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Aave Labs targets billions in idle liquidity with V4 reinvestment module to lift yield for lenders theblock.co/post/395045/aa…

The wait is over. @aave v3 is now officially live on Mantle. Earn yields, borrow, swap, and save on the world's most trusted DeFi lending network now with institutional-grade liquidity on Mantle's distribution layer. DeFi is winning.

What does @chainlink have in common with @nvidia? They have evolved from products into standards through network effects. When people hear “network effects,” they often think of social networks or marketplaces, where value increases as more users join. In the case of NVIDIA and Chainlink, the dynamic is subtler but more powerful. Each has built a technology platform around which an ecosystem of developers, tools, integrations, and institutional practices has formed. As more organizations build products and workflows on NVIDIA’s hardware and software stack, it becomes easier and safer for others to do the same. Expertise accumulates, tooling improves, and operational risk declines. Over time, choosing NVIDIA stopped being a bet on superior specifications and became the only decision for teams that needed reliability at scale. NVIDIA did not just supply GPUs; it became the standard foundation for AI development. In many ways, Chainlink is similar. As more data providers, applications, and financial institutions integrate with the network, its reliability and security improve. That reliability and security, in turn, attract the largest DeFi protocols and traditional finance institutions that are adopting onchain infrastructure. Integration with Chainlink reduces coordination and trust costs, making it the global standard for serious applications rather than merely a competitive option. The platform wins because it minimizes risk, aligns incentives across a broad ecosystem, and answers a critical question for decision-makers: What do the best teams in onchain finance already rely on? Chainlink.

Fragmented liquidity is over. Fluid’s Liquidity Layer introduces a unified system built for scale, security and sustainable capital efficiency. Fluid is where capital works smarter.

Chainlink 101—what you need to know, in one image ↓

Bitwise on Bloomberg: Chainlink is critical infrastructure for prediction markets ↓

Power everything.

$LINK

1. DeFi 2. TradFi + DeFi (you are here) 3. A new global financial system

💧 What’s the big deal about stableswaps? Stableswaps are designed for assets that stay tightly correlated (like stablecoins or synthetic pairs). They offer: • Lower slippage • Higher capital efficiency • More predictable pricing And they’re a core building block for a healthy DeFi ecosystem. We’re excited to share more soon — the stableswap design space on Cardano is wide open.

Total stablecoin supply has surpassed 10 billion.

Nasdaq and CME Group have partnered to launch the Nasdaq CME Crypto™ Index. The index comprises LINK, BTC, ETH, and a select group of other digital assets. nasdaq.com/solutions/glob…

Grayscale increases ADA holdings from 15.46% to 18.55%. ADA is the third-largest holding in the Grayscale Smart Contract Fund, increasing from 15.46% on 30 Nov 2025 to 18.55% as of 07 Jan 2026.

In 2025, institutional capital truly entered on-chain finance. And if there’s one protocol that illustrates this clearly, it’s @maplefinance. Maple sits where institutional and crypto-native capital now meet, offering products tailored to each profile. The numbers from 2025 speak for themselves: 👉 AUM up 790%, from $500M to over $4.4 👉 Revenue up 380%, from $2.5M to $11.7M+ 👉 $112M+ in interest distributed to investors 👉 $SYRUP up 125% over the year Most of this growth came from syrupUSDC, which has become Maple’s core contributor to both AUM and revenues. What’s interesting is that despite lower yields in 2025, demand remained extremely strong. A clear signal that the market now favors transparent, well-structured, high-quality products. Maple is a good example of what on-chain finance looks like when it starts speaking the language institutions actually care about. And this shift is unlikely to reverse in 2026.

RESERVE UPDATE Today, the Chainlink Reserve has accumulated 87,829.55 LINK. The Chainlink Reserve now holds a total of 1,504,209.16 LINK. reserve.chain.link The Chainlink Reserve is designed to support the long-term growth and sustainability of the Chainlink Network by accumulating LINK using offchain revenue from large enterprises adopting Chainlink and onchain revenue from service usage.

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The demand for RWA backed stablecoins has surpassed the demand for delta neutral stablecoins. sUSDS +329% syrupUSDC +2400% sUSDe -5.2% Sky and Syrup will keep winning.

Aave's Horizon RWA market crossed $600M net deposits. The largest market for RWA-backed loans.

.@Mantle_Official has seen significant growth in TVL. After upgrades like its transition to a zk-validity rollup and deep integrations with major platforms such as @Bybit_Official. This rise reflects increased liquidity in DeFi protocols and broader institutional and retail participation. The growth in TVL has also coincided with strong activity metrics, underlining the expanding economic footprint of Mantle and demand for MNT-based utilities. Soon with $stMNT this adoption will only increase. The introduction of an LST has the potential to significantly accelerate Mantle’s adoption and TVL growth because overall, this would create a positive feedback loop where staking, DeFi usage, and TVL growth reinforce one another. We're so close. Stay connected.