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Decentralized finance (DeFi) in depth — lending, yields, stablecoins, exploits and the protocols rebuilding financial rails. CIM reports on DeFi worldwide with an India perspective.
Tokenized commodities are moving beyond gold. Oil tokens, silver, copper, and a tokenized oil and gas fund with secured lending point to a wider market, even as Tether Gold and Paxos Gold still account for more than 90% of the roughly $5 billion sector, according to Token Terminal.
Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX will shut down on September 23, 2026, following a strategic review by parent company HDR Global Trading. Users have been asked to close open positions and withdraw their assets ahead of the closure as the platform begins an orderly wind down.
Trezor has launched native stablecoin yield inside Trezor Suite through a Morpho integration, letting users earn on USDC and USDT on Ethereum. Every deposit and withdrawal is signed on-device, with no lockups and instant exits.
OxPay Financial's subsidiary Oxygen7 received a full Financial Services Licence from Bhutan's Gelephu Financial Services Office on April 29, 2026, clearing the way for a regulated crypto payments and stablecoin remittance platform targeting GMC's tourism and B2B sectors.
At Money20/20 Asia 2026 in Bangkok, the lines between traditional finance and DeFi continued to blur. From J.P. Morgan’s blockchain scale to EMURGO’s self custody push, the event revealed a clear shift toward interoperable, user controlled financial systems.
KelpDAO's 1-of-1 bridge verifier was exploited for $292M on April 18. Aave lost $9B in 48 hours. $5B in USDT/USDC locked. $13B DeFi TVL gone. Justin Sun-linked wallet exited $274M in 21 minutes.
Drift Protocol was drained for $285M by North Korean hackers on April 1. Circle didn't freeze $230M in stolen USDC. Now Tether is backing a $148M recovery and Drift relaunches on USDT.
Bitget’s total reserves rose to $7.83 billion, while Bitcoin holdings increased by 6%, from 28.6K BTC to 30.3K BTC, bucking the industry-wide decline in centralized exchange reserves.
The raise, structured through equity and token warrants, marks Lighter’s second major funding milestone after a $21 million round in 2024, bringing its total funding to nearly $90 million.
Onchain financial marketplace Flying Tulip has raised $200 million in a private funding round backed by a slate of major…
Mutuum is positioning itself as more than just another token launch. At its core, the protocol seeks to deliver non-custodial credit markets that allow users to earn yield on idle assets or unlock liquidity against their holdings without intermediaries.
Founded in 2015, Triv has built a decade-long reputation for compliance, user protection, and innovation. The platform serves over 3 million users and supports 1,000+ digital assets, including spot trading, staking, and futures, all under full regulatory oversight by Indonesia’s OJK and BAPPEBTI.
With nearly 87 million U.S. Telegram users, the integration marks a significant leap in Web3 accessibility. Users can now interact with STON.fi's swap services directly inside the Telegram-based TON Wallet, or via the standalone STON.fi dApp, making self-custodial DeFi as intuitive as sending a message.
The exploit, caused by a rounding error vulnerability in one of zkLend’s smart contracts, siphoned off millions in user funds and marked the beginning of a rapid unraveling for the project. Despite attempts to negotiate with the attacker, including a proposed 10% bounty offer, zkLend was unable to recover the stolen funds.
In a strategic move to expand non-speculative reward strategies within decentralized finance (DeFi), STON.fi has announced the integration of Ethena…
The Solana ecosystem is getting its own Kaito-style attention tracker — the Solana mindshare leaderboard. Wallchain is set to debut…
Alpaca Finance launched in early 2021 as a leveraged yield farming platform on BNB Chain. With no venture capital backing and no pre-mine, it quickly captured the attention of DeFi users seeking amplified yield in a fast-growing ecosystem.
The attack, which began in the early hours of Wednesday, caused SUI’s token price to drop by over 15%, currently trading near $3.90. The exploit has raised fresh alarms over the persistent vulnerabilities facing Web3 platforms, even those built on next-gen blockchains like Sui.
According to MyStonks, more than 95 tokenized U.S. equities are available on the platform at launch, including high-volume names such as AAPL, AMZN, DIS, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NFLX, and NVDA. The company claims the platform delivers compliance, security, and auditability through Fidelity’s infrastructure and smart contract governance.
The broader vision behind Converge stems from concerns over DeFi’s stagnation since its peak in 2021. Domingo believes the lack of institutional adoption has hindered further growth, potentially limiting the next market cycle’s full potential.
Intents represent a shift from traditional blockchain architectures that require users to navigate complex transaction processes. Instead, users can simply express their desired outcome, allowing the protocol to manage the intricate details of execution.
Bitpanda announced it had secured its license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), while OKX and Crypto.com gained accreditation in Malta.
Ripple introduced the U.S. dollar-pegged RLUSD stablecoin to the Ethereum and XRP Ledger networks in October. According to CoinGecko data, the token currently has a market capitalization of $72 million.
The acquisition positions Backpack Exchange to offer a full suite of cryptocurrency derivatives across the European Union, starting with its status as the region’s only regulated perpetual futures provider.
