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59 source posts analyzed· 2026-05-11T16:55:30+00:00Being able to move crypto how you want and actually spend it matters. Dash bringing optional privacy together with platforms like Bitrefill shows how digital currency keeps evolving into something practical for everyday life. @Dashpay Check us out below
· 2026-05-11T09:57:49+00:002026 ALTSEASON IS OFFICIALLY UNLEASHED… Here’s the updated conviction list that’s heating up fast: @3look_io $SOL $280–1,500+ $AVAX $90–380+ $BNB $850–4,200+ $TAO $950–8,500+ $SUI $15–90+ $RENDER $10–110+ $HYPE $50–550+ $ZRO $18–150+ $PENGU $1–18+ $DEFI $1–20+ $WLD
· 2026-05-11T14:59:10+00:00same $500k wstETH. same $250k debt. @LiquityProtocol V2: +4.20% net APY other mainnet venues : +1.25% to +1.96% the borrow rate is what does it. 1% fixed on Liquity compared to 4% + everywhere else screenshot courtesy of @DeFiSaver 's discovery dashboard. link
· 2026-05-11T10:05:01+00:00Learn about RWA product experience and DeFi. @TermMaxFi explains how to integrate real-world assets into your portfolio effectively. Our tutorial will guide you through the process. Enhance your knowledge and invest with confidence.
· 2026-05-11T04:44:33+00:00Learn about RWA and DeFi with our interactive tutorial. Discover how real-world assets are integrated into DeFi platforms @TermMaxFi . Our product experience focuses on user-friendly navigation. Enhance your knowledge with our in-depth RWA guide.
· 2026-05-11T15:55:04.040562+00:00How to Earn Gold-Backed DeFi Yield in 2026 Most articles about tokenized gold cover what it is. Fewer cover what to do with it once you understand the category exists. Gold backed DeFi yield in 2026 isn't a single product or a single
· 2026-05-11T11:14:07.281720+00:00Crypto Market Shows Resilience Amid Neutral Investor Sentiment The crypto sector is expressing consistent performance, as the latest 24-hour data suggests. Hence, the total crypto market capitalization has reached $2.69T, showing a 0.12% increase. Howeve
· 2026-05-11T21:25:09.074389+00:00STRC Linked TVL on Pendle Reaches $318 Million as Yield Strategies Expand The decentralized finance protocol, Pendle, has announced that its total value locked on the STRC has surpassed $318 million as growth in the tokenized yield market keeps accelerating. Pendle
· 2026-05-11T17:44:38+00:00infiniFi spaces are back! Join us tomorrow for a Tuesday Spaces (May 12th at 11am ET) talking about the current State of DeFi. Turn on notifications
· 2026-05-11T14:25:09.836996+00:00Ink Finance and Renegade report exploits as hackers continue to raid DeFi Two DeFi protocols, Ink Finance and Renegade, have lost a combined $349,000 in separate exploits that occurred in less than two days. Renegade, which raised around $3.4 million in a 2023 seed
· 2026-05-11T11:14:07.281707+00:00Galaxy Digital: 7 Democrats Back CLARITY Act Markup, Crypto Regulation The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) faces a pivotal juncture as a markup vote approaches in the U.S. Senate. Galaxy Digital, a crypto investment firm, argues that seven Democra
· 2026-05-11T23:05:02.657540+00:00Circle Mints 250 Million USDC, Boosting Stablecoin Supply BitcoinWorld Circle Mints 250 Million USDC, Boosting Stablecoin Supply Blockchain tracking service Whale Alert reported the minting of 250 million USDC at the USDC Treasury on June 5, 2025. T
· 2026-05-11T23:35:04.738783+00:00As China Trade News Boosts Crypto Markets, Cardano Price Prediction and UNI Growth Fuel Demand for 100x Crypto Coins Like APEMARS Crypto markets are beginning to stabilize after the US government confirmed that its rare earths agreement with China remains active, reducing fears of another aggressive trade conflict betwe
· 2026-05-11T21:25:09.074395+00:00Boundary’s USBD aims to turn stablecoins into an on-chain “verifiable” dollar Galaxy Ventures‑backed Boundary Labs is preparing to launch USBD, an over‑collateralized Ethereum stablecoin that swaps monthly attestations for continuous on‑chain verification of reserves a
· 2026-05-11T22:05:03.903630+00:00Solana (SOL) Price Prediction 2026-2030: Technical Analysis and Long-Term Market Outlook BitcoinWorld Solana (SOL) Price Prediction 2026-2030: Technical Analysis and Long-Term Market Outlook Solana (SOL) has established itself as a major player in the cryptocurrency market, known
· 2026-05-11T15:55:04.040571+00:00Galaxy and Sharplink Launch $125M DeFi Yield Fund Targeting Institutional-Grade Returns BitcoinWorld Galaxy and Sharplink Launch $125M DeFi Yield Fund Targeting Institutional-Grade Returns Galaxy Digital, the cryptocurrency financial services firm founded by Mike Novogratz, has
· 2026-05-11T15:20:32+00:00Good morning $NEAR fam Buy real art backed by real assets not fake art backed by fake hype Get yourself some @DeFiShardsxyz NFTs only at defishards.xyz Airdrops for BOND SQUARES holders soon so stay tuned
· 2026-05-11T11:14:07.281725+00:00Real-World Asset Tokenization: The Next Big Crypto Narrative? Real-world asset tokenization has become one of the most closely watched narratives in crypto because it connects two worlds that have often operated separately: traditional financial markets
· 2026-05-11T11:14:07.281740+00:00Federal Judge Clears @Aave To Recover $71m Frozen After North Korea Exploit A Manhattan federal judge has cleared the way for @aave to proceed with its recovery plan after the $292 million Kelp DAO bridge exploit, allowing roughly 30,765 frozen $ETH worth approximate
· 2026-05-11T11:25:09.524187+00:00Uniswap TVL Reaches $3.59B as UNI Bulls Eye Stronger Breakout Uniswap is back on traders’ screens after fresh on-chain strength pushed the protocol’s total value locked near $3.59B, while UNI attempted to hold above the important $3.90 area. This Uniswa
· 2026-05-11T11:35:07.966147+00:00Renegade Recovers $190K in Swift Whitehat Resolution After $209K Arbitrum Dark Pool Exploit DeFi hacks are usually grim affairs with funds disappearing forever, but Renegade’s latest incident is one of those rare feel-good stories. On May 10, 2026, the protocol’s legacy V1 deploymen
· 2026-05-11T11:35:07.966154+00:00$16.5B in Exploits Push DeFi Toward Tougher Security Controls Decentralized finance is entering a colder, more serious phase after years of treating open access as its biggest strength. The latest wave of attacks has shown that code transparency alone c
· 2026-05-11T11:35:07.966186+00:00Federal Judge Clears @Aave To Recover $71m Frozen After North Korea Exploit A Manhattan federal judge has cleared the way for @aave to proceed with its recovery plan after the $292 million Kelp DAO bridge exploit, allowing roughly 30,765 frozen $ETH worth approximate
· 2026-05-11T12:15:02.849966+00:00Circle's ARC Token Presale Reportedly Raises $222M Circle's ARC token presale has reportedly raised $222 million. The figure, if confirmed, would mark one of the larger token presales in recent memory, drawing fresh attention to Circle's expa
· 2026-05-11T12:45:05.183595+00:00Federal Judge Clears @Aave To Recover $71m Frozen After North Korea Exploit A Manhattan federal judge has cleared the way for @aave to proceed with its recovery plan after the $292 million Kelp DAO bridge exploit, allowing roughly 30,765 frozen $ETH worth approximate
· 2026-05-11T14:25:09.837074+00:00Federal Judge Clears @Aave To Recover $71m Frozen After North Korea Exploit A Manhattan federal judge has cleared the way for @aave to proceed with its recovery plan after the $292 million Kelp DAO bridge exploit, allowing roughly 30,765 frozen $ETH worth approximate
· 2026-05-11T15:15:06.937362+00:00Stablecoins as a $9T ‘economic OS’ in a16z’s Arc bet a16z’s Arc thesis recasts stablecoins as a $9T “economic OS” for global finance, powering accounts, payments, FX and credit instead of just serving as crypto payment rails. Summary Andreessen
· 2026-05-11T15:55:04.040667+00:00Ondo Finance Bridges Tokenized Stocks To Hyperliquid Via Layerzero @OndoFinance is extending the reach of its tokenized stocks and ETFs into the Hyperliquid ecosystem, enabling seamless bridging to the @HyperliquidX HyperEVM through @LayerZero_core. The move
· 2026-05-11T16:25:08.226921+00:00Blazpay Joins Prophit Futures to Accelerate Predictive DeFi Network Blazpay, an AI-led Web3 financial entity, has partnered with Prophit Futures, a popular decentralized, oracle-driven prediction market firm. The partnership aims to advance the decentralized
· 2026-05-11T16:55:06.932183+00:00Top Crypto News for May 11: Chainlink Leads KelpDAO Fallout Chainlink has emerged as a surprise beneficiary of the KelpDAO exploit fallout, with reports framing the oracle and cross-chain infrastructure provider as an "unlikely $3 billion winner" in t
· 2026-05-11T17:35:07.859037+00:00CoW DAO Approves Compensation Plan After Domain Hijacking, Claims Due May 14 CoW DAO has approved a compensation plan for users who lost funds during a domain hijacking incident that targeted the CoW Swap frontend, with affected users facing a May 14 deadline to submi
· 2026-05-11T17:35:07.859119+00:00Ondo Finance Bridges Tokenized Stocks To Hyperliquid Via Layerzero @OndoFinance is extending the reach of its tokenized stocks and ETFs into the Hyperliquid ecosystem, enabling seamless bridging to the @HyperliquidX HyperEVM through @LayerZero_core. The move
· 2026-05-11T17:35:07.859138+00:00SUI jumps 31% as Nasdaq-listed holder triggers ‘classic’ supply shock, before settling down to $1.29 SUI jumped about 31% after Nasdaq‑listed SUI Group moved 108.7m SUI into staking, tightening a float that’s already ~74% locked and sending open interest above $620m. Summary Sui’s SUI token
· 2026-05-11T17:45:10.215407+00:00Huma Finance Says V1 Was Exploited, 101,400 USDC Stolen Huma Finance has disclosed that its V1 protocol was exploited, with 101,400 USDC stolen in the incident. The DeFi lending platform confirmed the breach, though key details about the attack ve
· 2026-05-11T17:45:10.215436+00:00Osmosis Surges 185% as COSMOSIS merger debate returns Osmosis is debating a merger with Cosmos Hub via a 1.998 OSMO‑for‑0.0355 ATOM swap funded by DEX revenue, raising existential questions for OSMO, ATOM and the broader IBC DeFi stack. Summary
· 2026-05-11T17:55:11.862416+00:00Creek Finance Launches Gold-Backed DeFi Mainnet on Sui BitcoinWorld Creek Finance Launches Gold-Backed DeFi Mainnet on Sui Creek Finance, a decentralized finance project backed by physical gold, has officially launched its mainnet on the Sui bloc
· 2026-05-11T18:15:07.467659+00:00Pi Network Adds 100k Kyc'D Pioneers And 30k Migrations In April Pi Network added another 100,000 fully KYC-verified Pioneers and 30,000 new mainnet migrations in April, @PiCoreTeam confirmed in its monthly Network Update. The cumulative totals now stand a
· 2026-05-11T18:15:07.467661+00:00Ondo Finance Bridges Tokenized Stocks To Hyperliquid Via Layerzero @OndoFinance is extending the reach of its tokenized stocks and ETFs into the Hyperliquid ecosystem, enabling seamless bridging to the @HyperliquidX HyperEVM through @LayerZero_core. The move
· 2026-05-11T18:45:14.134762+00:00Huma Finance Says V1 Was Exploited, 101,400 USDC Stolen Huma Finance has disclosed that its V1 protocol was exploited, with 101,400 USDC reportedly stolen in the incident. What Huma Finance Disclosed About the V1 Exploit The company, which operate
· 2026-05-11T00:05:07.624111+00:00Aave price prediction 2026-2032: Is AAVE a good investment? Key takeaways: AAVE price prediction for 2026 could reach a maximum value of $141.32. By 2029, AAVE could reach a maximum price of $255.89. In 2032, AAVE will range between $300.91 to $588.92
· 2026-05-11T19:55:12.241215+00:00Whale Alert: $220 Million USDC Transfer from Paxos to Ethena Sparks Market Interest BitcoinWorld Whale Alert: $220 Million USDC Transfer from Paxos to Ethena Sparks Market Interest A significant movement of stablecoin liquidity has caught the attention of cryptocurrency mark
· 2026-05-11T21:25:09.074379+00:00Sharplink launches $125 million ETH fund despite $685 million loss Crypto asset firm Galaxy and Ethereum-focused Sharplink have announced plans to launch a new private fund aimed at leveraging Ether holdings through decentralized finance (DeFi) strategies. T
· 2026-05-11T19:55:12.241173+00:00Sharplink Gaming Holds Nearly 873K ETH in Q1, Confirms No Sales Despite $685M Unrealized Loss BitcoinWorld Sharplink Gaming Holds Nearly 873K ETH in Q1, Confirms No Sales Despite $685M Unrealized Loss Sharplink Gaming (SBET), a publicly traded firm known for its significant Ethereum a
· 2026-05-11T00:35:11.753262+00:00Top DeFi platforms distribute $96M as market shifts toward real earnings The decentralized finance (DeFi) world is beginning to reward actual profits. Hyperliquid, Pump.fun, and EdgeX together distributed about $96.3 million to token holders in the last 30 days. T
· 2026-05-11T01:54:04.988893+00:00Aster DEX Lists Perpetual Futures for Tencent, Xiaomi, and Other Hong Kong Stocks BitcoinWorld Aster DEX Lists Perpetual Futures for Tencent, Xiaomi, and Other Hong Kong Stocks Decentralized exchange (DEX) Aster (ASTER) has expanded its offerings by listing perpetual futur
· 2026-05-11T02:45:08.755410+00:00Digital Asset Eyes $300M Raise at $2B: Report Digital Asset, the company behind the Canton Network blockchain infrastructure, is reportedly seeking to raise $300 million at a $2 billion valuation, with a16z crypto leading the funding rou
· 2026-05-11T05:25:07.169642+00:00Digital Asset Raises $300M in Funding Round Led by a16z crypto Digital Asset, the blockchain infrastructure company backed by DRW, has raised $300 million in a funding round led by a16z crypto, marking one of the larger capital raises in the blockchain e
· 2026-05-11T06:35:02.787574+00:00Whitehat Returns $190K to Renegade After Protocol Hack A whitehat hacker returned $190,000 to decentralized exchange protocol Renegade just hours after exploiting a vulnerability, turning what began as a security breach into one of the faster fun
· 2026-05-11T06:55:11.500828+00:00Blockchain On-Chain Metrics: Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, BSC, Tron & Base Weekly Report (May 04 –10, 2026) Ethereum maintained the strongest DeFi position with TVL holding above $45 billion and perpetual futures volume consistently exceeding $1.3 billion daily. Solana recorded strong ecosystem gro
· 2026-05-11T06:55:11.500898+00:00Bithumb to Rename EigenLayer (EIGEN) to EigenCloud BitcoinWorld Bithumb to Rename EigenLayer (EIGEN) to EigenCloud South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has announced that it will rename the digital asset EigenLayer (EIGEN) to EigenClo
· 2026-05-11T06:55:11.500934+00:00Four Major Protocols Dump Partners For Chainlink Four prominent DeFi platforms, @KelpDAO, @SolvProtocol, @tydrohq, and @re, have all switched to @chainlink infrastructure within the space of a week, ditching their existing oracle and bridge
· 2026-05-11T06:55:11.500971+00:00Federal Judge Clears @Aave To Recover $71m Frozen After North Korea Exploit A Manhattan federal judge has cleared the way for @aave to proceed with its recovery plan after the $292 million Kelp DAO bridge exploit, allowing roughly 30,765 frozen $ETH worth approximate
· 2026-05-11T09:05:03.826585+00:00Three DeFi Platforms Distribute $96M to Token Holders in One Month Key Highlights Three major DeFi platforms distributed a total of $96.3 million to their token holders within a single month Hyperliquid topped the list with $50.95 million in distributions, g
· 2026-05-11T09:05:03.826632+00:00Over $3B in DeFi Assets Migrate to Chainlink’s CCIP After KelpDAO Hack, Analysts Say BitcoinWorld Over $3B in DeFi Assets Migrate to Chainlink’s CCIP After KelpDAO Hack, Analysts Say In the wake of a significant security breach targeting KelpDAO’s rsETH token, the decentraliz
· 2026-05-11T09:15:15.408433+00:00GMatrixs And MiniverseCore Join Forces To Unlock Web3 Gaming Experience With Cross-Chain DApp, DeFi Applications In a bold initiative to provide game players and users with an advanced GameFi experience, GMatrixs, a Web3 gaming platform, today announced a strategic partnership with MiniverseCore, a mult
· 2026-05-11T09:15:15.408605+00:00Federal Judge Clears @Aave To Recover $71m Frozen After North Korea Exploit A Manhattan federal judge has cleared the way for @aave to proceed with its recovery plan after the $292 million Kelp DAO bridge exploit, allowing roughly 30,765 frozen $ETH worth approximate
· 2026-05-11T09:35:08.102482+00:00KelpDAO Exploit Puts Chainlink, LayerZero in Focus An exploit targeting KelpDAO has pushed Chainlink and LayerZero into the center of a broader conversation about DeFi infrastructure reliability, as projects across the sector reassess their c
· 2026-05-11T09:45:09.345583+00:00Galaxy identifies 7 Democrats as key to advancing CLARITY Act A pivotal stage in the pursuit of federal clarity for cryptocurrencies is approaching, with Galaxy Digital signaling that a core group of seven Democratic lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Banking
· 2026-05-11T09:55:02.353772+00:00Whitehat Returns $190K to Renegade After Protocol Hack A whitehat hacker reportedly returned $190,000 to decentralized exchange protocol Renegade just hours after exploiting a vulnerability in the protocol's smart contracts. What to Know A protoc