Category: DeFi

2 months ago DeFi, Governance, Security

Unleash Protocol Exploited for $3.9M; Funds Vanish Into Tornado Cash

Attackers hijacked Unleash Protocol's multisig governance to drain $3.9 million, bridging funds to Ethereum and washing them via Tornado Cash.
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

$11B Bitcoin Whale Dumps $330M ETH, Loads Up $748M Longs

The $11B Bitcoin whale that front-ran October’s crash just flipped again, unloading $330M in spot ETH to stack $748M in...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Lighter DEX Launches LIT Token; Allocates 25% of Supply to Airdrop

Order book protocol Lighter challenges AMM dominance with a massive 25% retroactive distribution.
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Reports of $675M Silver Margin Shock at Major US Bank Spark Liquidity Fears

Unverified reports suggest a massive silver trade has gone awry for an unnamed institution, triggering a $675M liquidity drain and...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

BlackRock’s BUIDL Fund Tops $100M In Onchain Payouts

Securitize says BlackRock’s BUIDL fund has now paid roughly $100 million in onchain dividends, giving tokenized Treasuries a hard cash-flow...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

BitMine Locks 1.1M Ether; Staking Queue Surges on $1B Entry

Mining giant BitMine converts 1.1 million ETH into staked assets, triggering a supply shock and signaling a shift toward yield-bearing...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Silver Rally Hits Regulatory Wall: CME Hikes Margins, Tokenized Volume Soars

CME Group intervenes in the silver market with margin hikes, triggering a capital flight to on-chain tokenized alternatives.
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Governance

Uniswap Burns 100M UNI After UNIfication Vote Flips Fee Switch

Uniswap just burned 100M UNI from its treasury, flipped on protocol fees, and hard-wired trading revenue into an on-chain burn...

Ethereum 2026 Upgrades Tie Throughput To Fewer, Larger Validators

Ethereum’s 2026 scaling plan leans on MaxEB, ePBS and zk-proving, concentrating real validation power into fewer, larger operators just as...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Security

FLOW Crashes 40% As Flow Network Rolls Back After $3.9M Exploit

FLOW slid about 40% after a $3.9M execution-layer exploit forced validators to halt and roll back the Flow network, triggering...