Crypto Platform Pump.fun Slammed As ‘Disease’—Critics Say It ‘Stole’ $741 Million
Pump.fun, a Solana-based memecoin platform, faces criticism for extracting $741M in fees while most users lose money. Critics call it a ‘disease’ due to scams and harmful livestream content.
1inch Foundation Proposes User Compensation Plan Following October Hack – Decrypt
The 1inch Foundation proposes reimbursing $768,026 to users affected by an October 2024 hack, requiring KYC and law enforcement reports. The DAO vote is currently 53.47% in favor.
‘Crypto-native’ asset managers quadruple onchain holdings since January
Crypto-native asset managers have increased their onchain holdings from $1B to $4B since January 2025, leveraging DeFi protocols like Morpho. Institutions are adopting DeFi as back-end infrastructure for yield and borrowing services.
DeFi lending protocols hold nearly $60B in assets amid new wave of adoption: report – CoinJournal
DeFi lending TVL surged to nearly $60B, up 60% in a year, driven by institutional adoption and ‘DeFi mullet’ trend where apps embed DeFi for loans/yield. Tokenized RWAs are gaining traction as collateral.
Can GHO Liquidity Incentives Push AAVE Beyond $100 Resistance? News ETHNews
Aave V4 testnet introduces gas efficiency and privacy upgrades while GHO stablecoin expands with liquidity incentives. AAVE price struggles below $100 resistance amid broader DeFi downturn.
PancakeSwap surpasses Tether with $24.6M daily revenue, driven by record $10B trading surge
PancakeSwap generated $24.6M in daily revenue, surpassing Tether, driven by a record $10B trading volume, marking its second-highest day ever in both revenue and trading activity.
EigenLayer Reveals EigenCloud and $70 Million Investment from A16z – “The Defiant”
EigenLayer introduces EigenCloud, a developer platform enhancing blockchain trust and verifiability for on-chain and off-chain applications, backed by a $70M investment from A16z, despite EIGEN token’s poor performance.
Ethereum and the battle for yield: What is ETH’s future?
Ethereum staking yields are declining, falling below 3%, while yield-bearing stablecoins and DeFi protocols offer higher returns, raising questions about ETH’s competitive future.
Lion Group ‘Secures $600 Million’ to Launch HYPE Treasury – “The Defiant”
Lion Group Holding Ltd. secured $600M to launch HYPE Treasury, making HYPE its primary reserve asset alongside Solana and Sui, signaling growing interest in crypto treasury reserves.
How the Next Wave of RWAs is Becoming Crypto’s Real Edge
Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) like reinsurance are transforming crypto by offering stable, scalable yield and new financial structures, moving beyond traditional finance replication.
