Maple has defined itself as a full-stack, institutional on-chain asset management rail. Its ecosystem now spans syrupUSDC and syrupUSDT; Aave-integrated vaults that distribute that yield to a broader liquidity base; and a maturing governance token economy under SYRUP, upgrades that have allowed Maple to achieve record monthly protocol revenues last month.

Maple has defined itself as a full-stack, institutional on-chain asset management rail. Its ecosystem now spans syrupUSDC and syrupUSDT; Aave-integrated vaults that distribute that yield to a broader liquidity base; and a maturing governance token economy under SYRUP, upgrades that have allowed Maple to achieve record monthly protocol revenues last month.

The convergence of AI's electricity demand, aging grids and maturing crypto incentives has created an inflection point for decentralized energy, DePIN's most consequential real-world application yet. Crypto decentralized compute and connectivity, energy represents the third and most vital physical infrastructure layer to fall under programmatic coordination.

The convergence of AI's electricity demand, aging grids and maturing crypto incentives has created an inflection point for decentralized energy, DePIN's most consequential real-world application yet. Crypto decentralized compute and connectivity, energy represents the third and most vital physical infrastructure layer to fall under programmatic coordination.

Plasma is the first Layer-1 blockchain built from first principles for stablecoin-native finance. Anchored to Bitcoin and designed for zero-fee, jurisdiction-aware payments, it’s examined through three lenses: regulation, architecture, and monetary function. If successful, it could make global stablecoin payments instant, free, and settlement-grade, while saving households and businesses billions otherwise lost to intermediaries.

Plasma is the first Layer-1 blockchain built from first principles for stablecoin-native finance. Anchored to Bitcoin and designed for zero-fee, jurisdiction-aware payments, it’s examined through three lenses: regulation, architecture, and monetary function. If successful, it could make global stablecoin payments instant, free, and settlement-grade, while saving households and businesses billions otherwise lost to intermediaries.

South Korea just flipped a switch on crypto utility. With Oobit live, millions of Koreans can tap their phones at any Visa terminal and pay in their local currency, directly with crypto. It’s one of the cleanest real-world wallet → checkout bridges we’ve seen yet. The move follows Oobit’s partnership with Kaia, connecting USD₮-on-Kaia and $KAIA to everyday checkouts across Asia through the existing card network. Users are able to pay from Klip/Kaia wallets online and in store while merchants ...

South Korea just flipped a switch on crypto utility. With Oobit live, millions of Koreans can tap their phones at any Visa terminal and pay in their local currency, directly with crypto. It’s one of the cleanest real-world wallet → checkout bridges we’ve seen yet. The move follows Oobit’s partnership with Kaia, connecting USD₮-on-Kaia and $KAIA to everyday checkouts across Asia through the existing card network. Users are able to pay from Klip/Kaia wallets online and in store while merchants ...

On October 13, Hyperliquid activated HIP-3, a network upgrade that transforms the chain into fully open trading infrastructure, allowing anyone who meets on-chain requirements to launch perpetual futures markets on the platform. Builders can list any perpetual contract they can source reliable data for, while traders gain access to an entirely new class of perpetual markets, everything from trading private companies to thematic indices and off-chain assets.

On October 13, Hyperliquid activated HIP-3, a network upgrade that transforms the chain into fully open trading infrastructure, allowing anyone who meets on-chain requirements to launch perpetual futures markets on the platform. Builders can list any perpetual contract they can source reliable data for, while traders gain access to an entirely new class of perpetual markets, everything from trading private companies to thematic indices and off-chain assets.