Browsing: DeFi & Web3

Deposits of Solana on Aave v4 have doubled in the past month, according to data shared by @tokenterminal. This significant increase highlights a growing interest in decentralized finance (DeFi) on the Solana blockchain, as Aave’s latest version continues to attract capital. The expansion of Aave’s Unified Liquidity Layer beyond Ethereum suggests a broadening adoption of…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pepeto (PEPETO) has confirmed that its DeFi exchange is now in the final stretch before launch. The development team announced that both the exchange and its cross-chain bridge have been completed and are currently running through final testing.

Bonzo Lend, a Hedera-based decentralized finance lending protocol, lost about $9 million in an oracle price manipulation attack.

Web3 is transitioning from the era of user growth to the era of business model validation. In my previous article, I discussed five proven Web3 business models:

If you sort the top 100 cryptocurrencies by 7-day gains right now, a handful of DeFi heavyweights jump out. Indeed, among the biggest risers on the week were Lighter(LIT +16%), Morpho(MORPHO +15%), Arbitrum(ARB +13%), and Uniswap(UNI +9%).

Unlike traditional AI tools that operate off-chain, Orix AI is a blockchain-native AI Agent capable of understanding, creating, auditing, optimizing, and executing complex blockchain operations in real time. By combining advanced AI reasoning with decentralized infrastructure, Orix is creating a future where developers, businesses, and users can interact with blockchain as naturally as chatting with…

Currencies38131 Market Cap$ 2.28T-0.01% 24h Spot Volume$ 26.53B-18.6% DominanceBTC56.42%+0.05%ETH9.53%+0.49% ETH Gas0.22 Gwei Cryptocurrency Market NewsResearchZK Jul 10, 2026 2min read byNewsBTC Editorial Team forNewsBTC

Out in the open, DeFi cuts out banks and brokers, while skipping payment processors, too. Known fully as decentralized finance, in 2026, it still stands as a central test within crypto.

The decentralized exchange reached $1 billion in cumulative trading volume just nine days after Robinhood Chain’s public mainnet launch