DeFi
DeFi

White House tells “greedy” banks to “move on” from CLARITY Act stablecoin yield fight

A White House digital assets official has slammed the traditional banking sector’s continued opposition to the proposed stablecoin yield compromise in the CLARITY Act. On…
DeFi

Kelp restaking platform exploited, $293M drained in attack

The attack caused a “cross-protocol contagion” that has impacted at least nine crypto protocols, blockchain security firm Cyvers said. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
DeFi

2026's biggest crypto exploit: $292 million gets drained from Kelp DAO with wrapped ether stranded across 20 chains

An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH, roughly 18% of circulating supply, from Kelp’s LayerZero-powered bridge on Saturday, triggering emergency freezes across Aave, SparkLend, Fluid and Upshift.…
DeFi

All eyes on Bitcoin this weekend as Iran is already disputing the US narrative on the Hormuz deal

Bitcoin rallied hard after Iran said it was reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. Bitcoin hit the highest level since February, oil prices…
DeFi

You Can Now Use XRP on Solana—Here's How

More than $1.2 million worth of wrapped XRP tokens (wXRP) have been minted on Solana as the Ripple-linked asset gains greater DeFi utility. Read Full…
DeFi

Strategy proposes semi-monthly dividends on its popular STRC preferred stock

“[The] proposed changes are intended to stabilize price, dampen cyclicality, drive liquidity, and grow demand,” said Executive Chairman Michael Saylor. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com…
DeFi

Figure Clashes With Short Seller Over Blockchain Lending Claims

Morpheus Research’s report alleges that the $7.7B fintech is exaggerating its use of blockchain technology, while Figure and asset manager Van Eck dispute the findings.…
AI

AI Agents Already Run a Fifth of DeFi, But Still Lose to Humans at Trading

A new report finds that agents have taken over the predictable corners of DeFi, but humans still clear the table when trades get complex. Read…
DeFi

Clarity Act deadlock fails to stop Stablecoins smashing $320B and yield-bearing tokens surging

Stablecoin supply climbed to a record $320 billion this week, extending the continued surge in dollar-linked digital assets. This comes as one of the biggest…
DeFi

Tether uses $127M Drift rescue to challenge Circle’s grip on Solana payments

USDT stablecoin issuer Tether has stepped in to anchor a massive recovery plan for Drift Protocol, the Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) that was crippled by…