DeFi
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BlackRock’s staked Ethereum ETF sees $15.5M volume on debut

The iShares Staked Ethereum Trust will distribute staking rewards on a monthly basis from institutional-grade Ethereum validators run by Figment, Galaxy Digital and Attestant. Read…
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Crypto Trader Loses Nearly $50M in Aave Trade, Protocol Offers $600K Fee Refund

A $50 million USDT trade executed through Aave’s interface returned just 324 AAVE tokens after a user went ahead despite a high-slippage warning. Read Full…
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Crypto investor turns $50 million into $36,000 in one botched move

Aave founder Stani Kulechov said the interface displayed multiple slippage warnings, which the user manually accepted on a mobile device. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com…
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Whale Swaps $50 Million in Stablecoins for Just $36,000 of AAVE

The massive transaction routed through CowSwap on Ethereum resulted in a 99.9% loss. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
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Aave Protocol Faces Scrutiny After User Interface Facilitates $50M Trading Loss

Decentralized lending protocol Aave confronts reputational challenges following a user interface incident that enabled a $50 million loss despite system warnings. The platform’s governance response…
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Puffer Teams Up With Anchorage to Bring Ethereum Restaking to Institutions

With the restaking sector in a slump, the protocol is betting that institutional distribution can reignite growth. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
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Lido Launches Its First Stablecoin Vault

The new product, EarnUSD, lets users earn yield on their USDC and USDT. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
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Digital Asset Manager Mellow Core Attracts $23M in Fresh Capital Inflows

Decentralized capital allocation firm Mellow Core witnessed a 15.2% surge in assets under management, bringing total deposits to $150 million. The multi-blockchain platform operates sophisticated…
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Marinade Select Registers $20M Asset Outflow in 24-Hour Period

The Solana-native staking infrastructure experienced significant capital withdrawal, with total value locked declining to $100 million. This represents institutional and retail repositioning within decentralized staking…
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River Omni-CDP Attracts $36M in Fresh Capital as TVL Reaches $120M

Institutional and retail investors have allocated an additional $36 million to the River Omni-CDP platform within 24 hours, bringing total assets under management to $120…