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Limitless expands to BSC and launches a meme coin prediction market about “Binance Life,” challenging Binance’s listing fee policies and centralized power structures.
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Solana’s TVL hits a three-year high at 59.28 million SOL, signaling renewed capital inflows and growing confidence in its DeFi ecosystem.
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Aave V4 will support diversified collateral, including tokenized real-world assets, bridging TradFi and DeFi to expand on-chain lending innovation.
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LIMITLESS EXPANDS TO BSC, LAUNCHES “BINANCE LIFE” MEME COIN PREDICTION
On October 20, Base ecosystem prediction market Limitless announced its expansion to BSC over the weekend and opened a new prediction market: whether the meme coin “Binance Life” will be listed on Binance Spot this year.
Earlier on October 14, Limitless founder CJ publicly criticized Binance’s listing fee policy, urging developers to “build on Base.”
Criticizing listing fees essentially challenges the pricing power and review mechanisms of centralized exchanges. Major platforms like Binance use listing fees to filter projects, which does set a high financial barrier for early-stage teams — sometimes even stifling innovation. CJ’s public stance not only resonates with developers and users who value fairness but also serves as a stress test of the industry’s implicit rules. However, such criticism alone is unlikely to disrupt the current order — unless a truly viable alternative emerges.
SOLANA TVL HITS THREE-YEAR HIGH AT 59.28 MILLION SOL
According to DefiLlama data, the total value locked (TVL) on the Solana network has reached 59.28 million SOL, marking a three-year high. This is the first time since June 2022 that Solana’s TVL has surpassed this level in SOL terms. Historically, Solana’s peak TVL was 68.13 million SOL on June 13, 2022. The current upward trend suggests a strong recovery in Solana’s DeFi ecosystem, with clear signs of capital inflows returning to the network.
The three-year high in TVL signals that Solana’s ecosystem is re-entering an expansion phase after a prolonged period of adjustment. With increasing activity in on-chain DEXs, stablecoins, and yield protocols, confidence in Solana’s DeFi ecosystem is gradually being restored. If SOL’s price continues to rise in tandem with TVL, Solana could reestablish itself as one of the leading blockchains in the next DeFi market cycle.
AAVE V4 TO SUPPORT DIVERSIFIED COLLATERAL ASSETS, EXPANDING DEFI FINANCING BOUNDARIES
Aave founder Stani Kulechov recently announced on social media that Aave V4 will introduce a new class of collateral assets, further expanding DeFi’s financing capabilities. The upcoming version will support not only traditional crypto collateral but also a wide range of real-world and tokenized assets — including stocks, ETFs, funds, bonds, fixed-income products, private credit, real estate and mortgages, commodities, and receivables.
This diversification of collateral types could mark a major step toward the integration of traditional finance (TradFi) and DeFi, enabling broader on-chain liquidity and more complex financial products. Aave’s move may also position it at the forefront of the next phase of decentralized lending innovation, bridging digital and real-world assets through a unified DeFi framework.
