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Solana Co-founder Yakovenko Backs New Perpetuals DEX to Challenge Hyperliquid

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is backing a new perpetuals DEX designed to compete with Hyperliquid, arguing Solana...

May 20, 2026, 03:02 AM
SolanaAnatoly Yakovenko
DeFi

Wintermute Launches Armitage, a DeFi Vault Curation Platform

Wintermute unveiled Armitage, a platform designed to curate DeFi vaults across multiple collateral types, allowing users...

May 19, 2026, 03:19 PM
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AdoptionDeFi

Bitget Wallet Adds 130 Tokenized Stocks to RWA Offerings

Bitget Wallet integrated 130 xStocks tokenized equities, making them available to over 90 million users on the platform....

May 19, 2026, 03:17 PM
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ECHO Token Falls After $76.7M Admin Key Exploit Enables Unauthorized eBTC Minting

An attacker compromised Echo Protocol's admin key and minted $76.7 million in unauthorized eBTC, using the fake tokens t...

May 19, 2026, 09:01 AM
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SecurityDeFi

Echo Protocol Pauses Bridge After $76M eBTC Exploit on Monad

Echo Protocol halted its bridge after an attacker minted approximately 1,000 unauthorized eBTC tokens worth $76 million ...

May 19, 2026, 09:01 AM
Echo ProtocolPeckShield
DeFiRegulation

World Liberty Financial Treasury Warns of Potential Insolvency in SEC Filing

AI Financial, the treasury company for World Liberty Financial, disclosed in an SEC filing that it may not survive the y...

May 19, 2026, 08:03 AM
World Liberty FinancialAI Financial
DeFiRegulation

Polymarket Faces Scrutiny Over Judges With Financial Ties to Disputed Bets

Nearly 20% of Polymarket's dispute judges have financial stakes in the markets they adjudicate, raising concerns about c...

May 19, 2026, 06:08 AM
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Solana Co-Founder Backs New Perp DEX as Hyperliquid Pushes U.S. Regulatory Path

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko publicly endorsed a new Solana-based perpetuals DEX, arguing the ecosystem needs an ...

May 19, 2026, 05:01 AM
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DeFiStablecoins

Hyperliquid Negotiates Deal to Capture 90% of Circle's USDC Reserve Yield

Hyperliquid has negotiated an agreement to capture approximately 90% of Circle's USDC reserve yield, directing the proce...

May 19, 2026, 04:02 AM
HyperliquidCircle
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Sky Protocol Receives S&P Credit Rating, First for DeFi

S&P Global assigned a credit rating to Sky Protocol, marking the first time a decentralized finance protocol has receive...

May 19, 2026, 03:01 AM
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AFX Launches Sovereign Layer 1 Optimized for Perpetual Futures DEXes

AFX unveiled a new sovereign Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically to optimize execution for on-chain perpetual futur...

May 18, 2026, 07:01 AM
AFX
DeFiMarkets

HYPE Token Rises 7% as Hyperliquid Launches SpaceX Pre-IPO Market

The 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 AM
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