DeFiMarkets2 SourcesReal-World Assets Surpass Crypto on Hyperliquid for First TimeStocks, commodities, and market indices outpaced cryptocurrency trading volume on Hyperliquid, the largest decentralized...Aug 23, 2026, 06:05 PMHyperliquidARK Invest
DeFiSecurity2 SourcesTerm Labs Loses $8.5M in Governance Exploit on Strategy VaultsAn attacker exploited governance controls in Term Labs' strategy vaults and drained approximately $8.5 million in user f...Aug 23, 2026, 01:02 PMTerm Labs
Layer 1DeFi2 SourcesLido Consolidates $16B Staked ETH Into Larger Validators After Curated Module v2 ApprovalLido has begun moving approximately $16 billion in staked Ethereum into larger validators following approval of its Cura...Aug 23, 2026, 04:02 AMLidoEthereum
DeFiLayer 12 SourcesBitSafe Launches Canton App Layer With $1M Foundation GrantBitSafe opened the public beta of Decentralization Manager, an open-source framework for building decentralized financia...Aug 23, 2026, 01:07 AMBitSafeCanton Network
SecurityDeFi2 SourcesSandbox Disables Base and BNB Bridging After Exploit Mints Unbacked SANDThe Sandbox halted bridging on Base and BNB Chain after an exploit minted unbacked SAND tokens, affecting less than 0.01...Aug 22, 2026, 06:08 PMThe SandboxBase
SecurityDeFi2 SourcesSandbox Discloses Bridge Exploit; 500M SAND Minted Across Base and BNB ChainThe Sandbox disclosed a cross-chain bridge vulnerability that allowed an attacker to mint approximately 500 million unba...Aug 22, 2026, 12:03 PMThe SandboxSAND
DeFi2 SourcesAave's Concentrated Debt Exposes Liquidation Risk Amid Ethereum VolatilityEthereum's 18% single-day move on August 20 did not trigger liquidations on Aave, but exposed a structural vulnerability...Aug 22, 2026, 08:06 AMAaveEthereum
RegulationDeFi2 SourcesTrump Says CFTC Working to Bring Hyperliquid Onshore in Compliant FashionPresident Trump said Aug. 19 that CFTC Chair Michael Selig is working to bring the geoblocked perpetual futures venue Hy...Aug 21, 2026, 11:02 PMHyperliquidCFTC
StablecoinsDeFi3 SourcesRipple Backs RLUSD Credit Fund as XRP Posts Weekly GainRipple is backing an institutional credit fund with Clearpool and Cicada Partners that will issue RLUSD-denominated work...Aug 21, 2026, 07:02 AMRippleRLUSD
