Babylon and Aave Unveil Native Bitcoin-Backed Lending for Decentralized Finance Platform

Babylon Labs and Aave Labs partner to introduce groundbreaking native bitcoin collateralization in DeFi lending ecosystem. Babylon Labs and Aave Labs have announced a strategic partnership to enable native bitcoin-backed lending through Aave V4’s innovative Hub and Spoke architecture on December 3, 2025. The collaboration introduces a dedicated bitcoin-backed Spoke that allows bitcoin to be … Read more

Yearn Finance Hit by $9M DeFi Exploit, Recovers $2.39M pxETH

The crypto project Yearn Finance has confirmed a security incident involving a custom yETH stableswap pool that resulted in approximately $9 million in total losses. Impact Assessment and Containment Yearn Finance, the decentralized finance (DeFi) yield aggregator, has confirmed a security incident involving a custom yETH stableswap pool that resulted in approximately $9 million in … Read more

November Softens but Perp DEX Platforms Flex $1.13 Trillion in Onchain Derivatives Action

While decentralized perpetual exchanges, or perp DEXes, clocked an eye-popping $1.2 trillion in volume in October, the data reveals their November tally eased slightly, trading a bit softer than the prior month’s fireworks. While the dip clocked in at just $70 billion, November’s perp DEX haul still loomed 71.7% above September, making it clear the … Read more

DWF Labs Launches $75 Million Fund to Accelerate DeFi Infrastructure Development

Global digital asset investor DWF Labs targets next-generation decentralized finance projects across Ethereum, BNB Chain, Solana, and Base ecosystems. DWF Labs has announced a $75 million investment fund focused on advancing decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure, targeting projects building perpetual decentralized exchanges (DEXs), money markets, and yield protocols. Managing Partner Andrei Grachev emphasized the fund’s strategic … Read more

Coinbase Ventures Unveils Top Technology Frontiers for 2026 Crypto Innovation

Coinbase Ventures highlights breakthrough investment areas spanning real-world asset perpetuals, specialized exchanges, next-generation DeFi, and AI-driven technological frontiers. Coinbase Ventures has outlined its most promising investment categories for 2026, focusing on transformative technologies across cryptocurrency and emerging tech sectors. The venture team identifies key areas including real-world asset perpetuals, specialized trading platforms, advanced decentralized finance … Read more

Experts: Crypto’s $1 Trillion Yield Opportunity Lies in Liquid Staking Derivatives and Tokenized RWAs

A recent study found that only 8% to 11% of the $3.2 trillion cryptocurrency market generates yield—a five- to sixfold disparity compared with traditional finance, where 55% to 65% of capital is yield-bearing. Experts say the gap is a major barrier to institutional adoption, noting that institutions require “predictable, auditable yield,” which in crypto remains … Read more

DNS Attack Strikes Aerodrome and Velodrome as Aero Merger Nears

According to a myriad of reports, Aerodrome Finance and Velodrome Finance spent Saturday putting out fires after a DNS hijack quietly rerouted users to phishing sites. Aerodrome–Velodrome Front Ends Compromised The Base and Optimism platforms woke up on Nov. 22 to find their front ends hijacked, sending unsuspecting users straight into malicious look-alikes designed to … Read more

$60 Billion Gone: DeFi’s Wild November Wipeout Hits Hard

According to the latest metrics, decentralized finance (DeFi) has watched nearly $60 billion slip away from its total value locked (TVL) since Oct. 7, 2025. November’s crypto-wide slump hasn’t been gentle, sending hefty sums galloping out of the DeFi arena. 12 Titans, One Rout: Inside DeFi’s Brutal $60B Shakeout Figures from defillama.com reveal that the … Read more

Brazilian Tax Agency Tightens Crypto-Reporting Rules, Targeting Foreign Exchanges and DeFi

The Brazilian Federal Revenue Service has revised the rules for tax declarations on crypto assets. The new rules require foreign exchanges to report transactions to the agency and mandate that DeFi operations be disclosed. New Brazilian Tax Rules Target Foreign Exchanges, DeFi Activities The Facts The Brazilian Tax Agency (Receita Federal) has published new rules … Read more

Anchorage Digital Adds Mezo Support to Let Institutions Borrow and Earn on BTC

Anchorage Digital announced support for Mezo through its institutional self‑custody wallet Porto, enabling clients to borrow against BTC at fixed rates starting at 1% and, soon, lock BTC to collect rewards via Anchorage’s custody solutions. The integration connects institutional‑grade custody controls — including HSM‑enforced logic, quorum approvals and biometrics — with Mezo’s EVM‑compatible BTCFi ecosystem … Read more