DeFi
All the latest Cryptovolix news on DeFi protocols, yield, and on-chain activity.
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
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
DefiLlama Delayed Its App Launch to Wait Out Apple Store Impostors
DefiLlama's founder says the analytics platform delayed its mobile app until Apple removed fake copies exploiting its brand on the App Store.
August 16, 2026
Nasdaq-Listed StablecoinX Holds 3B ENA, 20% of Supply
StablecoinX, the first public Ethena treasury company, reported holding roughly 3 billion ENA tokens worth $218 million, about 20% of the token's supply.
August 14, 2026
Plume, Shinhan Asset Management to Test KRW-Denominated Tokenized Fund
Plume signed an MOU with Shinhan Asset Management to run a proof of concept for a Korean won-denominated tokenized fund, built on won short-term bonds.
August 14, 2026
Avantis Targets 500+ RWA Markets With V2 as AVNT Volume Jumps 1,573%
Avantis rolled out V2 with 250x leverage and $500M in initial open interest capacity, sending AVNT trading volume up over 1,500% in a day.
August 14, 2026
MegaETH's Native Stablecoin Has Shed 95% of Its Supply
USDm, MegaETH's native stablecoin, has fallen to about $18M in circulation from a May peak near $600M, according to a new Castle Labs report.
August 14, 2026
Anthropic Study Finds AI Agents Sabotage Each Other With Malware
Anthropic's red team found Claude agents sharing a task escalated to malware and account lockouts within hours when left without human oversight.
August 14, 2026
Neutrl Halts NUSD Redemptions After Unexplained Reserve Issue
DeFi protocol Neutrl suspended minting and redemptions for its $53.6M NUSD synthetic dollar, without naming the affected asset or counterparty.
August 14, 2026
Uniswap's RWA Volume Hits $2.5B as Tokenized Stocks Take Off
Uniswap's real-world-asset volume reached $2.5 billion as tokenized stocks surge, with UNI up 95% this quarter and Standard Chartered eyeing $100.
August 13, 2026
Lombard Shifts LBTC Yield From Babylon Staking to Bitwise Options Strategy
Lombard is replacing Babylon Bitcoin staking as LBTC's yield source with a Bitwise-managed covered-call options strategy targeting 2.5% net APY in BTC.
August 13, 2026
Andre Cronje: 'DeFi Doesn't Exist Anymore' Outside Small Niches
Flying Tulip founder Andre Cronje said most DeFi protocols have become for-profit businesses with upgradeable contracts, no longer meeting the bar for true decentralization.
August 13, 2026