DeFi
Aave stewards propose restoring higher Slope2 rates
Aave's Risk Stewards propose restoring higher Slope2 borrowing rates, cut after Binance's October 29 incident, with DAI's Slope2 rising from 15.00% to 35.00%.
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USDT
DeFi
Gauntlet proposes deprecating Compound’s Ethereum WBTC market
Gauntlet proposes deprecating Compound's Ethereum WBTC market due to low activity and concentrated supply; the market held 13.42 WBTC on October 29, 2026.
DeFi
LlamaRisk proposes cap and IRM changes across Aave V4 and V3
LlamaRisk proposes cap and interest rate changes for Aave V4 and V3, including increased USDT and WAVAX caps on V4 and reduced caps for cbBTC, sUSDe, and USDe on V3.
DeFi
Aave V3.8 proposal pairs security upgrade with proposed risk cuts
Aave's V3.8 proposal focuses on a security upgrade with a transient-storage reentrancy guard, while LlamaRisk recommends tighter caps for USDe, LINK, and rETH.
Analysis
LlamaRisk proposes Aave cap shifts across V3 and V4
LlamaRisk proposes Aave cap adjustments, expanding stablecoin capacity on V4 while tightening borrowing and supply ceilings on selected V3 assets.
Markets
Tether backs EFY Finance for institutional stablecoin use in Latin America
Tether invested in EFY Finance to boost institutional stablecoin use in Latin America, integrating USD₮ and USA₮ into EFY's payments and custody infrastructure across 17 countries.
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)
News
Tether reports approximately $550 million in Iran-linked USDT freezes
Tether reports freezing approximately $550 million in Iran-linked USD₮ during 2026, aligning with expanded U.S. sanctions and facing Senate criticism over wallet blocking.
![Tether reports approximately $550 million in Iran-linked [ticker USDT] freezes](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/article-1090-200x130.png)
DeFi
Aave governance gets two recovery requests for misdirected UNI and USDT
Aave governance receives two recovery requests for misdirected UNI and USDT tokens on BNB Smart Chain and Arbitrum, seeking inclusion in a future Rescue Mission.
![Aave governance gets two recovery requests for misdirected UNI and [ticker USDT]](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/article-1002-200x130.png)
Markets
Binance shifts ZIL network support, ends UAH services
Binance is discontinuing Zilliqa mainnet support, migrating ZIL to ZILEVM, and ending UAH fiat services and the USDT/UAH spot market for Ukrainian users by September 28.
