Browsing: DeFi & Web3

DeFi compliance refers to the anti-money laundering, sanctions and risk management controls that apply when financial activity moves through decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. It covers how businesses identify illicit finance and meet evolving regulatory expectations when interacting with smart-contract-based services like decentralized exchanges (DEXs), lending protocols and cross-chain bridges.

Blockchain gaming project DeFi Kingdoms will shut down its proprietary mainnet, DFK Chain, and move to Avalanche’s C-Chain.

Similarly to retail traders and investors, hedge funds don’t want ten logins, ten custody arrangements, and ten compliance reviews to trade crypto.

The best crypto tokens under $1 have active networks, developing ecosystems, and growing institutional interest in the ecosystem overall.

The executable draft adds Security Council oversight of Endowment transactions and narrows the Foundation’s initial token grant to 1 million ENS after delegates called the earlier plan a “governance attack.” By:The Defiant Team• NFTs & Web3

In a recent statement on DeFi vaults and onchain lending strategies, Securities and Exchange Commission member Hester Peirce reiterates a principle she has raised before about tokenized securities: moving an activity onchain does not remove it from the scope of U.S. securities laws. “If you do headstands, backflips, and other gymnastics to read the law…

More than half of the failures are decentralized finance protocols, as exhausted funding and declining activity drive a wave of industry consolidation

Youdao (NYSE:DAO) has stood out recently after a sharp move in the share price, with the stock returning 43.7% over the past month and 81.2% over the past year.

Crypto’s 2026 bear market has become an industry-wide shakeout. Projects are closing, companies are winding down, and owners are retiring products across exchanges, DeFi, NFTs and infrastructure. The damage has the feel of capitulation. Bitcoin’s low still depends on demand, liquidity and positioning.

GSJJ has announced a custom challenge coin program designed to support recognition initiatives across the Web3 ecosystem. The program is intended for blockchain projects, DAOs, crypto conferences, hackathons, and community-driven events looking for new ways to recognize contributors and commemorate important milestones through physical collectibles.