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Aquarius AMM is getting an upgrade. A pretty significant one. Next week. 🌊

Borrow USDC against native XRP, ADA, DOGE, LTC. No taxable event. No KYC. No Coinbase. Be your own bank. 🏛️ Powered by @near_intents Templar now supports borrowing USDC against 6 native L1 assets 🧵

MoneyGram 🤝 @StellarOrg We’re extending our five-year partnership with SDF, continuing to turn stablecoin potential into real-world utility and financial inclusion. Building on our success in Colombia, the MoneyGram app’s stablecoin balance is now live in El Salvador. Read more: prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

$50,000,000 TVL on Aquarius. Next stop: higher. aqua.network/pools/

Big moment for my voting platform! Proposals for @BuildOnStellar SCF Q2's Public Goods Award are live on Tansu 🥳 testnet.tansu.dev/governance/?na…

@StellarOrg When Stellar x @taqueriaorinoco collab?

Drop your questions for the Day 2 AMA in the thread 🧵

.@somosmeru is now powered by @defindex_! → Users can earn on idle USDC balances → No-custodial architecture → Rescue mechanics at the contract level → Fully embedded yield infrastructure Most importantly, incentives are aligned: @defindex_  grows when users generate yield. And Meru is a great partner to build with, already reaching 1M+ downloads. For wallets, neobanks, remittance apps and stablecoin-native consumer apps holding idle USDC balances without an in-house yield team, this is the model: turn idle balances into earning accounts, without adding DeFi complexity to the UX.

@0xShual Real world impact. Look at everything @StellarOrg is doing. User experience constantly improving on chain too

So, to recap, the sentiment on the TL is: - DeFi is dead: don't bother with it, don't deposit anywhere, 'just use aave' is dead, off-ramp and at best park with ibkr or coinbase - The age of crypto is over: we're no longer early, it's the instutitionals era, coins have infinite price-insensitive sellers, and retail isn't coming to buy your bags - Onchain is dead, especially on solana, because of pvp tards that rush to outdump each other on 30k market caps. The only true runners are flukes on ethereum that are old and have no gen z to control its supply and is reliant on elon tweets. - The handful of projects that were considered investment-worthy are either not (aave, for example) or are already adequately priced (hype, zec). there are a few silent runners like $morpho but not many and low volume. - GameFi is dead. SocialFi is dead. L2s are barren. Financial activity only exists to farm points. Did I miss anything? Is anyone excited about anything? Something? If you're reading this - why are you still in crypto?

.@StellarOrg processed over 14.1M transactions on Apr 16, setting a second record this week Stellar's activity has grown +14% from the day before, powering more real-world usage than ever 📊 chainspect.app/chain/stellar?…

@USDC @circle When Stellar CCTP?

Introducing the USDC Bridge. A direct way to move USDC crosschain. Built and operated by Circle, USDC Bridge gives you a predictable, transparent way to move USDC between chains: → Native burn-and-mint transfers → Clear fees upfront, with live status and progress → No route selection. No bridge complexity. → Destination gas handled automatically Move USDC. That’s it. bridge.usdc.com

Talking Reflector V3 tomorrow at the @StellarGlobal_ Town Hall. What's new, what's coming, and the use cases it unlocks across Stellar. See you there: 4PM ET ⏰ discord.gg/VTPymHQX?event…

$2B in real-world assets. Production settlement for MoneyGram and PayPal. One of the first tokenized funds from Franklin Templeton. @StellarOrg is live on Alchemy 🧵

Monday metrics 🧪📊 blend.capital

Massive milestone 🔥 Stellar has crossed $2 billion in RWAs on the network, driven by partners like @FTDA_US, @Spiko_finance, @OndoFinance, and more. This is onchain growth in action.

We support multiple public blockchains, including @StellarOrg, so users can stay onchain while accessing regulated, tokenized funds in-app or in self-custody wallets. Meeting users where they are, with choice and control, is what drives real adoption.

Is crypto overhyped? Underhyped? Or dead? It depends who you ask – but Sandy Kaul, Head of Innovation, and @iandebode @OndoFinance state their case with the FT Digital Assets team at @blockworksDAS.

Monday metrics 🧪📊 blend.capital

Volatility Shares just launched a 2x leveraged ETF for $XLM. 👀 Out of 15,000+ cryptos, only 3 altcoins made the cut. CME futures. Nasdaq index fund. Now a leveraged ETF. Wall Street isn't watching #Stellar. They're BETTING on it.