#DEFILLAMA News

Ethereum Total Value Locked Reaches Highest Level Since 2022 After Crossing $90 Billion, Will Price Follow?

newsbtc.com Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, has reached a significant milestone after its Total Value Locked (TVL) surpassed $90 billion this month. This…

Solana Price Set to Explode Once It Breaks Above This Key Level

cryptonews.com price is trying to continue its modest comeback on Christmas Day 2024, and was last probing for a pushback above the $200 level. It’s now up an impressive 13% from the…

Sonic Labs launches FTM to S token swaps via Gateway

cryptoslate.com Sonic Labs announced on Dec. 25 that its official Sonic Gateway can now bridge FTM tokens from Ethereum to S tokens on the Sonic mainnet. The gateway will also allow the…

HYPE Price Jumps 800% After Airdrop, but Trouble Looms

cryptonews.com Key Takeaways: Hyperliquid surged by 818.42% after its airdrop but faces challenges, including centralization and security concerns tied to only four validators. Despite…

Shiba Inu Position in Danger As SUI Hits $13.4B Market Cap in Push to Overtake Shib

thecryptobasic.com Sui, a new market entrant, is doubling down on its attempt to surpass Shiba Inu in the crypto ranking, as its market cap recently hit a new milestone. Notably, this comes as…

Hyperliquid’s $249M USDC outflows

ambcrypto.com None The outflow coincides with reports of possible attacks from DPRK hackers. Hyperliquid[HYPE] has once again made headlines, though perhaps not in a way its token holders…

Price Analysis

cryptonews.com bulls remain very much in control on the eve of Christmas Day 2024, with the price last around $4.60, only just below the record highs it hit near $5.0 earlier in the month.…

Aave and Lido surpass $70 billion in net deposits

cryptoslate.com Money market Aave and liquid staking protocol Lido surpassed $70 billion in net deposits in December for the first time, according to data from TokenTerminal. As of press…

Panic Erupts as $112M Leaves Hyperliquid Following North Korean Hacking Concerns

cryptonews.com Reports that the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid could be the next target of North Korean hackers have resulted in massive capital outflows and a significant drop in the…

Coinbase Releases Report on Likely Crypto Trends in 2025

thedefiant.io Coinbase, the third-largest centralized exchange (CEX) by trading volume, has released a crypto market outlook highlighting the five top areas to watch in 2025: stablecoins,…

BYDFi Market Overview: UFD,HYPE and USUAL’s Growth, PENGU’s Stable US$1,800,000,000 Market Cap

cryptopotato.com [PRESS RELEASE – Mahe, Seychelles, December 24th, 2024] On December 24, 2024, the BYDFi crypto exchange officially launched new tokens, including PENGU, HYPE, UFD, and…

Aave Sees Consistent Year-Long Uptrend in These Metrics as AAVE Price Rockets

cryptopotato.com The native token of DeFi platform Aave (AAVE) has achieved its highest price in three years this month. The price has sustained a minor pullback aligning with the broader…

The crypto firms on Gary Gensler’s naughty list: ‘Congrats and welcome to the club!’

dlnews.com “In the first quarter of the fiscal year, my regulator gave to me, one Wells notice and allegations I’ve issued an illegal security.” That’s what staffers at the Securities…

Avalon Labs raises $10m in series A round

coinjournal.net Avalon Labs, the issuer of Bitcoin (BTC)-backed stablecoin USDa, has secured $10 million in a Series A financing round that attracted several venture capital firms. “We are…

Sui Is Down but Analysts Say It’s Gearing Up to Become the “Next Solana”

cryptonews.com The price of Sui has dropped by 3.5% in the past 24 hours, slipping to $4.35 as the cryptocurrency market dips by 2% today. SUI is also down by 8% in a week, yet it remains…

Hyperliquid’s TVL drops by $1 billion amid North Korean hacking fears

cryptoslate.com Hyperliquid, a layer-1 decentralized leveraged trading platform, saw its total value locked (TVL) plummet by over $1 billion in the past week. This drop follows reports of…

Here’s why Stellar Price Could Go Parabolic Soon

coingape.com Stellar price plunged in the last three weeks due to a risk-off sentiment brought forth by Fed’s interest decision for 2025. The XLM price has formed a falling wedge pattern…

HEX Token Founder Richard Heart Wanted by Interpol for Fraud and Violent Crime

beincrypto.com Richard Heart, the creator of the HEX token, has been placed on Interpol’s Red Notice list. He faces charges of tax fraud and violent assault. Heart is a controversial…

SEI market watch: Long-to-short ratios indicate bullish sentiment, but…

ambcrypto.com None The price has tested the bottom of its ascending channel, a potential indicator of an upward move. • None However liquidity movement within SEI’s blockchain and to…

$1.1 Billion Withdrawal Pushes Solana’s (SOL) TVL to Monthly Low

beincrypto.com Solana’s total value locked (TVL) has plummeted to its lowest point this month, reflecting a decline in activity on the Layer-1 network. Since the beginning of the month,…

Is the Ethereum Price Crash Over? Here’s Where Its Headed Next

cryptonews.com price’s post-US Federal Reserve meeting rollercoaster continued on Friday with prices crashing as low as the $3,100 area before covering sharply to just above $3,400. That…

What is Ethereum's GDP? on Bankless

bankless.com Traditional methods for valuing blockchain networks often mischaracterize them, treating them like corporations and using formulas that were specifically designed to…

Hacks kill most DeFi projects. But there’s a way to boost odds of survival

dlnews.com Fewer than half of all DeFi protocols that suffer a hack or exploit survive the experience. That’s according to research from Cozy Finance, a blockchain-based market that…

EigenLayer restaking protocol's slashing testnet now live

cointelegraph.com According to data from DefiLlama, restaking protocol EigenLayer currently has approximately $15.4 billion in total value locked.

2 cryptocurrencies to reach a $5 billion market cap in 2025

finbold.com As 2024 comes to a close, the cryptocurrency market remains a landscape of volatility and opportunity, drawing the focus of traders and investors alike. Amid widespread…

Hyperliquid’s HYPE token surges past $10 billion market cap

cryptobriefing.com Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE surpassed a $10 billion market capitalization, with its price exceeding $30 per token. This milestone comes amid broader market volatility…

Could Bitcoin Become DeFi’s Collateral of Choice? Lombard Finance Says So

coindesk.com A war for on-chain market dominance may be brewing. The question: What will be the collateral of choice in the decentralized finance (DeFi) economy? As of press time, DeFi…

Is Solana Price Heading to $100 After Strong Market Corrections?

coingape.com Solana has breached the $200 support level due to the recent collapse in Bitcoin below $100,000. Despite the stellar performance of this Ethereum-killer, the recent drop…

Why Solana’s 130% surge and memecoin prowess is closing the gap with Ethereum

dlnews.com For years, Solana was dubbed the Ethereum-killer, a blockchain that would leapfrog the original decentralised finance ecosystem by working faster and cheaper. While the…

Why is Dogecoin Crashing? What Happened to Dogecoin in the Last 24 Hours?

coinpedia.org The post Why is Dogecoin Crashing? What Happened to Dogecoin in the Last 24 Hours? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News As Bitcoin witnessed a drop of 11.25% in its…

CoinGecko Analyst Discusses Top Performing Crypto Narratives of 2024

beincrypto.com CoinGecko research analyst Shaun Lee highlights the success of AI-enabled crypto projects and the unprecedented growth of certain meme coins. In an interview with…

Stellar: Does XLM’s $0.3851 support point to a potential rally?

ambcrypto.com Stellar’s [XLM] was trading at $0.3728 at press time, reflecting a 24-hour price decline of 8.28% and a 10.36% drop over the past week. Despite the short-term losses,…

Algorand’s ‘80% hike’

ambcrypto.com None ALGO’s active addresses have risen from 104,000 to 190,000 in just 24 hours • None These addresses could be selling, following a 20% decline in the altcoin’s price…

Crypto VC Lattice to raise third fund amid surging crypto market

dlnews.com Another crypto venture capital firm plans to raise another batch of capital. Lattice, which has invested in crypto since 2021, is raising a third fund, according to…

'DeFi on Bitcoin' Gets a Boost as BOB L2 Integrates $6B BTC Staking Protocol Babylon

coindesk.com BOB, the "hybrid layer-2" network seeking to make Bitcoin the center of the decentralized finance (DeFi) universe, has taken a step toward that goal by integrating with BTC…

Analyzing Uniswap’s rising leverage

ambcrypto.com None Uniswap reserves on derivative exchanges have reached a record high of 69M tokens. • None UNI’s Open Interest to market cap ratio also shows that the market leverage is…

Polygon Community to Reject Proposal for Yield on Bridged Assets, but Beef With Aave Escalates

unchainedcrypto.com Polygon’s proposal to try to earn yield on bridged assets is unlikely to progress after community feedback, as Polygon Labs and cofounder Sandeep Nailwal called out Aave’s…

Hyperliquid surges with $1 Billion USDC inflows following HYPE token launch

ambcrypto.com None HYPE’s market capitalization is now over $7 billion. • None The deposit on the platform is now double its pre-TGE. Hyperliquid[HYPE] has seen over $1 billion in USDC…

Ethena Launches New Stablecoin Backed by BlackRock’s Treasury Fund

thedefiant.io Ethena Labs, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, has launched USDtb, its new stablecoin backed primarily by BlackRock's BUIDL…

Base Outshines Arbitrum And Optimism In Ethereum L2 TVL War

coingape.com In the fight for dominance in the Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) ecosystem, Coinbase Exchange-backed Base Network has outshined Arbitrum Network and Optimism. Having ranked as the…

Yield-hungry investors push Ethena’s $5.8bn USDe over rival Dai stablecoin

dlnews.com A version of this article appeared in our The Decentralised newsletter on December 17. Sign up here. GM, Tim here. Ethena’s USDe soars to a $5.8 billion supply. Should…

price for year-end

finbold.com the leading decentralized lending protocol, has surged to its highest levels since 2021, reaching a peak of $397 on December 16. Despite a slight pullback to $373 at the…

AAVE Price Targets ATH As Active Address Rise

coingape.com AAVE price stalls near the key resistance level at $400, pausing its strong rally that began in April. This uptrend followed by consoldiation coincides with accumulation by…

DeFi’s record $700bn stablecoin volume rivals payments giant Visa

dlnews.com A version of this article appeared in our The Decentralised newsletter on December 3. Sign up here. GM, Tim here. DeFi users are transacting with stablecoins more than ever.…

Pump.fun took 33% hit to revenue after memecoin site stopped livestreaming

dlnews.com November started so nicely for Pump.fun. Daily revenue on the site, which lets users create and launch their own memecoins, almost quintupled, to $5 million, by November 24.…

What these fast-growing Ethereum DeFi protocols all have in common

dlnews.com Cryptocurrencies deposited to decentralised finance protocols has soared to its highest level in more than two years amid a broad crypto bull market. Among them, one set of…

A shock suicide on Pump.fun prompted outrage and a shutdown. It was all fake

dlnews.com In a Monday livestream, Beni, wearing a wig, fake beard, and black clothes, appeared under a noose. He threatened to kill himself unless traders bought his cryptocurrency on…

Lido Staking Protocol to Cease Operations on Polygon, Shifts Focus Back to Ethereum

cryptonews.com Lido Finance has announced its decision to end staking services on the Polygon network, citing limited user adoption, evolving DeFi trends, and a renewed strategic emphasis…

sBTC Launches on Stacks Mainnet, Bringing Bitcoin DeFi to Life

beincrypto.com Bitcoin L2 Labs, the core development team behind Stacks, announced the successful mainnet launch of a programmable 1:1 Bitcoin-backed asset, sBTC. It marks a major step…

Bitcoin DeFi TVL hits record highs, flips BNB

ambcrypto.com None Bitcoin’s DeFi activity has surged after the TVL hit an ATH and flipped that of BNB Chain. • None This rise co mes amid demand for restaking on the Babylon Bitcoin…

Ripple’s new stablecoin is here. How it plans to rival Tether, PayPal, and Robinhood

dlnews.com Ripple is getting back to its roots. The crypto firm is officially launching its dollar-pegged token tomorrow and plunging into the ultra-lucrative $203 billion stablecoin…

Aave could leave Polygon over plan to use bridge funds for yield farming

protos.com Aave governance delegate Marc Zeller has aired concerns over the future of the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform on Polygon in the wake of a controversial…

Ethereum Liquid Restaking TVL Surges by 6,000% in 2024

dexstory.com Ethereum’s liquid restaking protocols experienced an extraordinary surge in total value locked (TVL) throughout 2024, driven by growing demand for the utility of staked…

SUI TVL passes $1.7B amid lending platform rivalry

ambcrypto.com None Its native token’s price also set a new price record recently. Sui Network’s [SUI] decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape recently achieved a significant milestone in…

Will Aave’s 21% surge in 24 hours help the altcoin stay bullish?

ambcrypto.com None Aave’s Total Value Locked has recently hit an ATH. • None Its token saw strong liquidity inflows and bullish technical trends. Aave [AAVE] continues to assert its…

New Slashing Mechanism in ELIP-002 Enhances Accountability Across EigenLayer Ecosystem

cryptopotato.com Leading Ethereum’s re-staking protocol, EigenLayer has unveiled its second EigenLayer Improvement Proposal (ELIP-002). The latest move is expected to be a significant step…

Venture Funding Surges in Crypto Sector With Over $1 Billion Raised After Trump’s Election

beincrypto.com The crypto industry has experienced a surge in investment, with startups raising over $1 billion from Venture Capital (VC) funds since Donald Trump’s election victory. This…

Binance’s stablecoin surge

ambcrypto.com Binance exchange saw strong growth in stablecoin inflows, aiding in its market dominance • A recap of BSC network activity and BNB’s price action is worth highlighting too…

Ethereum Overtakes Tron as the Leading Network for USDT Supply

cryptopotato.com Ethereum has emerged as the leading blockchain for Tether’s USDT supply, surpassing Tron in a monumental shift for stablecoin dominance. Over the past month, Tether issued…