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DeFi23 Oct, 2026

Aave Launches Stock-Backed Lending Hub on Base With USDC Loans

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DeFi22 Oct, 2026

Aerodrome and Velodrome Merge Into Aero, Targeting $120B Market

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DeFi21 Oct, 2026

Stablecoins Enable 24/7 Dollar Payments as USDC on Base Cuts Remittance Fees by 86%

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DeFi20 Oct, 2026

Aave Launches Stock-Backed Lending Hub on Base With USDC Loans

Aave has launched its Equities Hub on Base, allowing eligible investors outside the United States to borrow USDC against Coinbase tokenized stocks without selling their holdings. The initiative connects tokenized equities with decentralized lending and could expand the use of traditional financial assets in DeFi.

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DeFiJames Walker · 22 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Aerodrome and Velodrome Merge Into Aero, Targeting $120B Market

Aerodrome and Velodrome are joining forces under a new onchain trading platform called Aero, targeting seven blockchain networks with a combined monthly trading volume of roughly $120 billion. The project introduces predictive liquidity rewards, cross-network swaps and a model that directs exchange revenue to AERO stakers.

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DeFiJames Walker · 21 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

Stablecoins Enable 24/7 Dollar Payments as USDC on Base Cuts Remittance Fees by 86%

Research from Coinbase and The Block Pro Research highlights the growing role of stablecoins in round-the-clock dollar payments. The report says a $200 remittance using USDC on Base costs approximately 86% less than a traditional transfer.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 20 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Coinbase Partners With Thunes to Expand Stablecoin Payouts

Coinbase has partnered with Thunes to connect stablecoin infrastructure with local bank accounts and mobile-wallet payout networks. The companies have not yet announced a launch date or confirmed which markets will be supported.

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DeFiJames Walker · 19 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Coinbase Tokenized Stocks on Base Record $2.04B in Monthly DEX Volume

Coinbase tokenized stocks recorded $2.04 billion in trading volume on Base decentralized exchanges over 30 days, despite a combined market capitalization of just $35.9 million. The figures imply a turnover ratio of approximately 57 times market cap, the highest among issuers in the comparison.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 17 Oct, 2026 · 6 min

Base Expands Stablecoin Lending and Tokenized Stocks as DeFi TVL Reaches $6.1B

Base is expanding its decentralized finance ecosystem with Earn & Borrow, new tokenized stock products, stablecoin payment services and AI-powered applications. The network now ranks second among blockchain networks by DeFi total value locked, with $6.1 billion, while developers continue launching new financial tools.

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DeFiJames Walker · 15 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

Chainlink Brings Data Feeds to Stellar’s $4B Tokenized Asset Ecosystem

Chainlink’s Data Feeds and Data Streams are now live on Stellar, giving developers access to market data for decentralized finance applications. The integration targets a network with more than $4 billion in tokenized real-world assets and could support new lending markets, prediction markets and perpetual futures platforms.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 13 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Base Overtakes Solana in DeFi TVL as Ethereum Leads With $51.9B

Base has edged ahead of Solana in total value locked, with $6.27 billion compared with Solana’s $6.26 billion. Ethereum remains the largest of the three ecosystems by this metric, with $51.9 billion in TVL.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 10 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

AERO Jumps 48% in Four Weeks as Aero Multichain Launch Nears

Aerodrome Finance’s AERO token gained 48.1% over four weeks through October 10, outperforming Bitcoin and Ether. The rally comes as the Base-based decentralized exchange prepares for the October 21 launch of Aero, a planned multichain platform combining Aerodrome and Velodrome.

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DeFiJames Walker · 9 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

Chainlink Launches CCIP Vault Adapters for Deposits From 80+ Blockchains

Chainlink has launched CCIP Vault Adapters, allowing decentralized finance (DeFi) vaults to accept deposits from users across more than 80 supported blockchains without deploying separate vaults on every network. The solution aims to reduce cross-chain friction and expand access to capital while keeping core vault operations on a single home chain.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 28 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Chainlink Launches CCIP 2.0 With Custom Cross-Chain Security Controls

Chainlink has launched CCIP 2.0 with configurable verification options that allow applications to add their own security checks to cross-chain transfers. The upgrade follows the $292 million KelpDAO bridge exploit, which highlighted the risks of relying on a single verifier.

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DeFiJames Walker · 28 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

Citi and Coinbase Target Stablecoin Payments for Institutional Clients

Citigroup and Coinbase are developing stablecoin and digital-asset payment capabilities for institutional clients, connecting Citi’s global payments network with Coinbase’s crypto infrastructure.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 28 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Base DeFi TVL Hits $6.2B as Tokenized Stocks Expand Across Aave

Base’s DeFi total value locked reached a record $6.2 billion last week as tokenized stocks expanded across Aave V4. The network also saw new lending, trading, agent and onchain asset launches.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 26 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Go Live on Aave V4 on Base

Coinbase Tokenized Stocks are now available on Aave V4 on Base, allowing eligible users to use seven tokenized U.S. stocks as collateral to borrow USDC.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 23 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Coinbase Adds Fixed-Rate USDC Loans Backed by Bitcoin

Coinbase has launched fixed-rate USDC loans backed by Bitcoin, giving users a defined borrowing cost and repayment date. The product is powered by Morpho Midnight and settles on Base.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 23 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

Chainlink Partners With Infosys to Bring Institutional Finance Onchain

Chainlink has entered a strategic partnership with Infosys to expand institutional access to onchain finance. The collaboration covers CCIP, CRE, ACE, Proof of Reserve, Data Feeds and Data Streams across financial infrastructure serving more than 1.7 billion customer accounts.

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DeFiJames Walker · 19 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

Morpho Launches Tokenized Stock Lending on Base

Morpho has launched lending markets on Base for Coinbase’s tokenized stocks, allowing eligible users to borrow USDC against tokenized equity positions.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 9 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

Coinbase Brings Morpho-Powered USDC Lending to Brazil

Coinbase is expanding its DeFi Earn product to Brazil, allowing eligible users to lend USDC through Morpho on Base and earn market-driven rewards without a lock-up period.

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DeFiJames Walker · 7 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

Base DeFi TVL Reaches $5.7 Billion in New All-Time High

Base’s DeFi ecosystem has reached a new milestone, with total value locked approaching $5.7 billion. The record highlights the growing amount of capital held across decentralized applications on the Ethereum Layer 2 network.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 7 Sept, 2026 · 4 min

Coinbase-Backed Router Protocol to Shut Down by Sept. 30

Router Protocol will wind down its remaining operations by Sept. 30 after failing to find a sustainable business model, buyer, or licensing agreement. The cross-chain project cited falling bridge fees and rising infrastructure costs.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 29 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Chainlink Expands Into Bittensor and Argentine Peso DeFi

Chainlink expands its ecosystem with Bittensor-to-Base interoperability and wARS pricing infrastructure for Argentine peso-based DeFi lending markets.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 29 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Coinbase Launches Tokenized Apple and Nvidia Shares on Base

Coinbase has launched tokenized Apple, Nvidia, Meta and Alphabet shares on Base for eligible non-U.S. users, bringing traditional equities into 24/7 onchain trading and DeFi.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 27 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Base Becomes 2nd-Largest Onchain Ecosystem as DeFi Growth Accelerates

Base founder Jesse Pollak says Base has become the second-largest onchain ecosystem, with DeFi growth increasingly driven by users earning yield on dollars and borrowing against crypto.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 26 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Bitwise Brings Automated Tokenized Stock Portfolios Onchain to Base

Bitwise has launched Automated Token Portfolios on Base, allowing eligible non-U.S. investors to hold tokenized U.S. equity portfolios in self-custodied wallets with automated rebalancing.