Category: DeFi

3 days ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

BitMine’s $6B ETH Hole: Tom Lee’s Treasury Gamble Underwater

BitMine Immersion Technologies faces a reported $6 billion paper loss on its 4.24 million ETH treasury as Ethereum prices break...

Step Finance Treasury Drained of $30M in SOL; STEP Token Crashes 70%

Step Finance investigates a $30M treasury breach after 261k SOL were unstaked and drained, sending the STEP token down 70%.

OKX CEO: Binance “Irresponsibility” Triggered $19B October Crash

Star Xu breaks silence on the Oct 10 wipeout, alleging Binance's USDe yield loops—not Trump's tariffs—sparked the historic $19B liquidation...
4 days ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Tether Nets $10B in 2025; Profits Slide 23% Despite Record Reserves

Tether reported over $10 billion in 2025 profits, but the 23% year-over-year drop highlights the impact of shifting Treasury yields...

Cardano Taps Circle’s $70B Liquidity Network via ‘USDCx’ Integration

Charles Hoskinson signs a deal to bring USDCx to Cardano using Circle’s xReserve model, connecting the network to a $70B...

CLARITY Act Limps Out of Senate Ag Committee; DeFi Yield Ban Threatens Bill’s Future

The CLARITY Act passed the Senate Agriculture Committee 12-11, but a partisan split over stablecoin yields and DeFi regulation leaves...
5 days ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Crypto ETFs Bleed $973M in Single Day as Institutions Hit Eject

U.S. crypto ETFs saw nearly $1 billion in outflows Jan. 29—the worst day since November—as BlackRock and Fidelity led a...
5 days ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Commodities Rout Spills On-Chain: Tokenized Metals Face $120M Liquidation Event

A strengthening dollar fueled by Fed chair speculation triggered $120M in liquidations across tokenized gold, silver, and copper markets Friday.
5 days ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Bitcoin Wicks to $81K as $1.7B Leverage Flush Resets Market

A $1.7 billion liquidation cascade forces Bitcoin down to $81,000 amid tech stock contagion and geopolitical tension.
5 days ago DeFi, Governance

Aave’s $4B ‘Liquid Leverage’ Dilemma: Ethena Loop Sparks Systemic Risk Fears

Billions in looped Ethena collateral on Aave have traders and risk advisors bracing for a potential liquidation cascade.