DeFi
EU could tighten access to DeFi lending as EBA pushes new MiCA rules
The European Union has moved closer to tighter oversight of DeFi lending access after the European Banking Authority called for crypto borrowing and lending services to…
DeFi
DeFi
Kamino names Michael Weisz CEO for U.S. expansion
Kamino named Yieldstreet co-founder Michael Weisz CEO as the Solana lender builds a New York team and expands tokenized asset lending.
bank
Bank stablecoins can earn DeFi yield, but holders bear the risk: Katana CEO
Katana CEO Matt Fisher has said a dollar stablecoin planned by 21 financial institutions for the first half of 2027 could generate yield through independent DeFi…
DeFi
PayPal’s new platform lets anyone issue a dollar backed by a dollar
MoonPay issues the token. It is backed by PYUSD. PYUSD is issued by Paxos and backed by actual dollars and Treasuries. Count the layers: there are…
Clarity Act
Clarity Act adds new DeFi rules before Senate vote
Senate Republicans have revised the Clarity Act with new protocol rules before a Sept. 15 vote, while ethics and banking disputes remain.
DeFi
ESMA warns prediction markets raise insider risks
ESMA says tokenized equities, DeFi exploits and prediction markets are creating new links between crypto and traditional finance.
Argo Blockchain
Pi Network ships Protocol 27 on a network with 14 million users and zero DeFi
The September 15 upgrade brings smart contracts, an AMM DEX, and RPC infrastructure to a chain that has never processed a single swap. Seven years of…
Arbitrum
Arbitrum watchdog seeks permanent ban for three grant abuse cases
Arbitrum’s Watchdog Committee has proposed permanently excluding three DeFi projects from future DAO programs after flagging cases involving 457,553 ARB, valued at roughly $76,000. Arbitrum grant…
Bitcoin
Liquid Network drained of $320 million as cache bug lets attacker mint unbacked Bitcoin
A range-proof cache bug in the Elements codebase let an unknown actor mint unbacked L-BTC, drain 95% of the federation reserve through SideSwap, then negotiate its…
DeFi
Nansen becomes first front end to support Outcome.xyz HIP-4 markets
Nansen has integrated Outcome.xyz’s HIP-4 markets into its trading platform, becoming the first front end to support the venue as Hyperliquid opens its outcome-market infrastructure to…