Chaos Labs Says Oracle Network Stayed Secure After Wallet Incident
Chaos Labs said a weekend cyber incident targeted its operational wallets but did not compromise the core oracle infrastructure supporting its price feeds.
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Kelp DAO Exploit Exposes the Hidden Fragility of Cross-Chain DeFi
Kelp DAO’s rsETH restaking system became the center of the largest DeFi exploit reported in 2026 after an attacker manipulated a cross-chain component and minted roughly…
Drift Protocol exploited for $285M; Solana derivatives DEX suspends deposits and withdrawals
Drift Protocol suffered a severe exploit, in an attack that on-chain analysis and security firms estimate drained more than $285 million from the Solana-based perpetuals…
Fira launches fixed‑rate DeFi lending market, drawing $450 million in deposits
Fira Protocol has launched its first fixed-rate decentralized lending market with about $450 million in deposits, introducing a maturity-based credit model to Ethereum.
Vitalik Buterin: ‘Most DeFi Is a Lie’ — Centralized Counterparty Risk Threatens Network Resilience
Vitalik Buterin’s point is blunt: a meaningful slice of what gets labeled “DeFi” is not meaningfully decentralized, and calling it that is, in his words, “a lie.” His…
Bitwise Launches Non‑Custodial On‑Chain Vaults Via Morpho
Bitwise Asset Management launched its first non-custodial on-chain vaults in partnership with the DeFi lending protocol Morpho.
Bitcoin, DeFi and Tokenized Assets to Drive Crypto’s Next Phase, ARK Says
ARK Invest’s Big Ideas 2026 framework and its early-2026 commentary paint crypto as a market moving from narrative cycles into institutional-grade capital formation.
Pendle Revamps Governance Token, Launches Liquid Spendle After Low Vependle Adoption
Pendle announced it will replace vote-escrowed vePENDLE with a liquid governance token, sPENDLE, as staking for sPENDLE opened on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
Solana Policy Institute Urges SEC to Exempt DeFi Developers from Exchange Rules
The Solana Policy Institute has formally asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to treat DeFi developers differently from regulated exchanges, pushing for an…
India Tax Authorities Flag Crypto Risks Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
India’s tax and enforcement posture is tightening the operating environment for domestic crypto activity, while the technical design of public blockchains makes clean…
Coinbase adds stock trading and prediction markets in ‘everything app’ push
Coinbase adds stock trading and prediction markets as part of a broader push to become an “everything app” and “everything exchange”, a move rolled out around December…
Polymarket retention outpaces most DeFi platforms, wallets and exchanges
Polymarket’s retention has outpaced the broader crypto ecosystem, showing stronger user persistence than most decentralized finance protocols, custodial wallets and…
Real-World Asset DeFi Moves Into Sports Finance With Tokenized Football Club Revenues
Real-World Asset (RWA) DeFi is moving into sports finance by turning predictable football club income into on-chain claims, creating immediate liquidity for clubs and…