Institutional DeFi Focus - XRP Ledger has entered the top tier of institutional DeFi with over 1 billion USD in monthly stablecoin volume and top 10 RWA activity [4] - Ripple is building infrastructure to power the internet of value through acquisitions, focusing on institutional players [8][9][10][11] - Ripple is developing a portal for the XRP Ledger and XRP for institutional DeFi, anticipated to launch potentially in 2026 [12] Lending Protocol and Yield Generation - XRP Ledger lending protocol is coming, offering fixed-term, fixed-rate, uncollateralized credit for institutions and yield opportunities for XRP holders [18] - XRP's 124 billion USD market cap can be lent into institutional credit facilities to generate real yield [22] - Evernorth, backed by companies like SBI, Ripple, Pantara, and Kraken, is an institutional participant in the XRP ecosystem, actively managing XRP holdings through yield generation [24] Partnerships and Adoption - Major institutions like City, BlackRock, Fidelity, JP Morgan, Mastercard, State Street, DBS, Society General, NASDAQ, BNY, and Franklin Templeton are becoming Ripple partners [15][16][17] - Token Relations indicates XRP has seen its institutional activity drive retail adoption [29] - Over the next year or two, increased retail adoption is expected through major institutional players diving into the XRP Ledger and XRP [32] Technological Advancements - Ripple introduced permissioned DEXs on the XRP Ledger, unlocking institutional access to DeFi [33] - The XRP Ledger is evolving to enable use cases like FX swaps (a 75 trillion USD per day market), payroll payouts, cross-border B2B payments, and corporate treasury [34] - The lending protocol and ZKPs are key components expected to be in place, potentially leading to a full launch in 2026 [13][37]

Company Overview - Vesu is building a new lending protocol from scratch, specifically designed for Starknet's needs [1] - Vesu's lending protocol is not a fork of any existing protocol [1] Team & Development - Vesu's cofounder believes their development team is the most skilled ("cracked") on Starknet [1]

RT Seamless Protocol (@SeamlessFi)Community growth is the backbone of DeFi. 🤝Thank you to the 106k+ holders building this with us.Ranked #7 amongst lending protocol giants, let's keep building, together.💪 https://t.co/sAl5zT0xRP ...

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Lending - Aave is a leading DeFi lending protocol shaping stablecoin usage [1] - Aave integrates USDC and EURC for transparent credit in decentralized markets [1] - Aave pioneers bringing USYC into on-chain collateral markets via Horizon [1] Stablecoin Utilization - Aave holds over $5.8 billion in USDC deposits, demonstrating programmable dollars' utility [1] - The platform facilitates real financial utility beyond speculation [1] USYC Availability - USYC is exclusively available to eligible non-US institutional investors [2] - Access to USYC requires onboarding and wallet allow-listing [2]

One thing that I have always stressed when it comes back to XRP because again I'm not biased when it comes to XRP is the fact that the DeFi side of the XRP ledger is extremely lacking. We only have 70 almost $8 million tied back to DeFi on the XRP ledger. And if we're thinking about, you know, an old coin that has well over 100 plus billion dollars in market cap tied back to it, you would think that the underlying network would have a lot more value in terms of TVL tied to it.But no, we don't. What's crazy ...

maple finance recorded zero losses on $4.45b during october 10's $19b liquidation cascade. every other lending protocol got rekt. undercollateralized credit that survives that stress test now becomes aave collateral. syrupusdc yields 7.4% base then loops through aave for 25%. institutions just got proof their credit infrastructure works better than overcollateralized lending during black swans ...

jupiter lend hit $1.2b tvl in 21 days. took aave 18 months to get there. jupiter burned $138m buying back jup tokens this year and the token dropped 58% anyway. fastest growing lending protocol in solana history can't prop up its own token. either the tokenomics get fixed or this becomes the most obvious value disconnect in defi ...

Solana Lending Market - Active loans on Kamino reached an all-time high of approximately $1.8 billion [1] - Kamino is identified as the leading lending protocol on Solana [1]

XRP Ledger - Ripple 提供 20 万美元奖励以“攻击” XRP Ledger 借贷协议 [1]

Key Metrics - Ethereum focuses on two key metrics: natively minted stablecoin supply and lending protocol deposits [1]