Tea-Fi shifts DeFi’s focus toward real onchain activity, where even routine actions can help users earn rewards, keep users engaged and strengthen the broader ecosystem. In the first wave of decentralized finance (DeFi), protocols rushed to attract users with generous payouts and flashy token drops. It worked in drawing liquidity, but interest faded just as fast….

What is hodling crypto? Hodling crypto means holding onto cryptocurrency long-term instead of selling, regardless of market volatility. In 2013, a late-night forum post on Bitcointalk was titled “I AM HODLING.” The user, clearly frustrated with market swings and maybe a few drinks in, meant to say “holding.” Nevertheless, the typo stuck. In the years…

Circle’s new layer-1 blockchain Arc will integrate with Fireblocks, a New York–based digital asset custody and tokenization platform serving more than 2,400 banks, asset managers and fintechs. Arc is not yet live, but Circle plans to roll out a public testnet this fall ahead of a full launch by year-end. Fireblocks said it prepares custody…