Category: DeFi

10 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Governance

US Prosecutors Move to Block DeFi Education Fund in Landmark MEV Retrial

Prosecutors argue the DeFi Education Fund's input offers 'no unique information' as the Peraire-Bueno brothers face a retrial for a...
10 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.
10 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...
10 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.
10 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...
10 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...
10 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...
10 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.
10 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...