Layer 1DeFiAFX Launches Sovereign Layer 1 Optimized for Perpetual Futures DEXesAFX unveiled a new sovereign Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically to optimize execution for on-chain perpetual futur...May 18, 2026, 07:01 AMAFX
DeFiMarketsHYPE Token Rises 7% as Hyperliquid Launches SpaceX Pre-IPO MarketThe HYPE token gained 7% in 24 hours after Trade.xyz launched a pre-IPO perpetual market on Hyperliquid, offering synthe...May 18, 2026, 06:01 AMHyperliquidTrade.xyz
DeFiAave Restores WETH Borrowing as Kelp DAO Recovery ContinuesAave has restored borrowing capabilities against wrapped Ether across affected markets, resuming normal loan-to-value ra...May 18, 2026, 06:01 AMAaveKelp DAO
DeFiAdoptionJito Labs Launches JTX Consumer Trading Platform on SolanaJito Labs introduced JTX, a new consumer trading platform built on Solana, as the MEV infrastructure firm expands beyond...May 17, 2026, 03:01 AMJito LabsJTX
DeFiSecurityKelpDAO's rsETH Faces $936k Outflows One Month After $292M ExploitKelpDAO's rsETH liquid restaking token recorded $936,000 in net outflows one month after the protocol suffered a $292 mi...May 17, 2026, 01:02 AMKelpDAOrsETH
DeFiXRP Holders Gain Yield Option Through Flare and Monarq PartnershipFlare and Monarq have partnered to launch MXRPY, a yield strategy for XRP holders that deploys capital across options tr...May 16, 2026, 09:02 AMXRPFlare
Layer 2DeFiStarknet Launches strkBTC, a Privacy-Focused Wrapped BitcoinStarknet introduced strkBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin token designed to enable private Bitcoin transactions on the Starknet Lay...May 16, 2026, 09:01 AMStarknetstrkBTC
AdoptionDeFiChainlink Tops RWA Rankings With $7.68B Market CapChainlink claimed the top position in two major real-world asset sector rankings as of May 14, 2026, with a market capit...May 16, 2026, 02:05 AMChainlinkLINK
DeFiStablecoinsTownSquare Launches $100M USD1 Liquidity Initiative for Institutional YieldTownSquare announced a $100 million liquidity program centered on USD1 stablecoin to enable institutional yield generati...May 15, 2026, 02:01 AMTownSquareUSD1
