# Сопутствующие статьи по теме DeFi

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NYSE-listed NovaBay pivots to crypto, rebrands as Stablecoin Development Corporation

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, listed on the NYSE, is fully pivoting to cryptocurrency and rebranding as Stablecoin Development Corporation (ticker: SDEV). The company will shift its focus to on-chain treasury and staking activities, moving away from its legacy pharmaceutical business. As of March 16, NovaBay disclosed holdings of approximately 2.06 billion SKY tokens and is actively staking them to generate yield, adopting a DeFi-aligned strategy rather than passive crypto investment. SKY has traded in a stable range between $0.055 and $0.08, reflecting its role as a governance and yield-generating asset. This transition highlights a broader trend of public companies moving beyond Bitcoin holdings to actively participate in on-chain ecosystems.

ambcrypto04/03 23:02

NYSE-listed NovaBay pivots to crypto, rebrands as Stablecoin Development Corporation

ambcrypto04/03 23:02

Solana – Is ‘liquidity’ the real FOMO signal for SOL this cycle?

Despite a 35% price decline in Q1, Solana's on-chain fundamentals remain strong, suggesting potential undervaluation. Key metrics show a divergence: while SOL's price lagged, its stablecoin market cap grew by 5%, and the network processed over 500 billion transactions, far surpassing competitors. Total Real World Asset (RWA) value on Solana reached a record $2 billion, a 40% quarterly increase, further boosted by the recent SoFi partnership. The strategic minting of USDC on the network indicates that liquidity, rather than price action, is becoming the primary FOMO driver for SOL this cycle, as capital flows and usage continue to expand.

ambcrypto04/03 22:02

Solana – Is ‘liquidity’ the real FOMO signal for SOL this cycle?

ambcrypto04/03 22:02

Can Circle compete against Coinbase as wrapped Bitcoin space heats up?

Circle is launching cirBTC, a new wrapped Bitcoin product backed 1:1 by BTC and targeting institutional users. The token aims to leverage Bitcoin's $1.7 trillion liquidity and integrate with Circle’s ecosystem, including its Arc chain and DeFi platforms. This move comes amid trust issues in the wrapped Bitcoin sector, highlighted by recent controversies involving BitGo’s WBTC and Coinbase’s cbBTC. While cbBTC grew rapidly to a $6B market supply, it faced scrutiny over unverifiable reserves. Circle positions cirBTC as a "neutral" and transparent alternative, emphasizing on-chain verifiability and trust. The product will compete directly with Coinbase, despite their existing partnership in USDC distribution.

ambcrypto04/03 18:01

Can Circle compete against Coinbase as wrapped Bitcoin space heats up?

ambcrypto04/03 18:01

When AI Solves Security, Will DeFi Return to Its Golden Age?

The article discusses how AI is revolutionizing DeFi security, potentially ushering in a new era of innovation reminiscent of the 2020 DeFi Summer. Previously, high security costs and lengthy audit processes stifled experimentation, as developers avoided unproven ideas due to financial and time constraints. However, AI tools like Nemesis are now drastically reducing these barriers by efficiently detecting complex vulnerabilities, such as reentrancy and economic attacks, with deep contextual understanding and low false positives. These tools, combined with platforms like Battlechain, enable a streamlined workflow: code is written, AI-audited within minutes, deployed on a test chain for real-world attack simulations, and quickly refined. This process compresses development cycles from months to hours at minimal cost. Future advancements may include wallet-integrated AI audits, allowing users to scan contracts in real-time before signing transactions. AI is set to transform DeFi security across development, chain, and user layers, reopening the door to rapid experimentation and innovation. This shift could empower individual developers to create groundbreaking protocols quickly and safely, much like the early pioneers of DeFi.

marsbit04/03 10:14

When AI Solves Security, Will DeFi Return to Its Golden Age?

marsbit04/03 10:14

Advancements in Quantum Technology: An Opportunity for the Encryption Industry

Quantum computing advancements, particularly Google's research, are accelerating the timeline for practical quantum applications, posing a near-term threat to cryptocurrency encryption. Estimates suggest quantum systems with as few as 10,000 to 260,000 qubits could break Bitcoin’s elliptic curve encryption—far fewer than previously thought—potentially exposing vulnerabilities by 2029. Risks include rapid private key extraction during transactions and threats to Ethereum’s DeFi and tokenized assets worth ~$100 billion. While theoretical, these risks are driving market action: quantum-resistant tokens and protocols have surged up to 50%, indicating investors are pricing in defensive infrastructure early. Mainstream crypto prices remain stable, reflecting confidence that upgrades, not collapse, will address the threat. The industry must transition to post-quantum cryptography, leveraging existing solutions like zero-knowledge proofs. Blockchain’s adaptability—through forks and protocol upgrades—offers a structural advantage. Quantum computing challenge is thus a forced opportunity: winners will be those embedding quantum resistance into governance and technology design before threats fully materialize.

marsbit04/03 07:31

Advancements in Quantum Technology: An Opportunity for the Encryption Industry

marsbit04/03 07:31

AdEx Rebrands to heyAura, Pivoting to AI-Powered Web3 Wallet Assistant

AdEx Network, a decentralized advertising protocol established in 2017, has rebranded to heyAura and pivoted to become an AI-powered Web3 wallet assistant. The move shifts focus from advertising infrastructure to providing autonomous, AI-driven support integrated directly into wallets. heyAura enables users to perform complex on-chain actions through natural language commands, reducing reliance on fragmented tools and minimizing risks. Features include executing conditional trades, batching tokens, revoking smart contract approvals, and identifying DeFi yield opportunities. The system operates under human-supervised autonomy, combining AI operations with single-signature approval via Account Abstraction. heyAura integrates natively into wallets like Ambire without accessing private keys, ensuring contextual awareness and privacy. Support for local AI execution is also in development to keep sensitive data on-device. This rebrand reflects the company-wide shift toward AI-enhanced on-chain interaction.

TheNewsCrypto04/02 14:24

AdEx Rebrands to heyAura, Pivoting to AI-Powered Web3 Wallet Assistant

TheNewsCrypto04/02 14:24

‘Circle had 6 hours to freeze funds’ – ZachXBT slams CEO after DRIFT hack

In the past 24 hours, Drift Protocol on Solana suffered a $285 million hack, including the theft of Circle’s USDC. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT accused Circle of failing to freeze $230 million in stolen USDC that was bridged from Solana to Ethereum via CCTP, despite having a 6-hour window to act. He criticized Circle and its CEO Jeremy Allaire for incompetence, alleging they use compliance buzzwords without real implementation. The hack impacted 11 protocols, with Ranger Finance losing $900K. Although Solana’s Chief Product Officer called it an isolated incident, the event raised broader DeFi security concerns. Circle’s stock extended its decline, with indicators showing oversold conditions and continued selling pressure.

ambcrypto04/02 12:53

‘Circle had 6 hours to freeze funds’ – ZachXBT slams CEO after DRIFT hack

ambcrypto04/02 12:53

What Kind of DeFi Does Wall Street Want?

Wall Street's vision for DeFi has shifted from simple asset tokenization to building a programmable, restructurable fixed-income infrastructure that enables yield financialization. The key driver is no longer retail speculation but institutional capital and Real-World Assets (RWA), with DeFi TVL surging from ~$115B to over $237B in 2025, while active wallets declined—indicating large, infrequent institutional inflows. RWA, now valued at $27.5B (up 2.4x YoY), is used as collateral in protocols like Aave Horizon, Maple Finance, and Centrifuge, creating an on-chain repo and rehypothecation flywheel. These structures function like institutional money-market funds, offering 4–6% yields from tokenized treasuries and stablecoin pools. Crucially, institutions are moving beyond holding assets to actively managing yield and risk. Protocols like Pendle Finance allow yield tokenization—splitting assets into Principal Tokens (PT) and Yield Tokens (YT)—enabling fixed-rate exposure, speculation, and on-chain interest rate hedging using mechanisms like yield AMMs. However, major barriers remain: public blockchain transparency exposes positions and liquidation levels, creating adversarial risks, and compliance (KYC, sanctions screening, audit trails) must be natively embedded into protocols—not added externally. Zero-knowledge proofs could offer a solution by enabling regulatory verification without leaking sensitive data. In summary, Wall Street wants a DeFi that integrates with global compliance infrastructure, replicates traditional fixed-income modularity for risk and return, and embeds programmable privacy and regulation—not to replace traditional finance, but to create a parallel system for more flexible capital and risk restructuring.

marsbit04/02 10:31

What Kind of DeFi Does Wall Street Want?

marsbit04/02 10:31

DeFi vs. SEC: Should ‘non-custodial platforms’ be treated like exchanges?

DeFi Education Fund (DEF) argues that non-custodial DeFi protocols, AMMs, and their developers should not be regulated as exchanges or intermediaries, as they don’t perform exchange functions or control user assets. They oppose SIFMA’s push for SEC regulation based on function rather than decentralization. SIFMA and Citadel Securities advocate for regulating DeFi platforms handling tokenized securities to ensure investor protection, citing risks and scams. DEF suggests Wall Street’s stance may be motivated by business interests, as DeFi disrupts traditional intermediaries. The SEC faces the challenge of balancing innovation and regulation in its upcoming framework.

ambcrypto04/02 09:08

DeFi vs. SEC: Should ‘non-custodial platforms’ be treated like exchanges?

ambcrypto04/02 09:08

Senator Lummis pushes for CLARITY Act, calls it ‘best thing to happen to DeFi community’

Senator Cynthia Lummis advocates for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, calling it the "best thing to happen to the DeFi community." She argues the legislation would provide legal certainty and a "safe harbor" for developers, validators, and node operators, ensuring American innovation remains in the U.S. However, this optimism contrasts with Polymarket's prediction market, where the act's odds of passage are only 49%, reflecting broader market uncertainty. This skepticism may stem from ongoing disagreements between the White House and crypto entities like Coinbase. Concurrently, stablecoin infrastructure is evolving. The Better Money Company, backed by A16z crypto, is developing a "stablecoin clearinghouse" to simplify the use of multiple stablecoins across different blockchains. This development follows the passage of the GENIUS Act in 2025, which streamlined stablecoin regulations. Visa's on-chain analytics report a massive $72.3 trillion in stablecoin transaction volume over the past year, with USDC recently outpacing USDT in monthly transaction volume.

ambcrypto04/02 05:46

Senator Lummis pushes for CLARITY Act, calls it ‘best thing to happen to DeFi community’