Decentralized Finance

Crypto investor turns $50 million into $36,000 in one botched move
Aave founder Stani Kulechov said the interface displayed multiple slippage warnings, which the user manually accepted on a mobile device.

DeFi is not really decentralized, it is unavoidably centralized
Rules are required to ensure DeFi projects grow and mature, which means they need layers of centralization before becoming truly decentralized. .

Bitcoin and ether are tanking, but DeFi investors are refusing to cave to the panic
Even as major cryptocurrencies plunge to multi-year lows and forced liquidations ripple across the market, DeFi’s total value locked has only slipped modestly.

Anthropic Research Shows AI Agents Are Closing In on Real DeFi Attack Capability
Models tested by MATS and the Anthropic Fellows program generated turnkey exploit scripts and identified fresh vulnerabilities, suggesting automated exploitation is becoming technically and economically viable.

UK Proposes ‘No Gain, No Loss’ Tax Rule for DeFi in 'Major Win' for Users
The proposal, with input from major industry players, aims to bring tax rules in line with how DeFi works, reducing outcomes that don't reflect reality.

DeFi’s $55B Plunge Isn’t the Disaster It Looks Like
Despite a sharp $55 billion decline in total value locked since October, the DeFi sector remains structurally strong, with rising DEX activity and steadily growing protocol fundamentals.

'Liquidity Crisis': $12B in DeFi Liquidity Sits Idle as 95% of Capital Goes Unused
This inefficiency disproportionately affects retail liquidity providers, with 50% losing money due to impermanent loss, and net deficits exceeding $60 million, a new report finds.

Zcash Privacy Meets Solana DeFi with Zenrock’s Wrapped ZEC Crossing $15M in Volume
Zenrock's wrapped Zcash token, zenZEC, has achieved $15 million in trading volume on the Solana blockchain since its launch on Oct. 31.

Market Maker Flowdesk Says Crypto Credit Is Finding a Fragile Balance
DeFi lenders are deleveraging but not retreating, with borrowing demand for majors like SOL and BTC staying firm and yields compressing across Maple and JitoSOL.

DeFi Set to Challenge TradFi With $2T in Tokenized Assets by 2028: Standard Chartered
The bank said the 2025 stablecoin boom is fueling a self-sustaining wave of DeFi growth, and it forecasted $2 trillion in tokenized real-world assets by 2028.

