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Crime

US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy

March 2026 Treasury report draws new line between crypto privacy and crypto crime.

3 weeks ago

Lending

Aave active loans hit record $30.5B, commanding 65% of DeFi lending market

Aave also commands a total value locked (TVL) of $42 billion, making it the largest DeFi protocol by TVL.

6 months ago

DeFi

Hyperliquid unveils event perps to kill oracles and unlock 15 minute auctions

Kalshi-backed proposal introduces event perpetuals to revolutionize prediction market functionality on Hyperliquid.

6 months ago

USDT and USDC fountains split into twin neon rivers feeding balanced “spot” and “perps” pools beneath towering Aave, Lido, and EigenLayer monoliths, symbolizing clustered DeFi liquidity

Research

DeFi looks vast with $160B in TVL but capital concentrates in a handful of protocols

Stablecoins and perpetual markets are keeping the system liquid, even as most collateral remains concentrated in a few lending and staking layers.

6 months ago

Tokenization

ENA holders eye potential yields over 5% as Ethena confirms fee switch thresholds met

Run-rate projections show scenarios ranging from 2 to 30 percent APR on staked ENA.

7 months ago

Layer-2

Base officially explores native token launch to boost decentralization and global growth

Base founder Jesse Pollak delivered the announcement during the Base Camp event, outlining the network's vision to scale from tens of millions to billions of users globally.

7 months ago

A glowing Hyperliquid token rises with trading charts, symbolizing its consistent outperformance of Nasdaq’s net income and Robinhood’s trading volume - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Crypto

Hyperliquid tops Nasdaq’s 2024 net income, beats Robinhood’s trading volume 4 months in a row

Amid these results, Hyperliquid's HYPE token registered a new all-time high of $57.30 on Sept. 12, up by roughly 760% since its launch.

7 months ago

DAOs

Two whale addresses control 56% of WLFI token burn governance proposal

With whales dominating votes, WLFI's token burn move doesn't spark market enthusiasm.

7 months ago

An Ethereum token ascends between dual momentum arrows toward the highlighted $5.2K price band on a graph skyline - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Analysis

Ethereum hits record 12 million daily smart contract calls as traders eye the $5200 ceiling

CryptoQuant's weekly report shows massive whale accumulation raises questions about whether new inflows can fuel the next breakout.

7 months ago

Crypto funding falls 30% in August despite strong quarterly performance

Analysis 7 months ago

Aave reduces Scroll exposure amid turmoil in governance model

DAOs 7 months ago

Avantis AVNT token rebounds 78% from bottom driven by strong fundamentals

Derivatives 7 months ago

Democrats unveil new market framework to counter Trump’s crypto footprint

Regulation 7 months ago

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DeFi News

US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy

Aave active loans hit record $30.5B, commanding 65% of DeFi lending market

Hyperliquid unveils event perps to kill oracles and unlock 15 minute auctions

DeFi looks vast with $160B in TVL but capital concentrates in a handful of protocols

ENA holders eye potential yields over 5% as Ethena confirms fee switch thresholds met

Base officially explores native token launch to boost decentralization and global growth

Hyperliquid tops Nasdaq’s 2024 net income, beats Robinhood’s trading volume 4 months in a row

Two whale addresses control 56% of WLFI token burn governance proposal

Ethereum hits record 12 million daily smart contract calls as traders eye the $5200 ceiling

Crypto funding falls 30% in August despite strong quarterly performance

Aave reduces Scroll exposure amid turmoil in governance model

Avantis AVNT token rebounds 78% from bottom driven by strong fundamentals

Democrats unveil new market framework to counter Trump’s crypto footprint