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.
Category
DeFi
Decentralized finance — protocols, yields, stablecoin flows and on-chain activity.
DeFi
Arbitrum DAO proposes $4.25 million in ETH treasury transfers
Arbitrum DAO is considering a proposal to transfer 1,700 ETH, worth $4.25 million, from its treasury to settle a payment to the Developer Guild and fund treasury-management strategies.
![Arbitrum DAO proposes $4.25 million in [ticker ETH] treasury transfers](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/article-1335-200x130.png)
DeFi
Compound debates Institutional Comet governance after proposal cancellations
Compound is debating Institutional Comet governance after the Proposal Guardian cancelled Proposals 612 and 613, which aimed to raise the Treasury Escrow cooldown.
DeFi
Spalletta convicted as DOJ files USDC, USDT forfeiture cases
Jonathan Spalletta was convicted of computer fraud and money laundering for two Uranium Finance hacks totaling $54.7 million; DOJ filed civil forfeiture cases for USDC and USDT.
![Spalletta convicted as DOJ files [ticker USDC], [ticker USDT] forfeiture cases](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/article-1297-200x130.png)
DeFi
Arbitrum weighs 100M ARB boost for USDG strategy
Arbitrum DAO is considering a proposal to make Paxos-issued USDG a core strategic initiative, tied to a requested 100 million ARB expansion of the DRIP program.
DeFi
Ondo opens tokenized access to pre-IPO AI companies
Ondo Finance launched Ondo Private Markets, offering tokenized notes tied to pre-IPO AI companies for eligible non-U.S. investors, with $3.7 billion TVL across its platforms.
DeFi
Compound V4 fight widens over $8 million reserve transfer
A dispute over Compound V4 widens as forum posts allege the Foundation appropriated a community initiative and used V2 reserves to build voting power, with 344,780 COMP transferred in May.
Analysis
Aave weighs tokenized equities and syrupUSDC risk controls
Aave is considering tokenized equities and syrupUSDC, with governance documents highlighting risks like market closures, thin liquidity, and issuer concentration.
DeFi
Aave weighs a December PT-AUSD listing and Umbrella reward renewals
Aave is considering two proposals: a December PT-AUSD listing with borrowing disabled and Umbrella reward renewals for aEthUSDT, aEthUSDC, and aEthWETH.
DeFi
Compound proposes 10-day treasury execution delay
Compound proposes increasing the Treasury Timelock's minimum delay from two days to 10, giving governance more time to stop contested operations.
