https://cryptoeconomics.com/topics/defi/ Coverage filed to the Decentralised finance desk. en © 2026 Cryptoeconomics Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/franklin-templeton-benji-bnb-chain-largest-network/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/franklin-templeton-benji-bnb-chain-largest-network/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Franklin Templeton's Benji tokenization platform held $2.44bn in assets as of 18 July 2026, of which $1.5bn, or 61.7%, sat on BNB Chain, overtaking Stellar. BNB Chain balances rose 1,226% over the preceding month. Tokenized capital markets Institutions Decentralised finance BNB Chain: Franklin Templeton's Benji Technology Platform Onboards BNB Chain https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/crypto-theft-losses-june-2026/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/crypto-theft-losses-june-2026/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Security firm PeckShield reported $75.87m in losses from 40 crypto security incidents in June 2026, a decline of about 7% on the previous month, with an exploit of Humanity Protocol the largest single event. Trackers give materially different first-half totals, ranging from roughly $750m to $972m. Economic security Decentralised finance PeckShield https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/robinhood-chain-mainnet-tokenized-stocks/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/robinhood-chain-mainnet-tokenized-stocks/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Robinhood began operating Robinhood Chain on mainnet on 1 July 2026, alongside round-the-clock tokenized stock trading, perpetual futures and onchain lending. The tokens give price exposure rather than direct share ownership. Tokenized capital markets Market design Decentralised finance Robinhood Newsroom https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/securitize-hamilton-lane-hlscope-tron/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/securitize-hamilton-lane-hlscope-tron/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Securitize brought Hamilton Lane's tokenized Senior Credit Opportunities Fund to Tron on 2 June 2026, its first issuance on that network. The feeder fund held about $4.28m and advertised a 5.87% annual return, and was already available on Ethereum, Polygon, Plume and Optimism. Tokenized capital markets Decentralised finance Institutions Securitize https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/senate-banking-clarity-act-market-structure/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/senate-banking-clarity-act-market-structure/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT The Senate Banking Committee released its version of the CLARITY Act on 11 May 2026 and advanced the crypto market structure bill out of committee that month. A further revision was reported in July 2026 as negotiators worked toward a bipartisan compromise. Regulation Market design Decentralised finance Congressional Research Service https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/tokenized-gold-q1-2026-volume-record/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/tokenized-gold-q1-2026-volume-record/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Trading volume in tokenized gold reached $90.7bn in the first quarter of 2026, exceeding the total for all of 2025, according to research published by CEX.IO. Tether Gold and Pax Gold account for most of the outstanding supply, whose combined market value passed $6bn in February 2026. Tokenized capital markets Decentralised finance CEX.IO research: Tokenized gold Q1 2026 report https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/aave-cumulative-lending-volume-milestone/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/aave-cumulative-lending-volume-milestone/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Aave reported cumulative lending volume above $1tn in late February 2026, the first decentralised credit protocol to reach that figure. The protocol attributed part of the growth to institutional participation, including its Horizon market for real-world asset collateral. Decentralised finance Institutions Protocol economics Aave: governance forum https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/uniswap-fee-switch-activation/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/uniswap-fee-switch-activation/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Uniswap governance activated the protocol fee switch on Ethereum on 28 December 2025, redirecting a share of swap fees to protocol revenue used for UNI buybacks and burns, and extended it to layer-2 deployments in March and June 2026. Cumulative protocol revenue reached about $23.15m by late June 2026. Governance Protocol economics Decentralised finance Uniswap governance forum