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A Solana-based decentralized exchange urged users to withdraw funds after identifying a potential link to a North Korean developer. The alert triggered immediate concerns over insider risk and protocol security. Stabble issued emergency posts on Tuesday asking liquidity providers to remove assets “instantly,” citing precautionary measures. The warning followed claims
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Solana is introducing a formal security evaluation layer for protocols exceeding $10 million in total value locked (TVL). The move signals a shift toward standardized risk assessment as institutional capital increasingly enters decentralized finance (DeFi). The Solana Foundation announced Monday it is funding new ecosystem-wide security initiatives led by Asymmetric
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Binance’s chief compliance officer is weighing a potential exit as multiple financial crime and sanctions staff depart. The developments come less than two years after the exchange agreed to a $4.3 billion U.S. settlement, intensifying scrutiny over its compliance rebuild. Bloomberg reported that Noah Perlman, who joined
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Clanker has generated over $50 million in protocol fees since late 2024 and is now redirecting a significant portion back into its ecosystem. The shift formalizes a model where fee revenue is recycled into token buybacks, grants, and infrastructure funding. The AI-driven token launchpad introduced the Clanker Ecosystem Fund (CEF)
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Circle is preparing to launch cirBTC, a wrapped bitcoin token backed 1:1 by BTC, targeting institutional users. The move expands Circle’s product suite beyond stablecoins into tokenized bitcoin infrastructure. The company said cirBTC will integrate with its existing stack, including the Arc Layer 1 blockchain and Circle Mint
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Prediction market volumes surged past $13 billion by the end of 2025, up from under $100 million in early 2024. The growth is prompting infrastructure builds aimed at institutional traders entering event-driven markets. Paradigm is developing a professional-grade trading terminal designed to aggregate liquidity across onchain and regulated prediction platforms.
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Tesseract Investment Oy is launching dedicated vaults designed to meet MiCA (EU) compliance requirements for institutional investors. The structure addresses regulatory concerns around pooled DeFi products while preserving onchain yield strategies. The Helsinki-based firm, which holds a full crypto-asset service provider license under MiCA (EU), will offer single-client vaults managed
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Aster has reduced its monthly token emissions by 97%, shifting to a staking-only distribution model for its native token ASTER. The change sharply limits new supply entering circulation, a move aimed at addressing dilution concerns and stabilizing token dynamics. The perpetual futures decentralized exchange (DEX), backed by Binance founder Changpeng
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Aave V4 has gone live on Ethereum mainnet after more than two years of development, introducing a redesigned architecture for decentralized lending. The release marks a structural shift aimed at scaling liquidity across multiple markets while tightening risk controls at the protocol level. The upgrade centers on a “hub-and-spoke” model,
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The top 100 token holders control over 80% of governance power across major DeFi protocols, according to a new European Central Bank study. The finding challenges assumptions about decentralization and raises questions about how regulators identify accountable entities. The ECB (EU) analyzed governance structures across protocols including Aave, Uniswap, MakerDAO,
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Bitget Wallet launched a payments network connecting stablecoins to over 150 million merchants across 50 markets. The scale signals a shift from pilot programs to live consumer-facing infrastructure in crypto payments. The company introduced its Onchain Payments Matrix, integrating with providers including Ripple, Mastercard, Visa, Tether, Circle, and MoonPay. The
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OKX has introduced more than 20 equity perpetual swaps tied to global stocks and indices. The rollout extends crypto-native trading infrastructure into traditional equity exposure with round-the-clock access. The contracts include the “Magnificent 7” stocks alongside crypto-linked equities such as Coinbase and Strategy, plus technology firms like Intel and Palantir.