Dappradar Announces Full Shutdown Amid Shifting Web3 Market; RADAR Slides 32%

Dappradar, the long-running Web3 and decentralized finance (DeFi) analytics hub, is shutting down after seven years, citing financial challenges and the end of platform sustainability. Dappradar to Cease Tracking Dapps and Blockchains Worldwide Dappradar, the Web3 data platform known for tracking decentralized applications (dapps) across dozens of blockchains, announced it is shutting down after seven … Read more

Avalanche’s RWA Ecosystem Strengthened: Liquidity Yield Token Offers Risk-Adjusted Returns with Zero Lockups

Sierra Protocol has launched a new liquid yield token on the Avalanche network, designed to provide DeFi users with passive, risk-adjusted returns. Blending DeFi Yield with Institutional Security Sierra Protocol has launched a liquid yield token (LYT) on the Avalanche network that introduces a new way for decentralized finance (DeFi) users to earn passive, risk-adjusted … Read more

Dromos Labs Reveals Aero After Merging 2 Major L2 DEXs

Dromos Labs disclosed on Nov. 12, 2025, that Aerodrome and Velodrome will fold into a new unified decentralized exchange (DEX) called Aero, pulling Base, Optimism, Ethereum mainnet, and Circle’s Arc chain into one liquidity hub. New Aero DEX Aims to Streamline Trading on Base, Optimism, Ethereum The layer two (L2) heavyweights Aerodrome and Velodrome are … Read more

Perp DEX Space Heats up — Lighter Ignites $68M Fundraise as Investors Flock to Defi’s Next Big Thing

Vladimir Novakovski’s blockchain startup Lighter has secured $68 million in fresh funding from top-tier backers, marking one of the most notable reverse pivots in Silicon Valley—from artificial intelligence (AI) back to crypto. According to a Forbes report, Lighter’s $68 million round was led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Haun … Read more

New Uniswap Proposal Outlines Fee Activation, UNI Burns, and Governance Overhaul

Uniswap founder and CEO Hayden Adams unveiled the “UNIfication Proposal,” a sweeping governance initiative aimed at turning on protocol fees, burning UNI, and aligning incentives across the decentralized exchange’s (DEX) growing ecosystem. Uniswap Moves Toward Unified Governance Uniswap is setting the stage for its next evolution. Founder and CEO Hayden Adams announced the “UNIfication Proposal,” … Read more

Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Witness a Stampede for the Exits After 3 Tokens Collapse 

The $20.43 billion yield-bearing stablecoin sector slipped massively this week, according to stablewatch.io, as several synthetic and algorithmic stablecoins suffered heavy outflows and severe depegs. The turmoil centered around the yield-bearing stablecoins deUSD, XUSD, and USDX, all of which collapsed from their dollar pegs in a matter of days. Massive Outflows Hit Leading Yield-Bearing Tokens … Read more

Radioactive Metal Hits DeFi: Morpho Protocol Integrates Uranium Tokens as Collateral

Uranium has officially entered the decentralized finance ecosystem with the launch of xU3O8-based lending on the DeFi aggregator Oku, utilizing the Morpho protocol. Unlocking Liquidity for a Traditionally Opaque Market Uranium, the radioactive heavy metal used in nuclear reactors, has been ushered into the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem with the launch of xU3O8-based lending on … Read more

Balancer Breach Tied to Batch Swap Rounding Bug; Investigation Ongoing

The decentralized finance platform Balancer has acknowledged a significant security breach affecting its V2 protocol and its forks on other chains. Balancer Confirms ‘Significant’ V2 Exploit The decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Balancer has acknowledged that a recent security breach targeting its V2 protocol and forks on other chains “was significant.” In its latest update, Balancer … Read more

Injective Unveils No-Code Platform for Web3 Builders

Injective, the blockchain project focused on decentralized finance (DeFi), has unveiled a no-code platform designed to let anyone build and deploy Web3 applications without writing a single line of code. New Platform Lets Users Create Web3 Apps Without Coding According to the announcement shared with Bitcoin.com News, the new platform dubbed iBuild operates on Injective’s … Read more

Stream Finance Rocked by $93M Blow—Project’s Stablecoin XUSD Peg Craters to $0.24

On Monday, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Stream Finance announced that an external fund manager misplaced a jaw-dropping $93 million in Stream assets — sparking an immediate investigation and halting all withdrawals and deposits. In the chaos that followed, the DeFi project’s stablecoin XUSD lost its footing, tumbling to a painful low of $0.2473 per … Read more