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DeFi8 Sept, 2026

Uniswap UNI Burn Rate Surpasses $250M as Robinhood Chain Drives Volume

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams says the protocol’s annualized UNI burn rate has surpassed $250 million as rising decentralized exchange activity, including Robinhood Chain volume, accelerates token burns.

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DeFiJames Walker · 7 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Ethereum Developers Advance Programmable “Frame” Transactions With EIP-8141

Ethereum developers are working on EIP-8141, a transaction design that uses programmable “frames” to handle validation, execution and gas payments within a single transaction structure.

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DeFiJames Walker · 1 Sept, 2026 · 2 min

XRP ETFs Pull $1.6B Since Launch as 9-Day Inflow Streak Continues

Spot XRP exchange-traded funds extended their inflow streak to nine consecutive trading days on Aug. 28, pulling in $26.2 million and pushing cumulative net inflows to approximately $1.6 billion since launch, according to Decrypt.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 31 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Ethereum Staking Queue Tops 2M ETH, Delaying Rewards

More than 2 million ETH is waiting to enter Ethereum’s validator set, creating an estimated five-week activation delay and postponing staking rewards for new deposits.

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DeFiJames Walker · 27 Aug, 2026 · 2 min

Aave Launches iOS Early Access as Android Waitlist Grows

Aave began onboarding early users to its iOS mobile app on Wednesday, marking a phased rollout of its consumer savings product. Android and web users remain on a waitlist, while Ghost Pass holders can invite friends to skip the queue.

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DeFiJames Walker · 25 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Ethereum DeFi Liquidations Hit $36 Million After a 3% PT-reUSD Move

A roughly 3% decline in PT-reUSD triggered about $36.4 million in Morpho liquidations after leveraged borrowers used the Pendle token as collateral.

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DeFiJames Walker · 7 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Ether.fi Separates weETH From Restaking as Ethereum Reward Debate Intensifies

Ether.fi has separated standard staking from restaking in its weETH products as debate grows over Ethereum staking rewards, issuance and validator incentives.