DeFi

Blockchain Association urges SEC to treat DeFi as infrastructure, not intermediary: Blockchain Association

Summer Mersinger from the Blockchain Association testified before a House Financial Services Committee hearing, advocating for DeFi systems to receive specialized regulatory treatment rather than being subject to traditional intermediary-based compliance frameworks. The testimony represents a push for regulatory clarity that distinguishes DeFi infrastructure from conventional financial intermediaries.

Franklin Templeton puts its $1.7 trillion weight behind Ondo to bring 24/7 stock trading to the blockchain

Tom Lee’s Bitmine debuts MAVAN Ethereum staking platform, plans to shift its ETH activity

Tom Lee's Bitmine has officially launched the MAVAN Ethereum staking platform, which is targeting approximately $300 million in annual staking rewards. The company plans to shift its ETH activity through this new platform.

Coinbase pushes order book, perps and futures data onchain with Chainlink’s DataLink bridge

Coinbase is partnering with Chainlink's DataLink bridge to push order book, perpetuals, and futures trading data directly onchain. This integration will enable onchain protocols and decentralized applications to stream real-time Coinbase trading data, enhancing DeFi infrastructure capabilities.

Kelp: Introducing KUSD and a Unique Commerce-Backed Stablecoin Model

Kelp, a major restaking platform with $1.25B TVL, is launching KUSD, a commerce-backed stablecoin targeting short-duration trade receivables and cross-border payments. Unlike traditional DeFi lending, KUSD enables yield from real economic activity rather than token incentives, aiming to unlock capital trapped in global payment systems.

Aave V4 moves idle stablecoins into yield strategies on autopiloit

Aave Labs is developing V4 to automatically reinvest idle stablecoin liquidity into yield-generating strategies. This enhancement aims to increase returns for users while maintaining sufficient liquidity for withdrawals and borrowing activities.

Aave Labs targets billions in idle liquidity with V4 reinvestment module to lift yield for lenders

Aave Labs is developing a V4 upgrade that introduces a reinvestment module to utilize idle liquidity and increase yields for lenders. The upgrade aims to optimize the billions in dormant assets currently sitting unused on the protocol.

Onchain asset manager kpk declares ‘zero loss to depositors‘ after $23m Resolv exploit

Onchain asset manager kpk has declared that depositors experienced no losses following a $23 million exploit of the Resolv protocol. The company confirmed that despite the significant hack, all investor funds remained protected.

BMO brings tokenized cash and deposits to CME’s 24/7 settlement rails

Resolv temporarily halts protocol to ‘contain the impact’ of 80M USR exploit

Resolv hack shows DeFi learned nothing from last contagion

A Compromised AWS Key Just Cost This DeFi Protocol $25 Million

Stablecoins Surpass Nations as Major U.S. Treasury Holders After GENIUS Act

Grayscale files for HYPE ETF tracking largest onchain perps DEX Hyperliquid

JPMorgan notes Hyperliquid gaining traction as traders seek 24/7 oil trading

Ethereum governance solution Tally used by Uniswap, Arbitrum and others is winding down

Tally, a governance solution used by major DeFi protocols including Uniswap and Arbitrum, is shutting down operations. The team is working with enterprise clients to create continuation plans for the transition.

Moody’s brings credit ratings onchain with Canton Network integration

Moody's is integrating its credit ratings onto blockchain infrastructure through the Canton Network. This represents an early step toward bringing traditional financial risk assessment tools into decentralized finance and blockchain-based systems.

BNB Chain Momentum Grows As Total RWA Value Hits $3B

BNB Chain has emerged as the second-largest blockchain for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization with $3.04 billion in distributed asset value, driven primarily by Circle's USYC token which accounts for 74% of the network's RWA market share. The platform experienced explosive growth from $3.6 million in January 2025 to over $3 billion by March 2026, surpassing Solana and trailing only Ethereum.

Aster mainnet launches as Hyperliquid whale’s $20.4M long position racks up $3.9M profit​

Aster's mainnet has officially launched into a competitive derivatives market landscape. A single Hyperliquid whale wallet holds a $20.4 million ASTER long position that has generated nearly $3.9 million in unrealized profits.

Arbitrum ecosystem enters institutional phase as transactions top 2.1B and TVL hits $20B​

Arbitrum's 2025 Transparency Report reveals significant institutional adoption with 2.1 billion transactions processed and $20 billion in total value locked (TVL). The Layer 2 network is transitioning from a basic scaling solution to a comprehensive institutional platform, with nearly $10 billion in stablecoins and growing real-world asset (RWA) and ETF activity.

'Gensler and Biden were just better for crypto,' says Tally CEO as DAO governance platform shuts down

Tally, a major DAO governance platform that powered governance for Uniswap and Arbitrum, is shutting down. The CEO claims that regulatory easing under Gensler and Biden made decentralized governance optional rather than necessary, questioning the future viability of DAOs.

Theo Taps Gold Futures for Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Amid $100 Million Raise

Tokenization platform Theo is developing a gold-powered stablecoin that will generate yield from two independent sources, as part of their $100 million fundraising round. This represents a novel approach to stablecoin design by incorporating gold futures as a backing mechanism.

Cari picks ZKsync’s Prividium as US regional banks join stablecoin race

Cari Network is developing a bank-governed tokenized deposit platform using ZKsync's Prividium infrastructure. This initiative enables US regional banks to offer stablecoin-like onchain payment solutions, marking their entry into the digital asset space.

Lido’s community staking module sharpens its edge with DVT clusters

Lido introduces a new IDVTC design for its community staking module, allowing verified solo stakers to form Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) clusters. This innovation reduces collateral requirements while improving validator risk management and maintaining staking yields, making Ethereum staking more accessible to smaller participants.

CoW Swap Points to Legacy Code and Solver Failures in $50M Loss That Aave Attributes to Illiquid Market

A $50M loss in DeFi sparked disagreement between Aave and CoW Swap over the cause, with Aave attributing it to market illiquidity while CoW Swap identified technical failures including stale gas ceiling, solver failures, and potential mempool leak. The incident represents the worst execution loss in DeFi history, highlighting infrastructure vulnerabilities in decentralized trading systems.