Bitcoin
Aave proposal would add native Bitcoin collateral to V4
A new Aave proposal seeks to integrate native Bitcoin as collateral in Aave V4 using Babylon's Trustless Bitcoin Vaults, allowing borrowing against 40,772 BTC ($3.32B).
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Marcus Feld
DeFi & On-chain Analyst · 6 years covering crypto · 209 stories
Marcus Feld is CoinScoop's DeFi and on-chain analyst. He digs into L2 activity, stablecoin flows and protocol revenue, translating raw chain data into plain-English calls.
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Analysis
Aave forum weighs RLUSD reserve check as Horizon exposure reaches $159M
An Unveil review found RLUSD reserves above reported supply across 26 dates, with coverage ranging from 103.6% to 107.6%, as Horizon exposure reaches $159M.
News
South Korea blocks 27 unregistered crypto exchange websites
South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit has blocked 27 unregistered crypto exchange websites, including KuCoin and BitMart, extending app restrictions to web access.
Markets
Blur’s frontend is shutting down after a 99.5% volume collapse
Blur's frontend is shutting down on November 12 after its monthly trading volume collapsed by over 99.5% to under $7 million.
Analysis
Aave weighs USDe listing on X Layer
Aave is considering listing Ethena's USDe on Aave V3 on X Layer, but LlamaRisk requires $5 million in local DEX liquidity first.
DeFi
Arbitrum holds RAD dollar budgets flat even as ARB climbs
Arbitrum's OpCo maintains flat dollar budgets for its RAD program in Q4 2026, decoupling delegate compensation from ARB's recent price increase.
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Ethereum
EIP-8440 proposes recursive proofs for Ethereum execution sync
EIP-8440 proposes recursive proofs for Ethereum execution sync, replacing 110,000 payloads and 21 GB of data with a single verification.
DeFi
Aave proposes higher caps and rates across Arc, Ethereum and Monad
Aave proposes significant increases to caps and rates across Arc, Ethereum, and Monad, with LlamaRisk recommending doubling several add-cap and draw-cap limits.
DeFi
Aave ARFC proposes USAT for Ethereum V3 and V4
Aave Labs has proposed adding USAT, a dollar stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A., to Aave V3 and the upcoming Aave V4 on Ethereum.
News
UK sanctions three crypto services tied to Russia network
The UK sanctioned crypto payment processors Cryptomus and Heleket, and exchange TokenSpot, linking them to Russia's wartime economy and illicit financial flows.
