240 stories about DEFI from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Oct 25, 2026.
$NET is a reserve share backed by at least 1 USDG of the protocol's on-chain portfolio, with a $57M FDV, $6M circulating market cap, and a $4M treasury of USDG and RWAs. NetNetCapital accumulates productive assets like stablecoins and stocks, aiming to bring this novel DeFi mechanism to Robinhood.
Term Finance, an Ethereum-based lending app, lost $8.5 million after an attacker bought enough voting tokens to manipulate the protocol. This highlights a growing risk in decentralized finance where control of a protocol can be cheaper than the assets it manages.
Ethereum's Layer 2 network, Base, has seen a massive surge in Total Value Locked (TVL), reaching $1.5 billion in just one week. This growth highlights the increasing adoption of Layer 2 solutions for scalable and cost-effective transactions on Ethereum.
The EU is reviewing whether to include crypto lending under MiCA, but DeFi lending vaults complicate regulation by obscuring who should be held accountable. This could lead to stricter oversight but also push innovation offshore.
Most of the $13 billion lost in DeFi this spring wasn't due to hacks but because yield strategies failed. Experts say yield numbers alone don't reveal how stable they are under stress. Here's what to look for before investing.
Hayden Adams, the founder of Uniswap, has published his first blog post since 2019. The post discusses the evolution of decentralized finance and Adams' vision for Uniswap's future.
Precious metals industry expert Andy Schectman discussed how Tether's massive gold accumulation and new DeFi integrations are transforming physical gold and silver into liquid, productive digital collateral.
Compound, a pioneer in decentralized finance (DeFi) lending, is pivoting to attract institutional investors after retail interest waned. The protocol has committed $52 million to this effort and appointed a new leadership team to drive the change.
Galactiator, known as G.W. Jackston, has unveiled a new crypto project called GalactiFi. The project aims to revolutionize decentralized finance with a focus on interoperability and user-friendly features. The announcement was made via a tweet on X, sparking interest in the crypto community.
DefiLlama postponed its mobile app launch after discovering fake phishing apps on the Apple Store draining crypto wallets. The founder reported that Apple removed one such app within days of being notified.
SharpLink will stake 12% of its Ethereum holdings with Lido, earning yield while keeping assets liquid in DeFi. This move highlights growing institutional adoption of Ethereum staking solutions.
A near-flat session across the watchlist with no structural conviction. BTC $63,678 (-0.3%), ETH $1,888.41 (+1.0%), SOL $76.00 (+0.8%).
A coordinated red session reverses the five-day green streak. BTC $63,927 (-2.0%), ETH $1,873.33 (-2.7%), SOL $75.71 (-1.5%).
Jupiter, a major Solana-based lending platform, has launched Lend v2, which lets users earn higher returns by converting deposits and borrowed assets into trading liquidity. The returns depend on how much swap flow Jupiter's router can direct to the new vaults.
Base creator Jesse Pollak outlined the Layer 2 network's growth trajectory, highlighting its dominance in AI agent transactions, upcoming focus on perpetual futures, and long-term decentralization plans.
Hyperliquid's revenue has dropped for four straight quarters while its open interest hit a record high. The decline is partly due to a fee-sharing program that gives half of the platform's volume to external builders.
Deposits in tokenized assets like gold, Treasuries, and the S&P 500 tripled to $7.4 billion in 2026, even as decentralized exchange volumes dropped by roughly 70%. This shift highlights growing interest in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization amid a broader DeFi slowdown.
Ethereum's proposed EIP-8363 aims to reduce ETH issuance by slashing staking rewards, but critics warn it could harm DeFi, decentralization, and institutional adoption. The proposal has ignited a heated debate among developers and stakeholders.
Boltz, a non-custodial Bitcoin swap provider, has temporarily shut down because AI tools are discovering vulnerabilities faster than its team can patch them. This highlights the growing challenge of securing decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms against automated attacks.
Robinhood Crypto General Manager Johan detailed the brokerage firm's permissionless Layer-2 blockchain, which aims to bring its 28 million funded accounts onto Web3 infrastructure, tokenized real-world assets, and DeFi yield vaults.
A major DeFi platform has abandoned its consumer app to focus on institutional clients, seeing revenue drop from $80 million to $20 million in the bear market. Its over-the-counter (OTC) lending business, now at $260 million outstanding, is growing rapidly and aims to hit $1 billion by year-end.
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan projects Bitcoin could reach up to $400,000 in its next cycle while calling DeFi and real-world asset tokenization the market's most promising sector.
1. OVERNIGHT MOVES
The convergence of traditional finance with on-chain infrastructure is laying the groundwork for the next crypto market expansion. As decentralized applications adopt revenue-sharing tokenomics and tokenized real-world assets expand, smaller application tokens are gaining significant momentum.