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DeFi, or decentralized finance, is one of the biggest things in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry right now, and it does pretty much what its name suggests. That is, it uses blockchains, smart contracts and/or cryptoassets to deliver financial services to customers, be these loans, payments, remittances, derivatives, or investments.

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Ethereum Foundation Stakes $1.25M War Chest to Shield Tornado Cash’s Roman Storm

Ethereum Foundation donates $500,000 and matches up to $750,000 in community funds for Tornado Cash co-founder.

, by Hassan Shittu

Tony G Buys $438K in Hyperliquid Tokens—Is $HYPE the Next Sol Strategies Play?

Tony G Co-Investment Holdings finalized its largest decentralized finance purchase to date, acquiring 10,387 Hyperliquid tokens valued at over $438,000. This move by the publicly listed company reflects growing institutional recognition of the potential held by the Hyperliquid ecosystem.

, by Hassan Shittu

Bringing RWAs On-Chain Is Biggest Opportunity For DeFi Says Aave Founder

Bringing traditional financial assets on-chain may be the biggest opportunity for decentralized finance (DeFi), according to Aave founder Stani Kulechov.

, by Rachel Wolfson

Investment Giant Franklin Templeton Reveals Novel Real-Time Yield Feature on Benji

Global investment giant Franklin Templeton has announced Intraday Yield, the newest feature on its proprietary Benji Technology Platform. This feature, the company says, “dramatically” boosts market opportunities for both clients and partners. Intraday Yield (a patent-pending tech) provides...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

WEMIX Faces June 2 Delisting After Court Ruling – Can the Gaming Token Bounce Back?

South Korean gaming firm Wemade is preparing for a new chapter after a Seoul court rejected its bid to stop the delisting of its cryptocurrency, WEMIX, from major domestic exchanges. On May 30, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed Wemade’s injunction request to block the termination of...

, by Hassan Shittu

Sui Community Pushes Cetus Recovery Plan Forward With Onchain Vote – Here’s What SUI Holders Need to Know

On May 27, the Sui community initiated a seven-day onchain vote to authorize a critical transaction that could enable the full recovery of user funds lost during a $223 million exploit involving Cetus. If passed, the vote will allow for the transfer of compromised tokens to a newly established...

, by Hassan Shittu

Alpaca Finance to Wind Down After 4 Years on BNB Chain, $ALPACA Plunges 30%

Alpaca Finance, once a staple of the BNB Chain ecosystem and a pioneer in leveraged yield farming, announced this week that it will sunset operations after a four-year run. The decision marks the end of one of DeFi’s more resilient fair launch projects, and comes after sustained financial...

, by Shalini Nagarajan

$2.5M Gone in Hours — Victim Hit Twice in Sophisticated Stablecoin Phishing Scam

A crypto investor lost a staggering $2.6 million USDT on May 26, 2025, after falling victim twice within three hours to a sophisticated phishing scam that manipulated Ethereum's transaction history through zero-value transfers. Could this devastating double-hit expose a critical blind spot in how...

, by Hassan Shittu

Hyperliquid Submits Comment Letters to CFTC on 24/7 Perpetuals Trading

Hyperliquid Labs submitted two formal comment letters to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on May 23 in response to recent calls for public input on the future of perpetual swaps and 24/7 derivatives trading. The letters come after the close of a month-long comment period on...

, by Hassan Shittu

FIFA Partners with Avalanche to Launch Dedicated Layer-1 ‘FIFA Blockchain’

FIFA stunned the sports world on May 22, 2025, by selecting Avalanche to power its own blockchain and ending its Algorand partnership. This set the stage for next-gen digital collectibles and fan engagement for over five billion football fans. The new FIFA Blockchain, a custom Avalanche...

, by Hassan Shittu

OKX Unleashes xBTC on Aptos – 1:1 Wrapped Bitcoin Flows Fee-Free Into DeFi

OKX ignited Aptos DeFi on Thursday, launching xBTC, a fully collateralized wrapped version of Bitcoin, unlocking fee-free, cross-chain liquidity for the network’s $1 billion ecosystem. Backed 1:1 by BTC held in OKX custody, xBTC allows users to access Bitcoin liquidity within the Aptos...

, by Tanzeel Akhtar

Sonic Labs GSR Alliance to Turbocharge S Token – Will Liquidity Surge Next?

Determined to supercharge liquidity, Sonic Labs officially announced GSR as the designated market maker for its native S token on May 22, betting that fresh muscle will revive its DeFi ambitions. In a blog post, Sonic Labs said its reason for working with GSR, a crypto capital markets firm,...

, by Tanzeel Akhtar

Crypto.com Secures MiFID License to Offer Crypto Derivatives Across Europe

Crypto.com has expanded its European operations by securing a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) license, as announced on May 21, 2025. This regulatory milestone allows the mobile-first crypto exchange and payments platform to offer cryptocurrency derivatives across the European...

, by Hassan Shittu

Bancor Launches Historic Patent War Against Uniswap – Could This $40B DEX Battle Redefine DeFi IP Rights?

Bancor launched a landmark patent lawsuit against Uniswap on May 20, accusing the dominant DEX of eight years of unauthorized use of its patented automated market maker (AMM) technology, threatening to upend DeFi’s open-source foundations and IP norms. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District...

, by Hassan Shittu

Blum Co-Founder and Ex-Binance Exec Vladimir Smerkis Arrested for Alleged Large-Scale Fraud

Vladimir Smerkis, former regional director for Binance in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and co-founder of the Telegram-based crypto game Blum, has been arrested in Russia on allegations of extensive fraud. The Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow authorized prosecutors to...

, by Hassan Shittu

Sygnum Bank Adds Staked SOL as Collateral

Global digital asset bank Sygnum has added staked Solana (SOL) to its Lombard loan collateral portfolio for double earning potential on one asset. The Switzerland- and Singapore-based crypto bank says it has added SOL to its portfolio of over 20 tokens as eligible collateral for its Swiss...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Kinexys Ignites TradFi-DeFi Shift with Landmark Tokenized Treasury on Ondo Chain

Kinexys has leapt from JPMorgan’s private ledgers on May 14 using Chainlink to settle tokenized U.S. Treasuries on Ondo Chain in a split-second swap that heralds Wall Street’s blockchain future. The successful test indicates a step in connecting traditional finance with decentralized...

, by Hassan Shittu

IOTA Reveals First Liquid Staking Protocol, Swirl

Liquid staking solution Swirl has launched on the Layer-1 blockchain IOTA mainnet as an independent ecosystem project on the IOTA network, which enables users to stake IOTA and receive stIOTA. According to the press release, stIOTA tokens provide instant liquidity. While their IOTA is staked,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

U.S. Treasury Crackdown Exposes Karen National Army’s $3.5B ‘Pig-Butchering’ Crypto Scam Empire

In a sweeping move to combat transnational cybercrime and human trafficking, the U.S. Treasury Department has designated the Karen National Army (KNA) as a transnational criminal organization, accusing the Burma-based militia of fueling a vast criminal ecosystem. The sanctions, announced...

, by Hassan Shittu

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