Latest DeFi News
Coinbase Commerce Faces Backlash Over ‘Unsafe’ Seed Phrase Tool
The exchange asks merchants to enter seed phrases for wallet recovery, a practice experts warn is dangerously unsafe during platform…
Ethereum Foundation Expands DeFi Treasury With New Morpho Deposit
The part of the allocation targets Morpho’s newer immutable vaults built around open-source principles.
Venus Protocol Hit by $3.7M Supply Cap Attack, Key Markets Paused
Exploiting a check-bypass in the Core Pool, an attacker inflated $THE holdings to 367% of the legal limit, triggering a…
Lido Reports Minor Validator Slashing in Community Staking Module
The protocol has assured stakers after minor CSM slashing, citing bond mechanism; total penalties under 1 ETH, fully covered by…
Trader Loses $50M in AAVE Collateral Swap Routed Through CoW Protocol
The failed high-value trade, likely routed through Aave’s collateral swap flow, has put fresh focus on how aggregators handle thin…
Hyperliquid, PancakeSwap, Uniswap Break Into Top 10 Crypto Exchanges
CoinGecko’s 2026 trading activity report shows onchain venues climbing into the industry’s top ranks, even as centralized exchanges continue to…
Is HYPE the New TradFi Index? Hyperliquid Sees Record $1.4B RWA Volume Surge
As traditional markets close, Hyperliquid stays open—capturing record-breaking volume in oil, metals, and equities as DeFi absorbs the last of…
DBXen Staking Hack: Attacker Exploits ERC2771 Bug to Drain $150K
Security firm BlockSec Phalcon says DBXen bug lets the system confuse the user and forwarder, letting attackers claim extra rewards…
BONK.fun Hack Exposes Users to Wallet Drainer Threat
The team urges users to avoid the site after hackers hijacked a team account and deployed a wallet drainer on…
MetaMask Adds Direct Access to Uniswap Liquidity via API Integration
The integration connects the widely used self-custody wallet with Uniswap’s routing infrastructure and liquidity pools.
Aave Oracle Glitch Causes $26M Wrongful Liquidations
Chaos Labs reports 34 accounts liquidated after on-chain and off-chain mismatch caused wstETH price to drop 2.85% below actual value.
Aave Proposes New Licensing Framework for V4 Codebase
The proposal aims to clarify intellectual property ownership, standardize contributions, and transfer control of the canonical V4 repositories to the…
Babylon Labs and Ledger Partner to Expand Bitcoin DeFi Access
BTCVaults allow Bitcoin holders to use their assets as collateral in decentralized finance without relying on custodians
Hyperliquid Plans Upgrade to Boost Leverage for Experienced Traders
The decentralised derivatives exchange is gating its most powerful margin feature behind a $5M volume threshold.
Etherscan Adds Batch Token Approval Revokes for EIP-7702 Wallets
The new feature reduces the friction of cleaning up risky token allowances, though users on unsupported wallets still need to…
North Korea-Linked Hackers Target Crypto Supply Chain in Cloud Breach
Exploiting the React2Shell vulnerability, attackers stole backend code, Docker images, and AWS Terraform files, setting the stage for future digital…
PancakeSwap Debuts AI ‘Skills’ to Power Autonomous DeFi Agents
The DEX expands into agent-native DeFi with planning tools for swaps, LP positions, and farming optimization.
Inverse Finance Faces $240K Loss in DOLA Manipulation Alert
Certik further says the $30M flash loan was used to manipulate sDOLA, liquidating 27 users and netting the attacker around…
South Korean Authorities Accidentally Hand Hackers $4.8M in Crypto
A local report says authorities exposed a wealthy taxpayer’s crypto wallet, ‘Case 3,’ during a February 26 showcase of seized…
Flash Loan Attack Drains $438K From SOF and LAXO on BNB Chain
CertiK says the SOF hacker first claimed mining rewards, then used $590M flash loans to swap 313M BSC-USD for nearly…
Hyperliquid HIP-6: Permissionless Token Launches Are Finally Coming
HIP-6 outlines a permissionless approach for projects to launch HIP-1 tokens directly on Hyperliquid's HyperCore.
Chainalysis: Ransomware Payments Drop Despite 50% Surge in Attacks
The 2026 Crypto Crime report explains while the attacks surged in 2025, stronger defenses and regulations are making it harder…
Bitcoin Goes Incognito: Starknet Brings strkBTC for Confidential DeFi
strkBTC is issued deterministically in response to verifiable Bitcoin deposits, removing discretionary control from intermediaries.
Ploutos Money Accused of Exit Scam After 188 ETH Security Breach
Onchain security and auditing platforms like CertiK and BlockSec highlight that the protocol lost 187.36 ETH in what seems to…
FOOMCASH Loses $2.26M in Copycat zkSNARK Exploit
Misconfigured zkSNARK keys let attackers forge proofs and drain FOOMCASH funds, with whitehats recovering some ETH.
Whale Loses $8.2M in Failed ARC Token Long Squeeze on Lighter
The whale also added $360K hourly via TWAP, recalling Hyperliquid, but Lighter’s structure limited losses while short traders earned around…
Aave Gains 6% as Protocol Crosses $1 Trillion in All-Time Loans
Aave’s milestone highlights the growth of DeFi lending, while the AAVE token jumped about 6% amid a volume spike.
Uniswap Rolls Out 7 AI Skills for Automated DeFi Execution
The toolkit provides interfaces for tasks such as token swaps and liquidity management, reflecting a push toward automated DeFi workflows.
Aave Governance Rift Deepens as BGD Labs Announces Departure
The team raised concerns that Aave Labs is focusing heavily on Aave v4 and not including other contributors in decisions.
Malaysian Consulate Officer Loses INR 79 Lakh in WhatsApp Crypto Scam
The officer lost ₹79 lakh after joining a WhatsApp group “EG Plan” in Jan 2024, believing crypto and stock tips…
