DeFi Daily - Feb 20, 2026
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NEWS
* Inside the meeting: White House favors some stablecoin rewards, tells banks it's time to move (CoinDesk)
* Base's Shift Away From Optimism Raises Questions About Superchain's Future (The Defiant)
* Ethereum price eyes historic slide as Bitwise flags $1,500 (DL News)
* CME Group to Launch 24/7 Crypto Futures Trading (The Defiant)
* Trump-linked World Liberty taps BlackRock-backed Securitize for hotel tokenization (CoinDesk)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 7 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $53.95B (1d: -1.62%, 7d: -1.62%)
* Solana: $6.35B (1d: -3.43%, 7d: +0.17%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.53B (1d: -0.04%, 7d: +2.39%)
* BNB Chain: $5.61B (1d: -2.73%, 7d: +3.49%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $94.70B (-1.33%)
* Stablecoins: $307.92B (+0.08%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $7.59B (-0.20%)

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DeFi Daily - Feb 21, 2026
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NEWS
* BGD Labs to cease Aave contributions after four years as governance tensions grow (The Block)
* SEC makes quiet shift to brokers' stablecoin holdings that may pack big results (CoinDesk)
* Ethereum devs lock-in controversial censorship resistance proposal for coming Hegota upgrade (DL News)
* House Democrats press Treasury Sec. Bessent over OCC review of Trump-linked World Liberty Financial's trust bank charter (The Block)
* Crypto prices rally as Supreme Court strikes down Trump's broad tariff regime (The Block)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 8 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $53.87B (1d: -0.13%, 7d: -0.83%)
* Solana: $6.53B (1d: +1.58%, 7d: +3.69%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.55B (1d: +2.65%, 7d: +1.30%)
* BNB Chain: $5.70B (1d: +0.62%, 7d: +1.22%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $95.57B (+0.79%)
* Stablecoins: $307.91B (-0.00%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $8.16B (+7.40%)

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DeFi Daily - Feb 22, 2026
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NEWS
* Five crypto exchanges are helping Russia evade sanctions, filling Garantex's void: Elliptic (The Block)
* 'Ethereum Is Going Hard': Vitalik Buterin Backs Censorship Resistance Upgrade (Decrypt)
* Spot bitcoin ETFs notch five straight weeks of outflows for first time since March 2025 (The Block)
* Japan's SBI to issue 10 billion yen onchain bond with XRP rewards for retail investors (CoinDesk)
* IoTeX hit by private key exploit draining around $2 million from bridge contracts, per co-founder (The Block)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 9 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $54.00B (1d: +0.06%, 7d: -3.22%)
* Solana: $6.57B (1d: +2.05%, 7d: -0.25%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.54B (1d: +0.67%, 7d: -0.85%)
* BNB Chain: $5.69B (1d: +1.25%, 7d: -1.06%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $95.75B (+0.65%)
* Stablecoins: $307.47B (-0.14%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $7.94B (-2.65%)

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DeFi Daily - Feb 23, 2026
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NEWS
* Prediction markets are bending insider trading rules. But will they break them? (DL News)
* AI agent created by OpenAI dev 'accidentally' sends entire memecoin holdings to reply guy (The Block)
* Bitdeer's bitcoin treasury drops to zero after miner liquidates remaining 943 BTC (The Block)
* Blockchain Apps Have Failed to Win Over the Masses, Ethereum Builders Admit (Decrypt)
* Japanese securities giant to issue $65 million worth of XRP-paying blockchain bonds (DL News)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 5 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $55.93B (1d: +4.22%, 7d: -0.13%)
* Solana: $6.48B (1d: -0.88%, 7d: -2.22%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.52B (1d: -2.25%, 7d: -3.03%)
* BNB Chain: $5.65B (1d: -0.78%, 7d: -3.62%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $96.54B (+1.56%)
* Stablecoins: $307.18B (-0.09%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $5.06B (-35.76%)

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DeFi Daily - Feb 24, 2026
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NEWS
* Crypto.com Secures Conditional Approval for National Trust Bank Charter (The Defiant)
* Crypto Traders Attempt to Frontrun ZachXBT's Upcoming Exposé (The Defiant)
* Chainlink's Taylor Lindman joins SEC as chief counsel for crypto task force (The Block)
* Trump-Backed Stablecoin Briefly Slips as World Liberty Claims 'Coordinated Attack' (Decrypt)
* Crypto Exchange Backpack Plans to Offer Company Equity to Token Stakers (Decrypt)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 8 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $52.41B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: -4.37%)
* Solana: $6.34B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: -4.44%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.44B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: -6.95%)
* BNB Chain: $5.53B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: -5.18%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $91.78B (+0.00%)
* Stablecoins: $308.38B (+0.39%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $5.21B (+2.90%)

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DeFi Daily - Feb 25, 2026
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NEWS
* Crypto.com joins the club with bank charter approval. Here are the other firms it joins (DL News)
* Sen. Blumenthal investigates Binance following reports of Iran-linked sanctions evasion (The Block)
* Coinbase, Kraken and Binance Push Deeper Into Tokenization as Capital Shifts (Decrypt)
* 'Stablecoin Summer': Stripe Makes Tender Offer at $159 Billion Valuation (Decrypt)
* Meta Explores Stablecoin Revival, Eyes Partnership with Stripe (The Defiant)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 11 (Extreme Fear)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $0.00 (+0.00%)
* Stablecoins: $308.24B (-0.05%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $8.23B (+57.99%)

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DeFi Daily - Feb 26, 2026
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NEWS
* Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana rally as analysts flag pause in '10 a.m. dump' after Jane Street lawsuit (The Block)
* Circle stock pops 30% on earnings beat as Allaire says USDC transactions now near 50% share (The Block)
* Tether Invests $200 Million in Whop to Expand Stablecoin Payments (The Defiant)
* UK Selects Firms for Stablecoin Regulatory Sandbox, Including Revolut (Decrypt)
* Democrat Senator Launches $1.7B Iran Sanctions Probe Into Binance (Decrypt)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 11 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $55.66B (1d: +6.51%, 7d: +1.49%)
* Solana: $6.70B (1d: +6.10%, 7d: +2.02%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.51B (1d: +5.01%, 7d: -0.94%)
* BNB Chain: $5.66B (1d: +4.10%, 7d: -1.79%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $96.96B (+5.94%)
* Stablecoins: $308.21B (-0.01%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $8.07B (-1.93%)

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DeFi Daily - Feb 27, 2026
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NEWS
* Vitalik Buterin Maps Quantum Upgrade to Ethereum to Replace Core Cryptography (Decrypt)
* There's a New DeFi Bill in Congress—What Does That Mean for Crypto Market Structure? (Decrypt)
* Block Inc slashes 40% of its staff as Jack Dorsey pushes 'smaller, flatter' AI strategy (The Block)
* ZachXBT Accuses Axiom Staff of Insider Trading Using Wallet Data (The Defiant)
* Circle Stock Jumps 40% on Q4 Earnings (The Defiant)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 13 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $54.70B (1d: +5.14%, 7d: +1.41%)
* Solana: $6.59B (1d: +5.35%, 7d: +2.63%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.51B (1d: +3.15%, 7d: +0.24%)
* BNB Chain: $5.63B (1d: +4.18%, 7d: -0.51%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $95.55B (+4.79%)
* Stablecoins: $308.96B (+0.20%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $8.96B (+8.74%)

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DeFi Daily - Feb 28, 2026
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NEWS
* Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain): According to The Wall Street Journal, crypto-focused venture firm Paradigm is expanding its investment mandate to include artificial intelligence, robotics and other frontier technologies. Sources say the firm is raising a new fund targeting up to $1.5 billion to support this broader frontier-tech strategy.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-firm-paradigm-to-expand-into-ai-robotics-with-new-fund-15d22182 (Twitter)
* Aave Labs leads in major vote after backtracking on plan to sideline v3 (DL News)
* SEC is seeking to regain crypto ground following ‘missed opportunity,’ Chairman Atkins says (The Block)
* Morgan Stanley doubles down on crypto, files for bank charter to custody digital assets and offer staking: Bloomberg (The Block)
* Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Dump 'Woke' Anthropic AI After Pentagon Dispute (Decrypt)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 11 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $52.96B (1d: -3.51%, 7d: -1.87%)
* Solana: $6.43B (1d: -2.33%, 7d: -0.13%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.46B (1d: -2.47%, 7d: -4.61%)
* BNB Chain: $5.54B (1d: -2.84%, 7d: -1.30%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $93.00B (-3.13%)
* Stablecoins: $308.68B (-0.09%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $7.95B (-11.25%)

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DeFi Daily - Mar 01, 2026
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NEWS
* X Daily News (@xDaily): BREAKING: X is rolling out a new "Timeline Filter" that dynamically generates categories for breaking news events.

The update allows users to filter the "For You" tab for situational awareness—such as the "Iran Conflict"—alongside AI and Crypto.

https://t.co/iYRhbsEa0n (Twitter)
* Nikita Bier (@nikitabier): Testing out a trending news topic filter.

It should be out for everyone in US, Canada, and the Middle East within the hour. (Twitter)
* Morgan Stanley files for bank charter to custody crypto (DL News)
* Developer embeds image on Bitcoin as a single transaction, challenging BIP-110’s core claims (The Block)
* Here's how bitcoin's price rise could be fueled by job-stealing AI software (CoinDesk)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 14 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $53.65B (1d: -1.62%, 7d: -0.04%)
* Solana: $6.59B (1d: +0.10%, 7d: +0.76%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.56B (1d: +3.96%, 7d: +0.47%)
* BNB Chain: $5.56B (1d: -1.27%, 7d: -2.39%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $94.24B (-1.07%)
* Stablecoins: $308.88B (+0.07%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $7.85B (-1.34%)

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DeFi Daily - Mar 02, 2026
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NEWS
* CROWDFUNDINSIDER: 0x Launches Cross-Chain API to Private Beta (Blogs)
* Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain): X removed “financial products” and “crypto” from the list of prohibited industries under its Paid Partnerships Policy. Nikita said the change was an error and has since been corrected, adding that he loves prediction markets. This means that cryptocurrency-related advertisements on X must use the “Paid” disclosure label. https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/paid-partnerships-policy (Twitter)
* Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain): X removed “financial products” and “cryptocurrencies” from the list of prohibited industries under its Paid Partnerships Policy. Nikita said the change was an error and has since been corrected, adding that he is a fan of prediction markets. This means that cryptocurrency-related advertisements on X must use the “Paid Partnership” disclosure label. https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/paid-partnerships-policy (Twitter)
* JPMorgan says crypto market structure bill could be approved by mid-year and serve as positive catalyst in second half (The Block)
* Vitalik Buterin lays out a two-part plan to overhaul Ethereum’s execution layer from the ground up (The Block)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 10 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $53.00B (1d: -0.17%, 7d: -1.52%)
* Solana: $6.50B (1d: +0.75%, 7d: -0.39%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.58B (1d: +8.13%, 7d: +3.13%)
* BNB Chain: $5.52B (1d: -0.85%, 7d: -2.87%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $93.14B (-0.10%)
* Stablecoins: $309.07B (+0.06%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $8.80B (+12.08%)

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DeFi Daily - Mar 03, 2026
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NEWS
* Court Dismisses Class Action Lawsuit Against Uniswap (The Defiant)
* South Korean government leak crypto wallet seed phrases — $5m vanishes (DL News)
* Tether, Anchorage Tap Deloitte for First USAT Stablecoin Reserve Report (Decrypt)
* Vitalik Buterin eyes 'big FOCIL' and encrypted mempools to prevent centralization in 'block building pipeline' (The Block)
* European bank consortium targets 2026 launch for euro-backed stablecoin: report (The Block)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 14 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $54.74B (1d: +2.83%, 7d: +1.74%)
* Solana: $6.77B (1d: +2.08%, 7d: +6.16%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.62B (1d: +3.20%, 7d: +6.56%)
* BNB Chain: $5.61B (1d: +1.02%, 7d: -0.69%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $96.13B (+2.45%)
* Stablecoins: $308.72B (-0.11%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $8.23B (-6.47%)

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DeFi Daily - Mar 04, 2026
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NEWS
* Trump Urges Congress to Move on Crypto Rules Amid Banking Clash (Decrypt)
* Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin: build 'sanctuary tech,' forget emulating Apple or Google (The Block)
* Bitcoin price rescued by 'boomer' ETF investors, says analyst (DL News)
* CFTC Says It's 'Modernizing' Rules to Make a Place for DeFi in the US (The Defiant)
* Aave governance rift deepens as major governance group exits $26 billion DeFi protocol (CoinDesk)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 10 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $53.15B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: +2.18%)
* Solana: $6.66B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: +6.36%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.63B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: +11.21%)
* BNB Chain: $5.53B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: +2.26%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $94.12B (-0.00%)
* Stablecoins: $309.83B (+0.36%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $9.70B (+17.74%)

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DeFi Daily - Mar 05, 2026
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NEWS
* Bitcoin taps $74,000 as crypto market rally lifts Dogecoin, Coinbase and more (The Block)
* A16z looks to raise $2 billion for its fifth crypto fund: Fortune (The Block)
* Bank groups 'deeply concerned' after Fed grants Kraken master account (The Block)
* Trump Supports Crypto Industry in Stablecoin Yield Battle (The Defiant)
* Morgan Stanley Picks Coinbase, BNY as Custodians for Planned Bitcoin ETF (Decrypt)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 22 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $55.86B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: +1.79%)
* Solana: $6.93B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: +5.26%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.64B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: +9.58%)
* BNB Chain: $5.87B (1d: +2.77%, 7d: +2.86%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $98.63B (+0.16%)
* Stablecoins: $310.03B (+0.08%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $8.79B (-9.41%)

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DeFi Daily - Mar 06, 2026
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NEWS
* SEC Moves to Settle Justin Sun Case With $10M Penalty for BitTorrent Owner (Decrypt)
* LINK: , 24/5 80 (Blogs)
* Crypto Crime Hits Record $154 Billion as Sanctioned States Turn to Blockchain (The Defiant)
* Fed clarifies capital rules for tokenized securities, says framework is 'technology neutral' (The Block)
* Federal Contractor's Son Arrested, Charged With Stealing $46 Million From US Crypto Stockpile (Decrypt)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 18 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $56.05B (1d: +5.32%, 7d: +2.13%)
* Solana: $6.77B (1d: +2.74%, 7d: +2.80%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.61B (1d: -1.54%, 7d: +7.50%)
* BNB Chain: $5.99B (1d: +8.91%, 7d: +4.93%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $98.24B (+4.48%)
* Stablecoins: $310.94B (+0.29%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $9.88B (+11.72%)

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DeFi Daily - Mar 07, 2026
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NEWS
* Kazakhstan's Central Bank to Invest $350 Million in Crypto Assets (The Defiant)
* Binance Denies $1.7 Billion in Iran Sanctions Violations Amid US Senate Probe (Decrypt)
* Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Eyes State Stablecoin Framework Following Senate Passage (Decrypt)
* 21Shares Launches First US Spot Polkadot ETF (The Defiant)
* Bitcoin Dives Below $69K as US Loses 92K Jobs in February (Decrypt)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 12 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $54.53B (1d: -2.24%, 7d: +0.02%)
* Solana: $6.61B (1d: -3.94%, 7d: +0.49%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.61B (1d: -1.72%, 7d: +6.77%)
* BNB Chain: $5.85B (1d: -1.72%, 7d: +2.34%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $95.94B (-2.60%)
* Stablecoins: $312.05B (+0.36%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $8.34B (-15.56%)

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DeFi Daily - Mar 08, 2026
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NEWS
* Trump releases cybercrime strategy to protect crypto in a post-quantum world (DL News)
* Binance terrorism lawsuit dismissed, but judge signals plaintiffs could refile with sharper allegations (The Block)
* Kalshi and Polymarket each exploring fundraising at $20 billion valuations, double previous rounds: WSJ (The Block)
* Bitcoin dips below $70,000 as US-Iran war brings back crypto volatility (DL News)
* AI boom siphons capital from crypto startups, VCs warn (DL News)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 12 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $54.95B (1d: -1.90%, 7d: +3.53%)
* Solana: $6.44B (1d: -4.72%, 7d: -0.20%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.59B (1d: -1.12%, 7d: +8.60%)
* BNB Chain: $5.81B (1d: -2.61%, 7d: +2.35%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $96.01B (-2.23%)
* Stablecoins: $312.20B (+0.05%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $7.60B (-8.85%)

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DeFi Daily - Mar 09, 2026
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NEWS
* Treasury tells Congress mixers have valid privacy uses, recommends 'hold law' for suspicious crypto (The Block)
* South Korea to block firms from using USDT, USD Coin (DL News)
* Alibaba-linked AI agent hijacked GPUs for unauthorized crypto mining, researchers say (The Block)
* Tokenized assets exceed $25 billion after nearly quadrupling in a year (CoinDesk)
* Bitcoin recovers from $66,000 shock as experts predict volatility — and silver linings (DL News)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 8 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $54.45B (1d: +0.23%, 7d: +2.29%)
* Solana: $6.52B (1d: -1.18%, 7d: -1.69%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.60B (1d: -0.71%, 7d: +1.75%)
* BNB Chain: $5.75B (1d: -1.69%, 7d: +1.21%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $95.58B (-0.11%)
* Stablecoins: $312.18B (-0.01%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $4.27B (-43.89%)

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DeFi Daily - Mar 10, 2026
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NEWS
* Zcash Open Development Lab raises $25 million from leading crypto investors Paradigm, a16z and others (The Block)
* Nasdaq Partners With Kraken for Tokenized Stocks, Launching 2027 (Decrypt)
* Strategy Drops $1.28 Billion on Bitcoin, Issues $377 Million in Preferred Shares (Decrypt)
* NFT platform Gondi moves to make users whole after $230,000 contract exploit (The Block)
* White House Cyber Strategy Puts Crypto Under Federal Umbrella (The Defiant)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 13 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $55.62B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: +2.38%)
* Solana: $6.65B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: -0.65%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.73B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: +6.79%)
* BNB Chain: $5.86B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: +4.26%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $96.94B (+0.00%)
* Stablecoins: $312.19B (+0.00%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $5.90B (+38.41%)

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DeFi Daily - Mar 11, 2026
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NEWS
* Bitcoin price can hit $1m if store-of-value market continues breakneck growth: Bitwise (DL News)
* DeFi lending platform Aave sees a rare $27 million liquidations after a price glitch (CoinDesk)
* Dogecoin price soars as Musk announces X Money debut date (DL News)
* Quantum Computing Isn't Just Coming for Bitcoin—It Threatens Messaging Apps Too (Decrypt)
* Polymarket Teams Up With Palantir and TWG AI to Monitor Sports Bets (The Defiant)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 15 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $55.61B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: +4.51%)
* Solana: $6.67B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: +1.19%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.69B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: +3.83%)
* BNB Chain: $5.91B (1d: +0.00%, 7d: +4.72%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $97.24B (-0.03%)
* Stablecoins: $313.58B (+0.40%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $8.47B (+43.51%)

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DeFi Daily - Mar 12, 2026
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NEWS
* SEC, CFTC end years of rivalry with deal that will mean combined crypto oversight (CoinDesk)
* Ripple Begins Buying Back Shares at $50 Billion Valuation: Bloomberg (Decrypt)
* Bitcoin Holds Above $70,000 as U.S. Inflation Remains Subdued (The Defiant)
* Binance Sues WSJ for Defamation as DOJ Opens Iran Sanctions Probe (The Defiant)
* Ledger Uncovers Security Vulnerability That Could Affect 25% of Android Phones (The Defiant)

MARKET SENTIMENT
* Fear & Greed: 18 (Extreme Fear)

CHAIN TVL
* Ethereum: $55.74B (1d: +1.77%, 7d: +5.96%)
* Solana: $6.79B (1d: +2.24%, 7d: +2.97%)
* Hyperliquid: $1.75B (1d: +1.96%, 7d: +7.30%)
* BNB Chain: $5.94B (1d: +1.47%, 7d: +5.25%)

ONCHAIN
* TVL: $94.72B (+0.27%)
* Stablecoins: $314.04B (+0.15%)
* DEX Volume 24h: $8.14B (-3.98%)

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