DeFi2 SourcesCompound Allocates $52M for Institutional DeFi Push, Names New LeadershipCompound governance approved a $52 million program and named a new leadership team to build institutional lending and re...Aug 18, 2026, 06:02 AMCompoundDeFi
DeFiAdoption2 SourcesTokenized Assets Hit $7.4B in Deposits as DeFi Volumes DeclineDeposits of tokenized real-world assets, including gold, Treasuries, and equities, tripled to $7.4 billion according to ...Aug 15, 2026, 08:07 PMCoinSharesTokenized Assets
DeFiAdoptionWall Street's $7B in Tokenized Assets Sees Under 1% DeFi AdoptionInstitutional investors have deployed approximately $7 billion into tokenized fund products, yet less than 1% of that ca...Aug 10, 2026, 07:03 AMDeFiDeFiLlama
DeFiAdoptionBitcoin Yield Products Gain Traction Among InstitutionsInstitutional investors, DeFi developers, and corporate treasurers are increasingly turning to bitcoin yield products to...Aug 7, 2026, 05:10 PMBitcoinWall Street
SecurityCrypto Hacks Drain $1.1B in First Half of 2026, North Korea Accounts for HalfSecurity breaches and exploits across crypto platforms and protocols resulted in $1.1 billion in stolen funds during the...Aug 2, 2026, 02:02 AMNorth KoreaDeFi
MarketsAdoptionRWA Tokenization Market Surpasses $30 Billion, Enters Maturation PhaseThe market for tokenized real-world assets excluding stablecoins grew tenfold to over $30 billion between mid-2024 and A...Jul 27, 2026, 12:03 PMHTX ResearchRWA
RegulationDeFi Developers Face Prison Over Money Transmitter DefinitionTwo developers face prison-facing trials centered on whether writing DeFi code constitutes money transmission under a 19...Jul 22, 2026, 06:04 PMCLARITY ActDeFi
MarketsCrypto VC Funding Hits $1.2B in July as DeFi Investment Slides to 18-Month LowCrypto venture capital reached $1.2 billion in July with approximately 25 funding rounds completed as of mid-month, acco...Jul 20, 2026, 11:09 PMCryptoRankDeFi
AdoptionLayer 1a16z: Institutional Adoption Requires Different Blockchain Design Than DeFiAndreessen Horowitz published research Friday arguing that blockchain adoption by traditional finance institutions requi...Jul 19, 2026, 01:02 AMAndreessen HorowitzDeFi
DeFiAdoptionARK Challenges a16z on Whether TradFi Needs Permissionless DeFiARK Invest disputed Andreessen Horowitz's thesis that traditional finance will opt for controlled blockchains, contendin...Jul 16, 2026, 02:09 PMARK InvestAndreessen Horowitz
DeFiAdoptionCrypto Sportsbooks Face Real-Time Lineup Changes During England-Norway MatchCrypto sportsbooks handling England versus Norway betting have exposed operational challenges in adjusting odds for real...Jul 11, 2026, 07:04 PMCrypto sportsbooksDeFi
DeFiMarketsPrediction Markets Hit $50B as World Cup Trading AcceleratesPrediction market volumes topped $50 billion in June driven by World Cup betting activity, according to market data. The...Jul 10, 2026, 05:01 AMPrediction MarketsWorld Cup
