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Socket's TrapDoor disclosure named 34+ malicious packages across npm, PyPI and Crates.io targeting developer machines, CI/CD credentials and AI coding files — the control plane a smart-contract audit…
After $16.5B in cumulative DeFi exploits, the latest THORChain incident is forcing protocols toward the centralised-style controls they once resisted — Aave's rsETH bad debt is the canary.
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.
NEAR pairs sharded execution with chain signatures and an intents-based DEX. Here is what actually works, what is still vapor, and why DeFi activity stays thin.
DeFi rebuilds financial services — lending, trading, earning — without banks, using smart contracts on public blockchains. Here's how it works and what to watch.
Compound is the lending protocol that helped invent DeFi yield. Deposit assets, earn interest set by an algorithm, or borrow against them. Here is how it works.
DeFiLlama tracks over $100B locked across thousands of protocols. Here are the 10 that consistently matter, what they do, and the risks most guides skip.
Arbitrum runs the deepest L2 DeFi liquidity in crypto, but its L3 Orbit thesis is still mostly speculative. Here is what actually works, and what does not.
Uniswap v4 swaps hundreds of pools for one singleton contract and lets devs attach code "hooks" to every pool action. More flexibility, but a bigger smart-contract attack surface for LPs.
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.
Sparkassen opening BTC and ETH to millions of deposants is the slow-burn story of the week, and the tape barely noticed.
Uniswap V4 hooks let pool creators add custom logic. See dynamic fees, TWAPs and limit orders, plus the audit and MEV risks they add.
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.
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.
Bridges remain the single largest hack surface in crypto. A 7-point checklist covering audits, finality, TVL, and exit windows helps separate safe bridges from the next exploit.
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.
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.
Flare is a Layer-1 built to give non-smart-contract chains like XRP and DOGE a DeFi life, anchored by an oracle system that looks nothing like Chainlink and a real airdrop history.
Sui is a non-EVM Layer 1 using the Move language and an object-centric model. Here is how DeepBook, Cetus, NAVI, and token unlocks actually shape the chain.
Bitcoin's 50% drawdown, a record ETF exodus, and a $3.8B sanctions bombshell collided in 24 hours. The bull case isn't dead, but its supports are gone.
CryptoSlate
Ethan Brooks
Marco De Santis