On Friday, at the end of trading in New York, the yield on the 10-year US Treasury fell to 4.3751%, while the yield on the 2-year Treasury reported at 3.9077%. Both have continued to decline this week, mainly due to market reactions to expectations of interest rate cuts following the Federal Reserve (FED) meeting.

Gate News bot news, XBTO collaborates with Arab Bank Switzerland to launch Bitcoin yield products for institutional clients.

PANews June 13 news, according to a tweet from Plasma, the Plasma Foundation announced a deep collaboration with Veda Labs to bring sustainable on-chain returns to ordinary users by abstracting complexity. Veda currently manages over $3.5 billion in funds, and its contracts have been audited by Spearbit. Plasma's deposit vault is powered by the Veda protocol. The collaboration will continue to support the Plasma Mainnet test version and subsequent infrastructure development, aiming to make on-chain returns accessible to global users.

This article discusses the selection strategies for staking Crypto Assets, comparing the advantages and disadvantages of Decentralization and centralized platforms, and provides safe and reliable staking recommendations. Decentralized platforms like Lido are suitable for users seeking high returns, while centralized platforms like Gate are more suitable for Newbies and investors seeking convenience. Investors should weigh security against returns based on their own needs and flexibly allocate assets to optimize their investment portfolios.

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BlockBeats news, on May 30, U.S. Treasury bonds expanded their rise, with the 2-year yield reported at 3.924% and the 10-year yield currently at 4.409%. (Jin10)

Jin10 reported on May 16 that Mark Dowding, Chief Investment Officer of BlueBay Asset Management, stated in a report that he believes there is room for the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield to break above 5%. This would partially reflect the waning concerns about a recession, but also show bond investors' worries about the U.S. budget. BlueBay considers a 10-year U.S. Treasury yield around 4.5% to be reasonable, but it could rise to higher levels. The risk of longer-term Treasury yields rising is greater.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, 15 minutes ago, Whale 0x4111 deposited 1,271 MKR (worth 2.45 million USD) into a CEX. He purchased MKR at an average price of 895 USD between February 11, 2022, and March 8, 2023, and has held it for over 3 years. If sold, he would profit about 1.32 million USD (+116%).

According to ChainCatcher news, Techfundingnews reported that London-based financial technology infrastructure platform OpenTrade has completed a strategic funding round of $7 million, led by Notion Capital and Mercury Fund, with participation from AlbionVC, a16z crypto, and CMCC Global.   OpenTrade enables fintech companies to directly embed real-world asset (RWA) backed stablecoin yield products into existing applications, transforming stablecoins from passive payment tools to active savings tools, with annual interest rates of up to 3-9%. Since its launch in early 2024, OpenTrade has processed over $175 million in transaction volume, managing client assets.

Golden Finance reported that the Web3 identification protocol Shards Protocol has completed a $2 million funding round, with participation from institutions such as Animoca Brands, Kyber Ventures, and Yield Guild Games.

Gate News bot news, Danske Bank forex strategy senior analyst Jesper Fjaerstedt stated that after the employment data exceeded expectations, the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield is once again approaching the 5% level. This senior analyst expects that due to investor expectations that the Senate will approve President Trump's budget proposal, the market will require a higher premium, and yields are expected to rise above 5%.

On May 28, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday that the central bank will be wary of the risk that large fluctuations in ultra-long-term bond yields may affect short-term borrowing costs and have a greater impact on the economy. The comments underscore the BOJ's growing focus on the recent volatility in ultra-long-term bond yields, which could influence the central bank's discussions on the pace of bond tapering next month. According to a survey summary released by the Bank of Japan, many bond market participants appear to be calling for maintaining or slightly slowing the pace of tapering from fiscal 2026. The focus will be on the BoJ's response at its next policy meeting on June 16-17, when the BoJ will review its existing bond tapering program and propose plans for the next fiscal year and beyond.

The yield on the 20-year Treasury note rose to 5.104%, the highest level since November 2023, at 5.103%, according to Golden Finance. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 4.607%, its highest level since Feb. 13, at 4.583%.

The circulating supply of yield-generating stablecoins in the stablecoin market has surpassed $11 billion, accounting for 4.5% of the total market size. Pendle is the market leader, holding a 30% share, with stablecoins making up 83% of the TVL, surpassing assets like Ethereum. Ethena's USDe accounts for 75% of the stablecoin TVL, but new projects have increased the share of non-USDe assets to 26%.

Jin10 reports that Morgan Stanley expects the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury bonds to be 3.45% in the second quarter of next year.

Jin10 data, May 15 - Strategists led by JPMorgan's Jay Barry have raised their forecast for the US 10-year Treasury yield at the end of 2025 to 4.35%, up from the previous estimate of 4%. The forecast for the end of the 2-year Treasury yield has been raised to 3.5%, up from the previous estimate of 3%. The tariff friction sparked by President Trump has eased, which is favourable information for the growth of the US economy, and the Federal Reserve may delay interest rate cuts. Previously, JPMorgan's economists had pushed back the expected timing for the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts from September to December.

U.S. Treasury yields fell after The Federal Reserve (FED) maintained its policy, with the 10-year Treasury yield dropping to 4.267% and the two-year Treasury yield, which reflects interest rate expectations, also falling to 3.768%. The yield curve flattened, and the spread narrowed to 49.9 basis points, indicating that the FED is unlikely to ease policy at its next meeting.

PANews, April 30th news, according to Ethena Labs announcement, users can now stake eUSDe May Pendle PT on Aave, and sUSDe July PT will also be launched. This move marks the first time that billions of dollars in PT assets are incorporated into mainstream lending markets in DeFi, supporting operations at an interest rate of about 4%. Users can achieve an annual percentage rate of approximately 25% with 5x leverage. Meanwhile, within the next month, eUSDe and USDe PT deposits will receive 2x Ethena rewards, while sUSDe PT will receive 1x rewards.

Odaily Securitize and Gauntlet are launching a leveraged DeFi yield strategy based on a tokenized version of the Apollo Credit Fund, which uses a DeFi-native technique called cycling to boost yields and demonstrate how tokenized assets are increasingly being used in crypto-native applications. It is reported that the Hong Kong leveraged RWA strategy will initially be launched on Polygon, with plans to expand to the Ethereum mainnet and other blockchains after the pilot phase. （CoinDesk）

BlockBeats news, on April 30, the U.S. Treasury yield continued to decline after the ADP data was released; the latest yield on the 10-year Treasury fell by 2.5 basis points to 4.149%. The two-year U.S. Treasury yield finally fell by 1.4 basis points to 3.644%. (Jin10)

Gate.io News bot message, according to @tomwanhh's data panel, the APY of Ethena sUSDe and Sky sUSDs has decreased to 4.7% and 4.48% respectively, close to the yield level of the US Treasury T-Bill at 4.24%. Data shows that after entering April, the staking rate of Ethena USDe has dropped below 45%. At the same time, the supply of sUSDe has decreased from a high of 4.5 billion USD at the end of December 2023 to the current 2.11 billion USD. Source: Wu Shuo

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According to the Gate News bot announcement on June 17, 2025, Gate Simple Earn has launched a new round of rewards for the USDT 7-day fixed-term financial product. This product adds a 10% annual yield bonus on top of the original earnings, allowing the total annual yield rate to reach a maximum of 12%. During the event, a total of 180,000 SPK tokens will be provided as additional rewards, distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Spark(SPK) is an on-chain capital allocation platform managing a fund size of $3.95 billion, covering the fields of DeFi, CeFi, and real assets(RWA), optimizing capital efficiency through automated portfolio management.

Matt Hougan, chief investment officer of Bitwise, said in a post on the X platform that Bitwise Investment Company has just launched the first covered call option ETF (IGME) focused on GameStop, which generates income through an option strategy, but does not invest directly in GameStop stock, and fund shareholders are not entitled to any dividends from GME.

Gate Launchpool launched 17 new projects for staking Airdrop in May, with most projects having an Annual Percentage Rate between 3%-60%, and up to 1100%. Users can participate with mainstream tokens such as BTC, ETH, USDT, and GT without needing to sell their assets, and they can redeem at any time.

Gate News bot message, macro strategist Weston Nakamura pointed out that analysts are increasingly focusing on the unconventional correlation between Bitcoin (BTC) and Japan's 30-year government bond yield. Nakamura believes that this correlation has recently been stronger than the traditional correlation with the US stock market, suggesting that a deeper macro shift is occurring in the global financial markets, indicating Japan's growing influence on cross-asset market dynamics.

Pendle announced a deepened collaboration with DeFiance Capital, which optimizes stablecoin yields through the Pendle platform. Holding PENDLE tokens demonstrates confidence in Pendle's long-term success and strengthens the partnership between the two.

PANews, May 20 – The yield on Japan's 20-year government bonds surged 15 basis points (to 2.528%), reaching its highest level since 2000. At the same time, the yield on Japan's 30-year government bonds rose to its highest level since its introduction in 1999 (currently 3.103%).

Golden Finance reports that Paxos International has announced a collaboration with Web3 financial infrastructure Velo Labs to integrate its regulated yield-bearing stablecoin Lift Dollar (USDL). USDL will serve as reserve collateral and settlement asset within Velo Labs' USDV stablecoin framework. USDL was launched last year by Paxos and is regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and is valued in USD.

BlockBeats news, on May 13, Strategy founder Michael Saylor stated that so far this year, MSTR's 15.5% BTC yield is equivalent to a BTC profit of 7.2 billion dollars.

The Pendle protocol successfully attracts different users through diversified products and yield strategies, including democratized YT investment, large strategy funds favoring LPs over PTs, and PTs becoming a fixed income entry point for institutions. As a complementary product, Pendle aims to expand yield and serve as an infrastructure role. Stablecoins remain a core focus, while a new self-listing portal has been launched, and more markets will join in the future.

Jin10 reported on May 6 that Anders Persson, Chief Investment Officer and Global Head of Fixed Income at Nuveen in North Carolina, stated, "We currently have a neutral stance on U.S. Treasuries, leaning more towards the front end of the yield curve, as I expect this part to remain relatively stable in response to future rate cuts by The Federal Reserve (FED). In an environment of policy uncertainty and unclear prospects, we are not willing to make large-scale bets."

The total Lock-up Position of the decentralized exchange HyperLiquid has rebounded from $163 million to $418 million within two months, with an Annual Percentage Rate of 13.42%. This is attributed to the public trading by traders enhancing Liquidity, and the Token HYPE has risen by 72% during this period.

Odaily News U.S. Treasury yields continued to fall after the initial jobless claims and international trade data were released, with the 10-year Treasury yield recently down 4.5 basis points to 4.322%. (Jin10)

Bitcoin mining company MARA Holdings has partnered with SEC-registered investment advisor Two Prime to allocate 500 BTC as part of a management yield strategy to further expand its Bitcoin holdings. Two Prime has $2.5 billion in capital and creates returns for institutional investors through Bitcoin derivation strategies.

ChainCatcher News: According to Golden Ten data, the US 30-year Treasury yield rose to 5.088%, the highest level since October 2023.

Golden Finance reported that the yield on Japan's 40-year government bonds has risen by 6 basis points to 3.675%, reaching the highest level since its issuance began in 2007. Previously, Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi stated that it is not advisable to intervene hastily to correct the bond yield trend.

According to the Gate News bot and reported by Cointelegraph, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has submitted an application for leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia. This appeal targets the Federal Court's previous ruling regarding the cryptocurrency yield products of the fintech company Block Earner. The Federal Court previously determined that the product does not fall under the financial products, managed investment schemes, or derivation categories as defined by the Corporations Act. In the appeal, ASIC seeks to clarify the definition of "financial products" and establish the regulatory applicability conditions for yield products and asset conversion activities.

Golden Finance reported that the yield on the US 10-year Treasury bond fell 10 basis points to 4.44%.

T. Rowe Price's Chief Information Officer Arif Husain pointed out that the likelihood of passing a large-scale fiscal plan before the U.S. Congress's summer recess is increasing. Fiscal expansion may drive economic rise, but it could also put greater pressure on the U.S. Treasury market, with the 10-year Treasury yield expected to reach 6% within the next 12 to 18 months.

The likelihood of the U.S. Congress passing a large-scale fiscal plan before the summer recess has increased, attracting market follow. Fiscal expansion is expected to become the focus of the market, supporting economic rise, but it may put pressure on the bond market. It is anticipated that the yield on 10-year Treasuries will reach 6% in the next 12 to 18 months.

Golden Finance reports that Simon Gerovich, CEO of the Japanese listed company Metaplanet, has just announced an increase of 1088 BTC on the X platform: Metaplanet's Bitcoin yield for the second quarter of 2025 is 66.3%, and the cumulative Bitcoin yield from the beginning of the year to date is 225.4%. The goal for the second half of the year is to achieve a quarterly Bitcoin yield of 35%, and this figure will continue to be expanded.

Odaily News Strategy founder Michael Saylor posted on X, saying: "In the first 49 days of Q2, MSTR achieved a 4.8% BTC yield, driving $2.7 billion in BTC gains, and we currently hold $60.7 billion in BTC, with unrealized gains exceeding $7.7 billion in BTC gains year-to-date."

After Moody's downgraded the U.S. highest credit rating, the prices of U.S. long-term Treasury bonds fell, with the 30-year Treasury yield reaching 5.02%, the highest since 2013. Investors are following the continuous expansion of U.S. debt, triggering the theme of "de-dollarization." UBS believes the downgrade represents an overall risk but will not fundamentally change the market, having limited impact on the financial market.

BlockBeats news, on May 19, the yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond rose to 5.02%, the highest level since November 2023.

Jin10 data reported on May 19 that Goldman Sachs analysts stated in a report that they expect the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries to be higher than previously anticipated by the end of the year, raising their forecast from 4.0% to 4.5%. They mentioned that this move was made after a greater and faster de-escalation of tariffs between China and the U.S. They stated: "The benchmark timing for the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts will be later and slower, and the trade-off between economic growth and inflation remains challenging, along with broader fiscal trends, all of which support our upward revision of U.S. Treasury yields."

PANews May 19 news, the yield on the US 30-year Treasury bond continues to pump, once reaching 5%, currently reported at 4.992%.

Solstice Labs announced the launch of the yield-generating synthetic stablecoin USX and the native staking protocol on the Solana Blockchain, aimed at providing users with yield opportunities traditionally exclusive to institutions in DeFi. USX achieves delta-neutral returns through arbitrage and staking strategies, fully collateralized by USDT and USDC to maintain its peg, and holders can access the YieldVault protocol with a total lock-up position of $100 million.

The Pendle protocol settled over 21 billion USD in PT last year, generating over 1.5 billion USD in revenue and attracting 320,000 new users, with a user base rise of 5 times. Pendle has become the preferred platform for stablecoin yields, and the founders have stated plans to expand the product trap coverage to allow TradFi clients to enjoy fixed returns on stable assets. Currently, there are 40 stablecoin pools, with plans for further expansion in the future to become the go-to center for stablecoin yields.

Odaily News Aptos community member MoonSheisty submitted a proposal on April 18 to gradually lower the Annual Percentage Rate of APT Token staking from 7% to 3.79%, aiming to improve capital efficiency within three months and align with other L1 Blockchains. The proposal has drawn community follow, with some members concerned that this move may weaken the participation of small validators and affect the level of Decentralization. (Cointelegraph)