Decentralized finance (Defi)

Readers Dessert July 17, 2026

DeFi’s Newest Threat: How Malicious Liquidity Pools Are Trick-Quoting Ethereum and Polygon Users

Readers Dessert July 17, 2026

DeFi infrastructure firm Enso has identified a new class of malicious liquidity pools called “toxic pools.” Unlike traditional exploits that steal funds directly, these pools manipulate transaction simulations. A ‘Jekyll and Hyde’…

Readers Dessert May 25, 2026

Aave DAO Faces Vote on Native BTC Collateral as Babylon Labs Files Temp Check

Readers Dessert May 25, 2026

The blockchain research and development firm Babylon Labs submitted a Temperature Check to Aave DAO on Monday, seeking approval to integrate Trustless Bitcoin Vaults with Aave V4 and onboard native BTC as…

Readers Dessert May 22, 2026

European Commission Launches MiCA Review Targeting Stablecoins, DeFi and Staking Rules

Readers Dessert May 22, 2026

The European Commission has launched a broad review of the EU’s landmark crypto regulation, MiCA, signaling potential changes to rules governing stablecoins, decentralized finance ( DeFi), staking, and tokenized assets. The consultation…

Readers Dessert May 9, 2026

Layerzero Discloses RPC Poisoning Incident Linked to $292M KelpDAO Hack

Readers Dessert May 9, 2026

The cross-chain communication protocol Layerzero Labs disclosed on Friday that its internal infrastructure was compromised by North Korean hackers and a simultaneous DDoS attack during the KelpDAO breach. Layerzero Labs Apologizes for…

Readers Dessert May 6, 2026

Babylon and Gomining Plan to Activate Up to 1,000 BTC via Trustless Vaults

Readers Dessert May 6, 2026

Babylon Labs and Gomining have announced plans to integrate their infrastructure, allowing bitcoin holders to lock their BTC into the former’s trustless vaults and earn native mining rewards from Gomining’s operations, all…

Readers Dessert April 27, 2026

DeFi United Secures $160M as Industry Moves to Cover Aave Bad Debt Crisis

Readers Dessert April 27, 2026

A coordinated decentralized finance ( DeFi) relief effort has reportedly raised $160 million to cover bad debt created when attackers exploited KelpDAO’s bridge and deposited unbacked collateral into Aave V3 markets on…

Readers Dessert April 23, 2026

Circle Economist Proposes Higher USDC Rates on Aave V3 After KelpDAO Exploit

Readers Dessert April 23, 2026

Gordon Liao, Circle’s Chief Economist, submitted a governance proposal on April 22, 2026, calling on Aave to raise USDC borrow rates sharply on its V3 Ethereum Core market after a $292 million…

Readers Dessert April 20, 2026

$14B Vanishes From DeFi Ecosystem After KelpDAO Exploit Rocks Lending Markets

Readers Dessert April 20, 2026

Following the KelpDAO exploit that resulted in the loss of nearly $300 million, the decentralized finance ( DeFi) ecosystem has experienced a cascading wave of withdrawals, affecting not only Aave but a…

Readers Dessert April 13, 2026

New SEC Guidance Targets DeFi Interfaces, Self-Custodial Wallets, and Execution Routing Disclosures

Readers Dessert April 13, 2026

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets released a staff statement on Monday, outlining conditions under which operators of crypto trading interfaces can avoid registering as broker-dealers under…

Readers Dessert September 15, 2025

Defillama Criticizes Misleading RWA Metrics, Calls out Figure Co-Founder Allegations

Readers Dessert September 15, 2025

0xngmi, founder of Defillama, has called out some companies for promoting what he called fake RWA metrics, replicating database movements onto blockchains to simulate activity. The post comes as an answer to…

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Tag: Decentralized finance (Defi)

DeFi’s Newest Threat: How Malicious Liquidity Pools Are Trick-Quoting Ethereum and Polygon Users

Aave DAO Faces Vote on Native BTC Collateral as Babylon Labs Files Temp Check

European Commission Launches MiCA Review Targeting Stablecoins, DeFi and Staking Rules

Layerzero Discloses RPC Poisoning Incident Linked to $292M KelpDAO Hack

Babylon and Gomining Plan to Activate Up to 1,000 BTC via Trustless Vaults

DeFi United Secures $160M as Industry Moves to Cover Aave Bad Debt Crisis

Circle Economist Proposes Higher USDC Rates on Aave V3 After KelpDAO Exploit

$14B Vanishes From DeFi Ecosystem After KelpDAO Exploit Rocks Lending Markets

New SEC Guidance Targets DeFi Interfaces, Self-Custodial Wallets, and Execution Routing Disclosures

Defillama Criticizes Misleading RWA Metrics, Calls out Figure Co-Founder Allegations

A16z-Linked Whale Dumps $28 Million in HYPE as Token Slides 10% in a Day

DeFi’s Newest Threat: How Malicious Liquidity Pools Are Trick-Quoting Ethereum and Polygon Users

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