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Yemenis are turning to DeFi as US sanctions target Houthi group
18.4.2025
Yemeni citizens are increasingly using decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to bank themselves amid US sanctions aimed at the Houthi group, which they have deemed a terrorist organization. In the past, internet infrastructure challenges and low financial literacy among the war-torn...
Lombard Finance Launches Toolkit to Unlock Bitcoin’s $154B DeFi Opportunity
17.4.2025
Major exchanges Binance and Bybit have already integrated the SDK, which routes staked BTC into Lombard’s DeFi Vault
Polygon’s Nailwal: Jio partnership to drive real-world Web3 adoption for 450M users
17.4.2025
As Polygon lays the groundwork for mainstream Web3 adoption in India by bringing blockchain access to over 450 million Reliance Jio users, it remains focused on balancing speed, scalability and affordability, without compromising on decentralization.Polygon is working with Jio, a telecom giant...
Resolv Labs Raises $10M as Crypto Investor Appetite for Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Soars
16.4.2025
Stablecoins are "perfect rails for yield distribution," the protocol's CEO and founder Ivan Kozlov said in an interview
The Rise of Appchains? Dapps Are Flipping Blockchains in Revenue
16.4.2025
For the first time in history, dapps are generating more revenue than blockchains, raising questions about the real value of the latter without the former, and how this trend could accelerate the rise of appchains. Dapps Are Generating More Revenue Than Blockchains The decentralized finance...
Ethena Agrees With Regulator to Withdraw From German Market
15.4.2025
All existing users will be onboarded to Ethena's entity in the British Virgin Islands
DeFi platform KiloEx offers $750K bounty to hacker
15.4.2025
Decentralized exchange (DEX) KiloEx has offered the hacker who exploited $7.5 million in crypto from its platform a 10% white hat bounty. On April 15, KiloEx posted an offer directed to the hacker who stole millions from the DEX. KiloEx said it had worked with law enforcement, cybersecurity...
DeFi platform KiloEx offers $750K bounty to hacker
15.4.2025
Decentralized exchange (DEX) KiloEx has offered the hacker who exploited $7.5 million in crypto from its platform a 10% white hat bounty. On April 15, KiloEx posted an offer directed to the hacker who stole millions from the DEX. KiloEx said it had worked with law enforcement, cybersecurity...
Tether, Galaxy, Ledn Dominate CeFi Crypto Lending as DeFi Borrowing Soars, Research Shows
15.4.2025
Total crypto lending is still down 43% from its 2021 peak, but decentralized platforms have seen a significant growth, Galaxy reported
Ethena Partners With Re to Offer up to 23% APY Through Reinsurance Risk Pools
15.4.2025
Ethena, a synthetic dollar protocol, has partnered with the decentralized reinsurance platform Re to enable users to earn yield by depositing stablecoins into reinsurance risk pools. Synthetic Dollar Protocol Ethena Taps Re for High-Yield Reinsurance Pools The integration allows users to lock USDe...
MANTRA and Laser Digital Deny Role in OM Token Collapse
14.4.2025
Two major players tied to the OM token—MANTRA’s co-founder and Nomura’s Laser Digital—issued statements Monday distancing themselves from the token’s 90% price drop over the weekend. MANTRA’s Mullin Defends Project After OM Tumbled 90% John Patrick Mullin, co-founder of MANTRA, addressed the token...
Crypto lending down 43% from 2021 highs, DeFi borrowing surges 959%
14.4.2025
The crypto lending market’s size remains significantly down from its $64 billion high, but decentralized finance (DeFi) borrowing has made an over 900% recovery from bear market lows.Crypto lending enables borrowers to use their crypto holdings as collateral to obtain a crypto or fiat loan...
Crypto lending down 43% from 2021 highs, DeFi borrowing surges 959%
14.4.2025
The crypto lending market’s size remains significantly down from its $64 billion high, but decentralized finance (DeFi) borrowing has made a more than 900% recovery from bear market lows.Crypto lending enables borrowers to use their crypto holdings as collateral to obtain a crypto or fiat...
Kava Labs' Scott Stuart: Decentralized AI Delivers Real Value, Not NFT Style-Hype
14.4.2025
Kava's co-founder explains why the DeFi-to-AI pivot helped it beat the market, while other AI tokens have flopped
On-Chain Finance’s Growth Depends on What You Can’t See
14.4.2025
In the early days of blockchain, transparency was the movement’s rallying cry. Every transaction could be visible, every balance public and every action open to audit. This transparency helped DeFi stand apart from traditional finance (TradFi), where data is often inaccessible and decisions...
Bybit integrates Avalon through CeFi to DeFi bridge for Bitcoin yield
14.4.2025
Crypto exchange Bybit has partnered with lending protocol Avalon to offer Bitcoin yield to its users.According to an April 14 X Avalon Labs announcement, the centralized decentralized finance (CeDeFi) protocol will now be a part of the exchange’s yield product, Bybit Earn. Avalon explains...
Bybit integrates Avalon through CeFi to DeFi bridge for Bitcoin yield
14.4.2025
Crypto exchange Bybit has partnered with lending protocol Avalon to offer Bitcoin yield to its users.According to an April 14 Avalon Labs X announcement, the centralized decentralized finance (CeDeFi) protocol will now be a part of the exchange’s yield product, Bybit Earn. Avalon said it will...
Ethereum Drives Highest Daily Liquidations on Aave V3 Since February Amid Market Volatility
14.4.2025
This past week, Aave V3 on the Ethereum mainnet experienced its highest daily liquidations since early February, coinciding with significant market volatility. According to Galaxy Research, approximately $98.6 million in collateral was liquidated between April 6 and 7, following a similar trend...
MANTRA’s OM Token Crashes 90% Amid Insider Sell-Off Allegations
14.4.2025
The MANTRA crypto project is embroiled in controversy after its OM token crashed 90% on Sunday, with investors alleging an insider dumped its holdings, wiping out an estimated $5 billion in market value. MANTRA Blames ‘Reckless Liquidations’ for OM Token’s Historic Crash MANTRA...
Babylon and Axelar Bring Bitcoin Staking to Over 70 Chains
12.4.2025
Babylon Labs also unveiled the Babylon Genesis mainnet, a layer one blockchain powered by its native token “baby.” Seventy Chains and Counting: Bitcoin Staking Expands With Mainnet Launch and New Integration Four-billion-dollar bitcoin staking protocol Babylon and blockchain interoperability...