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How Aave’s Variable Borrow Rate Changes an Existing USDT Loan
Explains how an Aave Ethereum USDT rate change affects existing loans: accrued interest stays, and the new rate applies going forward.
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Goldman, BlackRock Alumni Raise $4 Million to Put Farm and Apartment Loans Onchain
Birch Hill raised $4M led by Multicoin to bring US farm and apartment loans onchain through a regulated path.
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Ethena Pay Rolls Out Earn+ With Up to 12% Target Rewards
Ethena Pay's Earn+ targets up to 12% with about 11x leverage on Aave, with depositors bearing losses and a $4.5M cap.
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Soneium Opens Royalty Vault With $600,000 Launch Cap
Soneium's royalty vault has a $600K cap; holding ipUSD gives no exposure and exits can take months.
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Are DeFi Lending Protocols Properly Pricing Liquidity Risk?
Discussion of whether DeFi lending protocols price liquidity risk properly during volatility; a general question rather than new research.
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Chainlink and Anchorage just launched CustodySync so institutions can lend into Aave and Morpho without ever leaving custody
Chainlink and Anchorage launched CustodySync, letting custodied institutional assets earn in Aave and Morpho without self-custody.
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Tranche Vault on Avalanche Drained of 1.01 Million USDC
A flash-loan attack drained 1.01 million USDC from a Tranche vault on Avalanche, per Blockaid.
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Uniswap Fee Switch: Deployment Status, TokenJars and UNI Burns
A reference separating Uniswap fee-switch governance approval, activated settings, collected assets and completed UNI burns across versions and chains.
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Aave vs. Bitso USDC Prime: What Lenders Hold and What Limits Exits
Compares a direct Aave USDC deposit with Bitso's Morpho vault, noting neither guarantees immediate withdrawals.
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Predict.fun Pledges Full Refunds for Roughly 400,000 USDT Theft
Predict.fun pledges full refunds for about 400,000 USDT stolen, pointing to a compromised third-party API docs site.
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Myriad Voids 10 Prediction Markets After Admin-Wallet Compromise
Myriad voids 10 prediction markets after an admin-wallet compromise and promises refunds at pre-attack prices.
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I replayed a BTC-backed loan on every day since 2014. Even at 20% LTV, some got liquidated
A replay of BTC-backed loans on hourly prices since 2014 shows that even 20% LTV loans would have been liquidated at times.
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Ondo Brings 15 Stock Tokens to Robinhood Chain With Uniswap Pools
Ondo brings 15 stock tokens to Robinhood Chain with Uniswap pools, enabling possible weekend arbitrage.
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Robinhood Opens Earn to All Eligible Users for Onchain USDG Lending
Robinhood opens USDG lending to all eligible users via a Morpho vault on Robinhood Chain, with withdrawals tied to vault liquidity.
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Hyperliquid Tests Access Controls, and Kraken’s Parent Wants to Use Them
Hyperliquid's testnet offers an optional onchain allowlist, and Payward wants to use it for CFTC-regulated markets pending approval.
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Bloom bot hackers loot $953K faster than you can microwave popcorn
Bloom pledged to reimburse nine traders after $953,000 was drained from 48 wallets, and says no private keys were accessed.
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Chainlink CustodySync: Connecting Institutional Capital to DeFi
Chainlink launches CustodySync letting custodians offer institutional clients DeFi lending access while assets stay in custody, with Anchorage as launch partner.
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Osmosis Ends OSMO Inflation, Shifting Staking Rewards to Revenue
Osmosis ends OSMO inflation, replacing issuance-funded staking rewards with revenue and freezing about 51.9M developer tokens.
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Injective launches onchain futures market tracking Nvidia GPU rental costs
Injective launched an onchain futures market on an index of five Nvidia GPU rental prices, allowing leveraged bets and hedging on AI compute costs.
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Bitso Brings Morpho Lending to Its App With Bóvedas
Bitso added Morpho-powered noncustodial USDC and MXNB lending vaults to its app, with variable returns and no deposit insurance.
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Hyperliquid says Kraken parent Payward to be first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployer
Hyperliquid names Payward, Kraken's parent, as its intended first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployer, pending approval.
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Hyperliquid Tests Permissioned Markets for Payward's US Perps Plan
Hyperliquid tests optional onchain allowlists for permissioned markets that would support Payward's proposed US perps, which still need approval.
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Aave Raises USDT Borrowing Costs at High Utilization
Aave raises USDT borrowing rates at 92% utilization on Ethereum, nudging borrowers to leave liquidity for withdrawals.
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Pump Fun offers $2.5M prize as traders boycott its missing airdrop
Pump.fun faces a trader boycott over a missing airdrop and offers a $2.5M prize in response.
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Balancer Says Review Found Over $500,000 in Overlooked User Assets
Balancer review found over $500,000 in overlooked user assets tied to Ethena, Gauntlet and Gnosis DAO rewards.
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Your liquidity pool can collect fees while quietly selling the asset you wanted to hold
Explains how concentrated liquidity on Uniswap shifts token exposure, so LPs can end up selling the asset they wanted to hold.
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Arthur Hayes sold ENA 98% below his profit target
Arthur Hayes sold his ENA position at a deep loss versus his prior target, a useful reminder about public calls.
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X100 Exploiter Sends 420.8 ETH to Tornado Cash
The X100 exploiter sent 420.8 ETH to Tornado Cash, while about 1,602 ETH remains in four holding wallets.
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Nexus Mutual vs. Firelight: Who Files Claims and Gets Paid
Compares claim mechanics for Nexus Mutual direct cover and Kraken's Firelight arrangement, which caps cover at $100,000 per depositor address.
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Blast Reaches Withdrawal Interface Deadline With $40 Million Still in Bridge
Blast passed its withdrawal interface deadline with about $40M still in the bridge; exit guides explain the proof, wait and DAI steps.