#DeFi

A recent Polygon pre-proposal made waves. While the community voted against it, the real stir came from the disagreement it sparked between the Polygon and Aave teams.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a study casting doubt on the true decentralization of liquidity in DeFi trading platforms.

Charles D’Haussy, CEO of the dYdX Foundation, believes that the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector may soon enter a “walled garden” phase, driven by regulatory pressures and growing demand for integrated services.

The economy of Uniswap, a leading decentralized exchange, is about to change. Michael Nadeau, the founder of the blockchain research services The DeFi Report, wrote on X that the platform and UNI token holders will begin to benefit from network activities.

On September 16, Donald Trump participated in a livestream on X focused on his sons' DeFi project, World Liberty Financial. During the meeting, Trump made a bold statement.

Chainalysis released its latest Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Index for the first half of 2024. The report is calculated using several parameters, including the usage of DeFi and CeFi protocols, to evaluate the level of cryptocurrency adoption across more than 150 countries.

On August 1, a bug in the DeFi protocol's smart contract allowed a hacker to mint and claim 58 million CVG. The attacker then sold these tokens for $210,000.

Hackers exploited the decentralized exchange Clipper, stealing approximately $450,000. The incident impacted assets on the Base and Optimism networks.

Several DeFi sector cryptocurrencies posted daily gains exceeding 20% after Donald Trump appeared as the clear winner of the U.S. presidential election on November 6. Investors are optimistic that the new White House administration will foster a more favorable climate between regulators and the crypto industry.

The Blockchain Association and the Crypto Council, two organizations dedicated to crypto advocacy, stepped up to support Beba and the DeFi Education Fund in a lawsuit against the US SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission).

World Liberty Financial (WLF), a newly launched DeFi project connected to the Trump family, has put forward a proposal to integrate its platform with the Aave v3 protocol on Ethereum.

Yesterday’s livestream on X unveiled fresh details about Donald Trump's sons' DeFi initiative, World Liberty Financial, which we covered in a dedicated article on our website

DeFi protocol Gyroscope introduced a yield-bearing version of its stablecoin, Savings GYD (sGYD), offering an annual return of approximately 12–15%, depending on market conditions.