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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
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
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
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
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, 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
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
Apex Fusion, the multi-layer Web3 ecosystem connecting UTxO and EVM networks, has announced an integration with Stargate, the omnichain liquidity transport protocol powered by Layerzero. Cardano Gains Native USDC Access via Apex Fusion and Stargate Partnership According to the announcement shared with Bitcoin.com News, the collaboration enables native USDC transfers across blockchains without relying on … Read more
On Nov. 3, Balancer was exploited for over $116 million after attackers used a smart contract vulnerability to manipulate vault calls during pool initialization. Balancer Confirms Incident The decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Balancer has suffered a major exploit, resulting in the theft of over $116 million in digital assets. Preliminary investigations revealed that attackers exploited … Read more
At Smartcon 2025, XSwap introduced its Token Creation Platform (TCP) in partnership with Chainlink and Base, enabling the creation of cross-chain tokens in seconds through a no-code system designed to streamline blockchain interoperability. Chainlink and Base Power XSwap’s Cross-Chain Token Tool XSwap revealed its Token Creation Platform (TCP) during SmartCon 2025, in partnership with Chainlink … Read more
