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DeFi
Hyperion DeFi Posts Record $39.6M Q3 Net Income on HYPE Gains
Hyperion DeFi reported record Q3 2026 net income of $39.6 million, driven mostly by HYPE treasury gains, while core operations turned a profit for the first time since its June 2025 DeFi pivot. Cash flow stayed negative and the $20M buyback is barely used.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Suiet Wallet to Shut Down as API Services End After Nov. 14
Suiet, a self-custodial browser extension wallet for Sui, is shutting down with API services ending after Nov. 14. Funds stay on chain, but users need their recovery phrase to migrate as Sui TVL drops more than 22% in a month.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Jupiter Launches Baskets and Curated Vaults Ahead of Breakpoint
Jupiter is rolling out Baskets, Vaults, Portfolio V3 and Pulse ahead of Solana Breakpoint. Vaults open November 11 in private beta, with curator-run strategies, share-diluting fees, withdrawals of up to 30 days and no loss coverage from Jupiter.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
IRIS to Launch Borrowing at Fixed Rates on SparkLend Nov. 10
IRIS plans to go live Nov. 10 with fixed-rate loans that settle on SparkLend. Solvers compete via off-chain RFQ to quote fixed terms, backed by bonds that absorb floating-rate swings. Borrowers still face collateral liquidation and owe full-term interest.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Greece Passes 10% Crypto Gains Tax and 15% Levy on DeFi Income
Greece's parliament approved its first dedicated crypto tax framework on Nov. 5: 10% on capital gains, 15% on staking, lending and DeFi liquidity income, and a €500 annual exemption that disappears once crossed. The rules apply from Jan. 1, 2027.
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Groma Launches First Permissioned Asset Pool on Uniswap v4
Uniswap now hosts its first permissioned asset: Groma's GRO-USDC pool on Base lets accredited, allowlisted investors buy and redeem tokenized REIT equity at net asset value, with compliance enforced by the Permissioned Pools Hook.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Kraken Parent Payward and Clients Buy Undisclosed Amount of AAVE
Kraken parent Payward and its asset management clients bought an undisclosed amount of AAVE through an affiliated fund. The deal is tokens only, unlike June talks that included a 15% equity stake in Aave Group, and the two sides are exploring collaboration.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Premia Labs Loses $464K in Arbitrum Vault Exploit
Premia Labs, the firm behind Kyan, lost an estimated $464,600 from its Arbitrum options vaults on November 1. PeckShield traced the funds through Chainflip and NEAR Intents into Bitcoin, and no reimbursement plan has been published yet.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Israel Extradites Nomad Bridge Hack Suspect Alexander Block to US
Alexander Block, accused of taking more than $2.8 million in the August 2022 Nomad bridge exploit, was handed to U.S. authorities on Oct. 29 after Israel's Supreme Court ruled that exploiting a smart-contract flaw is no different from exploiting any other program.
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THORChain Pauses Swaps on 12 of 13 Chains After Ethereum Reorg Refund
An Ethereum reorganization led THORChain to refund the same 10 ETH deposit twice, tripping an emergency pause that froze swaps on 12 of 13 chains. Chainalysis says the halt slowed laundering of funds stolen from Binance, though the reorg, not policy, caused it.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Hackers Hijack 12 DeFi Sites via Name.com, Steal About $138K
At least 12 DeFi websites, all registered through Name.com, were hijacked late Friday and turned into wallet drainers using the Step Drainer toolkit. About $138,000 has been traced on EVM chains, while blame for the breach is split between Name.com and Vercel.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Chainalysis Ties Binance Hack to North Korea, Flags New Laundering
Chainalysis says the $6.3B stolen from Binance moved through thousands of automated transactions in never-seen-before patterns. Elliptic traced discounted USDT-to-ETH swaps built to escape Tether and Circle freezes, plus a $59.9M USDT deposit into Aave.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Chainlink Launches 24/7 Pricing for Tokenized Assets, With Aave First
Chainlink is rolling out 24/7 pricing for tokenized stocks, commodities and other traditional assets, blending extended-hours data with perpetual futures quotes when markets close. Aave will use the feeds on Horizon, starting with heavily traded US stocks.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Avail Launches ShieldTX to Block Bots Copying Hyperliquid Traders
Avail launched ShieldTX, which opens every Hyperliquid perp position from a fresh wallet to break the link copy-trading bots follow. Its 63 bps cost estimate rests on a seven-trader sample, and a full audit is still underway.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
CF Benchmarks Launches CFB Oracle to Push Regulated Indices Onchain
CF Benchmarks, the FCA-regulated index provider behind BlackRock's bitcoin ETF and CME crypto futures, launched CFB Oracle to deliver signed indices onchain. Payward plans to use it for a Hyperliquid-powered U.S. perps product still awaiting approval, while Chainlink and Pyth hold the incumbent...
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Dolomite Adds $100 Million in Concrete BTCcx Bitcoin Collateral
Dolomite has added $100 million in Concrete's BTCcx, a custody-native Bitcoin token backed 1:1 at BitGo, as lending collateral. Only Concrete can borrow against it, and liquidations run through offchain custody settlement.
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Researchers Flag Inflated swETH and rswETH Rates After Swell Key Compromise
Security researcher Spreek reports an unidentified actor took control of Swell DAO hot keys, raising swETH and rswETH rates 1% per hour with no new ETH. Four malicious upgrades could reach about 2,513 ETH, though Swell says no ETH has moved.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez
France Proposes Liability for Crypto Platforms That Offer DeFi Access
France's Treasury, AMF, central bank and ACPR propose that crypto platforms vet DeFi protocols and face liability for certain client incidents, as part of a wider set of suggested MiCA changes covering supervision and stablecoins.
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Dogecoin Labs Launches to Unite MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App
Dogecoin Labs, a joint effort between the Dogecoin Foundation and House of Doge led by CEO Jordan Jefferson, unites the MyDoge wallet, the DogeOS rollup and Such App. DogeOS is on testnet with no mainnet timeline yet.
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UK FCA Opens Consultation on DeFi Guidance GC26/7, Closes November 18
The UK Financial Conduct Authority published GC26/7, draft non-Handbook guidance on how firms using or offering access to DeFi protocols meet existing obligations, alongside CP26/36 on perimeter exclusions. Both close November 18, 2026; final guidance is due January 2027.
RegulationHadi Ghadban
Nectar Group Raises $5M at $30M Valuation for Bitcoin Income Platform HoneyB
Nectar Group closed a $5 million seed at a $30 million post-money valuation for HoneyB, a pre-launch platform that lets holders borrow stablecoins against BTC and route them into income strategies. The CEO targets 2% to 4% net on bitcoin; launch is planned for Q4 2026.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Lulo Boost Deposits Take 6.4% Drawdown on Neutrl NUSD Exposure
Lulo's Boost tier took a roughly 6.4% drawdown from Neutrl NUSD exposure while Protected deposits stayed whole. Neutrl is redeeming NUSD at 0.51 USDC, and the hit may wipe out more than a year of Boost's yield premium.
DeFiJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
StakerX AI Agent Crosses $40M in Staked Assets on Solana in Under Three Months
StakerX.ai, a Switzerland-based agentic trading platform, has crossed $40 million in staked assets on Solana in less than three months, attracting over 8,200 users. The platform's AI agent StakerGPT publishes every trade transparently, but independent performance verification and regulatory...
DeFiHadi Ghadban
DeFi Development Raises CHAD Dividend to 14% for Solana Treasury
DeFi Development Corp. lifted its CHAD preferred stock dividend from 13% to 14% to attract capital for Solana treasury accumulation. The move mirrors MicroStrategy's corporate Bitcoin strategy, adapted for the Solana ecosystem.
DeFiAlejandro Silva Ramírez