Velvet Capital migrates protocol-owned liquidity to Aerodrome on Base

16.4B stablecoins on Solana peaked in May 2026 as Circle minted $500M USDC and spot SOL ETFs crossed ~$1B AUM. How payments liquidity could shape SOL’s rebound.

Investor redemption pressures in private credit funds may trigger broader market liquidity issues, impacting risk assets like crypto and DeFi. The post Investors pull 13% from BlackRock private credit fund in Q1 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

RWA perps hit $211B in May as equity-linked volumes jump 121%. DEX open interest nears 13.5% of crypto OI, signaling 24/7 equity exposure moving on-chain.

Three major crypto exchanges canceled their tokenized SpaceX IPO allocation campaigns Friday after xStocks could not source underlying shares, while rival onchain protocols from Ondo, xStocks' DeFi arm and Backpack launched successfully on the same morning.

DeFi logged approximately 70 separate exploits in Q2 2026, roughly doubling the previous quarterly record, even as the $746 million dollar total remains a fraction of historical single-event peaks.

Ethena Labs' investment in tokenized CLOs could revolutionize DeFi by offering institutional-grade credit access and diversifying yield options. The post Ethena Labs allocates $250M to Securitize’s tokenized AAA CLO fund appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The integration of AAA CLOs into DeFi could democratize access to high-grade financial products, but it also introduces new liquidation risks. The post Centrifuge enables AAA CLO collateral on Ethereum with $JAAA exposure appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Lido's pivot into stablecoin yields signals a strategic diversification, potentially attracting broader investor interest and enhancing DeFi's appeal. The post Lido’s EarnUSD vault hits $15M in total value locked as stablecoin yield demand grows appeared first on Crypto Briefing.