Combined daily transactions across major Layer-2 networks exceeded 14 million for the first time, highlighting the rapid scaling progress of Ethereum’s broader ecosystem.
Avalanche Institutional Subnets EN: Avalanche launches new institutional-grade subnets with enhanced compliance tools. Early partners include asset managers and banks.
Regulated Bitcoin lending platforms reported a 55% increase in institutional loan originations this quarter. Demand is driven by corporate treasuries seeking yield on idle digital asset holdings.
Competitive lending rates across major DeFi protocols have drawn fresh capital inflows. Users seek higher yields compared with traditional fixed-income products in the current environment.
Hong Kong approved three additional spot virtual asset ETFs, bringing total listed products to nine. Local and international investors gain broader regulated exposure to major cryptocurrencies.
A leading zero-knowledge rollup reported higher sustained throughput after its latest upgrade. Transaction finality times improved while maintaining strong security guarantees.
Securitize brought Neuberger Berman’s $230 billion fixed-income platform on-chain with a new tokenized fund. The launch expands institutional access to tokenized bonds and cash-management products. It is one of the largest traditional asset platforms to move fund shares on-chain.
XRP led weekly gains near 45% after policy headlines, then slipped below $1.50 as traders locked profits. Spot XRP ETFs still printed one of August’s stronger inflow days, showing institutional interest outlasted the pullback.
