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Fira launches fixed-rate DeFi lending market with $450M in deposits

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Fira debuted its fixed-rate DeFi lending protocol with $450 million in pre-launch deposits, seeking to make long-term decentralized lending rates more predictable.

Published Date: 2026-03-24 14:12:05
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Resolv temporarily halts protocol to ‘contain the impact’ of 80M USR exploit

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Resolv’s USR dollar stablecoin is trading at just $0.24 after an attacker minted 80 million unbacked tokens, forcing a full protocol pause and reopening fears over stablecoin risk.

Published Date: 2026-03-24 13:57:49
Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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Federal regulation looms as 11 states go after prediction markets

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Kalshi is facing off with state regulators around the US, who claim that prediction markets are a form of gambling and recognize that they are a significant source of potential revenue.

Published Date: 2026-03-24 13:53:21
Creator: Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood
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NYSE taps Securitize for 24/7 tokenized securities platform

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Securitize will become NYSE’s first digital transfer agent to mint blockchain-based shares of stocks and develop standards for compliant tokenized stock issuance.

Published Date: 2026-03-24 13:12:22
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Solana lands Mastercard, Western Union on new dev platform

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Solana is aiming to attract enterprises and financial institutions to its ecosystem through a new unified developer platform, which is focused on tokenization and stablecoins.

Published Date: 2026-03-24 13:00:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Martin Young
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Why Mastercard is buying stablecoin infrastructure instead of a token

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Mastercard’s planned BVNK acquisition highlights a shift toward infrastructure over token issuance, reflecting how major payment firms are approaching stablecoins.

Published Date: 2026-03-24 12:49:40
Creator: Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya
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Omnes, Apex to tokenize Bitcoin mining exposure via structured note on Base

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Omnes and Apex plan to issue a tokenized Bitcoin mining debt note on Base, giving eligible non-US investors exposure to hashrate-linked returns.

Published Date: 2026-03-24 12:39:04
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Wall Street will eventually submit to the rules of DeFi

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Wall Street won’t tame DeFi. Regulation creates compliant tiers atop permissionless liquidity, forcing TradFi to adopt DeFi’s superior speed and composability.

Published Date: 2026-03-24 12:30:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Mitchell Amador
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AI and stablecoins are winning despite 2026 crypto market slump

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Data shows AI tokens and stablecoins held up better than other crypto sectors in 2026, with growth tied to usage, liquidity and infrastructure demand.

Published Date: 2026-03-24 12:29:36
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale
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FSB flags dollar stablecoins as bigger risk for emerging markets in annual report

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US dollar-denominated stablecoins may expose emerging economies to external macro shocks and financial stability risks, according to the Financial Stability Board.

Published Date: 2026-03-24 12:14:23
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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