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Ada Michael

@ada-michael · 1918 live articles · Page 9

Ada Michael is a DeFi writer and research contributor at DefiLiban, where she covers decentralized finance, blockchain infrastructure, token economies, and crypto market behavior. Her work focuses on breaking down complex DeFi systems, liquidity mechanics, yield strategies, on-chain analytics, and emerging blockchain trends into accessible research-driven content for both retail and experienced crypto readers. Before joining DefiLiban, Ada worked across crypto research, fintech content strategy, and blockchain education initiatives related to digital assets and decentralized technologies. She holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Lagos and has completed additional certifications in DeFi, blockchain analytics, and financial storytelling. Ada’s writing combines analytical depth with practical market insight, with a particular interest in DeFi adoption, protocol design, and behavioral trends within digital asset markets.

Protocols

Avalanche and MakerDAO Advance as FTX Fallout Reshapes DeFi

Avalanche and MakerDAO both pushed forward as the wider market absorbed the fallout from FTX's collapse, a period that tested which DeFi protocols could keep moving while centralized venues unraveled.

Aug 6·2 min read·By Ada Michael

News

DeFi Alpha Call #28 Recap: Key Themes, Protocol Watchlist, and Market Signals

This recap has to stay unusually narrow because the research package preserves only one directly relevant page and no verified notes from it. The brief points to The Defiant recap entry , but it does not retain a transcript, timestamped agenda, guest list, or speaker quotes from that source.

Aug 5·2 min read·By Ada Michael

News

BTC at 63K Again? What July 2026 Says About Bitcoin After 2021 and 2024

The core observation is simple. In 2021, Bitcoin traded through the low-$60,000s during that year's bull phase, a level visible in daily BTC-USD price history for 2021 .

Aug 4·3 min read·By Ada Michael

Press Release

Licovia Crypto Cards Turn Digital Assets Into Spending Power

The core promise is straightforward: convert crypto balances into money that works at everyday points of sale. Licovia frames its crypto cards as a bridge between digital assets and ordinary purchases.

Aug 3·2 min read·By Ada Michael

News

BTC Correction in August? Why Traders Want to Enjoy Meme Season First

Bitcoin traders are being urged to lean into the current meme-season momentum while staying alert to a possible BTC correction in August, a month that historical seasonality data has repeatedly flagged as one of the weaker windows of the year for the largest cryptocurrency.

Jul 31·4 min read·By Ada Michael

Press Release

EXCAVO News Rebrands With a New Focus After Two Years

The team behind EXCAVO News is changing focus after running the channel for two years, signaling a deliberate editorial repositioning while keeping the same people and the same core discipline in place.

Jul 30·3 min read·By Ada Michael

Protocols

Aave Halts Deployment on Scroll, zkSync, Sonic, Metis, Soneium, and Aptos

The move aligns with Aave's ongoing governance discussions around tightening deployment criteria, including a proposal covering low-adoption asset deprecation on Aave V3 .

Jul 30·2 min read·By Ada Michael

Risk

Lazarus Group-Linked Wallets Move 121.5 BTC Worth $7.74M

Wallets described as linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group reportedly moved 121. 5 BTC worth about $7.

Jul 30·2 min read·By Ada Michael

Infrastructure

European financial institutions launch RL1 cooperative blockchain network

RL1 is presented as a regulated Layer One network aimed at tokenization and institutional settlement, according to the project's official network page .

Jul 29·2 min read·By Ada Michael

News

Emirates Begins Accepting Crypto Payments for Flight Bookings

Emirates has begun accepting cryptocurrency payments for flight bookings, giving customers a new way to pay for travel and marking a visible step in the airline's move toward digital asset acceptance. The development centers on payment acceptance at checkout, not a token launch or protocol update.

Jul 28·2 min read·By Ada Michael

Protocols

1inch to Launch Aqua Liquidity Protocol on 13 Blockchains

1inch introduced Aqua to the public as what it calls the first shared liquidity layer for DeFi, according to the company's announcement . For related coverage, see Bybit Delists XTER, SCA, TOKEN, HPOS10I, PUMPBTC, AFC, INTER, XAVA and AO From Spot Trading .

Jul 28·2 min read·By Ada Michael

News

BlackRock ETF Wallets Move $271M in Crypto to Coinbase Prime

BlackRock ETF-linked wallets moved more than $271 million in crypto to Coinbase Prime, a transfer flagged by on-chain trackers that puts institutional custody flows back in focus even as the reason behind the movement remains unconfirmed.

Jul 27·3 min read·By Ada Michael