DeFi News

Updated April 24, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

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Hacks

DeFi protocol Hope Finance hacked for $2M at launch

A Cognitos spokesperson said the exploited smart contract was different from the one it audited for Hope Finance.

3 years ago

DeFi

DEX transaction volume on Arbitrum hits new weekly ATH

The spike in transaction volume over the week was caused by a rise in most native application tokens on the Arbitrum network.

3 years ago

DeFi

Bitcoin layer2 Stacks Network up 50% in 24 hours

Stacks co-founder Muneeb Ali said its STX token is the first-ever token offering qualified by the U.S. SEC.

3 years ago

DAOs

TechOps Core Unit takes over management of MakerDAO Github

The change will support MakerDAO's infrastructure layer, enabling a secure, reliable, and transparent software ecosystem.

3 years ago

NFTs

NFT lending continues to rise as over 18k ETH borrowed in January

January saw the NFT lending sector return to previous ATHs not seen since May 2022.

3 years ago

Gaming

January Monthly GameFi Report

The long-awaited AAA blockchain games have finally begun hitting the markets, led by the Beta of Illuvium, which has already seen much activity.

3 years ago

Hacks

Platypus Finance hacked for $9M on Avalanche

The DeFi application Platypus has suffered a $9 million attack, according to a series of tweets from the blockchain security firm Certik.

3 years ago

DeFi

Traders turn to USDT as BUSD dominates heavily imbalanced Curve liquidity pool

The BUSD V2 dashboard shows that the embattled stablecoin accounted for roughly 81% of the pool's $12.85 million reserve, while USDT made up 4%.

3 years ago

AI sector surpasses Yield farming again to outperform market by 12%

A look at the top performing crypto sectors see yield farming and AI outperform Bitcoin over the last 24 hours

3 years ago

How can we make DeFi bridges safer? Minimize the trust

DeFi 3 years ago

Uniswap BNB deployment passes with 66% yes votes despite a16z rejection

DEX 3 years ago

DeFi TVL increased 26.82% in January

DeFi 3 years ago

Umami Finance token crashes by over 50% as CEO dumps holdings

DeFi 3 years ago

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DeFi News

DeFi protocol Hope Finance hacked for $2M at launch

DEX transaction volume on Arbitrum hits new weekly ATH

Bitcoin layer2 Stacks Network up 50% in 24 hours

TechOps Core Unit takes over management of MakerDAO Github

NFT lending continues to rise as over 18k ETH borrowed in January

January Monthly GameFi Report

Platypus Finance hacked for $9M on Avalanche

Traders turn to USDT as BUSD dominates heavily imbalanced Curve liquidity pool

AI sector surpasses Yield farming again to outperform market by 12%

How can we make DeFi bridges safer? Minimize the trust

Uniswap BNB deployment passes with 66% yes votes despite a16z rejection

DeFi TVL increased 26.82% in January

Umami Finance token crashes by over 50% as CEO dumps holdings

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