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Bonk.fun, the Solana-based meme coin launchpad learned the hard way this week that even decentralized dreams still rely on very centralized web doors — and someone briefly kicked one open. As of this weekend, the domain still remains compromised. Solana Platform Bonk.fun Compromised in Domain Hijack Bonk.fun, a community-driven token launch platform tied to the … Read more
In a plot twist that reads like a cautionary tale from the School of Hard Knocks on Ethereum, a trader managed to vaporize roughly $50 million in seconds after reportedly clicking through a slippage warning on the Aave app—and the blockchain, as always, kept the receipts. $50M Swap Gone Wrong On March 12, 2026, a … Read more
A configuration error in a price oracle used by Aave triggered roughly $26–27 million in liquidations on Tuesday, after the system temporarily undervalued a key ethereum staking asset used as collateral. DeFi Lending Giant Aave Moves to Reimburse Users After Oracle Mispricing The issue involved Aave’s Correlated Asset Price Oracle (CAPO), which is designed to … Read more
Oracle provider DIA has launched a new pricing system designed to calculate the intrinsic value of illiquid digital assets, aiming to address a growing challenge as more than $100 billion in tokenized assets move into DeFi markets without reliable secondary trading data. New DIA Oracle Targets $100B Tokenized Asset Pricing Gap in DeFi In an … Read more
In the crypto landscape, stablecoin depegging often causes alarm, but this is frequently misinterpreted. Cain O’Sullivan of Hyperdrive explains that price drops can stem from liquidity issues rather than failures in the underlying reserves. The New Money Market ‘Meta’: Redemption over Oracles In the world of decentralized finance ( DeFi)—and the broader crypto economy—reports of … Read more
This week, Aave Labs unveiled a detailed security framework for Aave V4, describing nearly a year of audits, formal verification, and public testing designed to harden what is widely considered decentralized finance’s largest lending protocol before it goes live. DeFi Giant Aave Releases Security Framework Ahead of Aave V4 Launch The organization said in a … Read more
Hyperdrive launches a new leverage markets protocol to end decentralized finance “death spirals.” By using redemption-based pricing instead of volatile market data, Hyperdrive brings institutional-grade structured credit to real-world assets and liquid staking tokens markets. Addressing the Vulnerability of Oracle-Based Lending In a bid to transition decentralized finance ( DeFi) from casino-style margin trading to … Read more
Gate Ventures, the venture capital arm of Gate.com, has made a strategic investment in Bitcoin finance platform Sats Terminal, a startup building tools that let users borrow, swap, and generate yield with bitcoin while keeping custody of their coins. Sats Terminal Aims to Turn Idle Bitcoin Into Liquidity With New Investment The funding amount was … Read more
OKX to embed Katana’s native decentralized finance ( DeFi) yield infrastructure, allowing users to access onchain returns without manual bridging. On March 3, 2026, global crypto platform OKX announced an integration with Katana, a DeFi-focused blockchain incubated by Polygon Labs and GSR. This partnership embeds Katana’s onchain infrastructure directly into the exchange, enabling users to … Read more
Starknet has introduced strkBTC, a new wrapped bitcoin asset that enables users to shield their balances and transaction history using zero-knowledge proofs. Announced on February 26, 2026, strkBTC is a native Starknet asset designed to solve bitcoin’s “transparency problem.” While bitcoin is a global store of value, its public ledger exposes every transaction and balance … Read more