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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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Aave Deprecates 50 Assets, Winds Down Six Low-Revenue Chain Deployments

Aave is discontinuing support for 50 low-adoption assets and fully winding down deployments on six blockchains that each...

Aug 20, 2026, 05:02 AM

Securitize's Tokenized Assets Hit $4.3B as Revenue Lags Growth

Securitize reported record average tokenized assets under management of $4.3 billion in its first quarter as a public co...

Aug 19, 2026, 11:08 PM

Coinbase Integrates Hyperliquid Perps on Base App With 50x Leverage

Coinbase has enabled access to Hyperliquid's perpetual futures markets on its Base App, offering eligible users more tha...

Aug 19, 2026, 08:02 PM

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Ethena and FalconX Launch $1 Billion USDe Lending Facility

Ethena and FalconX launched a $1 billion warehouse lending facility that deploys assets backing the USDe stablecoin to f...

Aug 19, 2026, 05:03 PM

Maya Protocol Exploit Drains Assets as Cross-Chain Trading Halts

A chain of six vulnerabilities in Maya Protocol's cross-chain trading system allowed an attacker to drain bitcoin and ot...

Aug 19, 2026, 03:08 PM

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South Korea Blocks Polymarket Access, Citing Gambling Concerns

South Korea has restricted access to prediction market platform Polymarket, joining over 30 jurisdictions that have take...

Aug 19, 2026, 03:01 AM

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Toyota Finance Launches ¥1 Billion Tokenized Bond for Retail Investors

Toyota Finance opened retail applications Tuesday for a ¥1 billion tokenized bond offering 1.72% annual yield, purchasab...

Aug 18, 2026, 03:03 PM

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Compound Allocates $52M for Institutional DeFi Push, Names New Leadership

Compound governance approved a $52 million program and named a new leadership team to build institutional lending and re...

Aug 18, 2026, 06:02 AM

Uniswap Launches Token Discovery Tab as UNI Hits 6-Month High

Uniswap deployed a new "Launches" beta tab in its web interface to consolidate token discovery across multiple launchpad...

Aug 18, 2026, 05:01 AM

Hyperliquid Revenue Falls 50% Despite Record Open Interest in RWA Perps

Hyperliquid's July revenue fell 50% year-on-year to $43 million, marking the fourth consecutive quarterly decline despit...

Aug 16, 2026, 03:05 AM

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Nomura's Laser Digital Backs ZIGChain for Emerging-Market Private Credit

Nomura's cryptocurrency arm Laser Digital has invested in ZIGChain, a protocol targeting emerging-market private credit....

Aug 16, 2026, 12:12 AM

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Tokenized Assets Hit $7.4B in Deposits as DeFi Volumes Decline

Deposits of tokenized real-world assets, including gold, Treasuries, and equities, tripled to $7.4 billion according to ...

Aug 15, 2026, 08:07 PM

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