DeFi
DeFi

Aave is bank-sized, but $2.9T in corporate loans reveals the risk DeFi still can’t price

US commercial and industrial lending reached $2.89 trillion at commercial banks for the week ending May 13, up roughly $183…
May 27, 2026
DeFi

Bitcoin’s recent drop coincides with $1.3B ‘dark pool’ ETF sale: Analyst

Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn says a $1.3 billion sale of BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF was the largest he has seen on…
May 27, 2026
AI

Base launches new tool to connect crypto wallets to AI agents

AI models will be able to transfer funds, swap tokens, check balances and review transaction history with a new tool…
May 27, 2026
DeFi

Trump praises prediction markets, defends CFTC as court cases compound

U.S. President Donald Trump said it was “critically important” that the CFTC keep “exclusive authority” over prediction markets, echoing CFTC…
May 26, 2026
AI

Base Launches MCP Agent Gateway for Onchain Portfolio Management

Base introduces Model Context Protocol integration enabling AI agents to execute swaps, trades, and portfolio management across leading DeFi protocols.…
May 26, 2026
DeFi

XRP is sitting on a volatility trap as liquidity dries up and leverage builds

CryptoQuant data shows XRP’s 30-day liquidity index on Binance has fallen to about 0.043, its lowest level since January 2020,…
May 26, 2026
DeFi

The next big DeFi exploit will start before the code is deployed

Socket’s May 24 disclosure of TrapDoor found more than 34 malicious packages and over 384 related versions spread across npm,…
May 26, 2026
DeFi

XRPL could close its biggest DeFi gap if new AMM amendment passes

A draft proposal filed Tuesday would extend the XRP Ledger’s native automated market maker with three swappable curve types, giving…
May 26, 2026
DeFi

Grvt adds 3 tokenized yield funds tied to institutional-grade RWAs

Grvt will work with Plume to launch tokenized fixed-income and structured credit products tied to institutional-grade real world assets and…
May 26, 2026
DeFi

Ethereum treasury firms lean on staking as ETF pressure builds: Report

Everstake said staking made up 60% of disclosed revenue among six Ethereum treasury firms, while loss-making companies posted $1.41 billion…
May 26, 2026