9 stories about Decentralized from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Jul 7, 2026.
An attacker followed every rule of a crypto system perfectly, drained $20 million from its treasury, and may still go to prison. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in decentralized governance mechanisms.
An attacker spent $4 million to acquire enough BONK tokens to pass a malicious governance proposal, draining $20 million from the project's treasury. The attacker then began selling the stolen tokens, causing the price to drop.
THORChain has restarted all network activities after a month-long pause to fix vulnerabilities that led to a $10.7 million exploit. The team implemented multiple security upgrades and a vault migration to ensure safety.
Institutional investors are ditching range-bound bitcoin and ether for Hyperliquid as the decentralized platform wins over hedge funds with massive liquidity and early access to hot markets, according to Joshua Lim, head of markets at FalconX.
Hyperliquid has introduced HIP-4, a new product allowing traders to bet on macroeconomic events like inflation and interest rates. Unlike competitors, it uses validators instead of external dispute resolution for settlements.
CME Group and ICE have alerted U.S. regulators about potential market manipulation and sanctions evasion on Hyperliquid's decentralized perpetual futures platform. This could lead to stricter oversight of decentralized crypto trading platforms.
Hyperliquid is losing ground to newer competitors in the perpetual futures market, while Lighter prepares for a major airdrop. This shift could change how traders access these decentralized platforms. The battle for traders in the perpetual futures market is heating up, with Hyperliquid falling behind newer rivals as Lighter gears up for a significant airdrop.
Base Hub highlights three promising AI projects on the Base blockchain. OpenGradient has 13 new models and 2M+ verified inferences, while AntSeedAI has 100+ paying users and 336 services.
$VVV isn't just a token investment. It's a bet on the future of private AI compute infrastructure. This could change how we use AI in a decentralized way.