141 stories about DEFI from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Jul 26, 2026.
Uniswap has launched a new grants program to support developers building on its decentralized exchange platform. The initiative aims to foster innovation in the DeFi space by providing funding and resources to promising projects. This move could accelerate the growth of new DeFi applications and tools, benefiting the broader crypto community.
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A hacker drained $24 million from the Arbitrum-based perpetual DEX AFX Trade, exploiting a custody bridge. The platform is offering the hacker 30% of the funds to return them.
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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce warned that certain decentralized finance (DeFi) vaults and onchain lending strategies could fall under securities laws. The classification depends on how these financial products are structured and marketed, she said.
The Balance stablecoin lost 99% of its value after an attacker exploited a flaw in its lending system. The attacker manipulated bitcoin prices to drain vaults, pocketing $1 million in a single transaction.
Arcus, a decentralized exchange built by the dYdX team and backed by Robinhood, has expanded its offerings to include tokenized stocks and perpetual futures on the Robinhood Chain. This move is part of a broader trend of crypto platforms bringing traditional financial assets onchain.
Morpho has introduced a new fixed-rate lending protocol called Midnight, complementing its existing variable-rate markets on Base. This offers users more predictable borrowing and lending options in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.
Allbridge, a cross-chain protocol, has temporarily halted operations following a $1.65 million exploit involving a flash loan. The attacker manipulated pool ratios to withdraw assets at favorable rates before bridging funds.
Hyperliquid is introducing permissionless prediction markets, first on testnet and later on mainnet, as part of the HIP-4 upgrade.
Uniswap's governance is voting on two proposals that could increase the UNI token burn rate. The votes, open from July 19 to July 26, would route new fees from Uniswap v4 and the Robinhood Chain into the burn system established under the "UNIfication" overhaul in December 2025.
Robinhood is pushing to onboard 10 million casual investors to decentralized finance (DeFi), but early activity is dominated by memecoins. The company's original vision of tokenizing traditional assets remains small. Robinhood claims its advantage is in bringing retail customers onchain, but the current focus on memecoins may not align with its broader goals.
Solana Router AI has introduced new features to simplify crypto swaps on the Solana blockchain. The update includes faster transaction times and lower fees for users.
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A new Dune Analytics report commissioned by 1inch reveals that 85% of concentrated DeFi liquidity is underutilized, with $150 million in annual fees foregone. This inefficiency highlights a major opportunity for liquidity providers to optimize their strategies.
Aave, a leading decentralized lending platform, has launched its V4 protocol on the Avalanche blockchain. This marks the first time Aave V4 has expanded beyond Ethereum and introduces new infrastructure for tokenized real-world assets.
A hacker exploited Ostium's price-reporting system to steal $18 million, the latest in a wave of attacks targeting decentralized finance protocols. The attacker manipulated future-dated oracle data to create fake trading profits.
The UK government will no longer treat moving crypto into DeFi lending protocols or liquidity pools as a taxable event. This change defers capital gains tax until users actually cash out their holdings. The new rule is set to take effect in the 2026-2027 tax year, starting April 2027.
The UK's HMRC has adopted a 'no gain, no loss' tax treatment for certain crypto loans and liquidity pool transactions, deferring capital gains tax (CGT) until economic disposal.
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SBI Holdings and the Solana Foundation are collaborating to create an onchain financial market, with SBI R3 rebranding to SBI Solana Global. This partnership aims to leverage Solana's blockchain technology for financial services in Japan.
Robinhood's new blockchain network has quickly become one of the top five by decentralized exchange (DEX) volume, indicating strong early demand for its tokenized asset platform, according to a report by Bernstein.
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