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Variational, an onchain derivatives protocol, raised $50M led by Dragonfly to build real-world asset perpetual markets it predicts will become DeFi's largest.
Katana CEO Matthew Fisher says DeFi’s multi-chain expansion strategy is breaking down as fragmented liquidity, falling yields and borrower shortages push crypto toward vertically integrated financial super apps.
Bitcoin miners are converting idle capacity into AI data centers as GPU demand from AI companies reshapes the economics of the mining industry in 2026.
AI startup Viktor has raised $75 million to build a virtual coworker for Slack and Microsoft Teams, hitting a $15M revenue run rate in roughly 10 weeks.
New research claims Drift Protocol would need 737.5 years at $400K annual revenue, and 983.3 years at $300K, to fully repay users after its $295M exploit, raising major questions about the protocol’s recovery plan.