DeFi
DeFi

Ether Machine scraps SPAC merger with Dynamix, citing market conditions

The Ethereum treasury firm aimed to launch a $1.5 billion yield-bearing ETH fund but will now halt its plans following…
Apr 12, 2026
DeFi

How institutions made Bitcoin a weekday market so retail takes on all the weekend risk

Bitcoin might trade around the clock, but its liquidity doesn’t anymore. The asset that was supposed to become more resilient…
Apr 11, 2026
DeFi

Trump-linked WLFI hits new low as token-backed loan triggers concern

WLFI fell to a record low after it was revealed that the project used billions of its own tokens as…
Apr 11, 2026
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HSBC and Standard Chartered Win Hong Kong's Inaugural Stablecoin Licenses

The HKMA selected two issuers from a pool of 36 applicants under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August…
Apr 10, 2026
DeFi

Trump-Linked WLFI Erases $427 Million From Market Cap on DeFi Loan, Token Unlock Proposal

Onlookers expressed concerns that Dolomite’s protocol could be stuck with bad debt if World Liberty’s loans were unwound. Read Full…
Apr 10, 2026
DeFi

Trump-backed WLFI token drops 12% to record lows after team defends multi-million lending position

World Liberty Financial responded to CoinDesk’s reporting by saying it would “simply supply more collateral” if markets moved against it,…
Apr 10, 2026
DeFi

How Trump-linked WLFI set up a lending model where lenders pay the price of failure

Money market Dolomite users are at risk of bad debt because the WLFI token is used as collateral under the…
Apr 10, 2026
DeFi

These 3 crypto stocks could actually beat bitcoin ETFs, says TD Cowen

Analyst Lance Vitanza is betting that digital asset treasury”companies like Nakamoto, SharpLink and Strive can outperform standard crypto ETFs by…
Apr 9, 2026
DeFi

Polygon, Frax and Curve Launch Onchain Forex Liquidity Pools

Curve’s FXSwap pools use frxUSD as the base dollar pairing for cross-currency swaps spanning the Brazilian real, Indonesian rupiah, British…
Apr 9, 2026
DeFi

Kamino Introduces Contract-Level Security Controls for Lending Vaults

The feature prevents compromised curator keys from redirecting depositor funds to unvetted reserves. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
Apr 9, 2026