#DeFi

This topic hub collects our latest reporting and commentary on DeFi. Use it to follow new developments, revisit older angles, and jump between related market stories from one archive.

• North Korea Crypto Hacks: Two-Thirds of 2026's Stolen Funds

  11 Jul, 2026

  North Korea's hackers stole two-thirds of crypto in 2026, with $643 million in losses attributed to state-linked entities, highlighting the need for increased r

• NVDA Earnings & Crypto's Green Flip: A High-Stakes Bet on AI Infrastructure

  22 May, 2026

  Crypto markets turn green ahead of Nvidia earnings, with AI infrastructure plays like HYPE surging, setting up a high-stakes gamble on tech sector performance.

• Hyperliquid's HYPE Token Decouples from Bitcoin: A Deep Dive into Revenue Diversification and ETF Filings

  21 May, 2026

  Hyperliquid's HYPE token surged 101% YTD, decoupling from Bitcoin due to aggressive revenue diversification into real-world assets and pre-IPO markets, attracti

• Cardano's Strategic Funding Shift: A New Era for Bitcoin DeFi and Scaling

  20 May, 2026

  Cardano's Input Output slashes its 2026 funding request to $46.8M, pushing for Leios scaling and Bitcoin DeFi integration amid a critical governance vote, signa

• DeFi's $10 Billion Exodus: Unpacking the Aave Breakup and Its Implications for DeFi Risk

  20 May, 2026

  Aave's $10 billion capital flight post-Kelp DAO exploit reveals a fundamental distrust in complex, shared-collateral DeFi models, highlighting the need for a cl

• Bitcoin Tests $78,000 Resistance Amid Rising Short-Squeeze Risks, Altcoin Rally

  18 May, 2026

  Bitcoin faces critical $78,000 resistance with $180 million in short liquidations above and $71 million in long liquidations below $77,300. The crypto market is

• XRP on Solana: A New Era for DeFi

  8 May, 2026

  XRP is now live on Solana, expanding its utility in DeFi

• Trump-Linked WLFI Plunges 14%: $427M Market Cap Vanishes Overnight

  19 Apr, 2026

  WLFI token price crashes 14% in one day, wiping $427M off market cap

• Aave Token Plummets as Risk Management Firm Bails

  8 Apr, 2026

  Aave token falls near 2-year low

• Solana's Stabble Exchange in Crisis: A $285M Hack Exposes DeFi's North Korean Problem

  7 Apr, 2026

  North Korean hackers wreak havoc on Solana's DeFi ecosystem

• Ethereum's ERC-8211: A Glimmer of Hope for DeFi's Complexity Nightmare

  7 Apr, 2026

  ERC-8211 simplifies complex DeFi transactions

• NK Rekt Drift for $285M: DeFi's Worst Nightmare Unfolds

  6 Apr, 2026

  Drift protocol exploited for $285M by North Korean hackers