DeFi
DeFi

Bored Ape Maker Yuga Labs Rescues Dozens of Ethereum NFTs From Exploit

The Bored Ape Yacht Club creator now holds more than 60 rescued NFTs in its custody as it works to…
Jun 8, 2026
DeFi

PiggyBank's LAB Hedge Fails, Cutting USDC Vault NAV by 15%

A Solana yield protocol’s bet on a contested mid-cap token turned a dollar-stable vault into one nursing double-digit losses. Depositors…
Jun 8, 2026
DeFi

Aave chief defends protocol's 'resilience' after $8.45 billion bank run

The founder of the largest DeFi platform blamed “third-party” entities for decentralized finance’s vulnerabilities, while independent data highlights severe gaps…
Jun 8, 2026
DeFi

Congress is weighing whether crypto tax relief should stop at stablecoins

A June 9 Ways and Means hearing pushes crypto policy into the tax code, where small payments, stablecoin use, network…
Jun 8, 2026
DeFi

DeFi’s old hack vectors are fading – But the new risk can hit six chains at once

Decentralized finance has gotten a lot safer over the past six years, and a new review of protocol losses from…
Jun 7, 2026
DeFi

Travala lets AI agents book hotels with USDC on Base

Travala’s new protocol lets AI agents search and book hotels with USDC on Base, but travelers still approve the final…
Jun 6, 2026
DeFi

U.S. House tax committee weighs crypto bills, including relief for small transactions

Seven draft bills are being circulated by the House Ways and Means Committee ahead of a hearing next week, including…
Jun 5, 2026
AI

AI-assisted Zcash flaw exposes the supply integrity gap an emergency fork could not fully close

The exploit that nearly broke Zcash originated inside the zero-knowledge proof circuit that powers Orchard, Zcash’s newest shielded pool, and…
Jun 5, 2026
DeFi

Zcash weighs new shielded pool after counterfeiting flaw

Zcash developers are weighing a new shielded pool and turnstile accounting after the Orchard bug raised supply verification questions. Read…
Jun 5, 2026
DeFi

A stablecoin tied to Strategy stock depegs putting a new DeFi dollar risk in focus as Bitcoin sells off

Apyx’s apxUSD fell below its dollar reference on June 4 as Bitcoin traded near $63,000, putting DeFi dollar peg risk…
Jun 5, 2026