DeFi asset management stories

Aug 6, 2026

Grayscale Allocates 30.6% to BNB in Smart Contract Fund, Surpassing Ethereum and Solana

Grayscale Investments rebalanced its Smart Contract Fund in Q2 2026, giving BNB the largest allocation at 30.6%, ahead of Ethereum (29.47%) and Solana (29.15%). This marks BNB's first inclusion in the fund.

Aug 6, 2026·6 sources

Jul 31, 2026

Uniswap Launches Lending Product 'Earn' Built on Morpho Protocol

Uniswap has expanded beyond token trading with the launch of Earn, a self-custodial lending feature that allows users to deposit USDC, USDT, and ETH into Morpho vaults to generate yield directly within the Uniswap app. The product uses vaults curated by Gauntlet and integrates with Morpho's $11.79 billion lending network.

Jul 31, 2026·8 sources

May 12, 2026

Galaxy Digital and SharpLink Launch $125 Million DeFi Yield Fund

Galaxy Digital will manage a $125 million DeFi yield fund seeded by SharpLink's Ethereum treasury, selecting protocols and sizing exposures while SharpLink maintains its core staked ETH position.

May 12, 2026·2 sources

Top claims

▪The addition of BNB to the Grayscale Smart Contract Fund is viewed by analysts as a sign of growing institutional interest in the BNB Chain ecosystem and its long-term potential.
▪Following the second-quarter 2026 rebalance, the Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund increased its allocation of Bittensor to 29%, followed by Render at 21.59% and Filecoin at 17.91%.
▪Following the second-quarter 2026 rebalancing, the remaining allocations in the Grayscale Smart Contract Fund were distributed among Cardano at 4.88%, Hedera at 2.08%, Avalanche at 1.92%, and Sui at 1.90%.