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DeFi News

Lending, trading and yield without an intermediary - and the mechanisms, exploits and governance fights that decide whether any of it holds. We look at what the contracts do, not at what the marketing says they do.

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What this section covers

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Protocols and mechanisms

Buybacks, fee switches, liquidity design and the parameters governance can change while your money is inside.

Altcoin News
02

Risk and exploits

Where value was lost, how, and what the protocol did about it afterwards.

Blockchain News
03

DeFi meets regulation

What happens when a permissionless protocol acquires a legal address.

Finance and Business News

Where our coverage sits

Editorial stories by section, counted live from this site. Paid placements are excluded - they are not reporting, and the masthead carries their number.

Latest reporting

Danmarks Nationalbank says growing use of dollar-pegged stablecoins could threaten financial stability Danmarks Nationalbank, Denmark's central bank, has raised concerns about the risks posed by US dollar stablecoins. The bank said continued growth in stablecoin usage could create financial stability challenges. Its warning was reported by Bitcoin.com News and crypto.news on September 11, 2026.

The remittance giant ties digital dollar balances to everyday Visa spending as competitors race to add crypto rails. MoneyGram has rolled out a stablecoin-backed Visa card in Colombia, according to reporting from The Block, Cointelegraph, Coindoo and Crypto News Flash.

The partnership aims to give smaller banks and credit unions access to stablecoin-based payment rails through existing banking infrastructure. Coinbase has partnered with Moov, a payments infrastructure firm, to extend stablecoin capabilities to community banks and credit unions across the United States.

How fast a claim clears the single-source threshold says as much as who ends up carrying it. How fast a claim clears the single-source threshold says as much as who ends up carrying it. A Security Warning Crossed Five Outlets in Eight Hours Trezor and BitBox's warning about fake security alerts stemming from an email…

Bloomberg reports the exchange operator's investment values the crypto firm well above prior private funding rounds. Nasdaq has agreed to invest $100 million in Payward, the holding company behind cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, Bloomberg reported. The investment values Payward at approximately $21 billion.

The lawsuit asks a court to rule on trademark claims tied to the UNI name ahead of a planned token launch Unicoin has sued Uniswap Labs in a dispute centered on the UNI trademark, according to reports from crypto.news, Cointelegraph, CoinTurk News EN and Crypto Economy.

CryptoBriefing and crypto.news give different figures for the FalconX Credit Vault's value and disagree on how many, and which, chains RedStone's NAV feed reaches. CryptoBriefing and crypto.news give different figures for the FalconX Credit Vault's value and disagree on how many, and which, chains RedStone's NAV feed reaches.

Tehran is allowing exporters to repatriate proceeds using Bitcoin and Tether as traditional banking channels remain blocked by sanctions. Iran's central bank has eased restrictions on cryptocurrency use for export transactions, according to a report by the Financial Times cited across multiple crypto news outlets.

The fund gives investors exposure to TRON's native token plus onchain staking rewards through a regulated US exchange product. Canary Capital introduced the first US spot exchange-traded fund tied to staked TRX on Wednesday. The fund trades under the ticker TRXS and gives investors direct exposure to TRON's native token.

Joe Lubin's blockchain firm separates its enterprise business from the widely used MetaMask wallet. Consensys is dividing its operations into two distinct companies, according to reports published on September 9. One entity will house MetaMask as an independent consumer-facing business. The move separates the wallet from Consensys's broader enterprise and infrastructure operations.

The exchange extends its onchain lending product to Brazilian users, letting them earn yield on USDC through the Morpho protocol. Coinbase has extended its USDC lending rewards feature to Brazil, according to reports from CoinGape and crypto.news.

The fund aims to grow to $3 billion, channeling USDT into lending for small and medium businesses worldwide Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, has teamed up with London-based asset manager Fasanara to launch a $400 million private credit fund.

The pilot signals a broader push by traditional lenders to build proprietary payment rails rather than rely on public stablecoins. U.S. Bank has carried out a live cross-border payment using USBDC, a stablecoin it developed and issued itself. The transaction ran on the Stellar network, according to reporting from Forkast, Stellar, and several other outlets.

The regional banking giant is said to be preparing a dollar-pegged token as traditional lenders push into digital assets. US Bancorp is planning to launch its own stablecoin, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and Yahoo Finance. The token would reportedly be called USBDC.

CryptoBriefing and TronWeekly give different current liquidity-pool figures for Polkadot's dotUSD referendum, a discrepancy larger than rounding. CryptoBriefing and TronWeekly give different current liquidity-pool figures for Polkadot's dotUSD referendum, a discrepancy larger than rounding. What all sources agree on Polkadot governance is voting on OpenGov Referendum #1944 to create a native stablecoin called dotUSD.

The fintech firm joins a growing wave of companies seeking federal bank charters to hold Bitcoin and stablecoins directly. Jack Dorsey's Block has submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter, according to reporting from The Block, CryptoBriefing, and crypto.news.

The company added 28,086 ETH, pushing its treasury to 5.93 million coins worth roughly $14.8 billion. Bitmine has added 28,086 ETH to its balance sheet, a purchase valued at roughly $70 million, according to multiple reports. The acquisition lifts the company's total Ethereum holdings to approximately 5.93 million coins.

The network says a chunk of funds from the Tectonic lending protocol hack has yet to be recovered despite a rollback effort. Cronos, the blockchain network associated with Crypto.com, said $9.2 million tied to an exploit of the Tectonic lending protocol has not been recovered.

September 11, 2026

Coinbase Retires Base App Branding, Reverts to Coinbase Wallet

The exchange's SocialFi-style rebrand failed to gain lasting traction, prompting…

September 11, 2026

Bitcoin Rallying or Sliding? Reports Disagree on Trend

Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin.com News both cover Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's…

September 10, 2026

Attacker Seeks 10% Cut of Remaining 600 BTC from Liquid Network Breach

Attacker behind the Blockstream sidechain breach calls the company 'delusional, greedy…

September 10, 2026

Meme Coins JUGGERNAUT and FRONG Surge After Appearing on Robinhood Chain Asset Pages

JUGGERNAUT jumped 500% and FRONG rose 140% following their appearance…

September 10, 2026

HSBC Lifts 2026 Brent Oil Forecast to $90 on Escalating Hormuz Crisis

The bank cites persistent tensions around the Strait of Hormuz…

The basics, in plain English

What is DeFi?

Financial services - lending, trading, derivatives - run by smart contracts on a public blockchain rather than by a firm. There is no counterparty to call if it fails, which is both the point and the risk.

What is a token buyback?

A protocol using its revenue to buy its own token on the open market. It transfers value to holders, but only for as long as the revenue lasts - the mechanism matters less than what funds it.

What is total value locked (TVL)?

The value of assets deposited in a protocol. It is a useful size indicator and a poor safety indicator: TVL rises with incentives and can leave in a single block.

Why do DeFi yields vary so much?

Because they come from different sources - trading fees, lending demand, token emissions or leverage. A yield paid in newly issued tokens is not the same as one paid from fees, and it does not survive the same conditions.

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