DeFi yield has fallen to a much lower range in 2026, and was considered a sign of a maturing industry. However, the recent Drift Protocol hack raised the issue of technical risk and whether current ...

The crypto financial services firm launched Galaxy Curator, a Morpho-based platform that gives Fireblocks' 2,400 ...

Ethereum staking produces a genuine 3% yield, the closest thing DeFi has to a sovereign rate. Nearly all yield above this level is either subsidy, redistribution, or leverage. The current problem with ...

It’s a story many in the crypto world know all too well: a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol advertises a sky-high annual percentage yield (APY) — sometimes as much as 200%. But roughly half of ...

The math is irresistible again. In 2020, Treasuries paid just 0.5% while DeFi yielded 8%. Speculators piled in, and institutions began testing with early pilots. But when rates broke above 5% in 2022, ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: Stani Kulechov (R), of Aave Labs, speaks at the Chainlink's SmartCon 2025 at Metropolitan Pavilion on November 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene ...

Repeated bridge exploits and shrinking yields are making institutions question whether DeFi’s risks still justify the returns, says Symbiotic’s Putiatin. Security exploits are weighing on ...

DeFi lost over 75% of its liquidity after 2022, prompting funds and DAOs to seek more reliable yield sources. Zoth enables the restaking of tokenized real-world assets, such as T-Bills and ETFs, by ...

However, the lack of regulation in the DeFi space has created vulnerabilities that have been exposed by the 2022 "crypto ...

SharpLink Gaming has announced plans to deploy $200 million worth of Ether (ETH) from its corporate treasury onto Consensys’ Linea network. The company said the multi-year initiative will use Linea’s ...

Sui has created one of the fastest-growing DeFi platforms with total value locked (TVL) exceeding the $1 billion milestone.

The Ethereum co-founder outlined alternative stablecoin models that he says better align with DeFi’s original promise of risk decentralization. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin drew a clear ...