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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,...
DeFi vs Traditional Banks: The Battle for the Global Economy with Zero Entry Costs
Anton Bukov, co-founder of 1inch, a decentralized exchange, has explained that operating procedures in DeFi are much cheaper than those that traditional banks use. During Dutch Blockchain Week in Amsterdam,...
Altcoin Market Holds Support as Bitcoin Recovers and DeFi Manipulation Drives Caution
Kaiko’s latest research highlights a 3% rebound in Bitcoin last week, marking a rare move against its recent downtrend. Traditional equities like the S&P 500, by contrast, hovered near correction...
Charles Hoskinson Confirms Cardano–Litecoin Collaboration for DeFi Expansion
Charles Hoskinson, the person behind Cardano, has confirmed that talks are happening about a possible DeFi partnership with Litecoin. The partnership might involve Litecoin in the rollout of Cardano’s new...
NASDAQ-Listed DeFi Dev Corp Teams Up with BONK for Historic Validator Launch on Solana
DeFi Development Corp (Nasdaq: DFDV) has entered into a landmark partnership with BONK, Solana’s leading community-driven memecoin, in a move that could redefine collaboration between institutional finance and Web3 communities. ...
Is Bitcoin Now Earning Real Yield? Solv Protocol’s New RWA Token Says Yes
Solv Protocol has introduced SolvBTC.AVAX, a token that links Bitcoin to real-world asset (RWA) yields. Built on Avalanche, the product allows users to earn returns from traditional financial instruments while...
Eric Trump’s Crypto Push: “Accumulate Bitcoin” and “Replace SWIFT”
In a recent interview, Eric Trump emphasized the global rush to accumulate Bitcoin, stating that everybody in the world is trying to hoard Bitcoin right now. He mentioned two primary...
Trump’s World Liberty Buys 3.64 Million EOS Tokens in $3M USDT Purchase
World Liberty Financial, a crypto investment fund associated with Donald Trump, has added EOS to its growing portfolio with a 3 million USDT purchase. The transaction, which occurred on PancakeSwap,...
JPMorgan Completes First Public Trade of Tokenized U.S. Treasuries on $ONDO Ledger
JPMorgan Chase has executed its first public transaction involving tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds on the $ONDO public ledger. The trade was facilitated by Ondo Finance and involved short-term Treasuries backed...
Coinbase Bridges Assets to Base DeFi with cbXRP cbADA cbDOGE cbLTC
Attempting to expand decentralized finance (DeFi) access across blockchains, Coinbase is preparing to launch wrapped versions of XRP, Cardano (ADA), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Litecoin (LTC) on its Ethereum Layer 2...
