decentralized finance

While the leading cryptocurrencies are struggling in this bear market, Hyperliquid (CRYPTO: HYPE) is coasting along unbothered. The ‘HYPE’ Grows HYPE rallied over 18% over the last 24 hours, and is up 44% in a week, making it the best-performing cryptocurrency this week among...

Tron (CRYPTO: TRX) founder Justin Sun proposed on Sunday a negotiation with the hacker behind the $290 million exploit of KelpDAO’s liquid restaking protocol. Sun Attempts Direct Communication With Hacker Sun addressed the KelpDAO hacker directly on X, asking, “How much you want? Let's...

Hyperliquid’s (CRYPTO: HYPE) native cryptocurrency has bucked the broader cryptocurrency market decline, posting double-digit gains in 2026. The Big ‘HYPE’ The decentralized perpetual exchange token has pumped 35% year-to-date, becoming the most successful token among those with...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)-centric decentralized finance protocol Solv Foundation (SOLV) announced Friday that it is integrating with Stellar (CRYPTO: XLM), a cross-border payments network, aiming to turn its USDC (CRYPTO: USDC) liquidity into something more useful. Turning Idle USDC ‘Productive...

A new crypto wallet product, Stablecoin Earn Plus, powered by an Aave (CRYPTO: AAVE) integration, offers a 10% annual percentage yield (APY) on USDC (CRYPTO: USDC). The initiative presents an alternative to holding volatile assets like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) or Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). According to...

Privacy technologies in crypto are often framed as a challenge to regulators, but Benjamin Bruyere, lead marketing at iExec, sees them differently. He argues that properly designed privacy tools can make compliance easier while simultaneously protecting users. "Compliance and privacy are not...

Benjamin Bilski, team representative of Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based AI trading platform True, said that if perpetual futures become accessible in the U.S., it would validate the model and expand the overall market size. What’s going on with SOL? Check it out here. The comment underscores the...

Somnia, a Layer 1 blockchain developed by Improbable and the Somnia Foundation, has launched its mainnet and introduced a native token (CRYPTO: SOMI). The launch follows a six-month testnet phase that processed more than 10 billion transactions and onboarded over 118 million wallet addresses. The...

A new category of financial institution is beginning to take shape as decentralized banking models, or "deobanks," position themselves between traditional banks and fintech firms. The shift, industry leaders say, could redefine competition in global finance over the next decade. "Banks offer trust...

Decentralized wireless platform Uplink says it is adding more than 25,000 routers daily, with more than three million devices now registered, highlighting both the rapid growth of decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) and the operational challenges of scaling them. "Right now,...

Toyota Blockchain Lab has outlined a new blockchain-based framework designed to coordinate trust across global mobility ecosystems, unveiling details of its Mobility Orchestration Network (MON) prototype that leverages Avalanche (CRYPTO: AVAX) as its foundational infrastructure. Get the complete $...

Tim Hafner, CEO and co-founder of OpenServ, believes social analytics are on track to become as central to trading as traditional price and volume data, underscoring a structural shift in how markets are interpreted. "Yes. Market structure is already social. Traders don't just watch candlesticks,...

With U.S. equities nearing fresh highs and expectations for a rate cut gathering pace, investors are reevaluating how Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fits into the broader macroeconomic landscape. Historically considered a "risk-on" asset alongside tech stocks, Bitcoin has lately moved in tandem with...

Grvt on Tuesday announced it has launched a new product called "Strategies," described as the world's first compliant, peer-to-peer, on-chain investment marketplace. Built on zkSync and governed by smart contracts, the platform allows users to allocate capital directly to investment strategies...

Dubai-based yield protocol Multipli has launched its institutional-grade Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) yield product, adding to its growing suite of offerings and attracting millions in capital within minutes of going live. The platform's Bitcoin product delivers up to 8% annual yield through cash-and-...