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Orbs Rolls out V5 on Ethereum and Arbitrum, Cutting Costs Across 10+ Chains
3.6.2026
Layer 3 blockchain infrastructure Orbs has launched its V5 product upgrade on Ethereum and Arbitrum to improve cross-chain verification, lower infrastructure costs, and increase validator participation. Milestone Growth Precedes Upgrade The decentralized Layer 3 blockchain infrastructure focused...
Is All DeFi Unsafe? Industry Leaders Push Back After Openzeppelin Founder Warns Retail to Exit Blue-Chips
31.5.2026
Openzeppelin co-founder Manuel Aráoz sparked widespread industry debate by calling decentralized finance ( DeFi) unsafe. Industry leaders counter that Aráoz’s framing overstates the risk, pointing out that DeFi lending security has improved by roughly 98% since 2020. Shifting From Drama to Data...
Zama Users Lose Access to $12.6M USDC After Circle Executes Court-Ordered Blacklist
30.5.2026
Circle blacklisted a publicly labeled Ethereum smart contract tied to Zama’s privacy protocol on Saturday, freezing approximately $12.6 million in USDC following a U.S. federal court order connected to a civil lawsuit against Overnight Finance founder Maxim Ermilov. Circle’s Zama Blacklist Freezes...
Stake DAO Freezes Arbitrum vsdCRV Markets After Attacker Mints 5.4T Synthetic Tokens
29.5.2026
On May 27, decentralized finance platform Stake DAO suffered an infinite-minting exploit on its Arbitrum protocol. However, Stake DAO core contributors quickly secured the mainnet funds backing the tokens, shut down the vsdCRV bridge, and successfully contained the exploit. Infinite-Minting...
Sui Network Suffers 6-Hour Outage Following 1.72 Upgrade Bug
29.5.2026
The Sui blockchain experienced a nearly six-hour network stall, halting all onchain block production. The disruption marks the second major downtime event for the high-throughput network this year. Onchain Data Shows Block Production Halt for Sui Mainnet The Sui blockchain experienced a severe...
Grayscale Says Hyperliquid Could Become a DeFi Juggernaut
28.5.2026
Grayscale Research cast Hyperliquid as a standout DeFi contender with potential to scale into a major on-chain financial services platform. Its report points to trading growth, exchange-style network effects, and token mechanics linked directly to platform demand. Grayscale Sees Hyperliquid as...
Kraken Rolls out Bitcoin Vault With 2.5% APY for Long-Term BTC Holders in the US
27.5.2026
Kraken launched Bitcoin Vault on Wednesday, giving long-term bitcoin holders a way to earn up to 2.5% annual percentage yield on idle BTC without selling or giving up price exposure. Kraken Bitcoin Vault Goes Live: BTC Holders Can Now Earn Yield The new product sits inside Kraken’s Earn suite...
Streamex and Orca Build 24/7 Compliant Trading Pool for Gold-Backed Token GLDY on Solana
27.5.2026
Streamex Corp. and Solana-based decentralized exchange ( DEX) platform Orca launched 24/7 secondary liquidity infrastructure for tokenized securities on Wednesday, with GLDY, a gold-backed, yield-bearing token, as the first asset to trade on the system. Accredited Investors Gain 24/7 Exit Liquidity...
Bitget Launches Reality Platform for Tokenized Stocks With Stablecoin Dividend Payments
27.5.2026
Bitget has unveiled Reality, a regulated platform for issuing tokenized real-world assets tied to traditional securities. The company aims to bridge traditional and decentralized finance ( DeFi) markets by offering fully collateralized, onchain versions of stocks with institutional-grade...
Exchange OS Goes Live on OKX’s Xlayer With Glassnode Data, Opens Market Building to Any Developer
27.5.2026
A permissionless exchange protocol called Exchange OS has gone live on OKX’s Xlayer network, allowing any developer to deploy spot markets, perpetual futures, and prediction markets on shared infrastructure, with Glassnode serving as the official onchain data provider. Glassnode Powers Exchange...
Base Launches MCP Gateway Letting Claude and ChatGPT Execute Onchain DeFi Actions
26.5.2026
Base, the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum layer two ( L2) network, launched Base MCP on Tuesday, a Model Context Protocol gateway that connects artificial intelligence (AI) agents directly to users’ Base Accounts for onchain transactions. Base Deploys MCP Gateway for Claude and Cursor Users to Interact...
Kraken’s ETH Deposit Highlights Restaking Paradox: Eigencloud’s $6.5B TVL vs EIGEN’s 96% Price Decline
26.5.2026
Crypto exchange Kraken has deposited ether into Eigencloud, the leading restaking protocol on the Ethereum network, even as the platform’s native EIGEN token trades roughly 96% below its all-time high despite holding over $6.5 billion in total value locked. Kraken Deposit Signals Institutional...
Ondo Finance Confirms Founder Nathan Allman’s Death, Appoints Ian De Bode as CEO
26.5.2026
Ondo Finance, one of the leading real-world asset tokenization protocols with over $3.79 billion in total value locked, has confirmed the unexpected death of its founder Nathan Allman. Ian De Bode has been named the new chief executive officer, effective immediately. Filling Big Shoes Ondo Finance...
Whale Who Spent $62M on Uniswap and Compound Tokens Is Now Selling at a $39.7M Loss
26.5.2026
A crypto whale who accumulated $62.83 million worth of Uniswap and Compound governance tokens in July 2025 has begun selling at sharply reduced prices, with losses exceeding $39.7 million and roughly half the original position still to be offloaded. A $62 Million Bet That Went Wrong In July 2025,...
Aave DAO Faces Vote on Native BTC Collateral as Babylon Labs Files Temp Check
25.5.2026
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 collateral without bridges, wrappers, or custodians. BTC Holders Could Borrow on Aave...
Arthur Hayes Called $150 for HYPE, Then a Linked Wallet Sold at $54 and Paid $62 to Get Back In
25.5.2026
A wallet linked to Bitmex co-founder Arthur Hayes has repurchased 85,714 HYPE at $62.69 each, days after the same wallet sold a larger batch of 115,453 tokens at $54.81, confirming a sell-low, buy-high sequence that analysts flagged on Monday. The Buyback That Resolved the Mystery When onchain...
Polymarket Targets Japan Market Entry, Appoints Representative in Push for 2030 Approval
22.5.2026
Decentralized prediction market platform Polymarket has set its sights on Japan, appointing a local representative and launching a formal lobbying effort aimed at securing government authorization by 2030. Japanese Market Entry With a Strong Lobby Push Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction...
European Commission Launches MiCA Review Targeting Stablecoins, DeFi and Staking Rules
22.5.2026
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 reflects how quickly digital asset markets have evolved since...
Wintermute Launches Armitage as $10B Trading Network Expands Into DeFi Lending
20.5.2026
Wintermute has introduced Armitage, a new DeFi vault curation platform designed to apply institutional-grade trading and risk management to decentralized lending markets. The first USDC-denominated vaults are already live on Morpho. Wintermute Deploys Active Lending on Morpho With New Vault Curator...
Solana Real-World Assets Hit $2B as Tokenized Assets Fuel Ecosystem Growth
20.5.2026
Solana’s tokenized real-world asset market expanded 43% in the first quarter, even as broader crypto markets weakened. Application revenue remained resilient, while developers pushed ahead with infrastructure upgrades to dramatically improve network speed and scalability. Solana App Revenue Holds...