Upshift will build dedicated vaults tailored to each client’s specific investment strategy and risk considerations.
The DeFi Education Fund launched a cybersecurity coalition as part of an effort to bolster itself against bad actors across the blockchain.
Security researchers warn that deprecated smart contracts can remain vulnerable long after projects stop maintaining them.
Standard Chartered Bank has initiated coverage of Uniswap and forecasts its UNI token could rise 40x to $100 by the end of 2030.
The Aztec Connect platform was deprecated in March 2023, but the immutable smart contract still held over $2 million in crypto assets.
Radiant Capital said it hasn't been able to recover a meaningful amount of funds or raise new capital since the 2024 exploit.
Hyperliquid-based prop trading platform Hypernova says it offers "instant payouts" and plans to publicly launch within the next two months.
Vault curators allow institutions to take a hands-off approach to crypto by allocating capital along pre-set risk parameters.
Flare and D'CENT launched an integration connecting hardware wallets to XRP yield vaults, with no new chain, wallet, or gas token required.
Kraken Bitcoin is at least the fourth product to deprecate its LayerZero cross-chain tech following the Kelp DAO attack.
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.
Aave required a governance process to manipulate its rsETH oracle price to generate a deficit in the attacker’s fraudulent position.
DeFi’s latest hack wave is likely to add pressure on liquid and yield-focused crypto funds already navigating a tough market.
Blockaid estimates the attacker stole roughly 13.71 billion SWEAT, about 65% of the total supply, worth about $3.5 million at the time.
JPMorgan said persistent hacks appear to push investors toward Tether's USDT, as users move funds out of DeFi during stress.
Upshift is tapping Securitize Fund Services to provide independent reporting, auditing, and performance transparency for its onchain vaults.
Aftermath conditions from Kelp DAO’s exploit has opened a broader debate over DeFi’s security model, after billions left Aave.
Wallets tied to the approximate $292 million Kelp DAO exploit have begun moving funds across chains following Arbitrum’s ETH freeze.
“We're upgrading the entire Polymarket exchange stack over the next 2-3 weeks. New contracts. New order book. New collateral token,” Polymarket said.
The exploit, which started over two hours ago, seems to be targeting multiple Drift vaults, totaling at least $200 million.
Tesseract tested its vault architecture with six pilot participants, including crypto ETP issuer 21Shares.
BlackRock's BUIDL is the largest tokenized fund with about $1.7 billion worth of Treasuries, overnight repos, and cash under management.
Moonwell is facing a governance attack after a $1,800 token purchase was used to push a proposal that could drain over $1 million.
Ethereum block builder Eureka Labs is introducing "programmable blocks," which add logic during block construction.
The platform offers three API modules to help issue RWAs, support payments, and enable onchain swaps supported by 20 launch partners.
Across Protocol’s recent temp check proposal raises a bigger question about the future of DAOs and tokens in crypto.
Muneeb Ali's Stacks Labs said its SIP-034 upgrade has now been implemented, boosting effective capacity for certain DeFi applications.
The network's co-founder says many blockchains pitching financial rails lack the activity to justify their valuations, and stablecoins still lack true product-market fit.
The Solv Protocol team said it would cover the losses from the "limited exploit," totaling about $2.7 million for about 10 users.
Safe Labs is rolling out a way for users to earn euro-denominated yield using a EUR CoinVertible vault on Morpho.