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Featured Story Image 283: Have AI agents made the entire $148 billion DeFi sector unsafe? DeFi ### Have AI agents made the entire $148 billion DeFi sector unsafe? Researchers say agents can find vulnerabilities faster, raising pressure on protocols to move beyond point-in-time audits. Oluwapelumi Adejumo 7 min read 2 days ago

Image 287: DeFi’s automated yield protocols were built for retail, now they just add another layer of risk DeFi ### DeFi’s automated yield protocols were built for retail, now they just add another layer of risk Stake DAO’s vsdCRV exploit shows how automated yield products can turn DeFi complexity into a black box for retail users. Gino Matos 5 min read 3 days ago Image 289: Aave is bank-sized, but $2.9T in corporate loans reveals the risk DeFi still can’t price DeFi ### Aave is bank-sized, but $2.9T in corporate loans reveals the risk DeFi still can’t price US business loans are nearing $2.9 trillion, and Aave growing into a bank-sized DeFi lender shows that this is an addressable market. Gino Matos 5 min read 4 days ago

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Image 291: Red bug-filled code block moving through a secure vault pipeline, illustrating how the next DeFi exploit may emerge before smart contract deployment and security review. DeFi ### The next big DeFi exploit will start before the code is deployed A new malware campaign targeting crypto developers shows how attackers can move upstream, stealing GitHub tokens, SSH keys, cloud credentials, wallets, and environment variables before a protocol ever ships vulnerable code. Gino Matos 7 min read 4 days ago Image 293: Broken POL token and split private key illustration reflecting Polymarket live fund drain concerns as team dismisses contract exploit fears Hacks ### Polymarket suffers live POL drain as team rules out feared contract exploit Team statements point to a Polymarket private key compromise rather than core contracts or user funds. Liam 'Akiba' Wright 6 min read 1 week ago Image 295: Illustration of Bitcoin infrastructure secured by glowing validator nodes and mining power supporting a transparent DeFi network despite weak miner fee growth DeFi ### 84% of BTC hashrate secured Bitcoin DeFi in Q1, but miners saw little fee upside Rootstock’s Q1 report shows a large share of Bitcoin hashrate securing smart-contract infrastructure, but fees and usage still decide whether that security becomes economically meaningful. Liam 'Akiba' Wright 7 min read 1 week ago Image 297: Futuristic Cardano network core powering ADA infrastructure ahead of a governance hard fork vote as concerns grow over the ecosystem’s DeFi activity and adoption DeFi ### Cardano’s May 29 hard fork vote brings ADA’s DeFi weakness into view Cardano’s May 29 mainnet vote will test whether cheaper Plutus scripts, ZK-ready cryptography, and governance upgrades can attract developers and strengthen ADA activity. Gino Matos 6 min read 1 week ago $Image 299: RWA tokenization nears $30 billion, but DeFi is capturing only a fraction$ Tokenization ### RWA tokenization nears $30 billion, but DeFi is capturing only a fraction Only $2.47 billion of nearly $30 billion in tokenized RWAs is active in DeFi, showing how compliance rails still limit open-market use. Gino Matos 7 min read 2 weeks ago Image 301: Wall Street’s fight with Hyperliquid could decide who controls 24/7 markets Derivatives ### Wall Street’s fight with Hyperliquid could decide who controls 24/7 markets CME and ICE are building 24/7 markets, but Hyperliquid’s oil-linked perps are forcing Washington to decide who gets to run them. Gino Matos 6 min read 2 weeks ago

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Image 303: THORChain exploit turns emergency chain halt into a DeFi trust test Hacks ### THORChain exploit turns emergency chain halt into a DeFi trust test 8 min read 2 weeks ago Image 305: Kraken moves Bitcoin to Chainlink as bridge fears spread across DeFi Exchanges ### Kraken moves Bitcoin to Chainlink as bridge fears spread across DeFi 7 min read 2 weeks ago Image 307: Crypto is no longer a single industry, and that may be bullish Analysis ### Crypto is no longer a single industry, and that may be bullish 7 min read 2 weeks ago Image 309: HYPE jumps as Coinbase and Circle back Hyperliquid’s stablecoin model Stablecoins ### HYPE jumps as Coinbase and Circle back Hyperliquid’s stablecoin model 7 min read 2 weeks ago

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