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Ethereum developers review 66 proposals for the 2027 Hegotá upgrade, focusing on user experience improvements. Compound approved a $52M budget for institutional DeFi. HIVE Digital signed a $350M AI cloud contract. Visa seeks stablecoin settlement partners. Ripple Prime raised $275M in investment-grade debt. Solana reduced transaction slot times to 350ms. Term Finance lost $8.5M due to governance manipulation.

Five DeFi tokens—Aave, Aster, Hyperliquid, Lighter, and Compound—showed gains, driven by different factors. Aave's price rose 18.88% with $18.05B in deposits. Aster's volume surged 149.58% with minimal price change. Hyperliquid, largest by market cap, has less than a third of its supply circulating. Lighter has the highest volume-to-market-cap ratio. Compound has no future unlocks. Investors should consider TVL, volume, and supply data.