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The bullish case at Consensus Miami hinged on $100B in lending markets and $15B AUM at Bitwise already using DeFi rails — but the unresolved security overhang from a fresh $600M in North Korean…
Solana DeFi runs on a fast, low-cost chain with notable reliability trade-offs. Here is how the major protocols fit together and where the real risks hide.
Aave is one of DeFi's biggest lending protocols — a place where you can earn yield on assets or borrow against them with no bank involved. Here is how it works.
KAITO is the InfoFi token behind Kaito AI, with 1 billion supply and roughly 20% circulating at launch. Here is how attention, Yap leaderboards, and unlocks actually work.
A DAO is an internet-native organization with no boss — run by code and member votes. Here's how DAOs work, what they're used for, and where they struggle.
DeFiLlama's TVL is the most quoted number in DeFi and the most misunderstood. Here is what every line on a protocol page actually includes and excludes.
DeFiLlama is the most cited DeFi dashboard, but raw TVL numbers hide wash deposits, recursive loops and dying protocols. Here's how to read the data the way analysts do.
Regulators are tightening the screws on crypto's largest exchange, but the tape barely flinched as a torrent of bullish headlines took the wheel.
SECZ tokenises $295M on Solana, validators get formal governance, and the treasury-in flow data holds the line beneath a Washington noise storm.
Ethena's USDe dollar posts double-digit yield by going long spot ETH and short ETH perps, but the trade depends on funding rates staying positive and counterparty solvency holding.
Binance sheds a billion in USDC and USDT, ARB surges 19% on Robinhood Chain flow, and the protocol-health read of the day is a quiet rotation in.
Sparkassen opening BTC and ETH to millions of deposants is the slow-burn story of the week, and the tape barely noticed.
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Ethan Brooks
Marco De Santis