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Maple’s SYRUP Nearly Halves as Lending Assets Shrink
Maple's SYRUP has nearly halved as syrupUSDC assets fell from $2.68 billion to $2.36 billion, with TVL at $2.22 billion.
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Hyperliquid's First L2 Arrives
Kinetiq's Elysium becomes Hyperliquid's first L2, offering throughput HyperEVM lacks; day-one demand is real but lasting activity is untested.
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World Liberty Says WLFI Buybacks Have Begun on Aster
World Liberty says WLFI buybacks have started on Aster, but the buyback budget and purchase schedule are left discretionary.
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What wash-filtering x402 paid-API traffic turned up: 130 of 1,187 services flagged
Agentropolis's builder ran a wash filter on one week of onchain x402 settlement data across 1,187 services; 130 were flagged and one stopped service still held about 15% of 30-day volume.
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Ethereum Foundation, Vitalik Buterin sued over firing after ‘suicide pledge’ dispute
Former Ethereum Foundation staffer sues the EF and Vitalik Buterin over firing, alleging discrimination and retaliation.
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Burns, buybacks or staker payouts: which one actually benefits you as a holder?
Useful framing on how burns, buybacks and staker payouts differ for token holders, though the snippet is a discussion opener.
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Kinetiq Launches Elysium Mainnet for Hyperliquid
Kinetiq's Elysium mainnet is live for Hyperliquid trading, but native HyperCore data reads and fast order submission await an upgrade.
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IRIS Sets Nov. 10 Launch for Fixed-Rate Borrowing on SparkLend
SparkLend's IRIS fixed-rate borrowing with custom loan durations goes live Nov. 10, with solvers absorbing rate differences.
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Ankr Ethereum Bridge Loses More Than $303,000 in Five-Transaction Exploit
Ankr's Ethereum bridge lost over $303,000 in five transactions after the contract stayed unpaused and let withdrawals reference an already-redeemed Optimism deposit.
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tBTC bridge partially resumes as $120M Aave reserve remains frozen
Threshold partially resumed its tBTC bridge after a critical Linux kernel vulnerability, while $120M in an Aave reserve stays frozen.
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Hyperliquid Whale’s 56,667-ETH Long Fully Liquidated
A tracked Hyperliquid whale's 56,667-ETH long was fully liquidated, with the two accounts showing about $44.8 million in lifetime losses.
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Threshold Says tBTC Bridge Has Resumed Onchain, but App Remains Paused
Threshold says tBTC bridge is live onchain again but the app stays paused, while Aave's $119.9M tBTC reserve remains frozen.
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What Is a DeFi App? From Wallet Connection to Lending Deposit
Explainer: connecting a wallet does not authorize a deposit, and lending positions and withdrawals are governed by protocol rules.
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Pendle just put Partners Group's $2.1B infra fund onchain through NGI+
Pendle integrated Partners Group's $2.1B infrastructure fund via NGI+, with KYC and AML gated at entry and exit, making it the first closed traditional fund wired this way.
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Sky TVL Falls 15% in a Week as USDS Supply Contracts
Sky's TVL fell 15% in a week as USDS supply contracted to $5.59 billion, with governance holding the savings rate at 3.80%.
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Loopscale Reopens All Vaults After Attack-Related Freeze
Loopscale reopened all vaults, including the USDC Genesis Vault, after an attack-related freeze, with a technical post-mortem promised.
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Aave Labs Acquires Avon Team to Develop Fixed-Rate Lending
Aave Labs acquired the Avon team to build fixed-rate lending, but has named no first market or launch date yet.
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A Field Guide to Robinhood Chain's Hook Economy
A guide to the Uniswap v4 hook experiments crowding Robinhood Chain, covering what builders are testing there.
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Why a Hyperliquid Treasury Firm Wants to Become a US Futures Broker
Hyperliquid Strategies has applied to become a US futures commission merchant, which would allow Americans to trade perpetuals on Hyperliquid markets pending approval.
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Threshold Sets tBTC Reconnection Target as Week-Long Pause Continues
Threshold paused tBTC redemptions for a week and will resume once enough operators return; Aave's $123.2M tBTC reserve stays frozen.
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Aave Labs buys Avon team in fixed-rate lending push
Aave Labs acquired the team and technology of Avon, an onchain fixed-rate lending protocol, expanding its lending product line.
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Safe Says $12.4 Billion of Smart-Account Assets Sits in DeFi
Safe says $12.4B of smart-account assets sits in DeFi, net of $2.37B borrowing, though its report omits the DeFi split.
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Hyperliquid Strategies Posts $620.6 Million Profit, Applies to Become a Futures Broker
Hyperliquid Strategies reported $620.6M profit and applied to become a futures broker to serve U.S. accounts for Hyperliquid markets.
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Hyperliquid Strategies seeks futures registration for perps
Hyperliquid Strategies spent $785M on HYPE tokens and seeks US registration for Hyperliquid-based perpetual futures.
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Loopscale Partly Restores Loan Functions, Keeps Vault Withdrawals Frozen
Loopscale restores some lending functions while vault withdrawals stay frozen after an attack, with two attack paths detailed.
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Aave’s Risk Manager Wants a Borrowing Speed Limit After Binance Hackers Took $44.6 Million
Aave's risk manager proposes borrowing speed limits after a $44.6M ETH loan tied to the Binance hack.
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Paradigm’s Justin Slaughter Calls CLARITY Act Dead, Outlines House Democrats’ Crypto Bill
Paradigm's Slaughter says the CLARITY Act is dead and outlines stricter DeFi rules in the House Democrats' draft.
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Hyperliquid Strategies files to become CFTC-registered FCM, posts $13.3 million in quaterly revenue
Hyperliquid Strategies filed to become a CFTC-registered FCM for U.S. HIP-3 perp markets, a meaningful regulatory step.
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dYdX Team’s Arcus Opens Stock-Token Collateral to All Perps Traders, With a $20,000 Cap
dYdX's Arcus opens stock-token collateral to all perps traders with a $20,000 per-trader cap.
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Gauntlet Restricts V1 Vault Deposits After Reported op-reth Vulnerability
Gauntlet restricted V1 vault deposits after a reported op-reth vulnerability and is pausing allocations.