DeFi News

Everything about decentralized finance, from lending and yield farming to protocol innovation.

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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

Censorship

DeFi protocols Aave, Uniswap, Balancer, ban users following OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash

Decentralization may be under attack as Aave, Uniswap, Balancer and more reportedly ban wallets which have interacted with Tornado Cash. A centralized dataset created by TRM Labs appears to be responsible for the accounts being banned.

4 years ago

Hacks

Curve Finance DNS exploit resolved – how to check if it is safe to use

The front end exploit of Curve Finance has been resolved but not all DNS records have yet been propagated so caution is advised

4 years ago

Hacks

Curve Finance front end UI compromised following DNS hack – users advised to exercise caution

Over $500k has been stolen from Curve finance as the front end is compromised through an attack taking control of its nameserver.

4 years ago

Analysis

What’s behind Synthetix (SNX) unusually strong summer?

Despite negative market conditions, the price of SNX—the native token of Synthetix—has been in a constant uptrend since mid-June.

4 years ago

Rumors

DeFi Sybil attack created $7.5B fake TVL on Solana from ‘anon’ developers

How did two brothers from Texas create $7.5 billion worth of fake TVL on Solana and what is the wider implication for Sybil resistance in a decentralized, open-source ecosystem?

4 years ago