DeFiExchanges2 SourcesLayerZero Launches ATLAS Exchange Engine, Commits 75% of Fees to ZRO BuybacksLayerZero unveiled ATLAS, a headless exchange engine that routes 75% of post-venue trading fees into ZRO token buybacks ...Aug 26, 2026, 03:03 PMLayerZeroATLAS
SecurityDeFi3 SourcesTerm Finance Shuts Meta Vaults After $8.5M ExploitTerm Finance permanently closed its Meta Vaults and revoked their DAO governance powers following an Aug. 23 exploit tha...Aug 25, 2026, 09:02 PMTerm FinanceMeta Vaults
AdoptionDeFi2 SourcesSouth Korea's POSCO Tokenizes Trade Receivables on AvalanchePOSCO, a $22 billion South Korean trading company, tokenized trade receivables on the Avalanche blockchain in a pilot pr...Aug 25, 2026, 09:02 PMPOSCOAvalanche
DeFiAdoption2 SourcesMantle Brings $200M RWA Yield Product to DeFi via Fluxion VaultMantle expanded its real-world asset yield offering into DeFi after its Bybit-based product reached $200 million in asse...Aug 25, 2026, 07:12 PMMantleFluxion Network
DeFiExchanges2 SourcesSolana DEX Volume Hits $17B, Outpacing Most Centralized ExchangesSolana decentralized exchanges processed $17 billion in trading volume, surpassing most major centralized platforms for ...Aug 25, 2026, 04:01 PMSolanaBinance
AdoptionDeFi4 SourcesBitwise Launches Automated Token Portfolios Using Coinbase Tokenized StocksBitwise launched automated portfolios of Coinbase tokenized stocks for non-US investors on August 25, charging 0.15% met...Aug 25, 2026, 03:12 PMBitwiseCoinbase
AdoptionDeFi2 SourcesBrazilian Dairy Farmers Tokenize Cows to Bypass Bank Lending LimitsBrazilian dairy farmers have completed the first tokenized livestock deal on Brazil's stock exchange, using smart collar...Aug 24, 2026, 12:04 PMBrazilDecrypt
RegulationDeFi2 SourcesSEC's Peirce Warns Crypto Vaults May Trigger Securities Rules Despite Friendlier StanceSEC Commissioner Hester Peirce cautioned July 22 that some of the $131 billion in crypto vaults and onchain lending stra...Aug 24, 2026, 08:02 AMSECHester Peirce
DeFiSecurity2 SourcesTerm Finance Loses $8.5M to Attacker Who Bought Governance Control for 2 ETHAn attacker purchased voting power in Term Finance for approximately 2 ETH, then used that control to drain $8.5 million...Aug 24, 2026, 07:22 AMTerm FinanceEthereum
