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A new Ethereum Improvement Proposal, ERC-8392, aims to standardize how tokenized assets report market, valuation, and redemption conditions to improve collateral and liquidation decisions.
A Compound proposal by risk manager Gauntlet suggests zeroing supply caps for seven low-use LST and LRT collateral listings, affecting $1.59 million in collateral.
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake's EIP-8363 would slash staking rewards from ~2.6% to ~1.1% as the staking ratio nears 50%, sparking sharp pushback from Aave Labs and DeFi protocols.
Hashdex's DEFI Bitcoin ETF halts trading August 17, 2026 and begins liquidation August 18 — the first U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF to shut down since January 2024.
Wells Fargo will roll out tokenized deposits for corporate clients in fall 2026, starting with a USD-to-GBP corridor and expanding through 2027. Blockchain undisclosed.
HYPE token slides 10.3% in a week as Hyperliquid ETFs post first-ever net outflows of $13M, while Grayscale publishes a bull case projecting $1B in 2027 earnings.
Luno is cutting 20% of its global workforce as July crypto layoffs hit 12 firms and 894 workers. Bitcoin sits at $63,997 with Fear & Greed at 28.
Morpho signs its first major Hong Kong deal, deploying on HashKey's HSK Chain as official on-chain credit partner in a push for institutional CeDeFi in APAC.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management lists Ethereum and Solana ETPs on NYSE Arca with a market-low 0.14% fee and staking rewards passed directly to investors.
Two-developer NFT gacha protocol Fake World Assets hit $1.6M in daily fees on July 25, overtaking Solana's Collector Crypt and ranking second only to Sky on Ethereum.
