Coinbase users can now borrow up to $100,000 against their SOL holdings through the exchange's Morpho integration on Base.
Osero, a stablecoin yield project incubated by Stablewatch, has raised $13.5 million in a funding round led by the Sky Ecosystem.
SparkLend's wBTC cap increase could boost DeFi liquidity but heightens systemic risk if Bitcoin prices fall or custodial issues arise.
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The integration could revolutionize financial markets by enhancing efficiency, transparency, and risk management through blockchain technology.
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The asset functions as a shielded bitcoin wrapper operating on Starknet rather than on the Bitcoin base layer itself.
A fund manager, treasury desk, custodian, or regulated fintech function with vault accounts, policy-based approvals, granular access controls, audit trails, API access, and operational continuity when employees rotate. That structure is reshaping how capital is allocated within DeFi, and it explains why Cardano's latest infrastructure push via Iagon's Cardano Vault, built with Fireblocks, is a […]
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The exploit highlights the critical need for DeFi protocols to secure deprecated contracts to prevent future vulnerabilities and financial losses.
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Aster's fee-free swap promotion may intensify competition, pushing stablecoin conversion fees toward zero, benefiting active traders.
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The project has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding led by Galaxy Ventures and plans to launch USBD on Ethereum in early summer 2026.
Centrifuge's integration with DeFi on Base, backed by Coinbase, could revolutionize asset tokenization, enhancing liquidity and multi-chain interoperability.
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Ronin migrates from an Ethereum sidechain to an OP Stack Layer 2 on May 12, four years after Lazarus hackers stole over $600M in crypto.
The purpose behind the migration is to enhance security, tokenomics and scalability, said Ronin, which suffered the largest DeFi bridge exploit on record in 2022.
Crypto projects with more than $3 billion in total value locked have migrated their cross-chain infrastructure to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) following a $292 million exploit at KelpDAO, which heightened scrutiny of bridge security across decentralized finance. Chainlink confirmed the migration wave, saying four protocols, including KelpDAO, Solv Protocol, Re, and Tydro, had begun […]
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This incident highlights the critical need for robust security audits in DeFi, as even minor oversights can lead to significant financial risks.
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The rsETH crisis resulted in $200 million in bad debt on Aave's books, despite not a single line of its contracts misbehaving. On Apr. 18, attackers that Chainalysis preliminarily linked to Lazarus compromised RPC infrastructure, forced a failover to poisoned nodes via DDoS, and injected false data into a 1-of-1 DVN configuration on KelpDAO's rsETH […]
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Over the past week, the Uniswap price has gained strong bullish momentum, breaking out of a prolonged consolidation phase below $3.5. The latest upswing has pushed UNI toward the neckline of a parabolic recovery structure, helping the token recover most of the losses recorded in recent weeks. UNI has climbed over 8% to trade near …
The order shields anyone who votes on the transfer from being held in violation of the freeze, though the ultimate fate of the funds remains unclear.
Aave's partnerships in Latin America could significantly boost financial inclusion by providing stable, dollar-denominated returns to the unbanked.
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Aave v4's rapid deposit growth highlights DeFi's resilience and potential, but also underscores the need for cautious expansion amid liquidity risks.
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LayerZero also disclosed a previously unreported incident in which a multisig signer used their production hardware wallet to execute a personal trade.
DeFi is quietly shifting from niche crypto experiment to a legitimate financial tool across the region, explains Serrano.
Toncoin (TON) surged from roughly $1.32 on May 1 to an intraday high of $2.90 by May 7, pushing its market cap to approximately $7.8 billion. The catalyst was Pavel Durov's announcement that Telegram would replace the TON Foundation as the network's primary driving force and become its largest validator within two to three weeks. […]
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Ethereum's share of the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi compressed from 63.5% at the start of 2025 to around 54% as of May 7, hovering near the lowest level recorded since May 2025. DefiLlama puts Ethereum's current TVL at $45.4 billion, while the chains absorbing share have each staked out a distinct function, such […]
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However, a May 1 court order restricted Arbitrum DAO from moving the recovered funds, prompting Aave to file an emergency motion against it.
Panelists at Consensus Miami said institutional investors are still largely absent from perp DEXs, citing security risks and KYC friction as key barriers.
It cited security as the core reason for the migration, in an apparent response to the recent exploit of LayerZero-powered Kelp DAO.
The firm has deployed $216 million to acquire approximately 7.3 million HYPE tokens since its inception in December 2025.
DeFi and its underlying technology have already proved themselves at scale, said eToro CEO Yoni Assia.
The lending giant is expanding its asset listing criteria beyond financial risk to include cybersecurity and architecture, and wants the rest of DeFi to follow.
The Blockstream CEO told Consensus Miami 2026 that sovereigns, pension funds and treasury companies will join the next wave of bitcoin adoption.