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Sunday, October 18, 2026Crypto markets, policy & blockchain
Digital Coin Journal
Blockchain

DeFi

Decentralized finance: lending and trading protocols, governance votes, token buybacks and liquidity shifts across DeFi.

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Analyst reviews a Base SlipStream dashboard displaying 4.2B volume across 2,400 pools, signaling institutional DeFi activity.
DeFi

Aerodrome Weekly DEX Volume Tops $4B Ahead of Aero

Aerodrome is processing more than $4 billion in weekly decentralized exchange volume as the Base liquidity protocol approaches its planned transition into the multichain Aero platform.

Colin Harris
Analyst at a clean desk monitors syrupUSDC on Arc Protocol with Maple Finance branding.
DeFi

Maple Deploys syrupUSDC on Arc

Maple Finance has deployed syrupUSDC on Arc, extending its institutional credit infrastructure into a Layer 1 designed around stablecoin-native financial applications.

Travis Bennett
Editorial shot of a finance analyst beside a display showing Maple AUM $4.6B and syrupUSDG on Robinhood Chain
DeFi

Maple AUM Holds Near $4.6B

Maple Finance is maintaining assets under management near its record level while expanding its institutional credit infrastructure into Robinhood Chain.

Travis Bennett