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.@Robinhoodapp's launch is about more than another Earn product. It demonstrates how regulated financial institutions can build native stablecoin savings products without rebuilding every layer from scratch. It also signals a broader market trend: institutions increasingly combine specialist infrastructure providers with allocation intelligence to power the next generation of stablecoin financial products. We took a closer look at Spark's role in the USDG ecosystem, and why we think this launch marks an important step in the evolution of stablecoin-powered financial products. Read more here: @spark-11/why-robinhoods-usdg-launch-matters-beyond-crypto-earn?referrer=0xA45F1D29943D19dff604133287047a35ccbADc8a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">paragraph.com/@spark-11/why-…

Trust isn't a claim, it's a structure, and counterparty risk reduction should be on-chain and verifiable. Spark is proud to join @Arkisxyz's governance board. Every Arkis release will now require an independently verified attestation chain plus board multisig before it is deployed. That's what institutional credit infrastructure should look like.

The Transparency Alliance grows to 70+ participants. Making the Token Transparency Framework the benchmark for disclosure across token markets.

@SkyEcosystem 👏

Every dollar that moves through a payment stablecoin today is a dollar that may eventually look for somewhere to earn. John Conneely, Sky Frontier Foundation's Global Head of BD, wrote about how growth on the payments side of the stablecoin market tends to grow demand on the savings side right along with it. Sky Protocol built USDS and sUSDS to meet that demand, with a savings rate set by protocol governance rather than a platform's rewards budget.

Idle LP capital is a tax on every AMM. DualPool hooks remove that: assets sit in a yield-bearing vault, get pulled just-in-time for swaps, and return same block. Built with @Uniswap. Audited, open source, and live. Any team can deploy their own. 🦄 x ⚡️

.@Arbitrum is home to more than $3.7B in stablecoin supply. Spark Savings is now available across USDC, USDS and USDT0, giving builders access to savings infrastructure for stablecoins representing over $3.2B of that supply. Built on standard ERC-4626 vaults and designed to be embedded into wallets, treasury platforms and DeFi applications. Learn more: @spark-11/spark-savings-on-arbitrum-now-supports-usdt0?referrer=0xA45F1D29943D19dff604133287047a35ccbADc8a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">paragraph.com/@spark-11/spar…

@Morpho 🦋

The missing piece for onchain finance is here Fixed rate, fixed term credit markets Morpho Midnight is live

Onchain interoperability in practice: Spark's capital allocation infrastructure helping power StandX's execution layer. Deep liquidity, native perps, working together.

@ethereum @RobinhoodApp @RobinhoodCrypto @arbitrum 20/ The FX Layer with @Uniswap 🦄x⚡️

Ethereum is for shipping. Here are some of the things the Ethereum ecosystem launched, upgraded, and announced over the past month. 0/ @RobinhoodApp launched Robinhood Chain (@RobinhoodCrypto) on mainnet, an Ethereum Layer 2 built on the @arbitrum stack, enabling 24/7 trading of tokenized stocks and ETFs for users in over 120 countries through Robinhood Wallet. The network surpassed $1B in DEX volume in just over a week. 1/ @aztecnetwork achieved Stage 2 rollup decentralization under @l2beat's framework, removing governance control over its core protocol and taking another step toward trust-minimized infrastructure. 2/ @VitalikButerin shared updates to Ethereum's evolving technical roadmap, outlining the next phase of Lean Ethereum and the protocol's long-term direction. 3/ @ethlabs_org launched as a non-profit R&D lab for Ethereum and ETH. Their mission is to make Ethereum the settlement layer of the global economy. 4/ @ethereuminsti launched as an independent non-profit dedicated to accelerating the institutional adoption of Ethereum, its L2s, applications and overall ecosystem. 5/ @aave introduced Stable Vaults, fixed-rate stablecoin yield vaults designed for seamless integration into consumer applications. 6/ @zama launched the First DeFi Yield Venue for Confidential USDC (cUSDC) in partnership with @Morpho and @SteakhouseFi, bringing private stablecoin lending to Ethereum. 7/ @swissknifexyz launched a new Privacy Protocol Tracker, making it easier to compare fees, wait times, supported chains, and other metrics across Ethereum privacy protocols. 8/ Global tickets for @EFDevcon 8 went live, alongside speaker applications for this year’s conference in Mumbai, India. 9/ @Optimism and @toss__official signed an agreement to explore bringing the Korean Won onchain, expanding blockchain-based financial infrastructure for one of South Korea's largest fintech platforms. 10/ @OctantApp completed Epoch 12, its first full quadratic funding round using a zero-knowledge vote coprocessor and new voting application, distributing 88.1 WETH to Ethereum public goods projects. 11/ @0xprivacypools launched the trusted setup ceremony for Privacy Pools V2 ahead of its next protocol deployment. 12/ Gwei Name Service launched an ownerless, immutable Ethereum naming system built without administrative ownership. 13/ @ammalgam launched on Ethereum mainnet, introducing oracle-free lending without impermanent loss. 14/ @lodestar_eth added support for Fast Confirmations, allowing Ethereum node operators to confirm transactions in a single slot using validator attestations. 15/ @PrivacyBoost introduced preconfirmations for private transfers, allowing transfers to be treated as usable in around one second before final settlement. 16/ The @ethereumfndn published Ethereum Basics for Governments and Institutions, a new primer introducing Ethereum as a credibly neutral digital public utility for policymakers and enterprise leaders. 17/ @OndoFinance launched @OndoPerps, enabling tokenized stocks to be used as collateral for perpetual futures across equities, commodities, and indices. 18/ @base introduced Base Privacy, giving enterprises infrastructure to trade, pay, and settle onchain with built-in confidentiality and compliance features. 19/ @BGDA_UK launched BAGEY, a natively tokenized UK regulated fund on Ethereum where the blockchain serves as the legal register of record. 20/ @sparkfinance launched the Stablecoin FX Layer on @Uniswap v4, introducing shared liquidity infrastructure that lets stablecoins access a common liquidity layer. 21/ @Trueo_ launched user-created prediction markets, allowing anyone to create a market by asking a question and letting participants trade on the outcome through a fully onchain prediction market. 22/ @kpk_io integrated @OpenCover Covered Vaults, allowing depositors to add opt-in onchain insurance to curated vaults, with coverage underwritten by @NexusMutual. 23/ @PropellerSwap launched Turbine on Ethereum mainnet, enabling large trades to settle with lower slippage by sourcing liquidity across onchain, offchain, and peer-to-peer markets. 24/ Hosted by @web3privacy, the Neocypherpunk Summit brought together around 1,000 builders and researchers in Berlin to advance privacy, open-source infrastructure, and human rights. 25/ @eth_systems launched as a company building modular privacy infrastructure for institutional Ethereum.

Spark Points Season 4 Update: - Holding Savings USDS, USDC, USDT, or ETH and delegating SPK will no longer earn Spark points. Everyone can now earn points by staking SPK. Referral and loyalty boosts continue. Over 10k wallets are climbing the ranks, with less than a month left in Season 4. Join Season 4 now 👇 app.spark.fi/points

@sonyasunkim 🙏🏼

Winning protocols and vaults of this cycle will be those that can deliver just-in-time liquidity for a wide range of yield sources imo An early example of this was the @sparkfinance’s liquidity layer. And smart vault platforms are quickly following suit. Just using a single yield platform isn’t going to be the future of DeFi. Competitiveness will come from the ability to optimize yield and capital efficiency with good risk management.

Most protocols pick a side: chase yield or keep a large safety buffer. SLL runs both: instant liquidity, competitive yield, stable borrow rates, rebalanced continuously, with no human in the loop. Good breakdown of the mechanics below from @Monetsupply, Head of Strategy.

@WrappedBTC @aave @Morpho @compoundfinance @CurveFinance ⚡️

WBTC is the bedrock of BTC utility in DeFi. These 5 protocols lead the pack in WBTC TVL: 1️⃣ @aave 2️⃣ @Morpho 3️⃣ @compoundfinance 4️⃣ @CurveFinance 5️⃣ @sparkfinance Where are you deploying your WBTC? 👇

@eightlends Well said.

@sparkfinance thats what a real ramp up looks like not just fundamentals but execution behind it too

$800k in a week. SLL spread, Distribution rewards, and SparkLend all firing at once, this is what a fully utilized balance sheet looks like. Spark Fundamentals.

@st_blabla @JackMandin Protocol revenue does play a part in SPK buybacks: data.spark.fi/financials

@sparkfinance @JackMandin How holders will benefit from it? More buybacks?

Spark just logged its highest weekly revenue since the beginning of the year, generating nearly $800k across Spark Liquidity Layer, Distribution Rewards, and SparkLend.

The Yield API now supports @Robinhood Chain 🪶 @Morpho and @sparkfinance instances on Robinhood Chain are accessible through the Yield API. Here’s what’s available at launch 🧵 (1/4)

@Morpho 👀