DeFI

Trump signed a bill overturning the IRS DeFi Broker Rule, halting expanded tax reporting requirements for decentralized crypto platforms.

The MANTRA Ecosystem Fund will deploy capital over four years to bridge traditional finance and DeFi through real-world asset tokenization.

DeFi suffered most in Q1 with a 15% decline due to lower trading volume compared to Q4 2024.

Aptos’ stablecoin market cap surpassed $1 billion in March, which is a 10x increase year-over-year and 3x growth since December.

Investments will focus on comprehensive ecosystem development – from liquidity provisioning to go-to-market strategies for emerging networks.

Despite increased sales volume, Immutable saw a decline in both daily sellers and buyers which points to a higher transaction values and fewer participants.

The number of crypto exchanges registered in South Korea is about to shrink further as the FIU cracks down on more overseas platforms.

Maker RWA, BlackRock BUIDL, and Ethena USDtb are the leaders in TVL according to data assembled by DeFiLlama.

A poorly timed trade cost a crypto whale $10.9M in potential profits, even as they secured $1.8M from their transactions.

Hyperliquid’s $4M loss highlights risks of high leverage, but Aylo sees it as a growth opportunity for DeFi and the HYPE token.

The country’s central bank said that it would also allow "qualified" firms to participate in the initiative.

The decentralized exchange said a trader’s $285 million bet on Ethereum has left it with $4 million in losses.

The Trump family’s decentralized finance project has been scooping up Ethereum, yet its price remains depressed. 

The United States Senate has voted to repeal a Joe Biden-era tax rule requiring cryptocurrency platforms to report detailed customer transaction information.

Jupiter raked in $10.88M in daily fees, outperforming Uniswap, PancakeSwap, and Hyperliquid, and trailing only Tether’s $18.19M revenue.

After issuing a Wells Notice in April, the SEC has now officially closed its investigation into Uniswap Labs without any penalties.

Berachain took a lead in net bridge inflows over seven days surpassing already established players such as Arbitrum.

Pump.fun’s AMM plans could disrupt Solana’s DeFi scene, threatening Raydium’s liquidity dominance and sparking a double-digit RAY price drop.

DeFi advocates celebrate as the SEC drops its appeal, halting efforts to expand securities laws to decentralized finance platforms.

Cardano saw strong DeFi and stablecoin growth in the fourth quarter of 2024 as it reflected increased adoption as TVL, transaction volume, and network engagement expanded.

Hyperliquid plans to enable ERC20 native transfers and precompiles in an upcoming upgrade to improve smart contract capabilities on HyperEVM.