RWA
Goldfinch wind-down raises a hard question – can DeFi RWA survive real-world debt?
As institutions take over tokenized assets, Goldfinch asks what is left for DeFi RWA.
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 7 min read DeFi News
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Hacks
Crypto users told to pull funds after Ethereum L2 bridge failure exposes rollup exit risk
The incident forced users to confront the part of rollup security that usually stays invisible: whether they can still withdraw when the bridge layer breaks.
DeFi
Solana is subsidizing high-volume traders before on-chain markets prove the activity can stick
Frontier Traders packages rebates, venue aggregation, and priority infrastructure into a chain-level bid for professional desks.
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Adoption
$8.5M DeFi vault pulled overnight: The wake-up call for traders chasing high yields
What Altura's rush to exit reveals about your money - earning yield can be easier than getting money back
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Tokenized stocks as DeFi collateral arrive before the borrowing risk is settled
Venus added Tesla, Nvidia, and SpaceX-linked bStocks as collateral, while borrowing, pricing, and liquidation risks remain untested.
Staking
ETH stakers could see rewards cut as Ethereum fights to fund its future
A new proposal could redirect staking rewards to core developers, raising hard questions over who pays and who controls the money.
Exchanges
Kraken adds 2,500 unapproved Solana tokens to its app – says risk stays on-chain
Kraken’s app now gives eligible users Solana DEX access while warning that the tokens remain outside its listing review.
DeFi
HYPE, JTO and WLD wins are looking more like exceptions than an altcoin season signal
The best altcoin rallies of the past month had real catalysts behind them, the problem is that the rest of the market did not follow.
DeFi
Pump Fun revenue slows as Collector Crypt’s $5.1M card-pack week reshapes Solana’s consumer loop
Pump.fun is cooling as Collector Crypt posts a $5.1 million week and CARDS draws fresh attention on Solana.
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Payments
DeFi’s next institutional wave may come from users who never see “behind the scenes” – CEO of Katana
DeFi
Solana’s $1B USDC mint collides with DeFi app shutdown as users face unfinished Drift recovery
Interview
Solstice’s Ryan Day on why sustainable DeFi yield depends on business fundamentals, not token incentives
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