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Decentralized finance (DeFi) replaces banks, exchanges, and lenders with on-chain smart contracts. Our DeFi coverage tracks automated market makers and DEX volume (Uniswap, Curve, Balancer, PancakeSwap, Aerodrome), money markets and lending (Aave, Compound, Spark, Morpho), liquid staking and restaking (Lido, Rocket Pool, EigenLayer), stablecoin issuance and depeg events, total value locked (TVL) shifts, yield strategies, governance proposals, and the exploits, audits, and recovery efforts that define the security landscape. We follow major chains where DeFi is most active — Ethereum and its Layer 2s, Solana, Tron, BNB Chain, and the long tail of EVM-compatible networks.

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Blockchain Association Urges Treasury to Clarify GENIUS Act DeFi Rules

The Blockchain Association submitted formal comments to the US Treasury requesting clearer definitions in the proposed G...

Oct 20, 2026, 01:12 PM

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Echo Protocol Winds Down, Halting New Deposits and Borrowing

Echo Protocol announced a shutdown, immediately freezing new deposits and borrowing while allowing existing users to wit...

Oct 20, 2026, 03:07 AM

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Frax Launches Six-Currency FX Pools on Aerodrome Base DEX

Frax Finance deployed six foreign-exchange trading pairs on Aerodrome, a Base-native decentralized exchange, expanding D...

Oct 20, 2026, 12:08 AM

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Papertrade Delays PAPER Token Transfers Over Oracle Manipulation Risks

Papertrade has kept its PAPER governance token non-transferable, citing concerns about perpetual futures attack vectors ...

Oct 19, 2026, 11:03 PM

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BlackRock Expands Tokenization Strategy Beyond Crypto Into Traditional Finance

BlackRock is broadening its tokenization efforts to include tokenized funds, portfolios, and stablecoin reserves that co...

Oct 19, 2026, 11:04 AM

XRP Lending Protocol Passes Formal Verification, Uncovers Edge Cases

RippleX developers are applying formal verification to the XRP Ledger's upcoming lending protocol, a shift from testing ...

Oct 19, 2026, 03:01 AM

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MetaMask Launches Agent Wallet to Let AI Bots Trade Within User-Set Limits

MetaMask opened early access Monday to Agent Wallet, allowing AI agents to execute trades across 25+ EVM chains and Hype...

Oct 19, 2026, 12:07 AM

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Circle Launches cirBTC Wrapped Bitcoin on Ethereum for Institutional Use

Circle introduced cirBTC, a 1:1 wrapped Bitcoin token on Ethereum, positioning it as an institutional-grade collateral o...

Oct 19, 2026, 12:06 AM

BitTorrent Burns First Batch of BTT in Web3 Rebrand Push

BitTorrent completed its inaugural BTT token burn on October 16, incinerating tokens repurchased with decentralized serv...

Oct 18, 2026, 11:05 PM

JUST Completes Fifth JST Buyback, Burns 170M Tokens Worth $23.53M

JUST announced October 17 the completion of its fifth buyback-and-burn round, removing 170 million JST tokens from circu...

Oct 18, 2026, 08:07 PM

Uniswap Records $14.81M Monthly Revenue, Robinhood Chain Drives 53%

Uniswap generated $14.81 million in protocol revenue during September, its highest monthly total on record, with Robinho...

Oct 18, 2026, 03:12 PM

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Foreign Investors Hold 66.9% of Tokenized US Treasuries, Chainalysis Reports

Chainalysis data shows foreign holders, primarily in Italy, Portugal, and Singapore, control 66.9% of tracked tokenized ...

Oct 18, 2026, 11:02 AM

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