DeFi

When Should a Blockchain Halt? Fogo Reopens the Decentralization Trade-Off

When Should a Blockchain Halt? Fogo Reopens the Decentralization Trade-Off

Fogo halted mainnet after 400 million FOGO tokens reached an attacker, exposing how curated validators shape control, sp...

in DeFi by Ethan Caldwell
Cosmos EVM Bug Behind $5.7M Six-Chain Hack Was Cleared Too Early

Cosmos EVM Bug Behind $5.7M Six-Chain Hack Was Cleared Too Early

Cosmos Labs says a balance-underflow bug reported in April was wrongly cleared before attackers exploited six EVM networ...

in DeFi by Elliot Veynor
Fogo Halts Mainnet After 400M FOGO Token Compromise

Fogo Halts Mainnet After 400M FOGO Token Compromise

Fogo halted its mainnet after an unknown actor transferred 400 million FOGO tokens, while Bitget and KuCoin suspended de...

in DeFi by Karim Daniels
Moonwell MAMO Exploit Drains About $8.7M on Base

Moonwell MAMO Exploit Drains About $8.7M on Base

Moonwell’s MAMO post-mortem puts remaining borrower obligations at $9.131 million after a Base exploit enabled $11.03 mi...

in DeFi by Karim Daniels
A 3% Yield-Token Move Triggers $36M in Ethereum DeFi Liquidations

A 3% Yield-Token Move Triggers $36M in Ethereum DeFi Liquidations

PT-reUSD’s 2.8% decline on August 25 triggered 33 Morpho liquidations, repaying $36.14 million of debt under a lower-of...

in DeFi by Ethan Caldwell
Swift Runs First Live 24/7 Tokenized-Deposit Transaction

Swift Runs First Live 24/7 Tokenized-Deposit Transaction

N3XT enabled around‑the‑clock settlement for its USD deposit token, while Swift says its shared ledger is ready for pilo...

in DeFi by Elliot Veynor
DAO Treasury Diversification: Funding Operations Without Dumping Tokens

DAO Treasury Diversification: Funding Operations Without Dumping Tokens

Arbitrum’s proposal illustrates how DAOs fund operations: treasury portfolios, collateralized borrowing and a defined st...

in DeFi by Sophia Bennett
Can $52M Turn Compound Into an Institutional Lending Venue?

Can $52M Turn Compound Into an Institutional Lending Venue?

$52M for Compound V4 sets a two‑year push into institutional onboarding, liquidity seeding, and treasury yield. Can it s...

in DeFi by Ethan Caldwell
July CEX Volume Slides 23.9% to .76T as DEX Share Hits 19.5%

July CEX Volume Slides 23.9% to .76T as DEX Share Hits 19.5%

DEX-to-CEX spot volume ratio hit 24.14% in July 2026, a new high per The Block, even as DEX volume fell 26% to $130.77B,...

in DeFi by Sophia Bennett
Austria Issues First MiCA Fine as Bitpanda Pays €70,000

Austria Issues First MiCA Fine as Bitpanda Pays €70,000

Austrian FMA has issued no notice confirming a reported €70,000 MiCA fine for Bitpanda as of 18 Aug 2026. MiCAR took ful...

in DeFi by Darnell Whitaker