thesis revive tokenized equity debate as RWA‑perp volumes climb 5.7× since January. Risks and next steps.

BitGo adds Aave, Spark and Tesseract through Narval, allowing eligible institutions direct DeFi access from qualified custody wallets.

On-chain data shows the RSI of the Bitcoin Stablecoin Supply Ratio (SSR) has dropped to a low of 13, a sign that the stablecoin supply is high relative to the BTC market cap. Bitcoin SSR RSI Has Sharply Gone Down Recently In a new post on X, CryptoQuant analyst Maartunn has discussed the latest trend in the RSI of the Bitcoin SSR. The “SSR” is an on-chain indicator that measures the ratio between the market cap of BTC and the combined valuation of all stablecoins. Related Reading: XRP Could Offer Major Buying Opportunity At $0.90, Analyst Says Stablecoins, digital assets that have their price pegged to a fiat currency, serve a different purpose in the sector than volatile assets like BTC. Generally, investors store their capital in the form of stablecoins whenever they want to avoid the volatility associated with other cryptocurrencies. These holders tend to eventually venture back into BTC and other coins, and when they do, they swap their stables in favor of them. Because of this, st

Metamask has launched Agent Wallet, a self-custodial wallet that lets AI agents trade across DeFi while keeping users in control. The product adds mandatory transaction checks, user-set limits, and protection for eligible transactions. Metamask Covers Eligible Agent Wallet Transactions Up to $10,000 Metamask is moving into AI-driven finance with the launch of Metamask Agent Wallet, […]