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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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DeFiExchanges
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LayerZero Launches ATLAS Exchange Engine, Commits 75% of Fees to ZRO Buybacks

LayerZero unveiled ATLAS, a headless exchange engine that routes 75% of post-venue trading fees into ZRO token buybacks ...

Aug 26, 2026, 03:03 PM
LayerZeroATLAS
SecurityDeFi
3 Sources

Term Finance Shuts Meta Vaults After $8.5M Exploit

Term Finance permanently closed its Meta Vaults and revoked their DAO governance powers following an Aug. 23 exploit tha...

Aug 25, 2026, 09:02 PM
Term FinanceMeta Vaults
AdoptionDeFi
2 Sources

South Korea's POSCO Tokenizes Trade Receivables on Avalanche

POSCO, a $22 billion South Korean trading company, tokenized trade receivables on the Avalanche blockchain in a pilot pr...

Aug 25, 2026, 09:02 PM
POSCOAvalanche
DeFiAdoption
2 Sources

Mantle Brings $200M RWA Yield Product to DeFi via Fluxion Vault

Mantle expanded its real-world asset yield offering into DeFi after its Bybit-based product reached $200 million in asse...

Aug 25, 2026, 07:12 PM
MantleFluxion Network
DeFiExchanges
2 Sources

Solana DEX Volume Hits $17B, Outpacing Most Centralized Exchanges

Solana decentralized exchanges processed $17 billion in trading volume, surpassing most major centralized platforms for ...

Aug 25, 2026, 04:01 PM
SolanaBinance
AdoptionDeFi
4 Sources

Bitwise Launches Automated Token Portfolios Using Coinbase Tokenized Stocks

Bitwise launched automated portfolios of Coinbase tokenized stocks for non-US investors on August 25, charging 0.15% met...

Aug 25, 2026, 03:12 PM
BitwiseCoinbase
MarketsDeFi
3 Sources

Hyperliquid Tests $87 Resistance as ATH Climbs to $86.71

Hyperliquid reached $86.71 on Sept. 2, a new all-time high, before consolidating near $81. Technical analysts cite intac...

Aug 24, 2026, 03:01 PM
HyperliquidHYPE
AdoptionDeFi
2 Sources

Brazilian Dairy Farmers Tokenize Cows to Bypass Bank Lending Limits

Brazilian dairy farmers have completed the first tokenized livestock deal on Brazil's stock exchange, using smart collar...

Aug 24, 2026, 12:04 PM
BrazilDecrypt
RegulationDeFi
2 Sources

SEC's Peirce Warns Crypto Vaults May Trigger Securities Rules Despite Friendlier Stance

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce cautioned July 22 that some of the $131 billion in crypto vaults and onchain lending stra...

Aug 24, 2026, 08:02 AM
SECHester Peirce
DeFiSecurity
2 Sources

Term Finance Loses $8.5M to Attacker Who Bought Governance Control for 2 ETH

An 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 AM
Term FinanceEthereum
DeFiMarkets
2 Sources

Real-World Assets Surpass Crypto on Hyperliquid for First Time

Stocks, commodities, and market indices outpaced cryptocurrency trading volume on Hyperliquid, the largest decentralized...

Aug 23, 2026, 06:05 PM
HyperliquidARK Invest
DeFiSecurity
2 Sources

Term Labs Loses $8.5M in Governance Exploit on Strategy Vaults

An attacker exploited governance controls in Term Labs' strategy vaults and drained approximately $8.5 million in user f...

Aug 23, 2026, 01:02 PM
Term Labs
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