DeFi

Quick Breakdown: The AI-native DeFi protocol partners with Chainlink to enhance security and reliability for its AI-driven vault strategies. Demether’s demAI automatically reallocates capital, manages risk, and executes yield strategies for both retail and institutional users. Chainlink integration enables...

Quick Breakdown:  Chainlink SVR has recaptured $1.1M in MEV and processed over $32M in liquidations on Ethereum. Aave integration covers ~75% of its Ethereum TVL, with MEV recapture rates averaging 80–90%. Recovered value is split between DeFi protocols and...

Quick Breakdown: Pascal Protocol partnered with Treehouse to pilot smart clearing for decentralized fixed income products. The Proof of Concept will test TESR-based Forward Rate Agreements using Treehouse’s DOR benchmark framework. The initiative comes ahead of Pascal’s September Token...

Valantis has moved to solidify its role in the liquid staking sector with the acquisition of stHYPE, the second-largest staking protocol on Hyperliquid’s HyperEVM. The deal, announced on August 19, brings stHYPE fully under the Valantis ecosystem, opening the...

KuCoin has partnered with digital finance platform AlloyX to pilot the use of Real World Asset (RWA) tokens as collateral on its exchange, in a move designed to bring tokenized traditional assets deeper into the DeFi ecosystem. The pilot...

DeFi Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: DEFT) has uncovered major inconsistencies in share ownership records — a move the company says is critical for protecting integrity and trust in the crypto investment ecosystem. The review, launched in June 2025 with Shareholder...

Curve Finance has officially gone live on Etherlink, a move that strengthens the connection between Tezos and the broader Ethereum-compatible DeFi ecosystem. The deployment, announced on August 6, is part of Etherlink’s ongoing “Apple Farm Season 2” incentive campaign,...

The DeFi lending space has seen rapid growth, but with so many platforms promising improved access, faster transactions, and greater security, it’s difficult to tell which ones will actually deliver long-term value.  One platform generating significant attention is Mutuum...

Decentralized finance (DeFi) insurance—often called “cover” or insurance alternative—offers products designed to help manage the unique risks in DeFi, such as protocol hacks or stablecoin de-pegging. In contrast to traditional insurance, exemplified by FDIC insurance, which safeguards against financial...

eToro, a prominent digital trading platform, has announced a major step toward merging traditional finance with blockchain technology by launching tokenized U.S. equities on the Ethereum blockchain. This initiative will convert 100 of the most popular U.S.-listed stocks and...