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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

Lido Enables Direct ETH Staking From Arbitrum, Base, Linea, and Optimism

Lido now allows users on four Ethereum Layer 2 networks to stake ETH directly from their local chains and receive wstETH...

Oct 16, 2026, 04:07 AM
LidoEthereum
DeFiExchanges
2 Sources

OKX Launches On-Chain Spot and Perpetuals Beta With 250K USDT Rewards

OKX opened a beta version of on-chain spot and perpetual futures trading alongside a points competition with a 250,000 U...

Oct 16, 2026, 02:05 AM
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ExchangesDeFi
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OKX Launches On-Chain Spot and Perpetuals Beta With 250K USDT Rewards

OKX opened a beta for on-chain spot trading and perpetual futures Tuesday, offering users simulated TradFi-style trading...

Oct 16, 2026, 02:05 AM
OKX
DeFiLayer 1
2 Sources

Aave V4 Launches Dollar-Euro Lending on Circle's Arc Network

Aave V4 deployed Arc Markets on September 16, enabling dollar-euro lending pairs with four initial reserve assets and a ...

Oct 16, 2026, 12:02 AM
AaveArc Markets
DeFiRegulation
3 Sources

Ripple Prime Launches 24/7 RWA Swaps; HSBC Flags Liquidity Concerns

Ripple Prime has expanded into 24/7 stock and commodity derivatives trading for institutional clients, but HSBC warned i...

Oct 15, 2026, 05:10 PM
RippleRipple Prime
DeFi
2 Sources

PancakeSwap Proposes 88% LP Fee Share, 69% CAKE Emissions Cut

PancakeSwap is advancing a discussion-stage proposal to direct 88% of protocol fees to liquidity providers and reduce CA...

Oct 15, 2026, 08:08 AM
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RegulationDeFi
3 Sources

VanEck Withdraws SEC Filing for Lido Staked Ethereum ETF

VanEck has withdrawn its SEC registration for a proposed exchange-traded fund holding stETH after nearly a year, with no...

Oct 14, 2026, 10:04 PM
VanEckLido
DeFi
2 Sources

Uniswap Launches ETH/USDC Pool With Asymmetric Buy-Sell Fees

Uniswap deployed a new ETH/USDC pool using the VolatilePair Hook, which charges different fees on buy and sell sides dep...

Oct 14, 2026, 05:23 PM
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DeFiAdoption
2 Sources

EQX Launches 11 Tokenized Stocks and ETFs on Hyperliquid

EQX plans to list 11 tokenized US stocks and ETFs on Hyperliquid's HyperCore market, each backed by actual shares and tr...

Oct 14, 2026, 05:21 PM
EQXHyperliquid
DeFiLayer 1
3 Sources

Babylon Proposes Native Bitcoin Collateral for Aave V4

Babylon has advanced a proposal to allow Bitcoin holders to borrow stablecoins on Aave V4 using native BTC as collateral...

Oct 14, 2026, 03:04 PM
BabylonAave
DeFiAdoption
2 Sources

L2 Capital, Newton Labs to Tokenize $500M in Pre-IPO AI Shares

L2 Capital has partnered with Newton Labs to tokenize $500 million in pre-IPO AI company shares, marking the first deplo...

Oct 14, 2026, 01:02 PM
L2 CapitalNewton Labs
MarketsDeFi
3 Sources

Polymarket CEO Hints at Token Launch While Exploring Equity Option

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan has renewed speculation about a potential cryptocurrency token launch through public commen...

Oct 14, 2026, 05:01 AM
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