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The DeFi Time Bomb: Market Manipulation, Low Liquidity Threaten Industry’s Future
24.3.2025
A recent Kaiko Research report highlights how market manipulation tactics, such as sandwich attacks on platforms like Uniswap and Hyperliquid, deter institutional players from engaging with decentralized finance. An expert recommends full insurance coverage for DeFi assets and transaction privacy...
DEX Platform Pancakeswap Dethrones Uniswap in Weekly Volume Race
23.3.2025
Per data aggregated from coinmarketcap.com and defillama.com, the decentralized exchange (DEX) platform Pancakeswap has eclipsed Uniswap in seven-day trading volume this week. DEX Volume Wars Analytics unveiled via a Sunday post on X by coinmarketcap.com’s social media account reveal that the...
Coinbase Launches Verified Pools to Bring Clarity to Onchain Liquidity
20.3.2025
Coinbase claims these verified pools will allow institutions and companies to invest and trade onchain, reducing counterparty risks while still reaping the benefits of a blockchain-based operational system for these transactions. Coinbase Debuts Verified Pools Liquidity System Built on Base...
AegisAI Secures Pre-seed Funding Led by IDG Capital to Pioneer Decentralized AI on Blockchain
20.3.2025
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. AegisAI, the modular AI Layer 1 blockchain, has closed its pre-seed round led by IDG Capital, with participation from Flow Traders and NGC Ventures The funding will accelerate its mission to enable the native deployment of AI applications...
Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Secures $550M Through Token Offerings
19.3.2025
The Trump family receives 75% of all WLFI token proceeds, and a little math shows the family raked in $413 million from selling the tokens. World Liberty Financial Raises $550M in Token Sales World Liberty Financial (WLFI) announced on Monday that it had sold $550 million of its tokens to 85,000...
Solv Protocol Targets Bitcoin for Institutions With $10M Raise
19.3.2025
With the dominant cryptocurrency now playing the role of “digital gold,” Solv wants to help institutional investors squeeze out as much yield as possible from the asset. Solv Protocol Secures $10M to Bring Bitcoin Solutions to Institutional Investors The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
NymVPN launches fully decentralized VPN amid privacy crackdown
17.3.2025
Privacy protocol Nym has launched NymVPN, which it describes as the “world’s most secure VPN” and says will help protect users from government, corporate and AI surveillance.The release comes amid an increasingly hostile global environment for privacy-focused products —...
ZKsync Sunsets Ignite, Its Liquidity Rewards Program, Amid Market Challenges
16.3.2025
The ZKsync Ignite program will be discontinued after its first season, with the DeFi Steering Committee (DSC) announcing that rewards will cease on March 17, 2025. The decision is driven by a strategic shift towards focusing resources on the Elastic Network, which is seen as essential for...
Decentralized science meets AI — legacy institutions aren’t ready
15.3.2025
Opinion by: Sasha Shilina, PhD, founder of Episteme and researcher at Paradigm Research InstituteScience has always been about pushing boundaries, yet today, many of those boundaries are artificial — walled-off journals, slow-moving institutions and research funding locked behind bureaucratic...
Decentralized science meets AI — legacy institutions aren’t ready
15.3.2025
Opinion by: Sasha Shilina, PhD, founder of Episteme and researcher at Paradigm Research InstituteScience has always been about pushing boundaries, yet today, many of those boundaries are artificial — walled-off journals, slow-moving institutions and research funding locked behind bureaucratic...
Decentralized science meets AI — legacy institutions aren’t ready
15.3.2025
Opinion by: Sasha Shilina, PhD, founder of Episteme and researcher at Paradigm Research InstituteScience has always been about pushing boundaries, yet today, many of those boundaries are artificial — walled-off journals, slow-moving institutions and research funding locked behind bureaucratic...
Restaked Bitcoin Protocols Skyrocket 4,459% in Just 9 Months
15.3.2025
Since the advent of restaking bitcoin and Babylon’s leading role in the space, restaked bitcoin protocols have exploded onto the scene with phenomenal momentum. Over the past nine months, these protocols have skyrocketed by 4,459%, showcasing a significant upward trajectory. From $69 Million...
Aave Labs Introduces Compliance-Friendly DeFi Platform for Institutional Investors
14.3.2025
Aave Labs launched the Horizon initiative on Thursday targeting institutional investors with products centered on tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) to bridge decentralized finance (DeFi) and traditional financial systems. Horizon Initiative Launches to Expand DeFi Access for Institutional...
Hyperliquid Mandates 20% Margin Requirement Following System Stress Test
14.3.2025
Hyperliquid, the decentralized exchange (DEX) surpassing $1 trillion in lifetime trading volume, will enforce a 20% margin ratio requirement on fund transfers starting March 15 to bolster its risk management framework. Hyperliquid DEX Tightens Margin Rules The update follows a March 12 incident...
Bitcoin's Role in DeFi Is 'Untapped Opportunity,' Binance Research Says
13.3.2025
The Bitcoin network is evolving into a wider DeFi ecosystem, the report said
The State of DAO M&A
13.3.2025
M&A could be critical for building resilient and scalable decentralized organizations. But, after 65 deals and counting, we’re not there yet, say Joshua Tan, Jillian Grennan and Bernard Schmid
Hemi Launches Mainnet With $440M TVL, Unifying Bitcoin and Ethereum in a New DeFi Supernetwork
13.3.2025
Hemi has launched its mainnet, positioning itself as a significant player in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space by securing over $440 million in total value locked (TVL) and partnering with more than 50 ecosystem protocols. Founded by early Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik, Hemi aims to unify...
Hyperliquid Absorbs $4M Loss as Whale Nets $1.8M Profit in Ethereum Trade
12.3.2025
A trader on decentralized exchange Hyperliquid exited a $200 million leveraged ethereum trade with a $1.8 million profit, while the platform’s liquidity pool absorbed a $4 million loss, prompting leverage adjustments to mitigate future risks. Trader Profits $1.8M as Hyperliquid’s...
Binance Labs-Backed Network Hemi Debuts $440M Mainnet to 'Unify' Bitcoin, Ethereum
12.3.2025
Hemi Labs has signed up dozens of protocols, including decentralized exchange (DEX) Sushi, liquid staking token pumpBTC and oracles RedStone and Pyth
Starknet Unveils Plan to Unify Bitcoin and Ethereum, Enhancing Bitcoin’s DeFi Functionality
12.3.2025
Starknet has announced its ambitious plan to become the first Layer 2 solution to unify Bitcoin and Ethereum, aiming to enhance bitcoin’s functionality and scalability while preserving its core principles of decentralization and trustlessness. The initiative includes the integration of...