Tether freezes $1.4M in TRON vaults and THORChain stalls
THORChain experienced a temporary halt in its TRON operations after Tether blocklisted four vaults holding approximately 1.45 million USDT. Restrictions were lifted…
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Locked liquidity did not stop this $14 million crypto pool drain
A Bitquery investigation reveals that the 79thVault token pool on PancakeSwap suffered a $14.35 million USDT drain after internal token permissions bypassed…
XRPL’s $1.34 billion stablecoin base doesn’t tell us how much XRP users need
Tracked stablecoins on the XRP Ledger reached $1.34 billion, but this figure does not reveal the true extent of activity and inventory…
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S&P brings ratings-style scrutiny to $10 billion crypto vault market as $6 million Base incident exposes risks
S&P Global introduces the Vault Risk Assessment framework to evaluate $10 billion in crypto lending vaults following a $6 million security incident on the Base network.
Why Abstract is killing its Ethereum L2 instead of launching a token to save it
Abstract will shut down its consumer-focused Ethereum layer-2 network on December 15, citing stagnant growth, thin liquidity, and heavy financial losses instead of launching a token to save it.
Aave and Pendle may have found a way to keep yield capital from ever leaving DeFi
Aave prepares for a $67 million collateral rollover as its Pendle fixed-yield trade approaches maturity, testing a continuous decentralized finance yield cycle.
Cardano just added the kind of token controls Wall Street wants and DeFi may hate
Under proposed CIP-113, separating bundled assets requires holder authorization and the restricted token’s permission hook. The post Cardano just added the kind of token controls Wall Street wants and DeFi…
Aave hikes GHO borrow rates to rescue depleted stablecoin pools
Aave has increased its GHO borrowing rate to 4.5% on the Ethereum Core market to eliminate a funding gap and help replenish depleted stablecoin reserves through GHO Stability Modules.
Lido’s proposed staking route needs over 13 times the default entry bond
Lido proposes a new Community Staking Module requiring a 32 ETH entry bond for larger Ethereum validators, aiming for mainnet rollout in Q4 2026 while offering higher capital efficiency at…
The same Fed rate hike can help stablecoins and hurt Bitcoin borrowers
A Federal Reserve interest rate hike can increase reserve income for dollar stablecoin issuers like Circle while simultaneously raising interest expenses for firms taking on debt to purchase Bitcoin.