Latest DeFi News

Klarna to Launch USD-Backed Stablecoin on Stripe’s Tempo Blockchain
Klarna intends to become the first traditional financial institution to issue a stablecoin directly on Tempo’s mainnet.

Coinbase to Acquire Vector to Boost Onchain Trading
The crypto exchange is buying Vector to integrate Solana-native technology, broadening access to high-velocity decentralized exchange (DEX) markets.

Spicenet Joins Chainlink Build to Access CCIP Infrastructure
Spicenet will adopt Chainlink as its exclusive oracle and interoperability layer, accelerating its plan to unify fragmented DeFi networks.

GANA Payment Hit by $3.1M Exploit as Hacker Uses Tornado Cash
The hacker consolidated the loot into one wallet, then laundered 1,140 BNB and 346.8 ETH through Tornado Cash across BSC…

Circle Expands USYC to BNB Chain Amid DeFi Growth
Circle brings its tokenized money-market fund USYC to BNB Chain, expanding access to on-chain yield as institutional tokenization accelerates.
Chainlink CCIP Drives Project Rubicon’s DeFi Expansion
The protocol brings Bittensor’s subnet tokens to Base via Chainlink CCIP, unlocking liquidity and expanding decentralized AI markets.

Hyperliquid Introduces HIP-3 Growth Mode With Lower Fees
Hyperliquid cuts trading fees up to 90% with HIP-3 Growth Mode, easing early market activity and boosting liquidity in non-crypto…

Sui Network Launches USDsui Stablecoin for Payments and DeFi
The stablecoin serves as a foundational stablecoin for Sui, which will support its wallets and cross-border payments.

UAE Debuts Digital Dirham in First Government Transaction
Landmark CBDC payment completed in under two minutes, marking a major step in the country’s financial transformation.

Trade.XYZ Expands Hyperliquid with Grabbing APPL, MSFT HIP-3 Tickers
Trade.XYZ’s purchase of Apple and Microsoft HIP-3 tickers marks a new phase in Hyperliquid’s community-led market expansion.

Lido Proposes Automated LDO Buyback to Strengthen Liquidity
Lido plans to use NEST for automated LDO buybacks in 350,000-token “clips” to reduce price impact, starting possibly in Q1…

Lista DAO Executes $3.5M USDX Flash Loan Liquidation
The flash loan liquidation follows liquidity strain in the USDX vault as Lista DAO moves to address high utilization and…

Lista DAO Hosts Emergency Vote to Force Liquidate USDX Market
Lista DAO calls a one-hour emergency vote to decide whether to force liquidations in the USDX market as abnormal borrowing…

Lighter Onboards Chainlink as Oracle Partner Amid Growing Volumes
Lighter surpassed Hyperliquid in 24 hour perpetual trading volume, positioning it at the first place among all decentralized perpetual trading…

Balancer Releases Preliminary Incident Report Of $117M Exploit
Preliminary report reveals code flaw in V2 pools while partner chains begin full recovery.

Berachain Recovers $12.8M Lost in Balancer Hack, Resumes Operations
Berachain confirms full fund recovery with white-hat help, resumes HONEY operations, and considers bounty after Balancer exploit.

ZKsync Introduces Governance-to-Utility Shift for ZK Token
New proposal connects network activity to token value, expanding beyond voting rights into real economic utility.

Chainalysis Warns DeFi’s $150B Market Faces Growing Security Risks
Rising hacks, global warnings, and calls for identity-linked regulation put crypto’s decentralized finance experiment to the test.

Moonwell Hit by $1M Oracle Exploit on Base and Optimism
Moonwell lost $1M after a hacker exploited faulty oracle prices, showing how DeFi platforms remain vulnerable to data and system…

Curve Finance Warns DeFi Developers After $116M Balancer Hack
Curve Finance sympathized with Balancer, confirmed its own safety, and urged DeFi teams to double-check their code.

Balancer Attacker Begins Swapping Stolen Funds for ETH
Balancer reels from a $116M exploit as hackers drain funds across chains, swap assets for ETH, and spark fears over…

Balancer Confirms $116M Exploit, Multiple Projects Affected
DeFi protocol works with security teams after vulnerability in V2 Composable Stable Pools leads to massive losses.

Balancer Protocol Hit by Major Exploit Resulting in $128M Loss
The stolen assets include 6,587 WETH valued at $24.46M, 6,851 osETH worth $26.86M, and 4,260 wstETH amounting to $19.27 million.

WLFI Brings USD1 Points to DeFi via Dolomite
Stablecoin issuer extends USD1 rewards to DeFi users weeks after launching the token burn initiative.

Real World Assets Market Soars 309% in Two Years: Ark Invest
Tokenized Real World Assets, reaching $32B, are exploding with private credit driving 72% of the growth, and US treasuries offering…

Hyperliquid Leads Perp DEX Market with $1.2B Annual Profit
Hyperliquid dominates the perpetual DEX scene with $1.2B in yearly profit, massive buybacks, and unmatched liquidity growth across DeFi.

Ondo Integrates Chainlink to Support Tokenized Securities
Partnership aims to set a standard for data integrity as Ondo Global Markets surpasses $300 million in tokenized equities.

Dolomite partners with Chainlink for Next-Gen DeFi Security
Dolomite, a DeFi hub, partners with Chainlink to implement CCIP's battle-tested security, ensuring safe cross-chain asset management and composability.

Saros $10M Grant Powers Zero Cost Liquidity for Solana Projects
Saros DEX launches a $10M program to help new Solana projects build high-quality, efficient liquidity markets without draining capital reserves.

Gauntlet Launches USDC Prime Vault on Optimism Mainnet
The USDC Prime Vault combines Gauntlet’s risk model and Morphos Lab’s tech to help users earn and manage their assets…