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Flare has listed FXRP on Hyperliquid, marking the first time XRP spot exposure is available on the platform.
Crypto VCs told The Block they expect disciplined activity to persist in 2026, with a higher bar for new investments.
Loan settlements on Flow have been paused, freezing both repayments and defaults as ecosystem disruptions persist.
Three entities — Upshift, Clearstar, and Flare — have jointly launched earnXRP, a new product that allows users to earn yield denominated in XRP.
Privacy tokens are rallying, new infrastructure is gaining steam, and VCs are paying closer attention to this area.
Privacy-focused blockchain project Octra said the sale allocation could increase if demand is high. Any unsold tokens will be burned.
DeFi protocol Yearn Finance has detailed how a multi-phase numerical bug and unsafe math enabled an exploiters steal rought $9 million in assets.
This is Phase 1 of the rollout, so staking rewards aren’t live yet; they are expected to begin in Phase 2, early next year.
Vector’s tech will plug into Coinbase’s DEX integration, while Tensor Labs shifts its NFT marketplace and TNSR token to Tensor Foundation.
Coinbase now allows users to borrow up to $1 million in USDC against ETH, expanding its onchain loan product offered via Morpho.
GANA crashed over 90% after hackers reportedly stole $3.1 million from the BNB Smart Chain-based protocol.
Uniswap has unveiled its Continuous Clearing Auction protocol for onchain token auctions with automatic liquidity seeding and optional ZK-based privacy.
The expansion gives XRP holders access to BNB Chain DeFi, allowing them to earn additional yield on top of mXRP’s base strategy returns.
RedStone's latest report predicts that yield-bearing stablecoins, staking products, and tokenized assets will grow under the GENIUS Act.
Perp DEX Lighter has raised $68 million as venture capitalists double down on the surging market for decentralized perpetual trading platforms.
Balancer’s preliminary report says a rounding flaw in swap logic caused the recent exploit, with recovery efforts underway across affected chains and forks.
DeFi analysts claim there may be over $285 million in cross-protocol exposure tied to Stream Finance's $93 million loss.
Liquid, a crypto perp DEX aggregator, has raised $7.6 million in seed funding from investors including Paradigm and General Catalyst.
Berachain has halted its network to perform an emergency hard fork after a Balancer exploit, with losses topping $128 million across chains.
Spark allocated $100 million of its stablecoin reserves into a Superstate fund generating yield from a crypto cash and carry trade.
Schiff argues gold is “the one thing that makes sense to put on a blockchain,” while critics say trust, not code, still rules.
Tether's open-source wallet toolkit supports multiple blockchains, from Bitcoin and Lightning to Solana and TON.
The move is part of the exchange's strategy to offer an all-in-one trading experience as it gears up for a potential public listing.
Perp DEXs are back in the spotlight. After Hyperliquid’s success, new players are attracting fresh VC attention and capital. Here’s why.
Flare Network has launched FXRP, a wrapped version of XRP that can now be used in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications.
Raiku has raised $13.5 million across seed and pre-seed rounds from investors including Pantera Capital, Jump Crypto, and Lightspeed Faction.
Midas, in partnership with Axelar, has launched mXRP, a tokenized XRP product currently targeting a base yield of up to 8%.
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is integrating Ethena Labs’ USDe synthetic dollar across its platform.