In the often-fractured world of decentralized finance, crises tend to expose fault lines. This time, they’re also revealing an unusual level of coordination. Aave, one of DeFi’s largest lending protocols, is at the center of a broad recovery effort following losses tied to the Kelp… Read More
Lending platform Aave has raised about $160 million it needs to cover the $200 million in bad debt left behind by the year’s largest decentralized finance (DeFi) exploit, Arkham posted on X on Saturday. “AAVE have so far raised $160M to cover the bad debt… Read More
At least 12 DeFi protocols and crypto businesses have been attacked in just over two weeks since the $280 million Drift Protocol exploit on April 1. Attacks aimed at crypto protocols or companies since the start of April include CoW Swap, Hyperbridge, Bybit, Dango, Silo… Read More
A six-month intelligence operation preceded the $270 million exploit of Drift Protocol and was carried out by a North Korean state-affiliated group, according to a detailed incident update published by the team earlier on Sunday. The attackers first made contact around fall 2025 at a… Read More
The company that built decentralized finance (DeFi) powerhouse Balancer is closing. Balancer co-founder Fernando Martinelli announced Tuesday that Balancer Labs, the corporate entity that incubated and funded the decentralized exchange protocol, will be shutting down. The decision comes roughly five months after a v2 exploit… Read More
IoTeX offered a 10% white-hat bounty to the hacker or hackers who exploited a private key on its cross-chain bridge ioTube, siphoning millions of dollars, in exchange for the voluntary return of funds within 48 hours. With this move, IoTeX is offering the $440,000 if… Read More
