Hyperliquid Tops Perps Fees as Solana Accelerates Rival DEX
Hyperliquid leads perps fees with $652m annualized from perpetual futures trading Solana pushes a native composable solana dex to challenge the leader
DeFi
DeFi TVL Trends Watch: MakerDAO Endgame Meets Solana Record Highs
MakerDAO community approved the Maker Constitution with 76 percent support to advance the Endgame roadmap Solana DeFi TVL reached a record high of 80.
Solana Pushes Native Perps DEX to Challenge Hyperliquid Dominance
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko urges development of an atomically composable perp DEX inside the SVM to boost native apps. Hyperliquid captured 43% of
UniswapX and Aave GHO Drive DeFi Protocol Momentum in May 2026
GHO stablecoin minting on Aave lets users supply collateral and earn interest while maintaining a USD peg. UniswapX protocol advances liquidity aggregation
ECHO Token Plunges After $76M Admin Key Exploit
Echo Protocol lost $76 million when a compromised admin key enabled unauthorized minting of 1,000 eBTC tokens on the Monad blockchain on May 19 2026.
UniswapX Launch and Aave GHO: DeFi Protocol Updates May 2026
Aave GHO stablecoin surpassed $500M market cap signaling strong adoption UniswapX enables permissionless, gasless swaps with MEV protection on Ethereum and
Aave Deploys GHO Stablecoin on Ethereum Mainnet
Aave launched its native DeFi stablecoin GHO on Ethereum mainnet in late 2023 after a July governance vote. Borrowers mint GHO against V3 collateral while
Uniswap Phishing Scam Drains $400K as DeFi Exploits Spread
Scammers used cloned Uniswap interfaces in top Google Search ads to steal over $400K from users since late May. SEAL research shows Uniswap-linked phishing
UniswapX and Aave GHO Drive DeFi Shifts Amid Babylon Bitcoin Push
UniswapX introduces intent-based off-chain orders for gasless MEV protection. Aave GHO launched as a decentralized overcollateralized stablecoin on
DeFi TVL Trends Hold Amid ONDO Leadership Shift May 2026
DeFi TVL remained resilient in May 2026 despite market volatility with Sui hitting a record $2.6B ATH Ondo Global Markets crossed $1B TVL during a
Ondo Finance Tokenized Stocks Push DeFi TVL Higher as Hedera TVL Jumps 141%
Ondo Finance tokenized stock TVL reached an all-time high of $1.17 billion in May 2026. Hedera DeFi TVL increased 141 percent in a recent surge that
ERC4626 Weakness Persists: Inertia Exploit Exposes DeFi Lending Risks
The May 23 2026 Inertia exploit drained roughly $152000 by exploiting a known ERC4626 vulnerability and weak oracle protections. Stake DAO suffered a