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Aptos Helps Franklin Templeton Advance TradFi On-Chain With $400M Fund
Aptos Labs has joined a key virtual roundtable hosted by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) to reaffirm its position as a leader in on-chain finance. The event...
Trump-Backed Venture World Liberty Fi Buys $1M Worth of Ethereum at $3,895 per ETH
World Liberty Fi, the Trump-backed DeFi project, has made another notable move into Ethereum, acquiring over 250 ETH for $1 million. The purchase, made at a high price of $3,895...
The Power of DeFi: Decentralized Finance Without Middlemen
Decentralized Finance, or DeFi, is changing how people access financial services. Built on the blockchain network, it allows users to lend, borrow, trade, and even save without any intermediaries like...
Trump-linked WLFI to Lock All Insider Allocations Ahead of Public Market Launch
The Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial (WLFI) project has announced that zero tokens allocated to its founders, team, or advisors will be unlocked at launch, a major move designed to build...
Trump Family-linked World Liberty Financial (WLFI) Gets 99.94% Approval for Token Trading
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the crypto project tied to Donald Trump, is preparing for its public market debut. After a crucial governance vote concluded with nearly unanimous support, the WLFI...
Math Made Simple: Why Capital Is Moving from 4.3% US Treasuries to DeFi’s 22% Stablecoin Yields
A growing number of investors are starting to shift their liquidity from traditional instruments like Treasury bills and money market funds into decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, as anticipation builds around...
GMX Hacker Returns Stolen Funds, Nets $3 Million Profit on ETH & Also Claiming Bounty
According to Lookonchain, the GMX hacker has initiated the return of $42 million in stolen crypto for a $5 million white-hat bounty. They already returned approximately $10.49 million in FRAX, with...
Falcon Finance’s Answer to “Is It Safe?”: A 116% Over-Collateralized Reserve
In a move designed to answer key questions about its safety and strategy, synthetic dollar protocol Falcon Finance has released a detailed breakdown of its $632.5 million in reserves and...
Ondo Finance Acquires SEC-Regulated Broker Oasis Pro to Expand Tokenized Stock Offering in the U.S.
Ondo Finance is acquiring Oasis Pro, a U.S. financial firm registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to expand its tokenized securities business in the country. Announced on July...
Can Any DeFi Platform Catch Up to Hyperliquid’s $1.6T Surge?
Hyperliquid has emerged as a category-defining force posting performance metrics that rival top centralized exchanges and challenge the rest of the DeFi market to keep pace. With over $1.6 trillion...
XRP Staking and DeFi Yield Features Now Being Offered via Flare Network and Uphold
XRP price could see a long-term positive impact from new DeFi and staking opportunities being introduced by Flare Network and its partners, according to a new analysis of the token’s...
On-Chain Sleuth ZachXBT Declares Crypto Is in a “Crime Supercycle”
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has has issued a scathing indictment of the cryptocurrency industry, declaring that the sector is currently engulfed in a “crime supercycle” fueled by rampant scams, regulatory inaction,...
UNI’s Sentiment Turns Bullish as the Token Gains 70% Since April 7
UNI, the governance token of the Ethereum-based Uniswap decentralized exchange, has maintained a sustained bullish momentum for the first time since the beginning of 2025. The crypto asset has returned...
Former TON Foundation Director Justin Hyun Launches New DeFi-on-Telegram App, Affluent
A new crypto investment platform, Affluent, has launched on Telegram, aiming to simplify DeFi participation while leveraging traditional finance principles. Developed by former TON Foundation director Justin Hyun, Affluent provides...
Curve Founder Michael Egorov Tackles Impermanent Loss with New DeFi Strategy
Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov has introduced a new decentralized finance (DeFi) strategy designed to eliminate impermanent loss, one of the biggest and most persistent challenges for liquidity providers. The...
SEC Signals Policy Shift That Could Reshape DeFi Regulation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun to outline a new, more constructive regulatory direction for decentralized finance (DeFi), signaling a major policy shift toward greater alignment between...
Ripple Confirms ONDO’s OUSG Fund, Backed by BlackRock’s BUIDL, Is Live on XRP Ledger
The XRP Ledger’s push into real-world asset (RWA) tokenization is gaining serious momentum, as the decentralized platform ONDO Finance has now officially launched its tokenized U.S. Treasuries fund, OUSG, on...
SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins Declares DeFi Aligns with “Core American Values”
In a bold address to the Crypto Task Force Roundtable in Washington D.C., SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins emphasized the deep alignment between decentralized finance (DeFi) and core American values. ...
DeFi Hacks Dominate May: $302 Million in Crypto Losses Reported
The cryptocurrency sector experienced big security breaches last month, resulting in approximately $302 million in losses, predominantly due to DeFi exploits. The most notable incident was the Cetus exploit, which...
Midas Debuts mTBILL on Algorand, Offers 4.06% T-Bill Yield to European Retail
The decentralized finance (DeFi) space on Algorand is set for a notable development with the launch of mTBILL by tokenization protocol Midas. This new offering is a yield-bearing, tokenized version...
Cork Protocol Pauses Contracts Amidst Investigation Of Potential Exploit
Phil Fogel, co-founder of Cork Protocol, announced via X that the team is investigating a potential exploit and has paused all smart contracts as a precautionary measure. While it’s still...
PancakeSwap Overtakes Circle in Fees: Can It Overcome Tether Next?
PancakeSwap is now the second leading platform on the global weekly fee list. In the last week, the decentralized exchange brought in $52.1 million in fees. The result helped it...
ONDO Could Hit $4.50 If US Crypto Rules, Market Align: Analyst
Ondo Finance is quickly becoming a major force in decentralized finance (DeFi) by tokenizing real-world assets like U.S. Treasury bonds and ETFs to the blockchain. The project already has a...
DeFi Loophole Found? Mango Markets Case Shows Proving U.S. Crypto Fraud Is Getting Harder
In what many are calling a striking turn of events with major implications for DeFi regulation, a U.S. federal judge has dismissed key criminal charges against Avraham Eisenberg. Eisenberg is...
Ledn Drops Ethereum, Embraces Bitcoin-Only Custody Model
On May 23, 2025, crypto lender Ledn confirmed it will stop supporting Ethereum (ETH) and shift entirely to a bitcoin-only lending model. The move takes effect on July 1, 2025,...
