DeFi News

SEC Rejection Stalls DeFi Development’s $1 Billion Solana Fundraise
DeFi Development Corp has withdrawn its attempt to raise US$1B (AU$1.56B) to buy more Solana (SOL) through a public offering. This is becaus...

Ripple Execs Confirm XRPL EVM Sidechain Mainnet Launch Slated for Q2 2025
Ripple Labs is preparing to launch an Ethereum-compatible sidechain for the XRP Ledger by the end of Q2. The announcement was made on the op...

Cardinal Leap: Cardano Bridges Bitcoin into DeFi
Cardano has unveiled Cardinal, a new protocol intended to connect Bitcoin with its decentralised finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Announced by foun...

SEC Chair Criticises Past Crypto Crackdown, Backs Self-Custody in DeFi Push
SEC Chair Paul Atkins took direct aim at his predecessor’s crypto legacy during a roundtable discussion Monday, framing the previous admin...

Maple Finance Takes syrupUSD to Solana with $30M Thrust to Supercharge DeFi Lending
Maple Finance is expanding beyond Ethereum, deploying its yield-bearing stablecoin, syrupUSD, onto Solana-based platforms Kamino and Orca, t...

Ethereum Foundation Announces New Treasury Policy for Critical 2025-26 Period
After facing scrutiny for recent sell-offs, the Ethereum Foundation (EF) is revamping its treasury strategy. In a blog post detailing ...

Ethereum Foundation Changes Tact, Goes ‘Full DeFi’
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has taken a major step forward in decentralised finance (DeFi) by borrowing US$2 million (AU$3.11 million) in G...

VivoPower Nets $121M, Led by Saudi Prince, to Pioneer First XRP Treasury Model
VivoPower International PLC (VivoPower), a Nasdaq-listed energy company, has secured US$121 million (AU$188.5 million) in a strategic capita...

Pantera’s Santori Hails DeFi-Driven Solana Strategy as Superior to ETFs
Pantera Capital general partner Marco Santori says DeFi Development Corp’s approach to Solana offers a more dynamic alternative to traditi...

Cardano Unleashes “Face Melting Net” to Test AI-Powered DeFi at Full Speed
Cardano (ADA) is stress-testing its next-generation protocol with what its founder Charles Hoskinson calls the “Face Melting Net”. The t...

1inch Expands to Solana, Unlocking Over 1 Million New Tokens for DeFi Traders
1inch is officially live on Solana, pushing its Fusion protocol and MEV-protected swaps onto the fastest-growing DeFi chain in crypto. This ...

Justin Sun Touts Bright Future for JST as TRON’s DeFi Ecosystem Expands
The controversial TRON founder, Justin Sun, believes the JST token is undergoing a “complete fundamental reversal” that could turn it in...