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Latest DeFi stories
- Wazz Links 53 Robinhood Chain Launches to Alleged $18.43M Rug-Pull Operation
The alleged operation used as many as 200 wallets per launch and acquired more than 70% of each token’s supply.
· Technology
- THORChain Rejects Blame for Bitget Theft Fund Transfers
The protocol says its decentralized, permissionless design does not make it responsible for processing known stolen funds. Critics pointed to a prior 39-day service suspension after an attack.
· Technology
- OKX Star Challenges THORChain’s Claim of Decentralization
Star said THORChain’s validator-controlled threshold-signature vaults still function as an intermediary between users and native blockchains.
· Technology
- CME Group Micro Futures Extend Derivatives Access to SUI Ecosystem
The products give market participants access to futures tied to SUI and decentralized finance across the Sui ecosystem.
· Investing
- Morpho Blames AI Tool for Deleted Post Questioning Curator Model
The post said most curator businesses cannot sustain themselves through vault fees and depend on private distribution agreements.
· Business
- Aave’s Stani Says Protocol Could Eventually Add Energy as Collateral
Potential future categories include solar energy, batteries, graphics processing units, robots and space infrastructure, with the transition envisioned through 2050.
· Business
- Circle’s Arc Blockchain Reaches $494 Million in DeFi TVL After 10 Days
Arc’s total value locked rose 44.52% in one week, while decentralized exchange volume reached $55 million over 24 hours.
· Technology
- Galaxy Digital Adds $100 Million of sUSDS to Corporate Treasury
The firm also approved Sky Protocol’s savings token as collateral for institutional loans, allowing borrowers to keep earning the Sky Savings Rate.
· Business
- DeFi Tokens Lead Altcoin Gains as Bitcoin Trades Below $84,000
QI rose 103.57% to $0.003650, while total cryptocurrency market capitalization increased 0.3% to $2.989 trillion over 24 hours.
· Investing
- AlphaFi Winds Down Sui DeFi Operations After AlphaLend Losses
The protocol has entered maintenance mode, halting new deposits and borrowing while keeping withdrawals open for users.
· Technology
- AlphaFi Winds Down Sui Lending Platform After Oracle Error
New deposits and loans are disabled, while Slush users are urged to withdraw from four strategies immediately.
· Technology
- Ethereum’s IMD Tests AI-Agent Network With NFT Seats and Token System
The experiment links 2,000 identity.md NFTs to swarm seats, paid requests priced at 0.5 IMD and a Uniswap v4 token-burning mechanism.
· Technology
- Kamino Launches Sterling Lending Market for tGBP on Solana
The isolated market lets users supply tGBP and borrow tGBP or USDC against USDC, cbBTC and JitoSOL, with maximum loan-to-value ratios ranging from 60% to 85%.
· Technology
- EBA Recommends EU Consider Rules for Crypto Lending Involving DeFi Protocols
The recommendation comes as Morpho and Aave founder Stani Kulechov dispute whether curator-managed vaults can qualify as noncustodial.
· Regulation
- Aave V4 Launches Base Market for Loans Against Seven Tokenized Stocks
Eligible non-U.S. users can borrow USD Coin against Coinbase-issued tokens representing Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla.
· Technology
- Zest Protocol Opens Capped Demo for Bitcoin-Backed USDC Loans
Users can borrow USD Coin against native Bitcoin held in separate self-custodial Taproot vaults, with collateral capped at 0.001 BTC per wallet.
· Technology
- Ether Supply on Tracked Exchanges Falls to Record-Low 3.49%
The share of Ether held on tracked platforms has declined 1.16% since June 1, while staking, DeFi activity and on-chain demand keep more ETH outside exchange order books.
· Investing
- Robinhood Chain Generated $6.6 Million in August Gas Revenue
The Ethereum layer-2 network also recorded $1.5 billion in decentralized-exchange volume and $711 million in total value locked during the month.
· Technology
- DeltaForesight Completes ¥324 Million Cumulative Financing for Yen Crypto Project
The JPY DeFi protocol is designed to let users mint JPYdf against overcollateralized Bitcoin, Ether and stablecoin deposits instead of yen reserves.
· Business
- Two XRPL AMM Pools Record 2.74 Billion Units in 185 Pool-Level Trades
The XPM/TIX and RLUSD/TIX pools represented 97.24% of seven-day AMM volume, but neither contained native XRP.
· Investing
- Hyperliquid TVL Tops $7 Billion Across Hyperliquid L1 and Arbitrum
Combined TVL was $7.402 billion when accessed Sept. 25, while 30-day fees reached $76.13 million and protocol revenue totaled $59.33 million.
· Investing
- Kamino Opens GPU-Loan-Linked sUSDai Market on Solana
The market adds sUSDai collateral activity tied to GPU loans within Kamino’s Solana infrastructure.
· Technology
- NFT Projects Expand Into Social Markets, DeFi Access and AI Communities
New projects on Ethereum and Solana are using NFTs for collectibles, protocol roles, smart wallets and access to an AI community.
· Technology
- Enso Powers Ether.fi App Routing as It Lists More Than 100 Tokenized Assets
The app supports tokenized stocks, metals and crypto assets, while U.S. users cannot access its tokenized stocks and metals.
· Business
- StratEx Finance Ends Operations, Tells Users to Withdraw Liquidity
The platform’s QuickSwap vaults will no longer receive incentives or maintenance. A final shutdown date has not been provided.
· Business
- Tether Proposes Up to $127.5 Million for Drift Recovery Plan
The Solana-based trading platform will switch from USDC to USDT settlement when it relaunches after an April 1 exploit.
· Technology
- Ondo Launches BlackRock-Customized Onchain Portfolio Tokens for Eligible Non-U.S. Investors
The first three tokens give eligible investors outside the U.S. exposure to professionally designed, automatically rebalanced asset baskets.
· Business
- Nostra Incurs $3.5 Million Bad Debt After Oracle Price Manipulation
A two-source price feed accepted an inflated NSTR valuation, allowing one account to borrow major crypto assets against inadequate collateral.
· Technology
- EBA Urges EU to Bring Crypto Lending Under MiCA Rules
The banking watchdog proposed reviewing borrowing, lending and access to decentralized-finance protocols under the European Union’s crypto framework.
· Regulation
- Ondo’s USDY Builds Existing Footprint Across Solana DeFi
The yield-bearing token is used for collateral, lending and cross-chain transfers, with more than $170 million in Solana TVL as of May 1, 2025.
· Technology
- a16z Seeks SEC Safe Harbor for Decentralized Exchange Systems
The proposal would protect qualifying noncustodial, permissionless systems, including those handling tokenized securities, while SIFMA warns the SEC’s separate relief could fragment prices and liquidity.
· Regulation
- Flap Allocates $22.96 Million in Fees to Community and Treasury
The protocol distributed $13.6 million in holder rewards and added $115,000 to decentralized-exchange liquidity pools over 30 days.
· Business
- Tron's Stablecoin Market Cap Rises $4.8 Billion in Three Months
The increase exceeded the combined growth of the other nine leading networks as the overall stablecoin market reached $314.77 billion.
· Investing
- Polygon’s miMATIC Stablecoin Falls to $0.86 as Liquidity Dries Up
miMATIC is trading about 14% below its $1 target, while low liquidity and reduced DeFi support deepen the persistent depeg.
· Investing
- Chalom Says Ethereum May Host Most AI-Agent Financial Activity
SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom said stablecoins, tokenized assets and DeFi could draw AI-agent transactions toward Ethereum’s ecosystem.
· Technology
- Solana Weekly DEX Trades Surpass NYSE Count in Sept. 13 Comparison
Solana logged about 208 million spot decentralized-exchange trades for the week, versus roughly 190 million NYSE trades, but the comparison excludes dollar volume.
· Investing
- Aave V4 Draws $1.2 Billion in Deposits as Design Faces Questions
The protocol is deployed on Ethereum, Avalanche and Arc, with similar-risk markets able to share Hub liquidity within set limits.
· Technology
- Ignas Says Robinhood Tokenized-Stock Meme Coins Lose Momentum
Tokenized-stock TVL on Robinhood Chain has been flat for two weeks, while falling yields prompted Ignas to exit related liquidity positions.
· Investing
- Switchboard Deprecates Oracle Tools Ahead of Sept. 25 Deadline
Kamino Finance, Jito, MarginFi and Drift Protocol were identified as affected Solana users, with Pyth Network and RedStone listed as alternatives.
· Technology
- Solana Targets 350ms Block Time, Explores Token Burn Overhaul
Solana advances a network speed upgrade and proposed token burn changes while expanding payments and institutional use cases.
· Technology