Latest DeFi News
Paradex Refunds $650K After Glitch, Restores Full Trading
Starknet-based perp DEX reimburses 200 users after rollback and reopens deposits, withdrawals, and normal trading.
Solana dApps Post $28M Revenue, Strongest Week in 4 Months
Meme-driven apps and retail trading push Solana application revenue above $28M, led by Pump.fun.
Makina Finance Hacked: MEV Bot Snipes 1,299 ETH in $4M Protocol Exploit
The exploit drained about $4.13 million from Makina Finance via a large Uniswap V3 swap, moving through Curve and Aave…
Paradex Recovers After Starknet Error Triggers Rollback
A database migration error briefly sent Bitcoin prices to zero on the Starknet-based DEX, triggering liquidations, a rollback, and hours…
Aster Deploys Fee-Based Buybacks Amid Rising Perp Market Activity
Aster begins $ASTER buybacks from its reserve, combining daily automatic purchases and a reserve fund to gradually cut token supply.
A $282M Crypto Heist Sends Monero (XMR) Price Soaring Briefly
The $282M crypto heist highlights social engineering as the top 2025 attack method, exploiting victims’ lack of crypto transaction knowledge.
Polygon Labs Acquires Coinme and Sequence to Launch Open Money Stack
Coinme's deal is expected to close in the second quarter, while Sequence’s acquisition is set to finalize this month.
Yield Vault Loses $3.7M After Brutal Swap Slippage
PeckShield flagged a vault operation where 3.84M stkGHO became just $112K in USDC.
Pump.fun Hits $1.4B Volume to Top Solana DEX Leaderboard in 2026
Pump.fun has surpassed HumidiFi and Meteora to lead the Solana ecosystem in transaction activity and retail interest after nine months.
Hyperliquid Pulls $80M Net Inflows Despite HYPE Price Dip
Hyperliquid logged over $80M in daily net inflows as revenue stayed above $1M, even as HYPE pulled back and trading…
PumpFun’s 24 Volume Tops $2B, Becomes Second-Largest DEX on Solana
PumpFun’s $2B surge in daily volume cements its position as Solana’s second-largest DEX, showing growing adoption and strong meme-driven trading…
Hacker Moves $27M in Stolen Crypto Through Aave and Tornado Cash
The hacker reportedly gained full control of the crypto wallet and is actively using stolen funds on Aave.
Arbitrum DAO Deploys 3,117 ETH Into ether.fi’s weETH
The deployment puts weETH among the top three treasury allocations held by the DAO on Arbitrum.
Has Pell Network Lost $200 Million in TVL?
The network’s website displays over $200M in restaked tokens and 510,000 stakers, which contradicts on-chain data.
Hackers Steal $1.5M on Arbitrum Via Proxy Contract DeFi Exploit
Arbitrum suffers $1.5M hack as attackers exploit smart contract flaws, highlighting growing risks for users and decentralized finance platforms.
StarkNet Faces Network Outage Amid Surging Stablecoin Growth
StarkNet faces unexpected downtime, yet soaring USDC adoption and growing DeFi activity highlight strong network resilience and ecosystem growth.
Fake ‘2FA Security Check’ Targets MetaMask Wallets in Phishing Scam
A new MetaMask phishing scam tricks users into revealing wallet seed phrases, risking instant losses—stay alert, verify links, and never…
Aave Labs Eyes Revenue Sharing With AAVE Holders
Aave Labs plans revenue sharing with token holders as community debates governance and growth strategies for the protocol’s future.
EVM Wallet Draining Continues Amid Browser Security Concerns
EVM wallets face automated attacks, draining millions across chains as browser and third-party vulnerabilities leave users’ funds at risk.
Layer-1 Chains Post Double-Digit Transaction Growth Led by NEAR
NEAR Protocol led the surge, with transactions jumping 158% in the past week, alongside a steady rise in active addresses.
Hyperliquid Labs Unstakes $31.2M Worth of HYPE Tokens for Team
The token unlock for team distribution comes as Hyperliquid navigates through a dim phase where its volume, revenue, and open…
Aave Governance Vote Blocks DAO Takeover of Brand Assets
Aave Founder Stani Kulechov called the vote a healthy debate and said his AAVE purchase did not influence the outcome.
USX Stablecoin on Solana Depegs to $0.8 Amid Liquidity Concerns
The Solstice Finance team stated that they were aware of the matter and confirmed the custodied assets backing USX remain…
Gnosis Executes Hard Fork to Return $9.4M to Balancer Hack Victim
Gnosis Chain's hard fork recovers stolen funds while reigniting debate over blockchain immutability versus community intervention in DeFi.
B2B Stablecoin Volume Grows 156% on Ethereum: Artemis Report
Artemis’ report notes that the B2B stablecoin volume surged 156%, accompanied by a 45% increase in average transaction size.
Hyperliquid Refutes Claims on $362M Shortfall and Insider Trading
The platform said it is fully solvent and all trades are transparently verifiable on-chain.
Critics Slam Aave Labs for Bypassing Consensus in Key Governance Vote
The controversial proposal seeks to transfer domain, social media handles, trademarks, and naming rights from Aave Labs to the DAO-controlled…
HyperLiquid Denies Insider Trading as Ex-Staff Shorts HYPE
The decentralized exchange said that it implements strict trading restrictions for employees and contractors following an ex-employee short-selling controversy.
Copy-Paste Error Costs Crypto User $50 Million in Wallet Scam
Noting the test transaction, a scammer spoofed the same first and last four characters of the wallet address and the…
Lido DAO Proposes $60M Plan to Go Beyond Liquid Staking
Lido expects to stay profitable despite growth spending, with core operations generating $8.1M and new products adding $4.7M in revenue.
