Aave Buys Avon Team to Bring More Fixed-Rate Lending Onchain
TL;DR: Aave Labs said November 6 it had acquired Avon’s team and technology, including fixed- and floating-rate lending systems and an onchain order book. The move adds expertise for fixed-rate borrowing, but does not mean a finished fixed-rate Aave product has launched for every user. Most people who take out a conventional loan want a…
Kamino Opens Solana Lending Market for Backpack Tokenized Equity Collateral
TL;DR: Kamino has launched a dedicated Backpack Market on Solana allowing eligible users to post selected Backpack Securities tokenized equities as collateral for USDC borrowing. For Solana DeFi, the new market is a concrete example of tokenization gaining a use beyond holding or trading a representation of a stock. Kamino has launched a dedicated Backpack…
Aave’s Native Bitcoin Plan Moves Forward, But Governance Has Questions
TL;DR: Babylon Labs has advanced a proposal to bring native Bitcoin collateral to Aave V4 without requiring wrapped BTC or a central custodian. The plan still faces community review, risk analysis and governance votes. Bitcoin could become collateral for Aave loans without first being handed to a custodian or converted into a freely traded wrapped…
Sui DeFi TVL Breaks $1 Billion As Move-Based Chains Fight For Liquidity
Sui has crossed the $1 billion total value locked mark on DeFiLlama, giving the Move-based network a clearer claim to serious DeFi liquidity. For more details, visit the official DeFiLlama platform. TL;DR Sui’s DeFi TVL has moved above $1 billion, according to DeFiLlama data.Lending and native DeFi protocols are helping drive capital onto the chain.The…