#defi News & Analysis

Inside Aave’s governance battle as DeFi giant prepares for upgrade

Aave Founder Stani Kulechov Calls Whop Treasury a Landmark DeFi-Fintech Integration

Hyperliquid Policy Center’s Concerns Over CLARITY Act– Urges Fixes To Protect DeFi Developers

ECB paper finds DeFi governance concentrated, warns results could affect ‘regulatory anchor points’

ECB paper questions if DeFi DAOs are decentralized enough to sit outside MiCA

Bitcoin Price Prediction Shows BTC Below $70K on $13.5B Derivatives Expiry While Pepeto Crosses $8M

Bitcoin is trading below $70K for the third consecutive session, testing the 200-day moving average at $69,200 amid $13.5 billion in crypto derivatives expiring on Deribit today. Meanwhile, Bitcoin DeFi deployment remains limited at $2.93 billion, and meme coin Pepeto has crossed $8 million in value.

Flare’s billion-dollar XRP DeFi dream has just 80 new users a day

Flare's FXRP DeFi ecosystem, marketed as a billion-dollar XRP breakthrough, is experiencing disappointing adoption rates with only 80 new users joining daily. The platform has seen slow growth and largely stagnant user metrics, raising questions about the viability of its ambitious DeFi goals.

Tether Brings USDT0 to Tempo Network in Latest Cross-Chain Stablecoin Integration

Tether has initiated testing of USDT0 on the Tempo Network, marking another step in expanding cross-chain stablecoin capabilities. This integration leverages LayerZero technology to advance blockchain interoperability for Tether's stablecoin ecosystem.

X Bets Big On Crypto Veteran As April Money Launch Nears

X has appointed Benji Taylor, a crypto veteran with extensive DeFi experience, as Head of Design across X, xAI, and SpaceX operations. This strategic hire comes as speculation grows around X's anticipated April money launch, positioning the platform to integrate crypto functionality.

Sid Powell: Tokenization simplifies finance by reducing risks, stablecoins are now integral to the system, and institutions are shifting attitudes towards digital assets | Bell Curve

Sid Powell discusses how tokenization is simplifying finance by reducing operational risks and complexity. He highlights that stablecoins have become integral to the financial system and notes a positive shift in institutional attitudes toward digital assets.

Whop Treasury launches with Aave, Plasma, and Veda integrations: Whop

E-commerce platform Whop has launched its Treasury feature, allowing creators to earn yield on their account balances through direct integrations with DeFi protocols Aave, Plasma, and Veda. This represents a bridge between traditional e-commerce and DeFi yield generation for content creators.

Why Argentina is blocking Polymarket despite its global growth

Argentina is blocking access to Polymarket, the popular prediction market platform, despite its global growth and success. The blocking appears to be related to the country's gambling laws, user protection concerns, and increasing regulatory pressure on prediction market platforms.

Resolv hack highlights DeFi risk management struggle

Wall Street will eventually submit to the rules of DeFi

Adeniyi Abiodun: Bitcoin will become a key collateral instrument in DeFi by 2026, challenges of Bitcoin ETFs, and innovations in native Bitcoin lending | Unchained

DeFi Has Seen Resolv's $25M USR Exploit Many Times Before

Polymarket Rolls Out Comprehensive Rules Against Insider Trading and Market Abuse

Polymarket unveils stricter integrity rules across DeFi and CFTC venues

Hyperliquid’s fee machine is trading like a cheap growth stock

Resolv says no assets lost as DeFi protocols respond to USR exploit

How DeFi is quietly rebuilding the fixed-income stack for institutional capital

World Liberty Financial Launches Toolkit to Let AI Agents Spend USD1

Crypto Venture Weekly: March 16-20, 2026

Cardano DeFi Hits Record 500 Million ADA TVL: Is One Billion Milestone Next?

Hashi Protocol Enables Native Bitcoin Collateral on Sui Network Without Wrapping or Custody