DeFi

Coinbase launches instant USDC borrowing against crypto via Morpho on Base, offering quick liquidity without credit checks. Learn benefits and risks.

Uniswap v4 launches with groundbreaking 'Hooks' for customizable liquidity pools and a singleton architecture for significant gas fee reductions, marking a new era for decentralized exchanges.

A groundbreaking partnership between DeFi giant Aave, MetaMask, and Mastercard now allows users to spend their yield-bearing cryptocurrencies directly, bridging decentralized finance with traditional payment networks for everyday use.

DeFi lending protocol Inertia suffers a $152,000 exploit due to a known ERC4626 vulnerability and oracle failures, highlighting ongoing security challenges.

Morpho has surpassed Aave in DeFi TVL, driven by a strategic Coinbase integration offering crypto-backed loans. This signals a major shift in the lending landscape.

Circle launches cirBTC, a regulatory-compliant wrapped Bitcoin on Ethereum and Arc, opening new avenues for institutional investors in DeFi.

The SEC has delayed its 'innovation exemption' for tokenized US stocks on DeFi platforms, raising concerns about RWA integration and market regulation. Learn more.

MoonPay launches MoonPay Trade, a new platform providing banks, fintechs, and enterprises unified access to tokenized assets, DeFi protocols, and stablecoin liquidity across 200+ blockchains.

Plume's subsidiary Kimber Digital Assets Bermuda receives a Class M Digital Asset Business Licence, establishing the world's first regulated on-chain vault manager. This milestone de-risks RWA tokenization, bridging traditional finance with DeFi for institutional investors.

NUVA launches with $19 billion in tokenized real-world assets from Figure Technologies, bridging traditional finance with DeFi through regulated U.S. yield products.

Standard Chartered forecasts $4 trillion in tokenized assets by 2028, with DeFi protocols as major beneficiaries, driven by stablecoins and real-world assets.

The KelpDAO exploit has severely impacted DeFi confidence, leading to Aave's TVL plummeting by 44% and widespread capital outflows across the sector.