Mantle, the high-performance distribution and liquidity layer for real-world assets, today announced the expansion of Mantle Vault on Bybit to Mantle Chain. Built in partnership with Aave and CIAN, ...

Stablecoin protocol Level raised a fresh round of venture capital to expand its $80 million yield-paying stablecoin as yield-generating digital asset offerings are increasingly in demand with a ...

EtherFi has allocated $25 million to Plume’s real-world asset (RWA) protocol Nest, as it integrates tokenized RWA yield directly into its platform, as it looks to expand beyond crypto-native sources ...

Apyx raises STRC stake to $29M in bid for top-holder status, linking STRC-backed apxUSD with Bitcoin treasury growth.

RWA tokenization is growing. Direct token exposure doesn't capture it. The infra play is Morpho and Fluid - both with caveats ...

Lido unveils EarnUSD vault for stablecoin yields on USDC and USDT, alongside revamped ETH strategies, making DeFi returns more accessible.

Yield-bearing stablecoins offer passive income by generating returns through built-in mechanisms. They differ from stablecoin farming, which requires users to deposit funds actively into DeFi ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: Stani Kulechov (R), of Aave Labs, speaks at the Chainlink's SmartCon 2025 at Metropolitan Pavilion on November 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene ...

The USDm stablecoin, built with Ethena and backed by tokenized treasuries, will use its yield to subsidize Ethereum sequencer fees. MegaETH, an Ethereum layer-2 protocol backed by Vitalik Buterin, ...

Hashi, a Bitcoin-based finance protocol built on Sui, plans to support BTC-backed lending and yield, with early participation commitments from major crypto companies.

Before moving to the overview of synthetic dollar projects, it is worth to unpack some concepts, core to understanding how these protocols work. First, what is a synthetic dollar? It is a ...