DeFi’s Growth Continues: Total TVL Reaches $101.5 Billion, Ethereum Dominates

The decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem keeps on growing apace, now surpassing a major milestone that has pushed the total value locked (TVL) beyond a whopping $101.5 billion, according to the latest data from OKX Explorer’s DeFi Leaderboard. This impressive figure certainly highlights the ongoing evolution of DeFi and shows how much we are now full … Read more

The Shifting Landscape of Yield-Bearing Assets in DeFi

The decentralized finance (DeFi) world has for a long time been a haven for investors seeking yield, providing all sorts of options and opportunities to earn returns on their capital. Yet, as the DeFi ecosystem has matured, it has revealed some significant changes in the yield-bearing asset landscape. Over the past year, the largely stable … Read more

Sonic Labs Sees Explosive Growth in Stablecoin Supply and Developer-Friendly Ecosystem

Sonic Labs has more than doubled its bridged USDC.e supply in just one month. This signifies an evolution in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space—from platforms like Sonic Labs to DeFi users—to where platforms like Sonic Labs operate like more mainstream financial offerings. This is amazing for two reasons. First, the total supply of bridged USDC … Read more

Hyperliquid’s Emergency JELLY Delisting Saves $240M but Sparks Centralization Backlash

Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange (DEX) platform, delisted the JELLY token on March 26, 2025, following suspected market manipulation that triggered a $10.63 million loss, prompting emergency intervention by its validator network. Hyperliquid Delists JELLY Amid Suspected Market Manipulation Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol operating on its proprietary layer one (L1) blockchain, removed the JELLY … Read more

Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial to Launch Stablecoin

The announcement comes at a time when two landmark stablecoin bills are making their way through Congress. New Stablecoin Coming Soon from Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial World Liberty Financial (WLFI) announced plans to launch a USD stablecoin dubbed “USD1” in a post on Tuesday. The Trump-backed crypto project, which touts itself as a “pioneering DeFi … Read more

Inside Coinbase’s Validator Operations: 120K Nodes and Counting

The exchange oversees 3.84 million in staked ether ( ETH) which accounts for 11.42% of all staked ETH. Coinbase Releases Performance Metrics for Its 120,000 Validators Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) released its inaugural Ethereum Validator Report last week, giving the public an inside glimpse into the firm’s staking operations for the first time. Coinbase … Read more

Crypto’s Existential Crisis: Can Decentralization and Regulation Coexist?

Decentralized finance experts agree that collaboration is key to building a framework that addresses regulators’ concerns without undermining the potential of decentralized technologies. Bybit Hack Puts DeFi Regulation Debate in Spotlight Following the Lazarus Group’s Bybit hack, which is said to biggest crypto heist in history, initial industry-wide cooperation to block the outflow of over … Read more

DEX Platform Pancakeswap Dethrones Uniswap in Weekly Volume Race

Per data aggregated from coinmarketcap.com and defillama.com, the decentralized exchange (DEX) platform Pancakeswap has eclipsed Uniswap in seven-day trading volume this week. DEX Volume Wars Analytics unveiled via a Sunday post on X by coinmarketcap.com’s social media account reveal that the DEX Pancakeswap secured the top position in this week’s trading volume figures. “With over … Read more

Pump.fun’s New Pumpswap Exchange Targets Solana’s Meme Coin Ecosystem

Pump.fun launched Pumpswap, its proprietary decentralized exchange (DEX) on the Solana blockchain, on March 20, 2025, to facilitate the trading of tokens created through its platform, according to the platform’s X account. Pump.fun Launches Pumpswap DEX Pumpswap operates with a 0.25% transaction fee, allocating 0.20% to liquidity providers and 0.05% to the protocol. The DEX … Read more

Lending Protocols: Stability Amid Market Challenges

The decentralized finance (DeFi) world is proving to be resilient in lending protocols that consistently hold a steady share of the total value locked (TVL) in lending. For the past year, lending has held a stable 15-20% portion of DeFi’s total TVL. This showcases a continued and steady demand for lending protocols in DeFi, even … Read more