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Decentralized finance (DeFi) replaces banks, exchanges, and lenders with on-chain smart contracts. Our DeFi coverage tracks automated market makers and DEX volume (Uniswap, Curve, Balancer, PancakeSwap, Aerodrome), money markets and lending (Aave, Compound, Spark, Morpho), liquid staking and restaking (Lido, Rocket Pool, EigenLayer), stablecoin issuance and depeg events, total value locked (TVL) shifts, yield strategies, governance proposals, and the exploits, audits, and recovery efforts that define the security landscape. We follow major chains where DeFi is most active — Ethereum and its Layer 2s, Solana, Tron, BNB Chain, and the long tail of EVM-compatible networks.

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Robinhood Chain Launches, Positioning Itself as Solana Competitor
Layer 1DeFi

Robinhood Chain Launches, Positioning Itself as Solana Competitor

Robinhood Chain went live, entering the Layer 1 blockchain market with ambitions to capture DeFi activity. The platform ...

Jul 10, 2026, 05:08 PM
RobinhoodRobinhood Chain
AFX Reaches $1.1 Billion in Trading Volume on On-Chain Derivatives
DeFi

AFX Reaches $1.1 Billion in Trading Volume on On-Chain Derivatives

AFX, an on-chain derivatives platform, surpassed $1.1 billion in cumulative trading volume as of July 10, 2026. The mile...

Jul 10, 2026, 05:04 PM
AFXSynthetix
Hyperliquid and Phantom Push CFTC for DeFi-Specific Trading Rules
RegulationDeFi

Hyperliquid and Phantom Push CFTC for DeFi-Specific Trading Rules

Hyperliquid Policy Center and Phantom submitted a joint comment letter to the CFTC urging it to develop regulatory rules...

Jul 10, 2026, 09:07 AM
HyperliquidPhantom
Prediction Markets Hit $50B as World Cup Trading Accelerates
DeFiMarkets

Prediction Markets Hit $50B as World Cup Trading Accelerates

Prediction market volumes topped $50 billion in June driven by World Cup betting activity, according to market data. The...

Jul 10, 2026, 05:01 AM
Prediction MarketsWorld Cup
Prediction Markets Hit $50B as Crypto Casino Adoption Questioned
DeFi

Prediction Markets Hit $50B as Crypto Casino Adoption Questioned

Prediction market volume exceeded $50 billion in June, driven largely by World Cup trading activity. Industry observers ...

Jul 10, 2026, 04:09 AM
Prediction Markets
Solana Network Processes Over 2,500 Transactions Per Second
Layer 1DeFi

Solana Network Processes Over 2,500 Transactions Per Second

Solana's measured transaction throughput exceeded 2,500 transactions per second in recent testing, according to network ...

Jul 10, 2026, 04:02 AM
Solana
Liquid Staking Tokens Explained: How stETH Works and Depeg Risks
DeFi

Liquid Staking Tokens Explained: How stETH Works and Depeg Risks

Liquid staking protocols let users earn staking rewards while retaining access to their capital through tradeable receip...

Jul 7, 2026, 01:06 PM
EthereumLido
Playnance Displays Web3 Gaming Ecosystem at Affiliate World Budapest
AdoptionDeFi

Playnance Displays Web3 Gaming Ecosystem at Affiliate World Budapest

Playnance, a Tel Aviv-based platform, showcased its Web3 iGaming infrastructure at the Affiliate World Budapest conferen...

Jul 6, 2026, 02:03 PM
Playnance
Chainlink CCIP v1.6 Adds Solana Support, Expanding Cross-Chain Coverage
Layer 1DeFi

Chainlink CCIP v1.6 Adds Solana Support, Expanding Cross-Chain Coverage

Chainlink deployed CCIP v1.6 on mainnet, enabling cross-chain messaging to Solana for the first time. The upgrade extend...

Jul 6, 2026, 05:01 AM
ChainlinkSolana
Sports Betting Tokens Rise as World Cup Draws Crypto Prediction Markets
DeFiAdoption

Sports Betting Tokens Rise as World Cup Draws Crypto Prediction Markets

Crypto prediction markets are attracting increased trading volume during the FIFA World Cup as investors explore decentr...

Jul 6, 2026, 04:02 AM
Sports betting tokensFIFA World Cup
Solana Argues External Assets Need More Than Bridges for Market Viability
Layer 1DeFi

Solana Argues External Assets Need More Than Bridges for Market Viability

Solana's ecosystem team published analysis arguing that bringing external assets onto the chain requires coordinated liq...

Jul 6, 2026, 01:02 AM
Solana
NYLIM Executive: Tokenization Could Enable Personalized Portfolio Construction
AdoptionDeFi

NYLIM Executive: Tokenization Could Enable Personalized Portfolio Construction

Thomas Sy, head of multi-asset solutions at NYLIM, told investors that blockchain tokenization could enable portfolio cu...

Jul 5, 2026, 10:01 AM
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About DeFi coverage on CoinArticle

Are exploits and hacks covered here?
Yes. DeFi-specific exploits — flash-loan attacks, oracle manipulation, governance takeovers, infinite-mint bugs — are covered in this section as well as the dedicated Security section. We summarize the root cause, attacker addresses where known, and the protocol's recovery response.
How often is this section updated?
Our pipeline runs every hour, so newly clustered stories typically appear within an hour of being published by the source outlets. We deduplicate, merge related coverage, and tag every article with categories, sentiment, and impact scores.
Where does the reporting come from?
Each article is an AI-merged synthesis of multiple primary sources — major crypto publications such as CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, The Block, Decrypt, Bitcoin Magazine, CryptoSlate, The Defiant, and Blockworks. Original-source URLs are listed at the bottom of every article so you can verify every claim against the primary reporting.