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Hyperliquid Pushes Crypto Perps Further Into DeFi’s Composable Stack

The fast-growing perp venue is leaning into DeFi integrations as traders look for more ways to use derivatives across on-chain apps.

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Why 2022’s DeFi Survivors Are Calling It Quits Now

DeFi protocols that made it through Terra and FTX are shutting down as users, liquidity and revenue fragment across too many venues.

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1inch Launches Aqua to Pool DeFi Liquidity Across 11 Chains

The DEX aggregator says Aqua lets users supply liquidity to multiple DeFi protocols at the same time, aiming to reduce fragmentation.

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Uniswap targets RWAs with permissioned trading pools

The DEX is adding gated pools designed for tokenized assets that need compliance controls without leaving DeFi rails.

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AI Hasn’t Triggered a DeFi Hack Wave Yet — But Risk Is Rising

AI is not yet running the DeFi exploit playbook on its own, but it is making bad code, weak ops and sloppy audits more dangerous.

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SEC’s Peirce: Crypto Vaults, Onchain Lending May Face Securities Rules

Hester Peirce said DeFi-style yield tools can cross into securities territory depending on design, control and investor expectations.

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SEC’s Peirce warns DeFi vault teams: securities law still applies

Hester Peirce said onchain vaults and crypto lending products can land inside the SEC’s perimeter if builders dress up securities activity as code.

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Peirce Says Some DeFi Vaults and Onchain Loans May Trigger SEC Rules

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce cautioned that parts of DeFi can still land inside securities law, even when activity happens onchain.

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FATF Says DeFi Still Has Centralized Choke Points—and Regulators Should Act

The global AML watchdog says countries are moving too slowly on DeFi oversight and may need to block platforms that refuse to comply.

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Morpho Brings Fixed-Rate Lending to Base With Midnight Launch

Morpho Midnight adds fixed borrowing and lending terms on Base, giving users an alternative to Morpho Blue’s floating-rate markets.

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Morpho Rolls Out Fixed-Rate Lending Protocol Midnight on Base

Midnight brings fixed-rate, fixed-term borrowing to Morpho’s stack as the protocol pushes deeper into onchain credit.

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$1.6B in DeFi Liquidity Is Stuck on the Sidelines

Concentrated-liquidity pools can boost capital efficiency, but stale positions are leaving a huge chunk of crypto capital inactive.

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UNI Burn Could Heat Up as Uniswap Votes on New Fee Plans

Uniswap governance is weighing two proposals that would send fresh revenue into the UNI burn mechanism from v4 and Robinhood Chain.

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Robinhood Aims to Pull 10M Casual Traders Into DeFi

The brokerage is betting that simple design and familiar finance rails can make decentralized finance feel less intimidating.

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Uniswap V4 hooks cross $2B TVL milestone as custom pools take off

Uniswap V4 hooks cross $2B TVL milestone as custom pools take off

The hook ecosystem is finally delivering what V4 promised: real capital in custom-logic pools.

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Airdrop hunters rotate out of L2 farming and into restaking narratives

Airdrop hunters rotate out of L2 farming and into restaking narratives

With most major L2 airdrops now claimed, farmers are chasing points programs on the restaking layer.

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