The latest in decentralized exchange innovation, liquidity trends, and on-chain trading data.
Relay says the money spent is gone, while private keys and unrelated balances remain untouched.
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 3 min read 
Hyperliquid’s growing derivatives market has pulled in traders and drawn a UK warning.
Rootstock’s Q1 report shows a large share of Bitcoin hashrate securing smart-contract infrastructure, but fees and usage still decide whether that security becomes economically meaningful.
Perps replace one off event contracts with always on leverage and margin calls, raising the stakes for regulators and users.
Tether just challenged Circle’s USDC grip on Solana by rescuing Drift Protocol and forcing a new USDT standard.
Aave and CoW Protocol defend platforms, emphasizing user error and highlighting the need for enhanced DeFi safeguards.
With benchmarks dark, always on metals perps became the live risk barometer and one venue tracked Sunday’s reopen best.
A New York judge drew a hard line on neutral infrastructure, and it could ripple from DeFi into app stores and AI.
HYPE defies market turmoil by thriving on volatility, expanding into real world assets, and capitalizing on prediction markets.
