https://cluster-site.onrender.com/tags/defi/ Recent content in Defi on Tenu Tech Brief Hugo -- 0.146.0 en-us Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:42:57 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/crypto-native-prime-broker-project-0-allows-users-to-borrow-against-defi-portfolios-for-real-world-expenses/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/crypto-native-prime-broker-project-0-allows-users-to-borrow-against-defi-portfolios-for-real-world-expenses/ • Project 0’s new Pay feature offers a way for users to pay off their credit cards by borrowing against their crypto investment portfolios https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/megaeth-introduces-onetap-defi-trading-experience/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:55:57 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/megaeth-introduces-onetap-defi-trading-experience/ MegaETH and Euphoria’s Casey Craig discuss on‑chain options, exploring new DeFi use cases and UX. Focus on consumer DeFi and UX abstraction, simplifying complex financial products https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/framework-ventures-partners-with-better-for-500m-defi/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:22:01 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/framework-ventures-partners-with-better-for-500m-defi/ • Framework Ventures acquires 10% stake in mortgage firm Better. • Partnership aims to launch $500M DeFi credit program on Sky. • Tokens tied to mortgages will generate yield in st https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/3-solana-platforms-to-shutter-following-devastating-27m-hack/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 02:51:01 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/3-solana-platforms-to-shutter-following-devastating-27m-hack/ • Step Finance, Solana NFT analytics, SolanaFloor, and Remora Markets shut down after $27M hack. • Hack occurred Jan 31, 2024, draining 261,854 SOL from treasury wallets. • Securit https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/solana-company-starts-building-high-speed-infrastructure-to-prepare-sol-for-next-super-cycle/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:47:42 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/solana-company-starts-building-high-speed-infrastructure-to-prepare-sol-for-next-super-cycle/ • Solana Company launches ‘Pacific Backbone’ to build low‑latency network across Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong. • Infrastructure supports staking, validation, and trading, tar https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/curve-founder-says-defi-must-ditch-token-emissions-for-real-revenue/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:30:30 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/curve-founder-says-defi-must-ditch-token-emissions-for-real-revenue/ • Curve founder says DeFi must ditch token emissions for real revenue Curve founder Michael Egorov told Cointelegraph that protocols cannot ’live without real revenues flowing’ as https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/the-funding-why-tradfi-giants-like-blackrock-are-buying-defi-tokens-now/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:50:37 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/the-funding-why-tradfi-giants-like-blackrock-are-buying-defi-tokens-now/ • BlackRock, Apollo, and Citadel have acquired or agreed to acquire DeFi tokens. • Here’s why and what it really signals. https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/the-ethereum-foundations-commitment-to-defi/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/the-ethereum-foundations-commitment-to-defi/ • The Ethereum Foundation’s Commitment to DeFi Supporting the builders shaping decentralized finance and strengthening Ethereum as the global financial settlement layer Posted by C https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/specialized-ai-detects-92-of-real-world-defi-exploits/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:06:15 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/specialized-ai-detects-92-of-real-world-defi-exploits/ • Specialized AI detects 92% of real-world DeFi exploits New research claims specialized AI dramatically outperforms general-purpose models at detecting exploited DeFi vulnerabilit https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/wall-street-boosts-bitmine-stakes-as-defi-lenders-buckle-on-liquidity-finance-redefined/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/wall-street-boosts-bitmine-stakes-as-defi-lenders-buckle-on-liquidity-finance-redefined/ • Wall Street boosts Bitmine stakes as DeFi lenders buckle on liquidity: Finance Redefined Crypto illiquidity is pressuring DeFi lending companies, but Wall Street giants continue https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/blackrocks-uni-purchase-and-other-defi-developments-with-lido-and-chaos-labs/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:01:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/blackrocks-uni-purchase-and-other-defi-developments-with-lido-and-chaos-labs/ • Chaos Labs’ Craig La Riche and Lido’s Will Shannon said BlackRock’s purchase of UNI marks a turning point for institutional DeFi adoption. https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/hyperliquid-launches-defi-lobby-amid-critical-time-for-us-policy/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 02:38:54 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/hyperliquid-launches-defi-lobby-amid-critical-time-for-us-policy/ • Hyperliquid launches DeFi lobby amid ‘critical time’ for US policy The Hyperliquid Policy Center says it will advocate on Capitol Hill for policies, particularly those related to https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/hyperliquid-starts-defi-lobbying-group-with-29-million-token-backing/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:07:07 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/hyperliquid-starts-defi-lobbying-group-with-29-million-token-backing/ • Hyperliquid starts DeFi lobbying group with $29 million token backing Jake Chervinsky, CEO of the Hyperliquid Policy Center, said markets are migrating to blockchain, and the U.S https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/hyperliquid-foundation-sets-up-defi-policy-advocacy-group-with-29-million-hype-token-donation/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:52:58 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/hyperliquid-foundation-sets-up-defi-policy-advocacy-group-with-29-million-hype-token-donation/ • Hyperliquid Foundation donates $29M worth of HYPE tokens to launch DeFi policy advocacy group. • New group aims to influence U.S. regulations to support decentralized finance gro https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/defi-lending-protocol-moonwell-hit-with-1.8-million-bad-debt-after-oracle-misconfiguration/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:00:35 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/defi-lending-protocol-moonwell-hit-with-1.8-million-bad-debt-after-oracle-misconfiguration/ • Moonwell confirmed roughly $1.8 million in bad debt after a misconfigured oracle priced cbETH incorrectly and triggered liquidations. https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/bitwise-cio-says-defi-could-lead-market-out-of-crypto-winter-as-strategys-saylor-predicts-bitcoin-recovery/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:47:16 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/bitwise-cio-says-defi-could-lead-market-out-of-crypto-winter-as-strategys-saylor-predicts-bitcoin-recovery/ • Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan believes decentralized finance can revive crypto markets post-winter. • Michael Saylor predicts a bullish ‘spring’ for Bitcoin, echoing optimism across th https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/flow-network-from-collectibles-to-consumer-defi/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:57:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/flow-network-from-collectibles-to-consumer-defi/ • Flow has formalized its expansion deeper into consumer DeFi in a published strategy built around stablecoin-based consumer finance and enshrined protocols, a small set of default https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/loss-making-defi-lender-zerolend-to-shut-down-after-98-tvl-drop/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:47:30 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/loss-making-defi-lender-zerolend-to-shut-down-after-98-tvl-drop/ • ZeroLend will wind down after operating losses as TVL fell 98% to $6.6 million and the ZERO token plunged. https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/defi-protocol-zerolend-shuts-down-after-three-years-citing-inactive-chains-and-hacks/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:19:53 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/defi-protocol-zerolend-shuts-down-after-three-years-citing-inactive-chains-and-hacks/ • DeFi protocol ZeroLend shuts down after three years, citing inactive chains and hacks The protocol is shutting down after three years, citing unsustainable economics, thin margin https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/polygon-daily-fees-flip-ethereum-amid-prediction-market-boom/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:45:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/polygon-daily-fees-flip-ethereum-amid-prediction-market-boom/ • Polygon surpassed Ethereum in daily transaction fees for first time, driven by Polymarket activity. • Friday fees: Polygon $407k vs Ethereum $211k, a significant gap. • Saturday https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/defi-lender-zerolend-shuts-down-blames-illiquid-chains/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:19:28 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/defi-lender-zerolend-shuts-down-blames-illiquid-chains/ • DeFi lender ZeroLend shuts down, blames illiquid chains ZeroLend founder ‘Ryker’ says several blockchains the lending protocol operates on are now ‘inactive,’ leading to periods https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/stacks-q4-2025-shows-mixed-growth-and-declines/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:15:59 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/stacks-q4-2025-shows-mixed-growth-and-declines/ Stacks Q4 2025 shows 120% DeFi TVL growth. STX price drops 57%, market cap falls 57%. Dual Stacking introduces BTC-native yield pilot. Protocol revenue declines 32%, daily transact https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/in-the-stables-clarity-act-hits-wall-over-yield-restrictions/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:56:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/in-the-stables-clarity-act-hits-wall-over-yield-restrictions/ • Stablecoin market cap rose 0.58% to $307.7B, with USDC up 3.30% and USDT up 7.08%. • Active addresses fell 2.85% while monthly volume surged 62.21%. • Transaction volumes dropped https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/state-of-sei-q4-2025/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:02:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/state-of-sei-q4-2025/ • TVL plunged 63.5% QoQ to $157.2M, stablecoin supply dropped 33.4%, reflecting DeFi deleveraging. • Lending protocols Yei Finance and Takara Lend drove 76.1% of the quarterly TVL https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/balancer-hack-analysis-and-guidance-for-the-defi-ecosystem/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/balancer-hack-analysis-and-guidance-for-the-defi-ecosystem/ • Balancer hack analysis and guidance for the DeFi ecosystem TL;DR - The root cause of the hack was a rounding direction issue that had been present in the code for many years. • -