DeFi

Highlights: Aethir has contained a bridge exploit and capped reported user losses below $90,000. The main ATH supply on Ethereum stayed intact, while the ETH-ARB bridge on Squid remained unaffected. A compensation plan, attacker wallet list, and post-mortem are planned […]

Highlights: The Solana Foundation launched STRIDE to set clear security standards and publish audit results for DeFi protocols. The STRIDE framework introduces eight security checks to improve risk detection and protocol transparency. Solana Foundation added an incident response network to […]

Highlights: North Korean IT workers spent seven years inside DeFi teams and helped build real crypto protocols. Lazarus Group has stolen about $7 billion in crypto through fewer but larger attacks. Crypto firms still miss infiltration risks during hiring despite […]

Highlights: Drift Protocol suffers a $285 million loss after a coordinated attack on the exchange. The DEX platform reported that the compromise was a result of unauthorized access to key approvals.  Drift Protocol has already initiated appropriate steps to track […]

Highlights: ECB finds DAO decentralization weak as a few holders control most governance power. A small group of voters makes most decisions, as many token holders stay inactive. Regulators are looking at developers and exchanges to find who controls DeFi […]

Highlights: Recent data shows that stablecoins are becoming a core layer of on-chain financial activity. Their use now spans trading, payments, remittances, and DeFi services. The market has reached around $300 billion, led mainly by USDT and USDC. Stablecoins are […]

Highlights: Parsec has shut down after five years and has begun refunding all active subscriptions. NFT sales fell 37% last year, which reduced the demand for on-chain analytics tools. The post-FTX market shifts changed DeFi leverage patterns and reshaped trader […]

Highlights: The Hyperliquid Foundation has created a policy center to shape regulation regarding decentralized finance. The head of the new center is Jake Chervinsky, a proponent of clear regulations for DeFi. The Hyperliquid Foundation is aiming to bring perpetual derivatives […]

Highlights: Aave founder Stani Kulechov has explained how DeFi could fund real-world assets like solar tokenization. Kulechov believes that the valuation of solar infrastructure could rise as high as $50 trillion by 2050. The Aave founder also highlighted the role […]

Highlights: Vitalik Buterin views algorithmic stablecoins as genuine DeFi infrastructure. ETH or RWA-backed models with risk-sharing meet Buterin’s decentralization standards. Current USDC-based strategies fail Buterin’s definition of true decentralized finance. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has sparked debate around stablecoins and […]

Highlights: Bitwise aims to launch the first regulated Uniswap ETF in the U.S. market. Coinbase Custody will hold UNI tokens for the proposed Bitwise Uniswap ETF. The ETF offers DeFi exposure without the need for managing wallets or private keys. […]

Highlights: xAI announced hiring a crypto finance expert to train Grok in blockchain. The role includes analyzing token economics, liquidity crunches, derivatives, and trading inefficiencies. Applicants must show blockchain trading experience plus advanced quantitative and financial education. Elon Musk’s artificial […]