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Aave, the decentralized finance protocol built on Ethereum (ETH), has become the first DeFi platform to surpass $1 trillion in cumulative lending volume. What Happened: DeFi Lending Record A milestone was announced by AAVE founder Stani Kulechov on X on Feb. 25, underscoring the protocol's dominance

Vitalik Buterin published a detailed post outlining the Ethereum (ETH) Foundation's specific conditions for supporting DeFi projects, rejecting what he called "gambleslop" in favor of permissionless, privacy-preserving, and open-source finance. The post draws a clear distinction between DeFi the EF

The Hyper Foundation allocated 1 million HYPE tokens worth approximately $29 million Wednesday to establish the Hyperliquid Policy Center, a Washington-based nonprofit focused on decentralized finance regulation. Cryptocurrency lawyer Jake Chervinsky was named founding CEO. The organization plans to

DeFi derivatives platform Hyperliquid (HYPE) is moving directly into the U.S. regulatory arena with the launch of a Washington-based policy organization, a step that signals a broader push to establish a legal pathway for onchain perpetual futures and blockchain-native market infrastructure. The new

A misconfigured oracle on DeFi lending platform Moonwell briefly priced Coinbase Wrapped ETH (cbETH) at roughly $1 instead of its actual market value of approximately $2,200, triggering a cascade of liquidations that left the protocol with $1.78 million in bad debt. What Happened: Oracle Mispricing