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Innovation Amid Yield Compression: DeFi Lending Markets in Q1 2025
31.3.2025
While yields across major lending platforms have compressed significantly, innovation at the market's edges demonstrates DeFi's continued maturation and growth, says Ryan Rodenbaugh, CEO of Wallfacer Labs, the team behind vaults.fyi
March 2025 in charts: Trump trade war hits Bitcoin, $22M in DeFi hacks
31.3.2025
March was a rough month for markets — US President Donald Trump’s uncertain tariff policies created volatility in Bitcoin and crypto markets; meanwhile, decentralized finance (DeFi) struggled with security concerns.Retaliatory tariffs on US goods in China and the European Union...
Metamask Launches Crypto Card in Argentina
31.3.2025
Metamask, one of the largest wallet companies in the cryptocurrency industry, recently launched a crypto debit card in Argentina. The wallet is already available digitally, with its physical version arriving in the country in the next weeks. Metamask director Daniel Lynch specified the idea behind...
DeFi protocol SIR.trading loses entire $355K TVL in ‘worst news’ possible
31.3.2025
Ethereum-based DeFi protocol SIR.trading, also known as Synthetics Implemented Right, has been hacked, resulting in the loss of its entire total value locked (TVL) — $355,000 at the time of the attack. The hack, which occurred March 30, was initially detected by blockchain security firms...
DeFi protocol SIR.trading loses entire $355K TVL in ‘worst news’ possible
31.3.2025
Ethereum-based DeFi protocol SIR.trading, also known as Synthetics Implemented Right, has been hacked, resulting in the loss of its entire total value locked (TVL) — $355,000 at the time of the attack. The March 30 hack was initially detected by blockchain security firms TenArmorAlert...
Bpifrance Commits to Digital Asset Growth With $27 Million Investment in French Firms
29.3.2025
Bpifrance, the French investment bank, plans to invest $27 million (€25 million) in digital asset firms with a strong presence in France. This initiative is part of the bank’s strategic plan to enhance French digital asset investment funds, which are currently limited. Asset Tokenization...
Sonic Blockchain Soars 2,951% in TVL Growth, Nearing $1 Billion Milestone
27.3.2025
The layer one (L1) blockchain Sonic has experienced substantial growth, with metrics revealing a 2,951% increase in the project’s total value locked (TVL) since the beginning of the year. L1 Blockchain Sonic’s TVL Climbs 2,951% Since January On March 27, Sonic’s official social media account...
Linear Finance Shuts Down Amid Financial Struggles and Binance’s LINA Delisting
27.3.2025
Linear Finance has announced its closure due to financial difficulties amplified by Binance’s delisting of its LINA token. The team will soon provide users with instructions on liquidating their positions, marking the end of the project’s multi-year journey. Cross-Chain Protocol Linear Finance...
Crypto Rule Repeal Hits Trump’s Desk—Massive Regulatory Rollback Imminent
27.3.2025
The Senate voted 70-28 to crush an IRS rule targeting DeFi developers, delivering a sweeping crypto victory now heading to Trump’s desk for final approval. Senate Overturns IRS Crypto Rule in Landmark Victory for Decentralized Innovation U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced on March 26 that...
Bitlayer Integrates BitVM Bridge With Xverse Wallet to Advance Bitcoin DeFi
27.3.2025
Bitlayer has announced the integration of the BitVM Bridge with Xverse Wallet, a bitcoin wallet that supports customizable Bitcoin testnet configurations. This collaboration allows users to access the trust-minimized BitVM Bridge seamlessly through the Xverse Wallet, enhancing the adoption of BitVM...
DeFi’s yield model is broken — Here’s how we fix it
27.3.2025
Opinion by: Marc Boiron, chief executive officer of Polygon LabsDecentralized finance (DeFi) needs a reality check. Protocols have chased growth through token emissions that promise eye-popping annual percentage yields (APYs) for years, only to watch liquidity evaporate when incentives dry up....
Resolution to kill IRS DeFi broker rule heads to Trump’s desk
27.3.2025
The US Senate has passed a resolution to kill a Biden administration-era rule to require decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to report to the Internal Revenue Service, which will now head to US President Donald Trump’s desk.On March 26, the Senate voted 70-28 to pass a motion repealing...
The Protocol: Ethereum’s Final Pectra Test Goes Live
26.3.2025
Also: Hyperliquid Eases Token Transfers for DeFi With Integration Between HyperCore and HyperEVM; Celo Migration to Layer-2 Network Is Done, Bringing in New Era for the Blockchain; Bitcoin DeFi Expansion Faces Fork Dilemma as Developers Explore ZK Proofs
Hyperliquid’s Emergency JELLY Delisting Saves $240M but Sparks Centralization Backlash
26.3.2025
Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange (DEX) platform, delisted the JELLY token on March 26, 2025, following suspected market manipulation that triggered a $10.63 million loss, prompting emergency intervention by its validator network. Hyperliquid Delists JELLY Amid Suspected Market Manipulation...
‘We’re bullish on stablecoins,’ next-gen DeFi — Coinbase Ventures head
26.3.2025
Crypto and blockchain-focused venture capital is unfazed by recent market volatility and is using the opportunity to uncover hidden gems in an industry that’s only “one decade into a 30-year paradigm shift,” according to Hoolie Tejwani, the head of VC firm Coinbase...
DeFi Platform Abracadabra Hit by Hack, Offers Reward for Return
26.3.2025
Abracadabra Finance confirmed a hack of its GM cauldrons products, resulting in a loss of 13 million MIM stablecoins. Reward Offered to Hackers for Return of Stolen Funds The decentralized lending platform Abracadabra Finance confirmed on March 26 that its GM cauldrons suite of products was hacked...
Unlocking Private Credit’s Potential: How Tokenization Brings DeFi Innovation to Traditional Finance
26.3.2025
DeFi’s ethos — permissionless access, composable assets and real-time settlements — are a perfect solution to private credit’s most significant pain points
LatAm Exchange TruBit Taps Crypto Lending Platform Morpho for DeFi Earn Offering
26.3.2025
A better user experience can be created by having fintech at the front and DeFi at the back, also known as a “DeFi mullet.”
SEC plans 4 more crypto roundtables on trading, custody, tokenization, DeFi
26.3.2025
The US Securities and Exchange Commission will host four more crypto roundtables — focusing on crypto trading, custody, tokenization and decentralized finance (DeFi) — after hosting its first crypto roundtable on March 21.The series of roundtables, organized by the SEC’s Crypto...
SEC’s Crypto Task Force Will Host 4 More Industry Roundtables
25.3.2025
The roundtable discussions will include conversations on tokenization, DeFi and crypto custody