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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

Fresh Whale Activity Shows Surge in DeFi Token Accumulation: AUCTION, UNI, and MKR Withdrawals from Binance

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A considerable step in the direction of decentralized finance (DeFi) that has been taken is the accumulation of large quantities of DeFi tokens by holders of substantial amounts. Of late, some noteworthily large purchases of $UNI, $MKR, and $AUCTION tokens have been made, with the bulk of those acquisitions coming from direct withdrawals from Binance. … Read more

Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Secures $550M Through Token Offerings

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The Trump family receives 75% of all WLFI token proceeds, and a little math shows the family raked in $413 million from selling the tokens. World Liberty Financial Raises $550M in Token Sales World Liberty Financial (WLFI) announced on Monday that it had sold $550 million of its tokens to 85,000 registered participants. The token … Read more

Solv Protocol Targets Bitcoin for Institutions With $10M Raise

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With the dominant cryptocurrency now playing the role of “digital gold,” Solv wants to help institutional investors squeeze out as much yield as possible from the asset. Solv Protocol Secures $10M to Bring Bitcoin Solutions to Institutional Investors The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opened the floodgates to institutional bitcoin ( BTC) adoption in … Read more