Ethena and Securitize unveil a new blockchain for Real-World Assets (RWA) and digital money. The new chain will be optimized for launching both permissionless and permissioned RWA applications, leveraging Arbitrum’s tech stack and Celestia for data availability.

The project aims to disrupt the reinsurance industry by bringing reinsurance contracts on-chain and making them accessible to a broad range of Web3 investors.

Stablecoins remain one of the top use cases in crypto, with the market showing tremendous growth year over year. USDC market share climbs to 25% taking 4% from USDT. The velocity measure for USDT of Tron and USDC is almost equal, while USDT on Ethereum moves two times slower.

While DeFi yields are highly attractive to traditional investors, the DeFi market still carries risks, making the convergence of DeFi and TradFi a longer-term prospect.

Arthur Hayes envisioned a stablecoin independent of the fiat banking system. Ethena, inspired by his ideas, still relies on centralized systems like USDT, falling short of full decentralization.

Ethena unveils USDtb as a conservative alternative to its high-yield USDe stablecoin, while its governance token ENA surges 25% over the weekend following an investment from the Trump-led World Liberty Financial.

As liquidations mounted to $400 million, DeFi protocols performed reliably, safeguarding user assets against losses.

Solv Protocol emerges as a major player in DeFi. The recent partnership with Ethena allows Bitcoin owners to earn between 10-15% APY by using Ethena’s strategies through Solv’s new yield vault.