Cardano already has its savers @OrlovSeny of @realfi_co points to more than $5B in ADA staked as a sign of a user base looking for yield, and explains why RealFi is adding an EVM component to reach beyond a single chain Clip below

On this week's episode of DecentraLounge, we speak with Seny Orlov from @RealFi_co, an IOG incubated project that is building a 1:1 backed stablecoin for the Cardano ecosystem Targeting 8-10% yields through various emerging market strategies, Seny explains what's under the hood

For our second clip of this week's DecentraLounge, we chat about institutional demand and mandates As Executive Director at @SupernormalFDN, André is well poised to provide insight into these as Mezo continues build out their institutional integrations Full episode link below!

Our first full episode featuring Executive Director of Supernormal Foundation, André Coutinho, is live! Supernormal Foundation is the organization that oversees @MezoNetwork You can find the link to our entire conversation in the first reply below Please like and subscribe!

Today marks the start of Season 6 for DecentraLounge! Our first guest is André Coutinho with @MezoNetwork discussing how and why they built a Bitcoin DeFi solution that serves both institutions and individuals The full episode will debut tomorrow. Be sure to check it out!

BNB Plus Corp. (BNBX) is moving from a digital asset treasury model to an operating company focused on institutional infrastructure for blockchain and agentic AI. The reasoning: as networks mature, value shifts from solely holding digital assets to building and operating the infrastructure that makes them usable at institutional scale, with the security, resilience, risk management and compliance that regulated markets require. GlobalStake has been leading BNBX's strategic review. Richard Shorten, Founder of GlobalStake, expects agentic AI to become the heaviest user of open networks as the technology matures. He points to decentralization, data sovereignty and enterprise-grade risk management as the disciplines the next generation of open financial systems will be built on.

Spent a few days together with part of our team last week: offsite, away from the usual calls and threads. Good infrastructure gets built by people who have room to think out loud, disagree productively, and actually know each other beyond a Slack handle. Great week with this team.