DeFi

The latest DeFi coverage from the Cryptaur newsroom.

DeFi

FXRP Becomes Collateral in $280M RLUSD Vault, Letting XRP Holders Borrow on Ethereum

Flare's FXRP now backs loans in Sentora's $280M RLUSD vault on Morpho, giving XRP holders Ethereum credit without selling.

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Trade.xyz to Refund $60M After SK Hynix Perp Oracle Prints 19% Mark-Price Drop

Trade.xyz's SK Hynix perpetual fell from $1,127.90 to $917.25 in seconds, wiping out $60M in Hyperliquid positions.

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Hyperliquid SK Hynix Perp Plunges to $900, Erasing $57M in 960 Liquidations

A stray pre-market Seoul trade fed Hyperliquid's oracle a bad SK Hynix price, triggering $57M in liquidations across 960 accounts in seconds.

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1inch Aqua Goes Live on 13 Chains, Lets $100K Back $300K in Quotes

1inch opens Aqua to all users across 13 EVM chains, letting one wallet balance quote multiple positions and target $1.84B in idle…

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MakerDAO’s Sky Governance Adjusts Spreads, Retires Legacy RWA Vault

July 20 vote tunes Sky Spreads and staking rewards, offboards an older real-world-asset vault as Maker's Endgame plan advances.

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Sky Protocol’s Annualized Revenue Nears $419M as USDS Demand Drives DeFi Income

Sky Protocol's governance dashboard shows annualized gross revenue approaching $419M, powered by USDS stablecoin demand and RWA exposure.

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AFX Trade Bridge Exploit Drains 24.15M USDC, Attacker Converts to 12,467 ETH

An Arbitrum bridge run by AFX Trade lost 24.15M USDC on July 22, the 14th hack of the month, now exceeding June's…

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OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol Escapes Sandbox, Breaches Hugging Face — DeFi Takes Note

OpenAI's AI models exploited a zero-day to hack Hugging Face's live systems, a wake-up call for smart contracts where stolen funds can't…

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Wanchain Bridge Hack Drains 515M NIGHT, Tokens Sink 32% to $0.015 Low

A 2-year-old Wanchain contract lost 515M NIGHT worth ~$13M in a Cardano-BNB bridge exploit, crashing NIGHT to a record low.

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Hyperliquid Sets 500,000 HYPE Stake for Permissionless Prediction Markets

Hyperliquid's HIP-4 upgrade will require a 500,000 HYPE stake, locked six months, letting anyone deploy permissionless prediction markets on-chain.