Hyperliquid's planned options expansion, Uniswap's compliance liquidity pilot, the Orca–Loopscale merger, and Injective's RWA whitepaper collectively signal DeFi's pivot toward institutional-grade, regulated infrastructure. On-chain derivatives and compliance frameworks are converging...
Aave has launched a tokenized US equity lending market on Base, accepting tokenized stocks as collateral to counter its declining DeFi lending share. But low capital utilization, oracle gaps during...
Under a unified valuation framework using Outstanding Token Supply and September 2026 annualized earnings, Lighter trades at 88.1x P/E versus Hyperliquid's 43.3x. The analysis highlights methodology gaps in common comparisons...
79th Vault lost roughly $12.5 million after 10,000 $79AU tokens were stolen and swapped for 16,249 BNB, with 30 BNB later sent to KuCoin. The exploit highlights persistent vault vulnerabilities...
79thVault lost roughly $12.5 million after an attacker exploited a privileged function to dump 2.01 million 79AU tokens and move 16,200 BNB off the protocol. About 90% of the funds...
Sui has integrated Circle's CCTP V2, enabling native USDC transfers between Sui and 29 other blockchains. The move eliminates bridged USDC risks, boosts capital efficiency, and strengthens Sui's DeFi infrastructure...
A new Compound governance proposal seeks to move $5.08M in USDC and 356 ETH from Foundation control to a 5-of-9 community multisig, preserving the EPCF’s mission while enhancing oversight. The...
AguilaTrades, a wallet that lost $37.64 million across 33 liquidations, has returned after six months to open a 40x leveraged long on 200 BTC via Hyperliquid. The position's $81,466 liquidation...
Orca and Loopscale merge to form Formation, a new Solana DeFi platform combining DEX and lending. Led by Luke Truitt, the merger aims to enhance capital efficiency and user experience...
Ledger has launched "Crypto Loan," a self-custody lending feature letting users borrow USDC or USDT against wrapped Bitcoin collateral. Powered by Morpho and integrated via Yield.xyz, the service requires hardware...
Ledger has launched Crypto Loan, enabling eligible users to borrow USDC or USDT against cbBTC or wBTC collateral directly within Ledger Wallet while keeping private keys in their own custody....
Navra has raised $19 million in an oversubscribed Series A led by Ribbit Capital, with backing from Jump Crypto and Figure. The startup offers a unified interface for institutional DeFi...
TRON DeFi Summer Season 3 is live, offering a $600,000 USDD Boost reward pool via JustLend DAO and Binance Wallet DeFi. Users can swap USDT to USDD at 1:1 with...
Jito Foundation chairman Brian Smith says JTX will launch a mobile app this fall, with stock trading in weeks and perpetual futures possibly this winter. The roadmap marks a major...
Beefy has shut down all products and validator services on Sonic, with TVL plummeting from a $1 billion peak to under $100 million. The exit highlights the fragility of incentive-driven...
Firelight has launched embedded protection for DeFi vaults, beginning with Sentora's USD Protected Vault and Protected RWA Vaults. The move shifts risk coverage from a per-depositor purchase to a native...
DeFi protocols are ramping up token buybacks and burns to boost holder value, but lessons from bankrupt U.S. retailers show the strategy can drain the reserves needed for security, development,...
Founders Fund, backed by Peter Thiel, led a $5 million purchase of ANVL governance tokens for DeFi collateral protocol Anvil, with Pantera Capital and Theta Blockchain Ventures participating. The token-first...
Hyperliquid's HIP-4 prediction market aims to challenge Polymarket but falls short due to design mismatches, thin volume, and misaligned incentives. This analysis explores why Polymarket's liquidity and oracle model remain...
TRON's DeFi Summer Season 3 is running a $2 million reward pool, including a $1 million TRX Boost accessible through Binance Wallet DeFi and JustLend DAO. The 60-day campaign combines...
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