141 stories about DEFI from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Jul 26, 2026.
Veda is making the vault technology behind Kraken DeFi Earn and EtherFi’s Liquid available to Privy’s 2,000+ developer teams. This move could accelerate DeFi innovation by providing self-serve access to a proven yield-generating infrastructure.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a new model for synthetic assets that avoids liquidation risks and relies on slower, more reliable oracles. This could make decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms more stable and less dependent on real-time price feeds.
Gnosis Pay is facing an active exploit in its delay module, but the team has pledged to fully refund affected users. Co-founder Martin Köppelmann initially urged users to withdraw funds but later walked back the warning.
The Kelp DAO hacker has laundered nearly all of the remaining stolen funds, making recovery unlikely. Only $71 million, frozen by Arbitrum’s Security Council, remains from the original $293 million exploit.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has suggested a new way to protect DeFi users from market crashes using options contracts instead of debt-based structures. This could make decentralized finance more resilient during extreme market downturns.
The XRP Ledger has proposed a change that makes flash loan attacks impossible due to its transaction structure. This architectural feature has already protected it from exploits that have cost Ethereum DeFi billions. The draft amendment highlights how the XRPL's design inherently prevents these types of attacks.
Grayscale, a major digital asset manager, believes Hyperliquid could become a dominant player in financial services, expanding beyond crypto trading into traditional derivatives and exchange markets. This reflects growing confidence in decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure.
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A memecoin platform, DxSale, was drained of $7.3 million from BNB Chain liquidity providers. The exploit highlights risks associated with outdated DeFi locker contracts.
BlockBooster is launching a new incentive program to reward DeFi users. The program aims to boost liquidity and engagement in decentralized finance protocols.
Aave Labs has secured two key UK licenses for its Push subsidiary, allowing zero-fee fiat on-ramps. This move enables easier crypto access for UK users and positions Aave as a major player in regulated crypto payments.
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VanEck's tokenized fund is now live on the Euler DeFi protocol, marking a major step in bringing traditional finance to decentralized platforms. This move highlights the growing trend of regulated assets entering the crypto space, with tokenization expected to bring trillions onchain.
Security researchers have identified an ongoing exploit of Stake DAO, where an attacker minted 5.4 trillion vsdCRV tokens on Arbitrum and is swapping them for ether. This highlights the ongoing risks of smart contract vulnerabilities in decentralized finance.
Coinbase’s Base has launched Base MCP, a tool that lets users connect their Base Account to AI clients like ChatGPT. This allows AI to manage crypto wallets and DeFi apps securely using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Squid's core protocol remains unaffected after a third-party module, SquidRouterModule, was exploited for $3.2 million. The company has no information about who deployed the vulnerable module.
OKX’s new Exchange OS lets users create their own crypto markets by moving core exchange functions to a protocol layer. This shift could democratize market creation and reduce reliance on centralized exchanges.
DeFi platform HawkFi.ag suffered a $3.2 million exploit. The team has promised full transparency and is working on a recovery plan. This is the latest in a series of high-profile DeFi hacks this year.
The Ethereum Foundation has reaffirmed its commitment to decentralized finance (DeFi), calling it a fundamental evolution of finance. They believe financial autonomy should be a right, not a privilege, and DeFi is key to Ethereum's growth and adoption.
A $10.7 million exploit on THORChain was caused by a flaw in its GG20 protocol, allowing a malicious node to access a vault's private key. The incident highlights risks in decentralized finance (DeFi) security.
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT discovered a $520,000 exploit on the Polymarket platform. The Polymarket team has confirmed the issue but stated that user funds are secure.
MoonPay has introduced MoonPay Trade, a platform designed to help banks and fintechs access stablecoins, tokenized funds, and DeFi yield. This move aims to bridge traditional finance with the growing crypto market, making it easier for institutions to participate.
NUVA, founded by a former BNY Mellon executive, has launched with $19 billion in tokenized assets, aiming to bring regulated U.S. yield products into decentralized finance. This move could bridge traditional finance and crypto, offering new investment opportunities.
A decentralized finance (DeFi) exchange is now offering equity perpetuals, a type of financial derivative, using real-time data from Nasdaq. This marks the first time a DeFi platform has integrated traditional stock market data into its offerings.