DeFi User Loses $50M in Crypto Swap Gone Wrong
A crypto user has lost millions during a crypto swap on the decentralized finance protocol Aave, with a Maximal Extractable...
DeFi
Decentralized finance news with a focus on Solana: lending, liquidity, DEXs and yields. Figures come from DefiLlama and the protocols themselves.
BlackRock Enters DeFi Via UniSwap, Bitcoin Stages Modest Recovery
BlackRock made its first formal move into decentralized finance this week, listing its tokenized Treasury fund on Uniswap, with Bitcoin...
Ripple Unveils ‘Institutional DeFi’ Roadmap For XRP Ledger
Ripple on Thursday published an “Institutional DeFi”...
There Is No Trust In DeFi Without Proper Risk Management
Opinion by: Robert Schmitt, founder and co-CEO at CorkDeFi has entered its institutional phase. As large investors dip their toes...
DeFi Captures 5x Fee of Blockchains, Value Drifts to Front-End Apps
Revenue in the crypto industry is increasingly flowing to user-facing applications rather than the underlying blockchain networks, according to recent...
Truebit protocol hack exposes DeFi security risks as TRU token collapses
The TRU token collapsed from $0.1659 to near zero, wiping out market value. Liquidity on decentralised exchanges dried up following...
Ethereum Processes $18.8 Trillion in 2025 as DeFi TVL Reaches $99 Billion
Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem maintained $99 billion TVL, surpassing the next-largest Layer 1 by nine times Layer 2 networks achieved...
How tokenized US Treasuries are replacing DeFi’s foundation
For two years, decentralized finance operated on the concept that purely crypto-native assets could serve as the monetary base for...
Stablecoin issuer Paxos acquires Fordefi to strengthen institutional DeFi access
Paxos purchases an institutional wallet provider in a $100M deal. The move leverages Fordefi’s MPC wallet for a regulated custody...
Ireland becomes DeFi gateway as Aave Labs wins MiCA approval for fiat-crypto bridge
The Central Bank of Ireland granted the licence through Aave’s local subsidiary. Push allows users to convert euros to crypto...
Does Bitcoin use MEV to order your transactions like DeFi?
In crypto, MEV typically refers to bots and searchers on chains like Ethereum reordering, inserting, or censoring transactions around DEX...
Crypto VC Slows as Investors Prioritize Stablecoins, DeFi
The crypto venture capital landscape remains subdued in the fourth quarter, with fewer high-profile funding rounds closing compared to earlier...
DeFi Turns Toward Transparency Amid Market Turmoil
Balancer suffered one of the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) exploits on Monday, with more than $116 million in staked Ether...
THORWallet CEO on Native Swaps and DeFi’s Banking Future
The non-custodial, high-risk “degen” narrative is undergoing a major shift. The crypto landscape is being reshaped by spot ETFs, the...
Bitcoin Whales Buy Based Eggman Presale as a Fresh DeFi Alternative
The start of October 2025 has brought renewed optimism across the crypto market. Bitcoin’s strong performance is capturing global attention,...
DeFi Saver Launches New Protocol Exploration Tool
The new Aave DeFi Explore page lets users browse and analyze the most important Aave market metrics and Aave positions...
DeFi Development Corp. Crosses 2 Million SOL After Latest $40 Million Purchase
Defi Development Corp. has acquired 196,141 SOL at $202.76 each, bringing its total holdings to over 2 million SOL valued...
Fed to host October conference on stablecoins, DeFi, AI, and tokenization
The Federal Reserve is hosting a conference in October to discuss stablecoins, DeFi, AI, and tokenization in payments....
DeFi vs. CEX? CZ Says the Winner Is Clear
At the recent BNBDay event in Tokyo, Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said decentralized exchanges (DEXs) will eventually surpass their...
DeFi Development Corp. Bolsters Treasury With $77 Million Solana Purchase
DeFi Development Corp. disclosed it has purchased $77 million worth of solana ( SOL) using proceeds from a recent equity...
Why Ethereum’s DeFi sector is struggling despite Ether reaching record highs
ETH reached $4,700 in August 2025, yet DeFi adoption grows slowly. Regulatory rules, high fees, and complex processes hinder mass...
