AI agents have moved from experimental tools to active participants in financial markets, and Neyro’s Andrew Isaacs has argued that decentralized finance could become one of the sectors where the technology proves its value most clearly. Summary Neyro COO Andrew Isaacs said DeFi trading offers a real-world test for AI agents because market decisions produce…
Plume and Ether.fi have launched a yield-bearing real-world asset vault with a $100 million exclusive allocation from Ether.fi. Summary Plume and Ether.fi launched a yield-bearing RWA vault with a $100 million exclusive allocation. Ether.fi users can access tokenized real-world asset yield directly through the ether.fi app. Plume said the vault includes institutional assets such as…
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has said that software developers who publish open-source blockchain code should not face federal securities registration rules simply because others use their work. Summary Hester Peirce said open-source DeFi code should not automatically expose developers to federal securities registration requirements or intermediary rules. Peirce argued that securities violations should rest with…
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee has released seven crypto tax discussion drafts that would introduce new rules for decentralized finance lending, stablecoin payments, staking rewards, and other digital asset transactions ahead of a June 9 congressional hearing. Summary House Ways and Means Committee has released seven crypto tax discussion drafts covering DeFi lending,…
Uniswap has recorded its largest daily UNI burn under the UNIfication mechanism as Hayden Adams renewed his bullish view on DeFi and Ethereum. Summary Uniswap recorded a new daily burn high after 134,000 UNI tokens were burned in 24 hours. Hayden Adams said he is “extremely bullish on DeFi and Ethereum” despite weak market sentiment….
PiggyBank has closed a hedge tied to LAB after sharp price swings and deeply negative funding rates made the trade too costly to maintain. Summary PiggyBank closed the LAB short after volatility and negative funding breached its internal risk limits. The USDC vault faces a 15% drawdown, while SPYx and JitoSOL show smaller reported declines….
Humanity Protocol’s $31 million exploit has been linked to a genuine private key compromise rather than an insider theft scheme, according to a new assessment from on-chain investigator ZachXBT. Summary ZachXBT said new evidence supports Humanity Protocol’s claim that a private key compromise caused the $31 million exploit. The investigator said suspicious market making activity…
Morpho Association has raised $175 million in one of decentralized finance’s largest funding rounds. Summary Morpho raised $175 million from investors as institutional demand for onchain credit infrastructure expands globally. Morpho’s official announcement highlighted plans to expand its open credit network through deeper institutional integrations. Coinbase, Kraken, Anchorage and Galaxy already use Morpho across lending,…
Token of Power suffered an exploit on Tuesday that drained more than $1.5 million from its liquidity pool. On-chain firms Blockaid, PeckShield, and Cyvers flagged the incident in posts on X. Token of Power lost 944.2 WETH, worth about $1.58 million, from its TOP/WETH Balancer V1 pool. Blockaid described the incident as a governance-takeover attack,…
BitGo has opened access to Aave, Spark and Tesseract for eligible institutional clients through its integration with Narval. Summary BitGo lets eligible institutions access Aave, Spark and Tesseract while assets remain in qualified custody. Narval checks transaction details, approved contracts and policy rules before BitGo authorizes wallet signing requests. The launch expands regulated DeFi access…
