Hercules|DeFi

Don't focus on the negatives, builders are still building.
𝘜𝘱𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘛𝘎𝘌𝘴, 𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤👇
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➢ On Apr 13, @convexfinance HybridVaults Vote will take place, a community governance vote on HybridVaults integration within the Convex Finance protocol, shaping DeFi yield strategy parameters.
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➢ On Apr 14, @cardano Treasury Proposal Vote will take place, an on-chain g

Your next onchain counterparty might not be human.
𝘈𝘐 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺, 24/7, 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥.
These are some huge updates you might have missed 🧵
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➢ @AntGroup launched Anvita, a platform enabling AI agents to hold assets, trade, and make payments with minimal human involvement.
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➢ @Visa launched Intelligent Commerce Connect, a new network described as a token vault-agnostic on-ramp for developers and merchants building agentic

From a partnership to new DeFi feature, the DeFi yield ecosystem is overflowing with opportunities
𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦-𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵 𝘈𝘗𝘠𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘷𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘚𝘶𝘪, 𝘈𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘨𝘰𝘯.
Lets have a look
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➢ @Datavault_ai announced it has closed an agreement with Coppercore Inc. to digitize and tokenize copper resources through onchain infra.
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➢ @tether’s USAT is launching on the @Celo, its first expansion beyond Ethereum. @googlecloud provides infrastructure

$260𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
@DriftProtocol , one of Solana’s fastest-growing perps DEXs, faced a moment that exposed how fragile DeFi can get under pressure.
Let’s break it down. 🧵
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬
Onchain security noticed something off.
tl;dr:
→ Core issue: Perpetual futures + collateral system imbalance
→ Attack vector: Price/oracle manipulation under low liquidity
→ Result: Potential for bad debt and protocol insolvency
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐭
This wasn’t a “hack” in the traditional sense.
It was an ec

Even in this tough market, capital is still flowing.
Investors are quietly backing the next wave of Web3 giants.
Some projects raised serious money in March
1. @BVNKFinance: $1,800,000,000
2. @Kalshi: $1,000,000,000
3. @Polymarket: $600,000,000
4. @bluesky: $100,000,000
5. @KASTxyz: $80,000,000
6. @StartaleGroup: $50,000,000
7. @Ledger: $50,000,000
8. @cryptio_co : $45,000,000
9. @tazapay: $36,000,000
10. @zodl_app: $25,000,000
11. Ironlight: $21,000,000
12. @OfficialXFX: $17,000,000
13. @getTransFi: $14,200,000
14. @UnitasLabs: $13,300,000
15. @MetaCompHQ: $13,000,000
16. @VeryAI: $10,000,0

$BTC back under $70k, war and unrest still in the air.
𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘛𝘎𝘌𝘴, 𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤👇
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➢ On Mar 30, @rendernetwork the RNP-023 Vote will end, a community governance vote on Render Network Proposal 023, shaping protocol policy or parameter changes.
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➢ On Mar 30, @swissborg the community governance Vote will close, likely covering platform or treasury

In 7 days, stablecoin supply shifted across 10 chains.
Some chains bled hundreds of millions. Others quietly absorbed fresh capital.
Here's the full breakdown of top stablecoin supply changes by chain in the last 7 days 👇
OUTFLOWS
1. @ethereum: -$841,000,000 - ETF outflows and macro risk-off from geopolitical tensions
2. @solana: -$292,300,000 - Solana DEX volumes crash had a 62% decline.
3. @trondao: -$158,500,000 - Periodic CEX and remittance operator rebalancing
4. @arbitrum: -$75,600,000 - Arbitrum followed Ethereum's DeFi sentiment deterioration
5. @BNBCHAIN: -$64,300,000 - The instabili

I am #11 on the @wallchain leaderboard this week
This is something I’ve hardly reached before the Infofi ban.
This just shows one thing clearly: fewer people are creating high-quality crypto content, and that’s exactly what matters now.
With some top KOLs branching into AI, the crop of crypto contents on the timeline now has reduced drastically.
For creators serious about crypto, this is the perfect moment to step up.
Focus on quality, put your work out there and be consistent.
This is the time to position yourself to grow ahead of the next bull market.
Opportunities like this don’t come ofte

$BTC back under $70k, war and unrest still in the air.
𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘛𝘎𝘌𝘴, 𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤👇
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➢ On Mar 23, @akashnet_ will implement its Burn-Mint Equilibrium model, aiming to balance token supply dynamics and improve long-term tokenomics sustainability.
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➢ On Mar 23, the @SkaleNetwork MSR Model governance vote will end, impacting network economics and val

The momentum on RWAs is not slowing down.
It has just hit $22.7B in DeFi growth.
Onchain assets like Treasuries, private credit, and mortgages have now reached a $22.7B market cap, with Ethereum leading at 65%.
Looking at the numbers, you and I know this is huge:
> $22.7B total market
> 66% growth this year
> 185% average returns last year
> Tokenized gold reached a market cap of $6 Billion
This growth is a big indication that RWA is breaking barriers as it is being driven by institutions.
Players like BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase, and Franklin Templeton are actively launching tokenised products.

Fiat is coming onchain.
And Hyperliquid is making that shift happen faster through @swappedcom
For a space that has grown rapidly over the past few years, onboarding has always been a major bottleneck.
This update changes that.
The numbers around fiat rails and access are starting to look very strong:
> 420M+ global crypto users, yet onboarding friction remains a top barrier
> Nearly 70% of new users drop off during multi-step funding processes
> Seamless fiat onramps can boost user conversion rates by 2–3x
> Global payment giants like Visa and Mastercard are expanding crypto payment integrati

It is a fact that stablecoins are the foundation of DeFi.
But only if they are actually trusted, redeemable, and institution-ready.
That is why you and I need to focus on USDCx on @Cardano.
For the first time, Cardano now has a Circle-backed stablecoin via Circle.
Not wrapped liquidity. Not dependent on third-party bridges
Actual native infrastructure
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐅𝐢 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐨
Before USDCx, DeFi on Cardano was structurally constrained.
I am not saying it's quiet; I am saying it was at a position where it should be doing better.
> TVL hovered