The first confidential DeFi yield vault on Ethereum is live. Here’s why it matters. The core problem with institutional DeFi has always been visibility. Every position, every entry point, every yield strategy sits in plain sight on a public chain making it hard for asset managers to generate alpha on their investments. This is where confidential DeFi comes in:
➡️ Steakhouse Confidential USDC Prime is now open on Morpho: deposit cUSDC, earn yield, with balances and strategy fully shielded.
➡️Collateral: cbBTC, WBTC, wstETH. Identical to the flagship USDC Prime vault.
➡️ Morpho: $11B+ in deposits.
Steakhouse: $4.5B+ TVL under management. Proven infrastructure, now with a confidentiality layer on top.
How it works: convert USDC to cUSDC on the Zama app (no bridging required), deposit into the vault. FHE encryption shields balances and transfer amounts while preserving full auditability and compliance.
Nothing about the underlying Morpho strategy changes. The only difference is your positions are no longer readable by the open market.
The numbers behind the opportunity are hard to ignore. Stablecoin supply stands at $321B today, with projections pointing toward $1T by year end. A meaningful share of that capital has been sitting out of DeFi purely due to the visibility problem. That barrier is now gone.
➡️ Zama has described this vault as the blueprint for expanding confidential yield across other assets on Morpho.
➡️ Morpho’s co-founder noted institutional demand for onchain confidentiality is the most consistent signal they hear from prospective allocators.
This is the kind of launch that quietly reshapes a category. Confidential DeFi is no longer theoretical, it’s open for deposits enabled by Zama
The Steakhouse Confidential Prime USDC Vault on @Morpho is now live.
Deposit confidential USDC (cUSDC) into the @SteakhouseFi-curated vault to earn yield by lending against blue-chip collateral, while keeping individual positions confidential onchain.
Confidential DeFi just got its first real product launch, and it’s huge.
➡️ Zama app (live now, https://t.co/mlVrlOrQiT): shield your existing tokens into cTokens, balances and transfers stay encrypted from there.
➡️Direct DeFi access comes June 23, confidential swaps follow in Q3.
Here’s the gap they’re closing: you could hold and move cTokens privately, but there was nowhere to actually earn on them. Steakhouse Confidential USDC Prime fixes that. First yield vault for cUSDC, live on Morpho, curated by Steakhouse Financial, running on Zama’s protocol. Opens June 23.
Worth pausing on the size of this. Stablecoin supply just crossed $321B and some analysts are calling for $1T by year end. DeFi TVL is hovering around $72-100B depending on the week. None of that money has had a confidential, yield-bearing place to sit until now. Even a small slice of stablecoin supply rotating into confidential yield is a real number for whoever builds the rails first.
➡️ Shielding campaign runs June 17-22: shield USDC into cUSDC for a shot at $25k total.
➡️ 25 winners get $1k cUSDC each, picked through an FHE-powered random draw.
Some context on how they got here: Zama’s mainnet launched in January through a sealed-bid Dutch auction, which was the proof point that the FHE research actually works at scale. Since then they’ve quietly stacked partnerships with Dfns, T-REX Chain, Blockscout (native ERC-7984 support), and GSR.
Confidential infra is becoming standard onchain, and Zama is the first place that capital can actually go to work.
The global stablecoin market exceeds $200B in market cap, projected to reach $2-4T by 2030 per Citi, Bernstein, and Standard Chartered. ADI Chain is an institutional-grade L2 network built to bridge crypto fragmentation between open and closed ecosystems, aiming to become the global transaction backbone. The upcoming $DDSC launch is its first major use case: initiated by IHC and FAB, licensed by CBUAE, regulated by ADGM. Backed 1:1 by UAE Dirham (pegged to USD) on Ethereum L2 with zkSync, $DDSC enables institutional finance and RWAs on-chain. Unlike USDC/USDT, it offers national-grade compliance without transparency issues.
ADI Chain serves as the ecosystem for $DDSC's value transfer in MENA, South Asia, and Africa, emphasizing settlements over speculation. Core pillars: ADI Foundation for governance and regulatory alignment; ADI Chain for EVM-compatible execution. It addresses sovereign issues like policy alignment, compliance/security, and cross-border payments. $DDSC proves ADI's strength, with $ADI as gas token. Why this works:
➡️ Strong Backing: Investment holding company (IHC) with >$125B AUM as key supporter; FAB for fiat custody.
➡️ Key Partnerships: BlackRock and Franklin Templeton in launch activities; Mastercard MoU; M-Pesa discussions for cross-border settlement; OpenZeppelin audits; ADREC for real estate tokenization; Near Protocol and 50+ government/enterprise initiatives.
➡️ Regulatory Strength: CBUAE licensing; ADGM regulation; compliant framework for GCC emulation.
➡️ Instant Settlement: 24/7, near-zero fees, secure.
Market opportunity: $18B UAE digital payments, $45B+ remittances with 3-7% fees. First regulated Dirham stablecoin on public blockchain, unlocking efficiencies for institutions. $DDSC volumes drive $ADI demand via gas fees, fueled by real activity not hype.
Massive numbers:
➡️ Remittances: $45B; zero fees; instant.
➡️ Domestic Payments: $18B; B2B, e-commerce, government via FAB/EDC pilots.
➡️ Cross-Border Trade: Billions MENA-Africa-Asia; seamless via sovereign L3 chains.
➡️ Institutional Flows: BlackRock/Franklin Templeton tokenized assets; Mastercard rails; asset tokenization.
This is production-level infrastructure, already live with mainnet launched in December 2025, the ecosystem fully set, and volume scaling on the horizon on the $ADI blockchain fueled by the growth of $DDSC.
The UAE Dirham is now live on ADI Chain.
Initiated by @ihc__official and First Abu Dhabi Bank (@FABConnects), approved and licensed by @centralbankuae, the DDSC stablecoin is backed 1:1 by UAE Dirham reserves.
DDSC is hosted exclusively on ADI Chain’s compliance-ready blockchain infrastructure.
What sets this launch apart is the ecosystem behind it:
• International Holding Company, one of the largest investment companies in the world, enables regional distribution across 1,300+ subsidiaries
• First Abu Dhabi Bank acts as the banking partner, supporting custody of fiat reserves across 20 markets
• Sirius International Holding is supporting deployment and institutional adoption
• DDSC manages regulated issuance and distribution
• ADI Chain delivers the programmable, 24/7 settlement infrastructure
Together, we establish a new benchmark for sovereign digital finance.
DDSC is built for high-value use cases – enabling payments, treasury management, and cross-border trade flows within a trusted environment.
It validates our broader model.
This is the first step toward a network of sovereign stablecoins operating on a shared layer. It creates a plug-and-play framework for national digital currencies to achieve interoperability at scale.
It is why giants like @Mastercard and @MPESAAfrica have partnered with the @ADI_Foundation, and why @BlackRock and @FTI_Global are exploring tokenized asset structures on our network.
They recognize the need for onchain rails designed for institutional scale.
DDSC stablecoin operates on ADI Chain’s infrastructure, where $ADI functions as the utility token powering onchain transactions.
The rails for digital money are officially open.
Watch the next chapter of digital finance take shape in the UAE ↓
The global Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) market is projected to reach approximately $3.1B by 2026, driven by increasing demand for next gen security with Zama being the only fully fledged FHE security solution provider in this market.
Their public auction for the $ZAMA token is now live, shaking up token sales with the exact FHE encryption tech they provide to ensure fair bidding
➡️ Auction Style: A sealed-bid Dutch auction on Ethereum, where bids stay secret to avoid front-running, gas wars, or bots gaming the system.
➡️ Key Dates: Bidding is already starting and runs until January 24 at 8:00 PM UTC; tokens can be claimed starting February 2 with no lockups or vesting periods.
➡️ Token Specs: Out of a total 11 billion $ZAMA supply, 880 million (8%) are up for grabs at a floor fully diluted valuation of $55 million ($0.005 per token); bids in USDC, USDT, or DAI, in $0.005 increments.
➡️ What $ZAMA Does: Powers fees for encryption and decryption, plus staking to secure FHE coprocessors and key management system nodes in the Zama Protocol, a major privacy boost for chains like Ethereum and Solana.
➡️ Over $5 million shielded and 965 bids are placed so far in the sale with OG NFT holders score a 5% bonus on filled bids and entry to a 2% community sale at the floor price.
This launch is a game-changer for privacy in blockchain, positioning Zama as a frontrunner in FHE innovation, proud to see more of these improvements in raise technology and transparency by teams!
Read more below 👇
The $ZAMA public auction is live.
A sealed-bid Dutch auction, built on the Zama Protocol itself.
This mechanism prioritizes distribution quality and price discovery, not maximizing FDV or total sale amount.
Bids are encrypted and not time-based: no gas wars, no “race to click,” no front-running.
It’s fair. For everyone.
https://t.co/sOTkQX67Cl
Post-quantum signatures are bigger than classical ones.
But how much bigger?
I built an explorer tool to visualize it:
• Dilithium3 is ≈51× larger than Ed25519
• SPHINCS+-256s is ≈465× larger
• 1M Dilithium3 signatures ≈3.1 GB (raw)
See the infrastructure tradeoffs:
Closing my position here on @helixmarkets for a nice 13% profit
Unexpected but weak CPI + Iran war fears pushed down the equities market a lot while $BTC recovered.
Giving 50% of my profits 👀 to 3 lucky winner who comments their @helixmarkets wallet address.
Announcing the winners tomorrow!
ProdigyFi @ProdigyFi just launched on Ethereum mainnet introducing enhanced structured yield vaults, expanding capabilities for broader adoption:
➡️ Larger capacities and longer tenors cater to both casual users and traders.
➡️ Unlike single-sided platforms, users can create custom vaults integrated with trading strategies.
➡️ Express market views akin to limit orders while earning volatility-based yields.
➡️ Longer 1-2 week tenors for vaults for more variation in strategies
Read more below 👇
JUST IN: https://t.co/yAc5qSmREr is now live on @ethereum.
...along with a wave of upgrades ✨
• Larger vault capacity – more room to deploy and earn income from our structured yield vaults
• Longer-tenors – 1-2 week vaults are live, letting you capture yield across short and medium-term cycles, with even more coming soon
A simpler way to earn real, volatility-adjusted yield onchain.
Zero fees. Zero friction.
Yet another exciting update for @lista_dao ahead of this first half of 2026
➡️ $ETH deployment to increase liquidity options and tap on $ETH’s massive $75B
➡️ Expand RWA options
➡️ Full fledged onchain lending system
➡️ Prediction market vaults
$1.7B liquidity across its ecosystem and growing📈
Lista DAO 2026 H1 Roadmap
Key Product Expansions For H1:
🔹Stableswap Hub: @ethereum Deployment & Aggregator Integrations
🔹RWA Zone: Corporate Bonds & Expanded Token Utility
🔹Onchain Credit Lending System
🔹Prediction Market Based Vaults
Full Roadmap: https://t.co/TVN8BKJoNi
First CPI of the year coming at 13 Jan 8.30 ET
This CPI is pretty important as it dictates the Fed’s immediate policy path. This is also happening amid stocks stalling around all time highs since the year began
➡️ Hot Print: Forces the Fed to maintain a restrictive stance, reinforcing "higher for longer."
➡️ Cool Print: Validates disinflation, giving the Fed the flexibility to begin normalizing rates.
I’ve put in a position on @helixmarkets to go short on $TRADFI their SPY equivalent given this information and expect a hot print cooling off the market.
I’ll also be giving away 50% of my profit to lucky winners 👀 , do you think my short wil be profitable?
First 2026 CPI coming on Jan 13 at 8:30 AM ET
This release includes:
• Headline CPI (MoM & YoY inflation)
• Core CPI (ex-food & energy — the Fed’s primary focus)
On @HelixMarkets, CPI isn’t just something to watch, but something you can trade on.
RWA is finally on @BNBchain through @lista_dao
Lista just released two major AAA rated RWA asset classes today
➡️ US treasury bills at 3.65% APY
➡️ AAA rated CLOs at 4.71% APY
This sets @lista_dao up for serious TVL expansion on the back of their Dex deployments allowing lista to offer:
➡️ Stable competitive RWA yields
➡️ Looping yield strategies through thick USD1 liquidity
➡️ LP fees + Lending + stablecoin yields combined
Giving @lista_dao the holistic ecosystem advantage as the one stop liquidity platform on @BNBchain
RWA is now available on @lista_dao
Open access, on-chain, starting today.
Lista is the first platform on @BNBCHAIN to offer native RWA exposure, allowing users to deposit USDT and receive yield.
🔹U.S. Treasury Bills — 3.65% APY
🔹AAA-rated CLOs — 4.71% APY
🔗 https://t.co/YdnZjm6O1p
lista @lista_dao just added $40m in $USD1 liquidity becoming one of the largest $USD1 liquidity hubs in DeFi
These are some of the lowest rates available for $USD1 borrowing:
➡️ 1.16% $BTCB/ $USD1
➡️ 2% $USDF/ $USD1
➡️ 1.97% PT-$USDe/ $USD1
This enables some looping strategies with insane yield on stables >20% with serious size
(>$10m) when you borrow $USD1 to:
➡️ Loop and yield farm with PT-$USDE
➡️Loop and yield farm $asUSDF
➡️ Use binance earn for 20% on $USD1
Read more 👇
More $USD1 liquidity is here 💧
Borrowing just got easier and cheaper on Lista Lending
Check out our lowest rate markets for USD1:
🔹BTCB/USD1 - 1.16%
🔹USDF/USD1 - 2%
🔹PT-USDe/USD1 - 1.97%
🔹solvBTC & BTCB LP/ USD1 - 0.08%
https://t.co/gh32l87LZK
My biggest loss on Lighter wasn’t from my own trades or getting liquidated, but from deploying funds into Diditrading public pool
I don’t think he can trade properly
Lesson learned: don’t copy-trade CT