DeFi

Base Pushes Toward Final L2 Stage with First Independent Upgrade

Base's Azul upgrade is currently live on testnet, with mainnet launch scheduled for mid-May.Base, the Ethereum layer 2 network developed by Coinbase, announced Tuesday...

Justin Sun Sues World Liberty Financial Over Frozen WLFI Tokens

TRON founder takes the Trump-linked DeFi project to California federal court, escalating a months-long feud over blacklisted tokens and governance rights. TRON founder Justin Sun...

Circle Proposes Emergency Rate Changes to Unstick Aave’s Frozen USDC Pool

Stablecoin issuer argues Aave's interest rate curve is failing to clear the $1.89B pool after four days at full utilization.Circle has proposed an emergency...

AI pivot accelerates as HIVE raises fresh capital and Keel reshapes portfolio

Mining firms HIVE Digital (HIVE) and Keel Infrastructure (KEEL) are doubling down on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, which continues the theme of a broader...

Trump-linked American Bitcoin’s shares rise by over 12% after deploying nearly 11,300 more rigs

American Bitcoin (ABTC), a mining and treasury firm tied to the family of U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday it had added nearly...

The $292 million Kelp DAO exploit shows why crypto bridges are still one of the industry’s weakest links

The $292 million exploit tied to KelpDAO is the latest in a long line of crypto bridge hacks, underscoring how the systems designed to...

SparkLend Sees Over $1B in Deposits Since Kelp Exploit as Aave TVL Plunges

Aave TVL has dropped by $10B since the Kelp attackers used the protocol to borrow $190 million in WETH, depositing unbacked rsETH. DeFi's lending...

Banks seek to slow down implementation of crypto’s GENIUS Act on stablecoin oversight

The crypto industry is frequently finding bankers involved in its top-priority regulatory efforts, and this time, a coalition of bank trade associations has asked...

Aave Deposits Drop by $15B Following Kelp DAO Exploit

Aave, the largest decentralized lending protocol, has seen around $15 billion in deposits withdrawn since the Kelp Dao exploit on Saturday. Total value supplied to...

Crypto giant GSR launches its first ETF to give investors an easy way to bet on the big three

Crypto trading firm GSR has launched its first exchange-traded fund (ETF), entering a fast-growing segment of the digital asset market as investor demand for...

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House Passes Bill on Lawmakers Using Insider Information for Stock Trading

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill...

Institutional crypto trading platform LMAX explores strategic alternatives, including sale, IPO

Institutional crypto trading platform LMAX Group is working with...

World Foundation raises $52.5 million in new funding round lead by Pantera Capital

Poised to become the world’s most prominent “real humans’...

Crypto Advocacy Groups Support CLARITY Passage as Ethics Rules Face Pushback

The Crypto Council for Innovation, Digital Chamber and Blockchain...

Senate Dems should accept the victory they won on Trump’s crypto limits: White House

This negotiation over the government conflict-of-interest piece had delayed...