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An advocacy group, the DeFi Education Fund, has proposed decentralized finance solutions to address global poverty, potentially saving up to $30 billion annually by reducing remittance costs.

SafePal is enhancing its offerings by integrating Hyperliquid Perpetuals into its wallet, signaling a strong commitment to decentralized derivatives trading.

Aave is launching a retail crypto yield app on Apple's App Store, offering users over 5% annual yield on deposits, surpassing traditional money market funds.

Lindsay Fraser from Uniswap is set to lead the policy efforts at the Blockchain Association, aiming to shape legislation that could significantly impact the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector.

Major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP experienced a decline in early Asia trading as a result of a reported 'incident' in the yETH pool of DeFi platform Yearn.

The DeFi sector has experienced a $55 billion decline in total value locked, but remains structurally strong with rising DEX activity and growing protocol fundamentals.

Coinbase Ventures has announced its investment focus for 2026, highlighting nine key areas including real-world asset perpetuals and AI-powered development tools.

DeFi giant Spark is shifting its focus from a consumer-facing crypto app to building institutional infrastructure, including liquidity infrastructure and deals, following a $1 billion investment into PayPal's PYUSD.

Pencil Finance completed a $1M onchain lending cycle for 6,600 underserved students in Southeast Asia, marking an expansion of decentralized finance (DeFi) lending into education financing.

The article reports a 462% increase in AUSD supply on the Monad blockchain, reaching $184 million over 90 days, attributed to yield incentives driving liquidity in decentralized finance (DeFi).

Sentora's vault on Morpho has surpassed $1 billion in total deposits, signaling increased adoption of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols integrating with real-world assets.

Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange, has been included in Hashdex's Nasdaq CME Crypto Index alongside Bitcoin and XRP following a rebalancing driven by a SEC filing.