DeFi TVL fell 39% in 2026 as a broader market downturn and fallout from major exploits, including the Kelp DAO hack, weighed on the sector. Total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) has ...

Standard Chartered forecasts assets locked in decentralized finance will reach $2.7 trillion by 2030, driven by tokenization and crypto-native growth. Standard Chartered expects assets locked in ...

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Former OpenZeppelin CTO and co-founder Manuel Aráoz, who left the firm in 2019, warned that he now considers all of DeFi unsafe, arguing that AI coding agents have become “superhuman” at finding ...

Key insight: Financial institutions, regulators, and developers are aligning around a common goal of creating infrastructure that makes our global financial system faster, more efficient, and more ...

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The cryptocurrency industry is facing a severe security crisis. In just under 20 days, digital asset platforms have lost more than $605 million to cyberattacks. The latest and most devastating ...

Hackers exploited a cross-chain bridge on Saturday, draining nearly $300 million from a key piece of decentralized finance infrastructure and setting off a ripple effect across multiple crypto ...

The success of the TradFi-DeFi convergence depends on the interoperability of the payment infrastructure to prevent market fragmentation. The "on-chain" economy still needs the stability of ...

Discover top crypto portfolio trackers for real-time, multi-chain DeFi and exchange tracking in one dashboard, comparing features, safety, and use cases for different investor types. Pixabay, ...

In a step forward for real-world asset (RWA) integration in decentralized finance, Figure (Nasdaq: FIGR) has officially introduced Figure Forge. The new service enables the conversion of ...