DeFi

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.

BlackRock’s ETHB staking ETF leans on Figment as Ethereum yield play goes mainstream

BlackRock's new iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) routes 70-95% of its Ethereum holdings to validators operated by Figment and other staking providers. This development brings institutional Ethereum staking into the mainstream ETF format, marking a significant step in the institutionalization of DeFi yield strategies.

How a 2.85% price error triggered $27M in liquidations on Aave

A 2.85% pricing error in wstETH collateral on Aave triggered $27 million in liquidations, demonstrating the vulnerabilities of DeFi protocols to oracle pricing inaccuracies. The incident highlights critical risks in automated liquidation systems and the importance of robust price feed mechanisms in decentralized finance.

Inside DeFi 008: A 99.93% loss, and are DAOs done?

A DeFi user suffered a catastrophic 99.93% loss worth nearly $50 million in a single swap transaction. The article also examines the declining popularity and effectiveness of DAOs in the cryptocurrency space, alongside security developments in DeFi.

DeFi User Loses $50.4M in One Swap as MEV Bots and Protocol Failures Collide

A DeFi user lost $50.4M in a single swap from aEthUSDT to aEthAAVE after confirming a 99.9% price impact warning on CoW Swap. The transaction was routed through an illiquid SushiSwap pool due to protocol failures, then exploited by MEV bots through a sandwich attack that netted $9.9M profit.

BIS Warns Stablecoins Can Depeg Even with Full Reserves: Here’s Why

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) warns that fully collateralized stablecoins can still lose their peg during market runs if reserves become inaccessible. The BIS compares stablecoins to Eurodollars and 19th-century wildcat banks, highlighting their lack of central bank backing and operation across fragmented regulatory jurisdictions without unified oversight.

Venus Protocol hit by $3.7M in 'supply cap' attack

Venus Protocol suffered a $3.7 million exploit where an attacker manipulated Thena tokens to bypass the platform's maximum supply cap restrictions. The threat actor was able to borrow multiple digital assets by exploiting this vulnerability in the protocol's supply cap mechanism.

Sky TVL Surges 38% in March

Sky protocol has achieved a 38% increase in Total Value Locked (TVL) during March, propelling it to become the fourth-largest DeFi protocol. The growth is attributed to real-world asset (RWA) backed yields attracting significant capital inflows.

Circle overtakes BlackRock in tokenized Treasuries as market hits record $11 billion

Hyperliquid Looks Like Solana At $20 Last Cycle, Daniel Cheung Says

Daniel Cheung of Syncracy Capital compares Hyperliquid's HYPE token at $35 to Solana at $20 before its major rally, arguing the protocol has become crypto's main trading hub. He believes Hyperliquid could emerge as a category-defining financial trading platform that competes with traditional brokers like Robinhood.

BONK.fun team account hacked and used to launch wallet drainer on site

BONK.fun's team account was compromised by hackers who deployed a wallet drainer on the platform. The security breach further worsens BONK.fun's already declining market position and exposes critical vulnerabilities in decentralized platform security.

Crypto Traders Turn to Hyperliquid for Oil Bets Amid Iran Volatility

Crypto traders executed nearly $1 billion in synthetic oil futures trades on Hyperliquid platform on Wednesday, responding to geopolitical tensions involving Iran and concerns about potential oil price volatility. This demonstrates how decentralized trading platforms are being used for commodity exposure during times of geopolitical uncertainty.

RWA Tokenization Hits $23.6B as Funds, Commodities, and Equities Move On-Chain

Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization reached $23.6B in market value, growing 66% in 2026 from $14B. Tokenized funds dominated with $10.5B, followed by commodities at $6.5B and equities approaching $4B, demonstrating significant blockchain adoption across traditional asset classes.

Solana Overtakes Ethereum In Trillion-Dollar Sector, Is There A New King In Town?

Solana has surpassed Ethereum in the number of real-world asset (RWA) holders according to RWA.xyz data, marking a significant milestone for the network. However, Ethereum still maintains its lead in total tokenized value within the RWA sector.

State of Sui Q4 2025

Sui experienced significant institutional adoption with multiple U.S. asset managers launching regulated products, while maintaining strong DeFi fundamentals with $408.2M average daily DEX volume. Despite this progress, SUI token declined 57% QoQ to $1.40 amid broader market conditions, though infrastructure developments like LayerZero integration and AI agent toolkit show continued ecosystem growth.

MetaMask plugs Uniswap API directly into in-wallet swaps

MetaMask has integrated the Uniswap API as a core swap provider, enabling in-wallet trades through Uniswap v2, v3, v4, and UniswapX across more than 16 networks. This integration provides users with deeper liquidity similar to centralized exchanges directly within their MetaMask wallet.

Across protocol weighs token–to–equity shift in bid for legal clarity and institutional capital​

Across Protocol is considering a corporate restructuring that would allow ACX token holders to exchange their tokens for equity in a traditional C-Corp entity called AcrossCo or receive USDC instead. This potential shift represents a test case for whether decentralized autonomous organizations from the token era will migrate toward traditional corporate structures.

Osmosis proposes OSMO-to-ATOM conversion to deepen Cosmos Hub ties

Osmosis has proposed converting OSMO tokens to ATOM and deepening integration with Cosmos Hub in a potential chain merger. This proposal aims to boost liquidity, governance coordination, and token valuations across the Cosmos ecosystem.

Oracle error adds to turmoil at DeFi giant Aave

Chaos Labs' Correlated Asset Price Oracle experienced a technical malfunction that caused a 2.85% price drop in wstETH collateral on Aave. This oracle error adds to existing operational challenges facing the major DeFi lending protocol.

DeFi lending platform Aave sees a rare $27 million liquidations after a price glitch

DeFi lending platform Aave experienced $27 million in liquidations over 24 hours due to a rare price glitch. The liquidations appear to be linked to a price update error in Aave's oracle system used to determine collateral values.

BNB Chain Dominates 40% Of Global Stablecoin Transactions With Small-Value Transfers

BNB Chain has captured 40% of global stablecoin transactions despite holding only 5% of total stablecoin supply, driven by low fees and small-value transfers from retail users in emerging markets. The network recorded 15.1 million unique stablecoin senders in February, significantly outpacing Ethereum, Tron, and Solana. BNB Chain's stablecoin market cap doubled to $14 billion with 133% year-over-year growth, with 82% of transfers under $1,000.

How Aviva Investors plans to tokenize its funds on XRP Ledger, with RippleX SVP

RippleX SVP Markus Infanger discusses Aviva Investors' plans to tokenize investment funds on the XRP Ledger. The initiative represents a significant move toward institutional adoption of blockchain technology for traditional asset management and DeFi integration.

‘DAOs aren’t dead, they should evolve’: Aave CEO Stani Kulechov pushes for streamlined execution

Aave CEO Stani Kulechov argues that DAOs need to evolve toward more streamlined execution rather than being abandoned. His comments come after a governance dispute that led key contributors BGD Labs and ACI to step back from the Aave protocol.

Mantle and Aave cross $1b as DeFi TVL jumps 66% in a week, where do they go from here?

Mantle's Aave integration achieved over $1 billion in total value locked (TVL) in under three weeks, contributing to a 66% weekly jump in DeFi TVL to record highs. Despite this massive capital inflow, MNT token price has not reflected the TVL growth, highlighting a disconnect between protocol adoption and token performance.

Starknet to deploy STRK20 framework enabling privacy-focused stablecoins and other assets

Starknet is developing the STRK20 framework to enable privacy-focused stablecoins and other digital assets with built-in confidentiality features. This framework represents a significant step toward enhanced privacy in decentralized finance applications on the Starknet network.