Category: Defi

Cybersecurity researchers are becoming interested in a newly discovered ransomware strain called DeadLock that abuses Polygon smart contracts to silently service its infrastructure and bypass conventional detection tools, as a recent report by threat intelligence firm Group-IB depicts. DeadLock, first...

Hyperscale Data lifts its Bitcoin treasury to 589 BTC and targets $100m, using a strict dollar‑cost‑averaging plan as crypto remains a macro risk barometer. Summary Hyperscale Data now holds 589.4502 BTC worth about $41.4m, aiming to scale its Bitcoin balance‑sheet...

Pump.fun has rolled out a new social feature that is already stirring debate across Solana’s meme coin scene, after founder Alon Cohen said he would personally use it to “call” a low market cap token as a live test. The...

Perpetual DEXs processed over $70B on Feb. 5, their second‑biggest day ever, as Hyperliquid, Aster, edgeX and Lighter absorbed a sharp BTC, ETH, SOL‑led deleveraging. Summary Per DeFiLlama, perp DEXs cleared $70B+ on Feb. 5, second only to the Oct. 10, 2025...

A sharp sell-off in Aster’s token is drawing fresh attention to the decentralized perpetuals trading sector, even as overall derivatives activity remains historically high. ASTER fell roughly 75% from its peak to trade near new lows this week, showing the...

CryptoQuant’s Ki Young Ju warns that absent a near-term Bitcoin rebound, forced liquidations and cascading institutional selling could hit ETFs, miners, and trust. Summary CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju says large BTC releases may signal forced institutional liquidations that pressure...

Aave has handed stewardship of the Lens Protocol to Mask Network, marking a strategic shift that narrows Aave’s focus back to decentralized finance. This will place the next phase of decentralized social development in the hands of a team more...

Brazil advances a bill to ban algorithmic stablecoins and force all domestic issuers to fully collateralize tokens, tightening rules in a market where stablecoins drive 90% of crypto flows. Summary Bill 4.308/2024 would prohibit issuance or trading of uncollateralized, code-based...

A security breach tied to decentralized exchange aggregator Matcha Meta has resulted in the theft of roughly $16.8 million in crypto assets, adding to a growing list of smart-contract exploits that continue to test the safety assumptions of DeFi users....

MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor frames Bitcoin’s sharp drawdowns as “Satoshi’s gift,” arguing volatility rewards long-term holders, not short-term traders. Summary Saylor says Bitcoin volatility is “Satoshi’s gift to the faithful,” casting sharp price swings as a feature that rewards long-term conviction...