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3/ Lending via @coinbase Wallet on @base surpassed $100M in early April—now at $114M, per @yiryan dashboard. Users have borrowed $58M, highlighting strong demand for crypto-backed loans. Powered by @MorphoLabs, this shows how CeFi can bring users into DeFi rails—seamlessly.

6/ @OpenEden_X USDO—backed by T-Bills and reverse repos—has quickly grown from $50M → $95M in supply in just 9 days, per Ouroboros Research. New DeFi incentives just dropped on @pendle_fi via the OpenEden Bills campaign.

Pi Coin is beginning to defy its skeptics as its user base grows from online trading into actual real-world payments. The cryptocurrency, which gained rapid attention in 2025 for its community-driven mining model, now finds acceptance from businesses in South Korea and the U.S. In South Korea, over 580 retailers—including skincare brands and even a plastic surgery clinic—now accept Pi Coin, with some merchants exclusively conducting transactions in Pi. The valuation in some of these stores reportedly reaches up to $37 per coin, reflecting growing faith in its purchasing power. Related: Pi Network and XRP investors flock to Advanced Miners for stable income Meanwhile, in Florida, Zito Realty has started accepting Pi Coin for real estate deals, while Cube Motors is offering vehicle sales using Pi, extending the coin’s use case into high-value transactions. The growing business adoption happens as Florida shows more openness to crypto, where lawmakers recently advanced a bill to establish a state-level Bitcoin reserve. Pi Coin is also catching up with fintech infrastructure. Banxa, a leading payment processor, recently bought 30.5 million Pi Coins—estimated at nearly $19 million—and now enables users to access Pi Coin via cards and wallets. On the technical front, Pi/USDT has broken out of a symmetrical triangle pattern on the 4-hour chart, reclaiming key moving averages including the 20 EMA ($0.6173) and 50 EMA ($0.6210). The RSI stands at 67.56, showing strong buying interest without immediate overbought exhaustion, while MACD presents a widening histogram—indicating bullish momentum. Related: Pi Network Community Frustrated After a Second Binance Vote Exclusion Price now challenges the $0.70–$0.75 resistance area. A move above this level could confirm a larger trend change higher. Disclaimer: The information presented in this article is for informational and educational purposes only. The article does not constitute financial advice or advice of any kind. Coin Edition is not responsible for any losses incurred as a result of the utilization of content, products, or services mentioned. Readers are advised to exercise caution before taking any action related to the company.

An anonymous NFT collector has suffered a $10 million loss after selling one of the rarest CryptoPunks on Thursday. On-chain data shows that Punk #3100 changed hands for 4,000 ETH, translating to approximately $6.07 million via a private transaction on the official CryptoPunks marketplace. The NFT is one of just nine Alien Punks in the original 10,000-piece CryptoPunks collection created by Larva Labs in 2017. Recognized for its distinctive blue skin and bandana, the Alien Punk is part of the most sought-after group in the NFT space. Blockchain data from Arkham Intelligence shows that this particular NFT previously sold in March of last year for 4,500 ETH, then valued at more than $16 million. The sale ranks as the third most expensive single NFT transaction by dollar value. Just days after that transaction, Punk #7804 exchanged for 4,850 ETH worth roughly $16.42 million at the time, marking the second-largest deal in the collection’s history. However, due to Ethereum’s price drop over the past year, Thursday’s 4,000 ETH sale amounted to just over $6 million, resulting in the seller making a $10 million loss from the transaction. While the parties in the exchange remain unidentified, Etherscan records show that the purchasing wallet received 4,001 ETH from an account labeled “Coinbase Prime 2” shortly before the sale. Alien CryptoPunks continue to dominate the top end of the NFT market. They are the rarest type in the collection, even more than the 88 Zombie Punks or the 24 Ape Punks. The top seven of the highest-value on-chain CryptoPunk sales involve these variants. Despite their status, CryptoPunks have not been immune to the broader downturn in the NFT market. Data from NFT Price Floor shows that their asking price has dropped nearly 43% in the last three months, currently sitting at $71,031. This figure marks a notable decline from the collection’s peak in November 2021, when the figure exceeded $400,000. Originally offered for free in 2017, the digital assets have evolved into cultural symbols of the early NFT era. In 2022, the intellectual property rights were acquired by Yuga Labs, creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Earlier this year, speculation swirled about a possible sale of the product’s IP. However, Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solano dismissed the rumors, stating that while many parties had approached the company, there were no plans to divest any time soon.

Babylon Labs has officially launched Babylon Genesis, the first-ever Layer-1 blockchain secured by Bitcoin. Babylon Labs (BABY) just announced that Babylon Genesis Layer-1. This launch follows the initial Phase 1 rollout in August 2024, which introduced Bitcoin ( BTC ) staking through self-custodial contracts. Since the initial launch, the protocol has attracted 49678.65 BTC ($4.06B) staked in self-custodial contracts. According to DefiLlama , Babylon currently ranks second in Total Value Locked among restaking protocols, after EigenLayer . With today’s launch, the project enters Phase 2. This stage includes the full release of the Genesis blockchain, the activation of core infrastructure such as validator nodes and finality providers, and the debut of the BABY token, which is now available for transfers and staking . Eligible users will receive airdropped BABY tokens directly to their wallets, and both transferring and staking the token are supported from day one. The final phase, Phase 3, will introduce additional Bitcoin-Secured Networks, enabling other blockchains to access BTC staking security and liquidity via Babylon Genesis Layer-1. Babylon offers a unique way to stake Bitcoin in that it allows users to lock their BTC in self-custodial contracts while maintaining ownership. Unlike traditional staking, where assets are handed over to a smart contract or custodian, Babylon’s method ensures full control remains with the user. If a participant, like a validator or finality provider, acts dishonestly, their staked BTC can be “slashed” (partially penalized), similar to Proof-of-Stake blockchains. “Bitcoin OGs really care about custodying [their] own keys, having control over [their] own financial decisions,” said Spencer Yang, co-founder of Fractal Bitcoin, in an interview . The blockchain is secured by validators staking BABY token and finality providers staking BTC for extra security. Looking ahead, one major feature to look out for is a trust-minimized bridge between Bitcoin and Genesis, called BitVM2. This will enable BTC to flow into the Babylon ecosystem without relying on multisig setups, using slashing and cryptographic techniques to enforce trustless behavior.