Category: DeFi

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.
2 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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.

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 weeks 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...
2 weeks ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Coinbase Bets 2026 On Perps, Prediction Markets, Stablecoins

Coinbase's 2026 institutional outlook zeroes in on perpetual futures, prediction markets and stablecoins as the markets that matter next year.

Uniswap Burns 100M UNI After UNIfication Vote, Fee Switch Live

Uniswap has burned 100 million UNI in a single on-chain hit after the UNIfication fee-switch vote, turning years of fee-split...