DeFi News

Updated April 21, 2026 · 9:45 PM UTC

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US court hands down historic sentence for smart contract hacker

US court hands down historic sentence for smart contract hacker

The hacker was ordered to forfeit $12.3 million and pay $5 million in restitution.

Ethereum Pectra upgrade promises major wallet improvements with EIP 3074 integration

Ethereum Pectra upgrade promises major wallet improvements with EIP 3074 integration

Crypto community abuzz as Ethereum's Pectra upgrade to include transformative EIP 3074.

Blast-based Pac Finance unexpectedly liquidates users for $26 million

Blast-based Pac Finance unexpectedly liquidates users for $26 million

One user lost $23.9 million as Pac Finance's LTV ratio shift triggered mass liquidations on the platform.

Shifting DeFi narratives: Memes soar as wallets position for dominance

Shifting DeFi narratives: Memes soar as wallets position for dominance

Meme tokens dominate with a 368% YTD return, overshadowing traditional and emerging DeFi narratives.

Uniswap trading dips 10% following SEC Wells notice, UNI token hits multi-week low

Uniswap trading dips 10% following SEC Wells notice, UNI token hits multi-week low

Several whale investors dumped the UNI token following the SEC's crackdown on Uniswap.

Solana drama continues as leading DeFi founder quits amid $150 million outflows

Solana drama continues as leading DeFi founder quits amid $150 million outflows

Controversy erupts between DeFi lending platforms MarginFi, SolBlaze, and Solend

SEC issues Wells notice against Uniswap over securities laws issues

SEC issues Wells notice against Uniswap over securities laws issues

Wells notices are usually issued as a preliminary step before lawsuits.

Zeta Markets launches governance token to steer Solana-based DEX toward community rule

Zeta Markets launches governance token to steer Solana-based DEX toward community rule

Zeta said it leveraged Solana's soaring popularity to reach a record trading volume of over $1.2 billion in March.

solana failed transactions

Solana’s growing pains: Why 75% of non-vote transactions failed

With a 75.68% failure rate in non-vote transactions, Solana confronts operational challenges in the DeFi landscape.

SushiSwap proposes shift to ‘Labs model’ in DAO shake up amid social drama

DAOs 2 years ago

Experts worry Ethena’s Bitcoin-backing strategy for USDe could bring ‘contagion risks’

Crypto 2 years ago

Base sees explosive growth with $1.3B bridged and 6M users

DeFi 2 years ago

Coinbase raises concerns about risks stemming from Ethereum restaking

DeFi 2 years ago