Aave V4 and Babylon: Pioneering Native Bitcoin Lending
Aave V4's governance has initiated a temperature check to integrate native Bitcoin borrowing via Babylon protocol, bypassing wrapped tokens and custodians.
DeFi
ETH Liquid Staking in 2026: The Future of DeFi Yield
Liquid staking on Ethereum and Solana is transforming DeFi by unlocking liquidity and enhancing yield opportunities for investors in 2026. Protocols like
Kelp DAO's Rapid Recovery: Strengthening DeFi Security After $292M Hack
Kelp DAO and Aave have resumed rsETH operations following a $292 million hack in April 2026. Recovery efforts, including restoring 117,132 rsETH, highlight
Echo Protocol Exploit and THORChain Halt Test DeFi Resilience in Mid-May 2026
Echo Protocol on the Monad chain lost roughly $76.7 million after an attacker minted 1,000 unauthorized eBTC tokens through an admin key compromise.
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 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