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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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2 Sources

Firelight Raises $8M to Expand DeFi Insurance Beyond XRP

Firelight, a cover protocol backed by staked XRP on Flare, closed an $8 million funding round and plans to expand beyond...

Sep 1, 2026, 04:01 PM
FirelightXRP
Layer 2DeFi
3 Sources

Robinhood Chain Surpasses Ethereum in Daily DEX Volume and Launchpad Revenue

Robinhood Chain ranked second among all blockchains by decentralized exchange volume in a 24-hour period, with its memec...

Sep 1, 2026, 08:02 AM
Robinhood ChainEthereum
MarketsDeFi
3 Sources

Polymarket Raises $1B at $21B Valuation Led by 1789 Capital

Polymarket closed a $1 billion funding round at a $21 billion valuation, with 1789 Capital leading a $300 million commit...

Sep 1, 2026, 05:11 AM
Polymarket1789 Capital
DeFiSecurity
2 Sources

Switchboard Oracle Halts Operations on Aptos, SUI, IOTA, Movement

Switchboard, a decentralized oracle network, halted operations across Aptos, SUI, IOTA, and Movement after detecting a p...

Sep 1, 2026, 05:01 AM
SwitchboardAptos
DeFiSecurity
2 Sources

Balancer Warns V1 LP Users of Pool-Draining Bug in Legacy Contracts

Balancer advised users to exit liquidity positions from its deprecated v1 contracts after identifying a pool-draining vu...

Aug 31, 2026, 10:02 PM
BalancerSlowMist
DeFiLayer 1
2 Sources

XRP Ledger Validators Near Decision on Lending Protocol Amendments

XRP Ledger validators are approaching a deadline to vote on two amendments—XLS-65 and XLS-66—that would introduce native...

Aug 31, 2026, 10:06 AM
XRP LedgerXLS-65
DeFiSecurity
5 Sources

Cronos Network Halts After $75M Exploit in Tectonic Lending Protocol

Cronos validators paused the blockchain after an attacker exploited Tectonic's lending protocol, inflating the TONIC tok...

Aug 31, 2026, 05:07 AM
CronosTectonic
DeFiSecurity
4 Sources

Ostium Halts Trading After $18M Oracle Key Exploit

Ostium suspended trading after an attacker exploited a compromised oracle signer key to drain approximately $18 million ...

Aug 31, 2026, 02:02 AM
OstiumArbitrum
DeFiLayer 1
2 Sources

Aave Deploys V4 Lending Protocol to Avalanche in First Expansion Beyond Ethereum

Aave has launched its V4 lending protocol on Avalanche, marking the first deployment of the latest version beyond Ethere...

Aug 31, 2026, 01:05 AM
AaveAvalanche
DeFiAdoption
2 Sources

Uniswap Tokenized Stock Volume on Robinhood Chain Passes $1 Billion

Uniswap's cumulative trading volume in tokenized stocks on Robinhood Chain has exceeded $1 billion, according to founder...

Aug 30, 2026, 10:05 PM
UniswapRobinhood Chain
DeFiAdoption
2 Sources

Uniswap Tokenized Stock Volume on Robinhood Chain Reaches $1B-$1.5B

Uniswap has processed between $1 billion and $1.5 billion in tokenized stock trading volume on Robinhood Chain, accordin...

Aug 30, 2026, 10:04 PM
UniswapRobinhood Chain
DeFiAdoption
2 Sources

Tokenized Equities Hit $29.5B as Coinbase Launches Base Offerings

Tokenized equity transfer volume jumped to $29.5 billion, a 415% increase, as Coinbase launched four share-backed equity...

Aug 30, 2026, 09:02 AM
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