Aave reactivates rsETH after Kelp DAO hack

Aave reactivated the rsETH markets on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Linea and Mantle this May 14, 2026, once again allowing withdrawals and operations with the token after almost three weeks of freezing caused by the Kelp DAO hack. The measure returns access to users who kept funds or collateral locked in rsETH and comes after Aave, … Read more

The 30,000 ETH frozen in Arbitrum due to links to the Kelp DAO hack will be released

The Arbitrum DAO governance approved yesterday, May 7, 2026, the release of 30,765.67 ETH (valued at more than $70 million at the current price) that had been frozen since April 21 following the hack of the Kelp DAO protocol. This proposal received the support of 90.96% of the votes castwith the goal of transferring the … Read more

Grayscale adds ethena cryptocurrency to its DeFi fund

Ethena (ENA) already represents 13.59% of the Grayscale Decentralized Finance Fund. To add ENA, the fund sold its position in Aerodrome Finance and rebalanced the portfolio. Grayscale added ethena (ENA) to its Grayscale Decentralized Finance Fund, a fund aimed at giving exposure to assets in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. The manager reported this May … Read more

DeFi linked to Trump made million-dollar purchases of wBTC and Ethereum after his inauguration

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform linked to Donald Trump, made million-dollar purchases of wrapped bitcoin (wBTC) and ether (ETH), Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, after the Republican leader became president from the United States. According to Arkham Intelligence, WLFI acquired 14,403 ETH and 470 wBTC, both for a total of $47 million. As … Read more

DeFi Profits Soar to 2021 Highs

The decentralized finance (DeFi) industry reported historic revenues in 2024, surpassing levels reached in 2021. Collateralized lending protocols on decentralized platforms experienced significant growth, a sign of user confidence in these financing alternatives. Established protocols like Aave and MakerDAO led this growth, while new platforms in the Solana ecosystem gained relevance in the market. Aave, … Read more

Plume Network Partners with Ondo Finance to Expand RWAfi Ecosystem

Ondo Finance, recognized for its institutional-grade financial products on blockchain, and Plume Network, the first fully integrated and modular layer 1 blockchain designed for Real World Asset Finance (RWAfi), are pleased to announce plans to expand use of RWAfi by natively issuing Ondo’s Tokenized US Treasury Bond products on the Plume Network, including the US … Read more

¿Qué es un oráculo y para qué sirve en las criptomonedas? 

Los oráculos actúan como intermediarios entre las aplicaciones descentralizadas y el mundo real. La confiabilidad de los datos proporcionados por los oráculos depende de la calidad y verificación. La precisión de los datos se verifica a través de mecanismos de consenso y reputación de los nodos. Los oráculos pueden obtener datos del mundo real a … Read more

US Government will force DeFi companies to provide information about users

The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued new regulations targeting decentralized finance (DeFi) companies and their users. According to the document published by the agency, DeFi companies will be required to collect and report detailed information about customers and their transactionsaligning with the tax obligations of traditional brokers. IRS notes that DeFi platforms will … Read more

How will XRP integrate with Ethereum in 2025?

The XRPL EVM Sidechain is an independent sidechain of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) network supported by the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Its integration, when the testing phase ends, will allow the execution of smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps) within the XRP ecosystem. Currently, the XRPL EVM Sidechain is is in a testing phase and … Read more