DeFi

All the latest Cryptovolix news on DeFi protocols, yield, and on-chain activity.

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Altcoins

BlockDAG, Zcash, Bittensor, Hyperliquid: Four Altcoins' Latest Moves

From Zcash's bug fix to Hyperliquid's Coinbase tie-up, here's what's actually moving BlockDAG, Zcash, Bittensor and Hyperliquid right now.

August 19, 2026

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DeFi

Maya Protocol Exploited for $1.7M in Chained Six-Bug Attack

Maya Protocol lost roughly $1.7M and CACAO crashed 88% after an attacker chained six bugs to drain the THORChain fork's liquidity pools.

August 19, 2026

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DeFi

BounceBit Launches Borobudur, Letting BENJI Holders Borrow at 0% Interest

BounceBit's new Borobudur credit layer lets holders of Franklin Templeton's tokenized BENJI fund borrow BB-denominated credit at 0% interest without selling.

August 19, 2026

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DeFi

Falcon Finance Launches Regulated GPU Tokenization in El Salvador

Falcon Finance is opening a regulated RWA tokenization pipeline in El Salvador, starting with a tokenized GPU forward anchored by NEAR AI demand.

August 19, 2026

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DeFi

Robinhood Chain's TVL Hits Record $542M as Stablecoins Drive Growth

Robinhood Chain's TVL jumped 45% in August to a record $542M, powered by Ethena's USDe stablecoin, even as tokenized stocks lose ground.

August 18, 2026

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DeFi

Compound Overhauls Leadership, Commits $52M to Institutional DeFi

Compound Foundation named a new leadership team and approved a $52 million program, its largest ever, to build real-world-asset and credit infrastructure.

August 18, 2026

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Regulation

Hyperliquid and Douro Labs Push SEC to Recognize Onchain Price Feeds

The Hyperliquid Policy Center and Douro Labs asked the SEC to let brokers benchmark blockchain stock trades against independent price feeds.

August 17, 2026

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Press Release

LBank Runs 10,000 USDT Prize Pool for HEMI Trading Campaign

LBank is offering a 10,000 USDT reward pool for users depositing and trading HEMI, the token behind the Bitcoin-Ethereum interoperability network Hemi.

August 17, 2026

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Blockchain

Curve Founder Egorov Blasts Pump.fun as a 'Casino of Scams'

Curve Finance's Michael Egorov criticized Pump.fun's memecoin culture and Phantom's hardware-wallet experience, while praising Solana's underlying support.

August 17, 2026

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DeFi

Hyperliquid's RWA Surge Draws 169K Wallets, HYPE Eyes $60

Real-world asset markets pulled 169,000 wallets to Hyperliquid in H1 2026, with most staying RWA-only as HYPE tests resistance near $57.

August 17, 2026

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DeFi

Sandisk On-Chain Perpetual Open Interest Hits Record $1.73B

Open interest on Sandisk's on-chain stock perpetual reached $1.73 billion, the highest of any stock perpetual market, as SNDK shares surge on AI demand.

August 16, 2026

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DeFi

Wintermute CEO Flags Two Risks for Hyperliquid's US Push

Wintermute's Evgeny Gaevoy says stricter US rules and blockchain throughput limits are the two biggest threats to Hyperliquid's US expansion plans.

August 16, 2026