DeFi
Stories tagged DeFi.
NEAR Intents Gets Full $3.8M Back Within 48-Hour Window; Two Outlets Confirm
Two outlets confirm the full ~$3.8M drained from NEAR Intents on Thursday was returned after a 48-hour ultimatum. Bug details rest on…
XRPL’s LendingProtocolV1_1 Opens for Validator Vote, Needs Two Prior Amendments
Two outlets confirm RippleX opened validator voting on LendingProtocolV1_1, a step toward native lending on the XRP Ledger mainnet.
Bitget Hack Wallet Swaps 2,390 ETH for 75.2 BTC as THORChain Denies Freeze
On-chain data from two outlets shows 27 THORChain swaps moved roughly $6.3M from Bitget hacker's ETH into BTC after a freeze request…
Ethena Foundation Buys Back Locked ENA, Proposes Buyback Fee Switch as Token Jumps
Two outlets confirm Ethena's buyout of early-investor ENA and a fee-switch proposal, but neither reports exact size, price or rally percentage.
Hyperliquid Policy Center Asks SEC and CFTC to Align Rules on Perpetual Contracts
Hyperliquid's policy arm filed comments urging U.S. regulators to unify perpetuals classification as the platform's derivatives volume grows.
Term Finance Loses $8.5M as Attacker Drains 68% of Vault Deposits
A governance takeover let an attacker empty Term Finance's Meta Vaults of nearly $8.8M in ETH and swap 1.68M USDC for DAI.
BTCS Repays $8.2M Aave Loan but Still Owes $36M Across DeFi Protocols
BTCS Inc.'s Q2 2026 10-Q shows $8.2M in Aave debt paid off, $317,113 cash on hand, and $36M in DeFi loans still…
Ethena Opens $1B FalconX Credit Line to Diversify USDe’s Backing Yield
Ethena and FalconX launch a $1B secured facility that lends out USDe's backing assets, adding a return source beyond crypto funding rates.
DefiLlama Held Back App Launch for Months as Fake Clone Drains a Wallet, Apple Acts in Days
DefiLlama delayed its mobile app for months fighting phishing clones on Apple's App Store; a documented wallet drain got one pulled in…
Figure’s Q2 Loan Volume Hits $4.3B, Net Income Triples to $87M
Onchain lender Figure posted $4.3B in Q2 marketplace volume, up 132% YoY, as net income jumped 192% to $87M on 38.8% margin.