DeFi
DeFi

A 'Bitcoin DeFi' project just shut down with a brutal post-mortem: Users just didn't care

“It did not work,” Botanix said. “At lest not in this market and not in this timeline.” Read Full Story…
Jun 10, 2026
DeFi

Morpho Raises $175 Million Co-Led by Paradigm, a16z Crypto, and Ribbit Capital to Build ‘Open Credit Network’

Morpho raised $175 million co-led by Paradigm, a16z crypto, and Ribbit Capital, with Apollo Funds, Circle Ventures, and VanEck participating,…
Jun 10, 2026
DeFi

Aave Proposes Binding New Risk Framework Following the $292 Million KelpDAO Exploit

Aave founder Stani Kulechov announced a new four-layer risk framework prepared by LlamaRisk, binding across V3, V4, and Horizon, with…
Jun 10, 2026
DeFi

SpaceX IPO nears 4 times oversubscribed, squeezing crypto and tech

Tech stocks and crypto are selling off in a “classic pre-mega-IPO liquidity squeeze,” say analysts. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com…
Jun 10, 2026
DeFi

Crypto Tax Bills Face Pushback in House Committee Hearing

Pro-crypto Democrats questioned staking and mining tax exemptions Tuesday, while party leadership said the bills may need to wait until…
Jun 9, 2026
DeFi

Circle wants wrapped Bitcoin to look bank grade before institutions trust it as collateral

cirBTC gives Circle a BTC wrapper, but the harder test is whether custody, reserves, liquidity, and redemption controls can win…
Jun 9, 2026
DeFi

Bitcoin may act as a ‘canary in the coal mine’ as risk-off pressure spreads: Bitwise

Bitwise research suggests that Bitcoin is leading a broader risk-off move across markets as global liquidity and stablecoin reserves remain…
Jun 9, 2026
AI

Arthur Hayes Says Bitcoin Cannot Rally Until the AI Bubble Bursts

Arthur Hayes published a macro thesis arguing Bitcoin cannot rally until the AI stock bubble deflates, citing $1.5 trillion in…
Jun 9, 2026
DeFi

Aave Proposes Protocol-Wide Risk Framework After KelpDAO Exploit

LlamaRisk has submitted two Aave governance proposals covering a four-layer protocol-wide risk standard and a PT oracle upgrade to Chainlink…
Jun 9, 2026
AI

Trad.Fi, W3 target $650 million in onchain private credit using AI evaluation

Equipment-financing lender Trad.Fi is working with W3 to automate capital workflows and bring real-economy business lending onto public blockchain rails.…
Jun 9, 2026