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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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DeFiRegulation
2 Sources

S&P Global Ratings Launches Risk Framework for On-Chain Lending Vaults

S&P Global Ratings introduced a new vault risk assessment (VRA) framework to evaluate on-chain lending vaults across cre...

Oct 5, 2026, 07:01 AM
S&P Global RatingsDeFi
DeFiSecurity
2 Sources

Aztec Connect Loses $2.1M in Deprecated Contract Exploit

A deprecated smart contract belonging to Aztec Connect was exploited for approximately $2.1 million, according to securi...

Oct 4, 2026, 07:13 AM
Aztec ConnectAztec Labs
DeFiSecurity
2 Sources

Aztec Connect Exploit Highlights Risks in Deprecated DeFi Contracts

An exploit against Aztec Connect, a deprecated privacy protocol, exposed lingering security risks in immutable smart con...

Oct 4, 2026, 04:02 AM
AztecAztec Connect
DeFiSecurity
2 Sources

Aztec Connect Exploit Exposes Security Risks in Deprecated DeFi Contracts

An exploit targeting a deprecated Aztec Connect contract has surfaced security vulnerabilities in legacy DeFi infrastruc...

Oct 4, 2026, 04:02 AM
Aztec ConnectSlowMist
DeFi
2 Sources

Chainlink Launches Fulcrum, Cross-Chain Collateral Platform for Institutions

Chainlink unveiled Fulcrum, a cross-chain collateral management platform designed for institutional finance and repo mar...

Oct 3, 2026, 11:13 AM
ChainlinkFulcrum
DeFi
2 Sources

Hyperliquid USDC Yield Program Allocates ~$14.6M to HYPE Buybacks

Hyperliquid's new USDC yield program has allocated approximately $14.6 million for HYPE token buybacks, funded by yield ...

Oct 3, 2026, 10:10 AM
HyperliquidHYPE
DeFiAdoption
2 Sources

Centrifuge Launches Three Tokenized Funds on Arc Platform

Centrifuge confirmed three tokenized funds are now live on Arc, offering exposure to US Treasuries and credit instrument...

Oct 3, 2026, 01:03 AM
CentrifugeArc
DeFi
2 Sources

Aave Labs Proposes Cayman Foundation to Transfer Brand and IP to DAO

Aave Labs has proposed establishing a Cayman Islands foundation to hold the protocol's brand, intellectual property, and...

Oct 2, 2026, 08:06 PM
AaveAave Labs
SecurityDeFi
2 Sources

NEAR Intents Suffers $3.8M Exploit, Issues 48-Hour Return Ultimatum

NEAR Intents halted services Wednesday after identifying a $3.8 million exploit isolated to USDT on Binance Smart Chain ...

Oct 2, 2026, 07:12 PM
NEAR IntentsNEAR
DeFiAdoption
3 Sources

SMBC Nikko and Uniswap Plan Japan-Compliant DeFi Gateway by Mid-2027

SMBC Nikko, Uniswap Labs, Nethermind, Base, and Nyx Foundation announced a partnership to build a Japan-compliant DeFi g...

Oct 2, 2026, 03:13 PM
SMBC NikkoUniswap Labs
DeFiAdoption
2 Sources

Tokenized Assets Reach $34B–$46B as On-Chain Equities Lead

Two independent analyses report tokenized real-world assets ranging from $34 billion to $46.2 billion across multiple bl...

Oct 2, 2026, 08:16 AM
Dune AnalyticsCrypto Briefing
SecurityDeFi
2 Sources

NEAR Intents Loses $3.8M to Exploit; Reimbursement Pledged

A bug in NEAR Intents' cross-chain trading system allowed an attacker to drain approximately $3.8 million across multipl...

Oct 2, 2026, 06:11 AM
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