Decentralized finance (Defi)

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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