ME News reports that on April 11 (UTC+8), digital asset investment platform Grayscale updated its product candidate asset list, covering six major crypto sectors, with particular emphasis on new additions in the AI and finance categories. The AI sector saw the most new candidate assets, including nine projects: Fabric Protocol, Flock, Grass, Kaito, Kite AI, Nous Research, Poseidon, Venice, and Virtuals Protocol. These join Bittensor, Livepeer, Near, Render, and Story in consideration, reflecting continued institutional interest in the AI + crypto space. In the finance sector, seven DeFi projects—Ethena, Hyperliquid, Jupiter, Kamino Finance, Maple Finance, Morpho, and Pendle—have been added to the candidate list, complementing existing products such as Aave, Aerodrome, Curve, Ondo, and Uniswap. The smart contract platform sector now includes six new candidates: Celo, Mantle, MegaETH, Monad, Toncoin, and Tron, alongside Canton Network. The utility tools sector has added DoubleZero, Geodnet, Helium, Jito, LayerZero, and Wormhole. Grayscale’s current product suite already covers major assets such as BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, AVAX, BNB, and ADA. The candidate list does not guarantee the eventual launch of any related products; Grayscale states it will update the list within 15 days after the end of each quarter. (Source: BlockBeats)
Grayscale Expands Its Candidate Asset List to Include AI and DeFi Projects
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On April 11, 2026 (UTC+8), Grayscale updated its candidate asset list with new additions in the AI + crypto and DeFi sectors. The AI category now includes Fabric Protocol, Flock, and Kite AI, while DeFi projects such as Ethena, Hyperliquid, and Jupiter were also added. An earlier this year DeFi exploit incident did not impact the current selections. The update reflects growing institutional interest in AI-integrated blockchain and DeFi expansion.
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