A trader on the Aster DEX earned a 667% leveraged return by opening a 15x long on 1.66 million ENA tokens, highlighting the growth of high-leverage trading in DeFi and...
Allbridge suffered a $190K exploit due to insufficient CCTP message verification, exposing critical security gaps in cross-chain bridge design. The incident highlights the need for rigorous validation of message senders,...
Term Finance, a decentralized fixed-rate lending protocol, suffered a governance attack affecting its Term Vaults, with losses estimated at $8.5M by CertiK. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in DeFi governance and...
Hyperliquid's Builder Codes hit a record $984M in daily perp volume on August 21, signaling growing institutional adoption of on-chain derivatives. This milestone underscores the protocol's innovative incentive design and...
Polygon Foundation CEO Sandeep Nailwal revealed a staking and tokenomics reform proposal for Polygon PoS, introducing native staking and redirecting priority fees to POL stakers, potentially doubling yields. The move...
TAC, a Cosmos-based EVM sidechain, has halted its chain after an exploit affected sTAC token supply. The incident highlights ongoing security challenges in DeFi, particularly around cross-chain complexity and liquid...
Seven wallets were liquidated in just 5 minutes, with 65.05 million FARTCOIN (worth $12.9M) forcibly sold. The event highlights the dangers of leveraged meme coin trading and the potential for...
BounceBit is shutting down its Layer 1 chain after a protocol-level exploit moved 286.5 million BB tokens. The project will reissue the token on BNB Chain as a BEP-20 asset,...
Q2 2026 saw a healthy 16.78% decline in crypto-collateralized lending, with DeFi down 27.61% and CeFi down 9.62%. Futures open interest dipped slightly, indicating orderly deleveraging and reduced systemic risk.
HumidiFi suspends trading after an internal network incident, reassuring that client assets are unaffected. The event underscores operational risks in DeFi and the importance of transparent incident response.
HumidiFi's internal security breach, while not affecting user funds, underscores the importance of operational security in DeFi. The incident could lead to enhanced security standards across the industry.
Solana DEX HumidiFi suspended trading after an internal network security breach, claiming only platform funds were affected. The incident highlights off-chain risks in DeFi and the importance of robust internal...
Robinhood Chain's TVL has surpassed $1 billion, signaling growing retail adoption of DeFi through a regulated platform. This milestone highlights the convergence of traditional finance and decentralized protocols, with implications...
The Sandbox contained a bridge exploit that allowed unbacked SAND minting on Base and BSC, impacting less than 0.01% of supply. The incident highlights ongoing cross-chain security risks and the...
New Web3 investors must abandon the traditional bank savings mindset. A barbell strategy—stablecoin core plus blue-chip satellite—balances safety with growth, while transparency and compliance reduce risks.
StakeStone is pioneering DeFi 3.0 with an omnichain liquidity layer that functions like 'UnionPay + Alipay' for crypto, aiming to end fragmentation and internal friction. This analysis explores how its...
DuckChain releases $DUCK tokenomics with 77% community and ecosystem allocation, prioritizing decentralized governance. The high community share could set new standards but raises sustainability questions. Execution and governance design will...
Drift Protocol has launched BET, Solana's first high-efficiency prediction market, leveraging the chain's speed and low fees. This move could enhance market efficiency and expand DeFi's reach into event trading,...
Lorenzo Protocol's new incentive program leverages YATs and a points system to attract users to its BTC yield mechanisms. The move underscores a trend toward sophisticated Bitcoin DeFi products and...
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