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A new European Central Bank (ECB) working paper finds that governance over major decentralized finance protocols is controlled by a narrow group of token holders, delegates, and centralized exchanges, raising hard questions about who can actually be held accountable. Top 100 Holders Control 80% of DeFi Governance Tokens, ECB Study Finds The working paper, ECB … Read more
Decentralized finance ( DeFi) protection protocol built, Firelight, has surpassed 50 million XRP staked following several whale-scale deposits. Rapid Adoption and Capacity Expansion Firelight, the onchain protection layer for DeFi, has surpassed 50 million XRP staked on its protocol. The achievement follows several large-scale deposits exceeding 1 million XRP each and a newly expanded deposit … Read more
Mezo has partnered with Aerodrome Finance in a collaboration that makes the latter the primary liquidity hub for the former’s native token and its Bitcoin-backed stablecoin. Bridging Base’s ‘ve’ Pioneers into Bitcoin DeFi Mezo, a decentralized lending protocol built on Bitcoin, has entered into a strategic partnership with Aerodrome Finance, a leading decentralized exchange ( … Read more
Architectural innovations in decentralized finance, like multi-use liquidity pools, can improve capital efficiency without adopting risky collateral ratios, narrowing the gap with traditional finance, Jean Rausis has argued. The Sovereignty Tax In the current market landscape, trading on a centralized platform feels like driving on a paved highway, while decentralized trading can often feel like … Read more
Aave’s community has approved a proposal to deploy Aave V4 on Ethereum mainnet, setting the stage for a tightly controlled launch focused on risk management and long-term scalability. Aave DAO Greenlights V4 Upgrade With New Credit Infrastructure The approved ARFC (Aave Request for Comment) outlines a security-first activation, with conservative parameters and a deliberately limited … Read more
Balancer co-founder Fernando Martinelli said Balancer Labs will shut down as the protocol pivots toward a leaner, DAO-led structure following months of financial strain and fallout from a 2025 exploit. The End of Balancer Labs Balancer Labs, the original development entity behind the decentralized exchange ( DEX) protocol, is being wound down after what Martinelli … Read more
Resolv Labs halted its decentralized finance ( DeFi) protocol early Sunday morning after an exploit allowed an attacker to mint tens of millions of unbacked USR stablecoins, sending the token sharply off its dollar peg. What Caused the Resolv Labs Hack and USR Depeg? The incident struck the Resolv DeFi platform, which offers yield strategies … Read more
Ramp Network CEO Przemek Kowalczyk argues that traditional “lock-and-mint” bridges are inherently flawed due to their large attack surfaces and reliance on centralized validator sets. He adds that the rise of artificial intelligence agent frameworks, such as Openclaw, is transitioning decentralized finance from a manual process to an automated one. The Vulnerability of the ‘Lock-and-Mint’ … Read more
Polymarket is doubling down on its real-time prediction identity with a Washington, D.C., bar launch and a fresh DeFi acquisition, even as scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers intensifies. Polymarket’s D.C. Bar Debut and Brahma Deal Signal Aggressive Growth Polymarket has unveiled “The Situation Room,” a Washington, D.C.-based bar designed around live monitoring of global events, while … Read more
Hugo Philion, Co-founder of Flare and CEO of Flare Labs, shares the developments underway at the EVM-based Layer 1 blockchain. Philion, who brings a strong background from finance and machine learning, details Flare’s mission to build an end-to-end decentralized finance ecosystem around the vast, yet underutilized, XRP asset. He shares his vision that a superior … Read more