Category: DeFi

Lighter Protocol Bleeds $250M in 24 Hours as ‘Mercenary’ Capital Exits

Mercenary capital flees Lighter Protocol as $250M exits the DEX within 24 hours of its massive $675M airdrop.
2 weeks ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Security

Official Trump Team Wallets Offload $94M via Solana DeFi; Funds Hit Coinbase

Team wallets deployed a sophisticated 'single-sided liquidity' strategy on Meteora to quietly convert nearly $100M of the Solana-based token into...
2 weeks ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Famed ‘Oct 10’ Bear Flips to $740M Long; Adds $65M SOL Exposure

The trader famous for a $192M short profit in October is now betting the house on a reversal, holding $740M...
2 weeks ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Lighter Protocol Executes $675M ‘Direct’ Airdrop; LIT Slides 30%

Lighter Protocol bypasses claim pages to drop 250M LIT tokens directly into wallets, sparking a $675M liquidity event and a...

Bitwise Files for 11 ‘Strategy’ Altcoin ETFs; Canton (CC) Surges 20%

Bitwise files for 11 hybrid 'Strategy' ETFs capping direct exposure at 60%, with Canton (CC) rallying 20% on the news.

Coinbase Taps South Korea’s BC Card for USDC Payments on Base

Coinbase partners with South Korea's payment giant BC Card to pilot USDC settlement on the Base L2 network for 3.4...

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...
2 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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.