Author

Oliver Benjamin

@oliver-benjamin · 663 live articles · Page 12

Oliver Benjamin is a DeFi research writer at DefiLiban, specializing in decentralized finance systems, token economics, liquidity design, and blockchain market structure. His work focuses on analyzing how DeFi protocols function beneath surface-level narratives, with particular attention to incentives, on-chain behavior, yield systems, and emerging crypto infrastructure. He is known for producing research-driven content that explains complex decentralized systems in a structured and accessible way. Before joining DefiLiban, Oliver worked across quantitative finance, blockchain research, and digital asset analysis roles involving DeFi strategy evaluation, smart contract ecosystems, and market data interpretation. He holds an M.Sc. in Quantitative Finance from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and has completed additional certifications in blockchain architecture, machine learning, and DeFi research. Oliver’s writing combines analytical depth with practical market insight, focusing on system design, protocol mechanics, and long-term developments within decentralized finance.

News

Bitcoin slips as U.S. inflation data fails to lift price, ETFs post first August two-day outflow

A flat monthly print is the kind of cooler-than-feared reading traders often treat as risk-positive. Within the July data, final demand goods prices fell 0.

Aug 16·3 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

News

Tether Says KPMG Issued Clean Opinion in First Full Audit of USDT Financials

Tether announced that it engaged a Big Four firm to complete a full audit and framed the exercise as setting a new quality standard for the digital asset economy, in its own announcement . For related coverage, see Tether Treasury Transfers 500 Million USDT to Binance, Signaling Fresh Liquidity .

Aug 13·3 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

News

Tether Big Four Audit Claim Puts USDT Reserves Back in Focus

Tether says it has completed the long-promised Big Four audit of the finances backing its USDT stablecoin, the company's first full financial audit and the central credibility test for a token it reports at roughly $180 billion in size.

Aug 13·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

Yield

SharpLink wstETH Plan Signals Lido Yield Push

SharpLink is planning a $200 million ETH allocation to Lido's wstETH, positioning a large treasury commitment as a staking-yield strategy rather than passive spot exposure. The plan was disclosed in an announcement dated August 13, 2026, and has not yet been confirmed as a completed on-chain deployment.

Aug 13·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

Protocols

ether.fi Tokenized Stocks Add Fiat Rails, Borrowing

The update centers on three additions named together: tokenized stocks, new fiat rails and Aave-backed borrowing. Rather than a single-feature launch, they extend how users can trade, spend and access credit inside one product.

Aug 13·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

Protocols

Ether.fi Adds Tokenized Stocks, Metals and Aave-Powered Portfolio Loans

The expansion was reported by The Block , which described the additions as part of Ether. fi's ongoing neobank buildout.

Aug 13·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

Protocols

Circle's cirBTC goes live on Ethereum with 40 BTC outstanding

Circle's cirBTC is now live on Ethereum, launching with 40 BTC outstanding as the stablecoin issuer moves into the tokenized Bitcoin market. The Circle cirBTC Ethereum debut gives holders a way to bring Bitcoin exposure onto Ethereum, where it can circulate through the network's DeFi applications.

Aug 12·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

Yield

Ethereum Staking Reaches 34% as Proposal Targets Validator Rewards

Ethereum staking has climbed to roughly 34% of circulating ETH, a participation milestone that arrives as a new protocol proposal, EIP-8363, puts the structure of validator rewards back at the center of the network's economic debate.

Aug 12·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

News

Two Prediction Markets Shut Down as Kalshi and Polymarket Reach 93% Volume

The two closures landed in close succession, a timeline that frames the news as a market-structure development rather than a pair of isolated company updates, according to The Defiant . Neither event was a product launch or a promotional push; both were market exits.

Aug 10·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

Yield

Jupiter Adds Double-Earning Feature on Solana

Jupiter has added a new feature on Solana built around a simple pitch: let the same deposited dollar earn twice. The Jupiter Solana double yield feature aims to layer two reward streams onto a single position rather than forcing users to choose one or the other.

Aug 10·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

Risk

Stablecoins Show Signs of Stabilizing After the FTX Storm

Stablecoins are showing early signs of stabilizing after the FTX collapse, with pegs drifting back toward parity as the immediate panic over exchange insolvency eases. The recovery signals a return of confidence, but it is not the same as a clean bill of health for the sector.

Aug 6·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin

Press Release

Binance Asian Equities ETF Perps Carnival: $400K Tournament

The campaign was announced through Binance Futures' official channel, which promotes the exchange's derivatives products and trading events. Binance Futures shared the carnival announcement on X.

Aug 3·2 min read·By Oliver Benjamin