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The Bitcoin liquid staking (LST) sector is experiencing significant growth. Starting from a market of a few million dollars in June 2024, it reached $4.1 billion in February before stabilising at $2.786 billion. This development indicates a growing interest in the use of Bitcoin in decentralised finance. Lombard
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As Bitcoin continues to establish itself as a global store of value, Babylon aims to take the next step: enabling native BTC staking without compromising on security or user sovereignty. By combining Bitcoin engineering, proof-of-stake and cryptographic innovations, the protocol is already attracting billions of dollars in deposits. A full
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For years, governance tokens offered only voting rights, with no real financial return for their holders. With the rise of Fee Switch, a new era has dawned: one in which users can capture a share of the revenue generated by the protocols themselves. A technical concept until recently, it is
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At a time when the global economy is facing a resurgence in inflation, confidence in fiat currencies is eroding in many countries, and decentralised innovation is constantly pushing back the boundaries of what is possible, the need for alternative monetary solutions is becoming ever more pressing. It is in this
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Long hailed for its boldness and consistency, the strategy of Michael Saylor - boss and founder of MicroStrategy, now 'Strategy' - is now attracting growing doubts. In the space of just five months, between November 2024 and March 2025, the company more than doubled its holdings of Bitcoin,
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Symbiotic is a permissionless restaking protocol designed to enhance the security of decentralised networks by allowing staked assets to be used across multiple blockchains. But unlike EigenLayer, Symbiotic supports any ERC-20 token for restaking. The restaking industry: what have we been missing? The restaking industry is growing by leaps and
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Driven by an unshakeable conviction about the future of Bitcoin, some companies are no longer hesitating to make it the core of their financial strategy. Starting with Strategy - the new name for MicroStrategy - a pioneer and leader in this radical approach. The American company has already invested more
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As the global financial landscape continues to transform, North America is emerging as a central player in the digital asset economy. Against this backdrop, ten listed companies stand out as drivers of adoption and innovation, whether in trading, mining, payments or asset management. The recent regulatory shift in the US
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DEXs continue to gain ground against CEXs Decentralised exchanges (DEXs) continue to gain ground against centralised platforms (CEXs). In January 2024, they accounted for 8.12% of total spot trading volume. A year later, in February 2025, this share has more than doubled, reaching 18.5%. This rise in power
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In recent years, airdrops have established themselves as a must-have practice in the crypto ecosystem. In 2024 alone, according to the Dropstab platform, nearly $15 billion in tokens were distributed in this way, valued at launch prices, not their historical maximum value (ATH). Since 2020, these free distributions have attracted
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Aave, a key pillar of decentralised finance (DeFi), is establishing itself as the leading cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform. Operating without intermediaries thanks to smart contracts, the protocol allows users to deposit digital assets to generate interest or borrow funds in exchange for collateral. With more than $18.6 billion
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At the outset, Usual established itself as a new player in decentralised finance (DeFi) with a clear promise: to democratise access to real-world assets (RWAs) via an innovative stablecoin, USD0. Presented as an alternative to industry giants such as Circle's USDC and Tether's USDT, the project