DeFi News

ZKsync is pulling the plug on its Ignite DeFi program. The initiative, designed to boost liquidity and user activity on the ZKsync network, will end on March 17, 2025. In...

World Liberty Financial ($WLFI), Trump’s crypto investment fund, now ranks among the top 10 largest token raises in history after securing $550 million in its latest sale. Recently, it expanded...

Is the “Fat Protocol Thesis” – the long-held belief that blockchain infrastructure is more valuable than applications – finally dead? Arthur Cheong, CEO of DeFiance Capital, thinks so.  He argues...

The U.S. Senate has voted decisively to repeal the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) DeFi broker rule, in what amounts to a significant shift in digital asset regulation.  The resolution, championed...

Digital assets across key narratives saw significant gains in the past day, with DeFi, Layer 1s (L1s) like Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL), and XRP, and even meme tokens all showing...

Equadyne Finance has started the pre-sale of its native token, EQN, as part of its broader mission to simplify decentralized finance (DeFi) investing. The platform seeks to address key challenges...

Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization protocol Ondo Finance’s major integration with Mastercard’s Multi-Token Network (MTN) is now driving market speculation and price predictions for the ONDO token, connecting traditional finance with...

Ripple is taking steps to expand the capabilities of the XRP Ledger (XRPL). They’ve just announced their vision for programmability.  The XRP Ledger Extensibility Team has shared its proposed vision...

A well-known cryptocurrency analyst has suggested that DeFi 3.0 is making a comeback. The analyst’s statement comes roughly two years after the excitement around the DeFi sector hit its peak,...

Real-world asset (RWA) altcoins have gained momentum in the cryptocurrency market, offering investors promising opportunities for long-term gains.  These digital assets provide exposure to tokenized physical assets such as real...

Jito (JTO), a major liquid staking project on Solana, just jumped 28.80% in the last 24 hours. It’s now trading at $3.41.  This rapid increase happened after South Korean exchange...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission withdrew its appeal in a case aimed at expanding securities laws to cover DeFi users and projects.  The agency filed a four-page motion in...

Binance co-founder Chanpeng Zhao has left a cryptic post on his X account, triggering curiosity among a section of the crypto community. Zhao’s message was his reply to a post...

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, discussed Railgun’s privacy pools mechanism on X today in light of zkLend’s security incident, where it suffered a roughly $8.5M exploit on the Starknet network....

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has officially integrated with the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol, finally giving XRP holders real access to decentralized finance (DeFi). This new connection hooks up XRPL to...

CAKE, the token powering PancakeSwap, has surged 58.75% in the last 24 hours, reaching $3.05. This peak comes after reports of whale activity and renewed enthusiasm for BNB Chain tokens...

Co-founder of Omni Foundation Austin King believes tokenization will reshape global finance—but not in the way many expect. After meeting with over 40 traditional finance leaders, King came away thinking...

World Liberty Financial, linked to Donald Trump’s family, is continuing to invest in cryptocurrencies despite mounting losses. Data from Lookonchain shows that the firm has once again bought into large...

On February 12, zkLend, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, dropped news on social media that it’s been whacked by a hacker attack.  Quickly reacting, the company sent out a message...

Ondo Finance (ONDO), a blockchain-based financial innovation, is gaining increased traction among crypto users. Notable developments surrounding ONDO, including positive comments by President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto son, have generated a...

New York-based Ondo Finance has introduced Ondo Chain, a layer-1 blockchain network designed specifically for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).  Announced at the Ondo Summit, this initiative aims to bridge institutional...

Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. (TMTG), the company behind Truth Social and Truth+, is entering the financial technology (FinTech) space with the launch of Truth.Fi. This new initiative will...

Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT), the parent company of Truth Social, has moved into financial services with the launch of Truth.Fi—a fintech platform focused on investment products, customized ETFs,...

World Liberty Financial just made a $4.7 million crypto move—but here’s why it really matters. Instead of a single, high-impact purchase, the Trump-affiliated investment group used the Time-Weighted Average Price...

THORChain’s recent pause of its THORFi platform and the subsequent 32% drop in RUNE’s price have sparked significant concern in the crypto market. The sharp decline, coupled with increased trading...