DeFi
All the latest Cryptovolix news on DeFi protocols, yield, and on-chain activity.
Stablecoin Issuers Are Earning More From AVAX Reserves Than the Chain Itself Produces
Stablecoin issuers collected more yield on reserves backing Avalanche-resident tokens in June than the network's onchain economy generated, Bitrue data shows.
August 13, 2026
Andre Cronje: 'DeFi Doesn't Exist Anymore,' Just Onchain Finance
Flying Tulip founder Andre Cronje argues DeFi protocols have quietly become intermediary-run 'onchain finance,' as DeFi TVL has fallen from $167B to $75B.
August 13, 2026
VELVET Rallies 35% as Derivatives Volume Spikes 5,311%
VELVET jumped 35% as spot volume rose over 1,000% and derivatives volume surged 5,311%, but heavy long positioning leaves the rally exposed to a reversal.
August 13, 2026
Bitwise CIO: Crypto Valuations Could Double on Token Buyback Wave
Bitwise's Matt Hougan says revenue-linked token buybacks at Hyperliquid, Uniswap and Aave could push crypto valuations sharply higher within two years.
August 13, 2026
Hyperliquid's US Access Push Meets a Newly Opened CFTC Pathway
Hyperliquid remains closed to US users, but its Washington policy arm is targeting a CFTC framework that already cleared regulated Bitcoin perpetuals.
August 12, 2026
Whale Bleeds $3.4M in Funding Fees on a Losing CXMT Short
An on-chain wallet holding a 1x short on $22.57M of CXMT perpetual contracts has paid over $3.4 million in funding fees, roughly $170,000 a day.
August 12, 2026
Hyperliquid Pushes for a Regulated Path Into US Perpetual Futures
Hyperliquid is pressing the CFTC for regulatory clarity that could let its perpetual futures markets reach US traders, who are currently blocked from the platform.
August 12, 2026
Crypto Derivatives Volume Falls 11.1% to $3.03 Trillion in July
Exchange derivatives trading volume fell 11.1% month-over-month to $3.03 trillion in July, with the futures-to-spot ratio holding at 7.06x.
August 12, 2026
Hyperliquid Adds scaleWei to HIP-1, Enabling On-Chain Stock Splits
Hyperliquid has added a deployer-controlled scaleWei function to its HIP-1 token standard, letting tokens handle splits, dividends and repricing atomically.
August 12, 2026
UNI Drops 10.5%, Breaks $3.9 Support as Liquidations Mount
Uniswap's UNI token fell 10.5% to a three-week low of $3.4 after breaking $3.9 support, triggering $3.25 million in long liquidations.
August 12, 2026
Harmony's ONE Token Sinks 37% After Attacker Mints 4 Billion Tokens
An attacker minted roughly 4 billion unauthorized ONE tokens and pushed most of them to exchanges before Harmony patched the exploit five hours later.
August 12, 2026
Aster Opens Perpetual Listings to Projects Staking 1M ASTER for 4 Years
Aster's new AOS-2 framework lets projects list perpetual markets by staking 1 million ASTER for four years, extending its permissionless listing model beyond spot.
August 11, 2026