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XRP has been one of crypto's biggest assets since 2012. For most of those years, you could buy it, sell it, and not much else. That changes now. Flare ☀️ is putting XRP to work. Deposit XRP, it becomes FXRP, and a vault curator deploys it so it can start earning yield. Our new video explains what a vault is, who's managing the risk inside it, and what happens when that goes wrong — then walks through earnXRP (Clearstar Labs), MXRPY (Monarq Asset Managment) and Firelight (coming soon).

XRP has been one of crypto's biggest assets since 2012. For most of those years, you could buy it, sell it, and not much else. That changes now. Flare ☀️ is putting XRP to work. Deposit XRP, it becomes FXRP, and a vault curator deploys it so it can start earning yield. Our new video explains what a vault is, who's managing the risk inside it, and what happens when that goes wrong — then walks through earnXRP (Clearstar Labs), MXRPY (Monarq Asset Managment) and Firelight (coming soon).

59,522 views • 11 days ago

Hours before the Senate blocked the CLARITY Act, @camirusso asked Anchorage Digital ⚓️'s head of policy what happens if it fails. Kevin Wysocki: the OCC already did custody through guidance. No law was needed. Everyone is applying for a charter. The federal path exists without a bill.

Hours before the Senate blocked the CLARITY Act, @camirusso asked Anchorage Digital ⚓️'s head of policy what happens if it fails. Kevin Wysocki: the OCC already did custody through guidance. No law was needed. Everyone is applying for a charter. The federal path exists without a bill.

18,471 views • 4 days ago

Robinhood made $4.5M in fees in a single day — 15x what Ethereum L1 made that day. Arbitrum's co-founder has a warning for ETH maxis who want more: "It would be a real shame if... we pushed Robinhood away"

Robinhood made $4.5M in fees in a single day — 15x what Ethereum L1 made that day. Arbitrum's co-founder has a warning for ETH maxis who want more: "It would be a real shame if... we pushed Robinhood away"

37,263 views • 11 days ago

Publishers lost control of information when the internet showed up. Now issuers are losing control of their own stock the same way. Binji's (binji) framing for why the AMC CEO is really mad — and why it doesn't matter

Publishers lost control of information when the internet showed up. Now issuers are losing control of their own stock the same way. Binji's (binji) framing for why the AMC CEO is really mad — and why it doesn't matter

15,832 views • 10 days ago

The End of the Solana Golden Age In our latest podcast, Justin Drake discusses how Ethereum's L2s are set to surpass Solana's performance edge in latency and throughput, potentially ending Solana's golden era

The End of the Solana Golden Age In our latest podcast, Justin Drake discusses how Ethereum's L2s are set to surpass Solana's performance edge in latency and throughput, potentially ending Solana's golden era

264,985 views • 1 year ago

Asked whether ether.fi would refuse the upgrade, as Marc Zeller urged: "We would not refuse the upgrade. That would be destructive on a whole other level," BUT would likely exit liquid staking altogether, Mike Silagadze🛡 said. Which is why Mike says EIP-8363 would kill small LSTs: All that ETH "would probably get shunted to Lido."

Asked whether ether.fi would refuse the upgrade, as Marc Zeller urged: "We would not refuse the upgrade. That would be destructive on a whole other level," BUT would likely exit liquid staking altogether, Mike Silagadze🛡 said. Which is why Mike says EIP-8363 would kill small LSTs: All that ETH "would probably get shunted to Lido."

21,041 views • 1 month ago

The GPU market in 2026: People posting on Twitter "I need 24 H200s, starting yesterday." Right now, there's no marketplace or transparency. Viktoriya Hying (Viktoriya) from B3 wants to change that, building the Airbnb for compute: Owner-operated GPUs, hosted in Oregon, matched with demand from AI labs and universities from day one. Watch the full conversation with Camila Russo on The Defiant 👇

The GPU market in 2026: People posting on Twitter "I need 24 H200s, starting yesterday." Right now, there's no marketplace or transparency. Viktoriya Hying (Viktoriya) from B3 wants to change that, building the Airbnb for compute: Owner-operated GPUs, hosted in Oregon, matched with demand from AI labs and universities from day one. Watch the full conversation with Camila Russo on The Defiant 👇

19,994 views • 1 month ago

New Podcast with Aave founder Stani.eth just dropped: Aave is at a turning point - will the new proposal lead to innovation or chaos? Aave is navigating a pivotal moment with the recent "Aave will win" proposal. This initiative aims to redirect 100% of protocol revenue back to the Aave DAO, a move that many in the community have embraced. But with any major change comes scrutiny. Critics are questioning the governance structure, suggesting that Aave Labs may have too much influence. Stani Kulechov addresses these concerns, clarifying that no votes from Aave Labs swayed the outcome. Stani also discussed the 'Hub and Spoke' architecture of Aave V4, explaining how it will solve liquidity bootstrapping for developers and pave the way for Real World Assets (RWAs) like solar farms and GPUs. It’s clear that Aave is focused on growth and innovation. But will it be enough to keep Aave competitive in the evolving DeFi landscape? 👉 Watch the full interview below

New Podcast with Aave founder Stani.eth just dropped: Aave is at a turning point - will the new proposal lead to innovation or chaos? Aave is navigating a pivotal moment with the recent "Aave will win" proposal. This initiative aims to redirect 100% of protocol revenue back to the Aave DAO, a move that many in the community have embraced. But with any major change comes scrutiny. Critics are questioning the governance structure, suggesting that Aave Labs may have too much influence. Stani Kulechov addresses these concerns, clarifying that no votes from Aave Labs swayed the outcome. Stani also discussed the 'Hub and Spoke' architecture of Aave V4, explaining how it will solve liquidity bootstrapping for developers and pave the way for Real World Assets (RWAs) like solar farms and GPUs. It’s clear that Aave is focused on growth and innovation. But will it be enough to keep Aave competitive in the evolving DeFi landscape? 👉 Watch the full interview below

74,010 views • 6 months ago

"We are so done with innovation by press release." On July 15th, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation executed REAL production trades with tokenized assets, $114 trillion in custody, moving on-chain for the first time in history. Nadine Chakar (Nadine Chakar) breaks it all down on The Defiant Podcast 👇

"We are so done with innovation by press release." On July 15th, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation executed REAL production trades with tokenized assets, $114 trillion in custody, moving on-chain for the first time in history. Nadine Chakar (Nadine Chakar) breaks it all down on The Defiant Podcast 👇

21,744 views • 1 month ago

There's Now a $1M Bet on EIP-8363: ether.fi CEO Mike Silagadze🛡 offers a $1M public bet on EIP-8363: "If this goes through, the network will be dramatically more concentrated as a result." His case: Coinbase, Binance, BitMine and SharpLink have no cost of capital. Solo stakers do.

There's Now a $1M Bet on EIP-8363: ether.fi CEO Mike Silagadze🛡 offers a $1M public bet on EIP-8363: "If this goes through, the network will be dramatically more concentrated as a result." His case: Coinbase, Binance, BitMine and SharpLink have no cost of capital. Solo stakers do.

19,333 views • 1 month ago

"My position is, frankly, that we shouldn't f*** with it. This is not anywhere close to one of the top ten problems of Ethereum." Mike Silagadze🛡 on EIP-8363. Jerome de Tychey 🦇🔊's answer: "There is never a pressing thing to solve."

"My position is, frankly, that we shouldn't f*** with it. This is not anywhere close to one of the top ten problems of Ethereum." Mike Silagadze🛡 on EIP-8363. Jerome de Tychey 🦇🔊's answer: "There is never a pressing thing to solve."

17,760 views • 1 month ago

Remember the "Bitcoin Renaissance" Ordinals. BRC-20s. Runes. Prices surged, blocks filled, and innovation exploded Then everything cooled. So was it just JPEG hype? Episode 2 of our Beyond Digital Gold docu-series in partnership with StarkWare 🥷 breaks down the Bitcoin Renaissance legacy. Featuring: Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️ Binari Casey domo Nathan Jeffay Watch 👇🏻

Remember the "Bitcoin Renaissance" Ordinals. BRC-20s. Runes. Prices surged, blocks filled, and innovation exploded Then everything cooled. So was it just JPEG hype? Episode 2 of our Beyond Digital Gold docu-series in partnership with StarkWare 🥷 breaks down the Bitcoin Renaissance legacy. Featuring: Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️ Binari Casey domo Nathan Jeffay Watch 👇🏻

61,961 views • 6 months ago

With institutional attention growing and ETF discussions heating up, all eyes are on how XRP can finally plug into the broader DeFi economy. Enter Flare ☀️, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 built to bring decentralized data, composability, and real utility to assets like XRP. Full Explainer below 👇 -sponsored-

With institutional attention growing and ETF discussions heating up, all eyes are on how XRP can finally plug into the broader DeFi economy. Enter Flare ☀️, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 built to bring decentralized data, composability, and real utility to assets like XRP. Full Explainer below 👇 -sponsored-

74,837 views • 9 months ago

Banks went from “we can’t touch crypto” to *“if we don’t adopt it, we’ll get left behind.” We sat down with dannyryan from Etherealize to talk about why institutions suddenly have Ethereum FOMO, why tokenizing assets isn’t enough, and how capital markets get rewired from first principles. Trillions are in play. 🎥 Full interview 👇

Banks went from “we can’t touch crypto” to *“if we don’t adopt it, we’ll get left behind.” We sat down with dannyryan from Etherealize to talk about why institutions suddenly have Ethereum FOMO, why tokenizing assets isn’t enough, and how capital markets get rewired from first principles. Trillions are in play. 🎥 Full interview 👇

55,045 views • 7 months ago

"I was on Capitol Hill this morning. I can tell you they're not close to yes." The math everyone cites for the CLARITY Act is 7-8 Democrat votes. Adrian Wall (TRON DAO / Digital Sovereignty Alliance) says the real number is higher: Tillis and Ron Johnson wobbling, Paul and Hawley voted no on GENIUS, McConnell's vote in doubt — and the Dem coalition of 12 isn't close 👇🏻

"I was on Capitol Hill this morning. I can tell you they're not close to yes." The math everyone cites for the CLARITY Act is 7-8 Democrat votes. Adrian Wall (TRON DAO / Digital Sovereignty Alliance) says the real number is higher: Tillis and Ron Johnson wobbling, Paul and Hawley voted no on GENIUS, McConnell's vote in doubt — and the Dem coalition of 12 isn't close 👇🏻

16,918 views • 1 month ago

The Bull Case For RWAs Sergey Nazarov offers a detailed analysis of RWAs, providing valuable insights into the broader landscape and the direction it's heading in the future. 0:31 Real-World Assets 2:30 Oracles 6:30 Tokenization 10:40 TradFi to DeFi 15:40 Latest on Chainlink 20:06 12 Months 22:22 Billion Users 25:18 ALPHA

The Bull Case For RWAs Sergey Nazarov offers a detailed analysis of RWAs, providing valuable insights into the broader landscape and the direction it's heading in the future. 0:31 Real-World Assets 2:30 Oracles 6:30 Tokenization 10:40 TradFi to DeFi 15:40 Latest on Chainlink 20:06 12 Months 22:22 Billion Users 25:18 ALPHA

123,243 views • 2 years ago

With SORA Card in hand, you step into a space where the lines blur—crypto assets meet traditional banking, peer-to-peer payments flow effortlessly, and everything you need lives in one intuitive place. Imagine the ease of interacting with banks and sending payments, all while holding onto the decentralized freedom you value.

With SORA Card in hand, you step into a space where the lines blur—crypto assets meet traditional banking, peer-to-peer payments flow effortlessly, and everything you need lives in one intuitive place. Imagine the ease of interacting with banks and sending payments, all while holding onto the decentralized freedom you value.

90,021 views • 1 year ago

What if blockchain was the answer to corruption in humanitarian aid? Trace every single cent from donor to beneficiary with zero room for siphoning along the way. Matt Keller (mattkeller.algo) from Algorand Foundation at the Humanitarian Payments Council.

What if blockchain was the answer to corruption in humanitarian aid? Trace every single cent from donor to beneficiary with zero room for siphoning along the way. Matt Keller (mattkeller.algo) from Algorand Foundation at the Humanitarian Payments Council.

12,761 views • 1 month ago

Why is Solana making waves in DeFi? 🚀 In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, we chat with ben, CEO of Solstice, about: ✨ Solana’s speed, scalability & institutional adoption ✨ The rise of yield-bearing stablecoins ✨ How DeFi is unlocking financial freedom globally 🎧 Listen now:

Why is Solana making waves in DeFi? 🚀 In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, we chat with ben, CEO of Solstice, about: ✨ Solana’s speed, scalability & institutional adoption ✨ The rise of yield-bearing stablecoins ✨ How DeFi is unlocking financial freedom globally 🎧 Listen now:

55,812 views • 11 months ago