DeFi
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Ripple moves to shrink XRP Ledger attack surface as AI audit tests lending push

Ripple is moving to shrink the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) attack surface as it prepares to expand native lending. The company…
Aug 28, 2026
AI

Bullish provides USD.AI $100M stablecoin facility for GPU-backed lending

The institutional crypto exchange is providing $100 million in stablecoin liquidity to support loans backed by AI computing infrastructure. Read…
Aug 28, 2026
DeFi

Ethena looks beyond crypto to squeeze yield from booming equity perpetuals

The issuer of the $4 billion USDe token said it expects real-world asset perpetuals to eclipse crypto derivatives in its…
Aug 28, 2026
DeFi

HashKey Cloud backs Stacks’ Genesis Bond to prove institutional appetite for native Bitcoin yield

The Genesis Bond avoids BTC lending and custody transfers while adding a 5% STX lock, managed parameters and variable payouts.…
Aug 28, 2026
DeFi

Tokenized Nvidia Priced Its Earnings While the Nasdaq Was Closed, Aerodrome’s CEO Says

Alex Cutler said millions of dollars poured into the token’s pool on Base after Wednesday’s closing bell and the price…
Aug 27, 2026
DeFi

Iran Sanctions Don’t Rule Out DeFi Infrastructure, Coin Center’s Van Valkenburgh Says

The Treasury named digital assets one of five sanctionable Iranian sectors. Peter Van Valkenburgh said the release designates no crypto…
Aug 27, 2026
DeFi

Aave V4 Deposits Reach $806 Million After 30% Weekly Gain

EtherFi Cash was V4’s second-largest market at $257 million, while Aave V3 retained a much larger $31 billion deposit base.…
Aug 27, 2026
DeFi

Moonwell Loses $8.7 Million To MAMO Price Manipulation On Base

The lending protocol cut borrow caps on every Base core market to 1 wei after an attacker inflated the price…
Aug 27, 2026
DeFi

Bitcoin faces true demand test above $83K as liquidity thickens: Glassnode

Bitcoin price analysis reveals convergence of multiple trend lines and liquidity structures around spot price, keeping upside in check. Read…
Aug 27, 2026
DeFi

Pyth Network’s API overhaul threatens to freeze unpatched smart contracts across 300 DeFi protocols

Direct callers now need API keys, while Sui builders had to align their SDK, endpoint and on-chain package. The post…
Aug 27, 2026