Latest DeFi News

Hyperliquid Expands HyperCore With Outcome Trading in HIP-4 Upgrade
Traders will be able to create prediction markets and trade outcome contracts without leverage or liquidations.

Step Finance Hit: Revoke Access as $28M Treasury Wallet Exploited
The Solana-based protocol is working with cybersecurity firms to investigate a major treasury exploit involving the unauthorized transfer of SOL.

Chinese Networks Push Crypto Laundering to $82B in 2025
These pandemic-born networks now move over $40M daily, blending online tools and offline scams while avoiding major exchanges.

Clawdbot Gateway Exposure Puts API Keys and Chats at Risk
Clawdbot’s admin interface stores sensitive chats and API keys, and if unsecured, it’s like leaving your digital front door wide…

Kraken Brings DeFi Yield In-App With Morpho-Powered Earn
the exchange integrates curated DeFi vaults to let users access on-chain lending returns without leaving Kraken.

Security Alert: Matcha Meta Flags SwapNet Bug as Over $16.8M is Drained
The exploit drained over $16.8M; 0x protocol safe, Matcha Meta blocks direct aggregator approvals.

Makina Finance: 89% of Lost ETH Recovered, v1.1 Upgrade Live Monday
On January 23, Makina announced it had recovered 1,077.8 ETH, about 83% of the 1,299.18 ETH lost in the January…

Makina Recovers 920 ETH: Protocol Dumps Curve for Uniswap After $4M Exploit
An MEV bot "front-ran" the hacker, effectively saving the funds. Now, Makina is activating a recovery plan—but users will need…

Trump-Linked Crypto Firm Partners With Spacecoin for Satellite DeFi
World Liberty Financial is supporting the project with its USD1 stablecoin to enable users to send, receive, and settle payments…

Chainlink Brings Atlas In-House to Scale DeFi Value Recovery
The deal strengthens Chainlink’s push to turn oracle-related MEV into a recurring revenue source for DeFi protocols.

Paradex Revokes Trading Bot Access After Mithril Subkey Breach
Limited-permission keys tied to third-party bots were compromised, prompting swift safeguards as the exchange remains under scrutiny after recent outages.

Nansen Pivots to AI Execution with Solana and Base Trading
Nansen AI enables ‘vibe trading’ with user-approved trades, integrated liquidity, cross-chain support, and self-custodied wallets.

Paradex Refunds $650K After Glitch, Restores Full Trading
Starknet-based perp DEX reimburses 200 users after rollback and reopens deposits, withdrawals, and normal trading.

Solana dApps Post $28M Revenue, Strongest Week in 4 Months
Meme-driven apps and retail trading push Solana application revenue above $28M, led by Pump.fun.

Makina Finance Hacked: MEV Bot Snipes 1,299 ETH in $4M Protocol Exploit
The exploit drained about $4.13 million from Makina Finance via a large Uniswap V3 swap, moving through Curve and Aave…

Paradex Recovers After Starknet Error Triggers Rollback
A database migration error briefly sent Bitcoin prices to zero on the Starknet-based DEX, triggering liquidations, a rollback, and hours…

Aster Deploys Fee-Based Buybacks Amid Rising Perp Market Activity
Aster begins $ASTER buybacks from its reserve, combining daily automatic purchases and a reserve fund to gradually cut token supply.

A $282M Crypto Heist Sends Monero (XMR) Price Soaring Briefly
The $282M crypto heist highlights social engineering as the top 2025 attack method, exploiting victims’ lack of crypto transaction knowledge.

Polygon Labs Acquires Coinme and Sequence to Launch Open Money Stack
Coinme's deal is expected to close in the second quarter, while Sequence’s acquisition is set to finalize this month.

Yield Vault Loses $3.7M After Brutal Swap Slippage
PeckShield flagged a vault operation where 3.84M stkGHO became just $112K in USDC.

Pump.fun Hits $1.4B Volume to Top Solana DEX Leaderboard in 2026
Pump.fun has surpassed HumidiFi and Meteora to lead the Solana ecosystem in transaction activity and retail interest after nine months.

Hyperliquid Pulls $80M Net Inflows Despite HYPE Price Dip
Hyperliquid logged over $80M in daily net inflows as revenue stayed above $1M, even as HYPE pulled back and trading…

PumpFun’s 24 Volume Tops $2B, Becomes Second-Largest DEX on Solana
PumpFun’s $2B surge in daily volume cements its position as Solana’s second-largest DEX, showing growing adoption and strong meme-driven trading…

Hacker Moves $27M in Stolen Crypto Through Aave and Tornado Cash
The hacker reportedly gained full control of the crypto wallet and is actively using stolen funds on Aave.

Arbitrum DAO Deploys 3,117 ETH Into ether.fi’s weETH
The deployment puts weETH among the top three treasury allocations held by the DAO on Arbitrum.

Has Pell Network Lost $200 Million in TVL?
The network’s website displays over $200M in restaked tokens and 510,000 stakers, which contradicts on-chain data.

Hackers Steal $1.5M on Arbitrum Via Proxy Contract DeFi ExploitÂ
Arbitrum suffers $1.5M hack as attackers exploit smart contract flaws, highlighting growing risks for users and decentralized finance platforms.

StarkNet Faces Network Outage Amid Surging Stablecoin Growth
StarkNet faces unexpected downtime, yet soaring USDC adoption and growing DeFi activity highlight strong network resilience and ecosystem growth.

Fake ‘2FA Security Check’ Targets MetaMask Wallets in Phishing Scam
A new MetaMask phishing scam tricks users into revealing wallet seed phrases, risking instant losses—stay alert, verify links, and never…

Aave Labs Eyes Revenue Sharing With AAVE Holders
Aave Labs plans revenue sharing with token holders as community debates governance and growth strategies for the protocol’s future.