The Mobius DeFi and real-world asset tokenization platform suffered a smart contract exploit on the BNB Chain on May 11, leading to the theft of $2.15 million in Mobius Tokens (MBU), reported blockchain security firm Cyvers. “Two minutes prior to the exploit, our system identified a deployment of a malicious smart contract that eventually targeted […]
The crypto industry was victim to $92.5 million worth of losses from hacks across 15 separate incidents in April 2025 alone. This marks a 27.3% increase compared to the $72.6 million reported last year in the same month. Compared to previous months in 2025, the figure more than doubled from March’s total of $41.4 million. […]
In a landmark move, US President Donald Trump on April 10 signed into law a resolution repealing the IRS’s controversial “DeFi Broker Rule” and effectively blocked expanded tax reporting requirements for decentralized finance platforms. The measure, introduced by Representative Mike Carey (R-Ohio) and supported in the Senate by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), used the Congressional […]
In Q1 2025, the dapp industry maintained its strength despite a mild dip in activity. Although the crypto market had solid momentum leading up to Trump’s presidency, sentiment shifted quickly afterward and ended up triggering a decline in asset prices. Historically, such downturns reduce user engagement with decentralized applications. Still, daily unique active wallets (dUAW) […]
Dubai-based crypto market maker and investor DWF Labs has announced the launch of a $250 million Liquid Fund aimed at expanding blockchain projects of different sizes. According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, the fund will provide investments ranging from $10 million to $50 million per project, with a focus on accelerating Web3 adoption. […]
While the crypto market struggles with the ongoing correction, some sectors are still seeing notable development activity. One of them is the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. A tweet by the on-chain intelligence platform Santiment has revealed the top ten DeFi projects by development. These projects include leading entities like the decentralized blockchain oracle network Chainlink […]
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the total NFT sales volume across Immutable X and Immutable zkEVM increased by 55.3% quarter-over-quarter. Messari’s latest analysis revealed that the figure rose from $51.2 million to $79.5 million. Market Participation Plummets Despite this growth, both the average daily sellers and buyers declined significantly, with daily sellers dropping 43.0% […]
In crypto trading, timing is everything and can be the difference between huge profits or disappointing losses. This was made quite clear recently when a crypto whale pocketed $1.8 million in profits from Aave (AAVE) trades but left a staggering $10.9 million on the table due to a poorly timed exit. The whale, identified by […]
Following yesterday’s whale liquidation event on Hyperliquid, which saw the decentralized exchange (DEX) lose $4 million, some analysts are characterizing it as a necessary stress test that could ultimately strengthen decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. Others have even suggested that the incident could benefit Hyperliquid’s native HYPE token in the long run. Lessons Learned The loss […]
In the latest pro-crypto pivot in the US, the Senate has quashed a rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to “Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales.” The rule required decentralized finance platforms to report detailed information on customers to the IRS, starting for tax year 2027. […]