Derivatives
SpaceX Pre-IPO Contract Crashes 45% on Hyperliquid, Wipes $1.5M
A single massive sell order triggered a 30-minute flash crash in Hyperliquid's synthetic SpaceX perpetual, liquidating …
DeFi
DeFi
DeFi news, protocol updates, and the economic and security realities of on-chain finance: Aave, Uniswap, lending, DEXs, yield, liquid staking, and exploit coverage.
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Regulation
CLARITY Act's DeFi Provisions Stir Last-Minute Industry Alarm
The CLARITY Act's final negotiation stage raises concerns about language that could inadvertently harm decentralized …
DeFi
Aave Reopens ETH Borrowing After rsETH Crisis Stabilizes
The lending protocol lifts emergency restrictions on ether collateral as the DeFi sector moves past a $230 million …
DeFi
VerifiedX Aims to Bring Private Smart Contracts to Bitcoin
VerifiedX is betting that Bitcoin's future lies in programmable, privacy-preserving DeFi. Here's how the project plans …
Institutional
DTCC Taps Chainlink for $4.7 Quadrillion Collateral Overhaul
Wall Street's backbone is bringing 24/7 collateral management to blockchain rails, with Chainlink providing the data …
DeFi
Arbitrum DAO Begins Binding Vote on $71M ETH Transfer to Aave
Arbitrum delegates launch a Constitutional AIP to move 30,765 ETH from frozen exploit funds into Aave LLC custody, …
DeFi
Manhattan Judge Lets Aave Recover $71M in Hacked ETH While Terror Victims' Claim Survives
Judge Margaret Garnett's order allows Arbitrum to vote on transferring frozen Lazarus Group exploit funds to Aave while …
DeFi
Terror Victims Argue Aave Hack Was 'Fraud' to Seize $71M in Frozen ETH
Lawyers for North Korean terror victims filed a 30-page brief reframing the rsETH exploit as fraud, not theft, invoking …
Legal
Arbitrum DAO Hit With $877M Legal Claim Over Frozen Hack Funds
Victims of North Korean terrorism serve restraining notice on Arbitrum, seeking to seize 30,765 ETH frozen after the …
DeFi
DeFi United Fund Hits $303M in Pledges to Cover Kelp DAO Losses
Aave leads a coordinated rescue effort with Consensys, Lido, and others committing over $300M in grants, deposits, and …
DeFi
Aave's $160M Bailout Fund Nears 80% Target After Kelp DAO Exploit
DeFi United has raised $160M toward $200M needed to cover bad debt from the $292M Kelp DAO hack, with Mantle and Aave …
DeFi
Aave Stablecoin Yields Spiked to 13.4% After $292M Bridge Exploit
A cross-chain bridge attack on Kelp DAO triggered DeFi's largest credit repricing in years, draining up to $10 billion …