DeFi
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Maya Protocol Exploit Drains Bitcoin, Pool Value Falls $11M
<p>Maya Protocol suffered an exploit that drained Bitcoin and other assets from its liquidity pools, cutting the protocol’s pool value by roughly $11 million and putting fresh scrutiny on cross-chain DeFi security.</p>
Ether.fi Adds Tokenized Stocks and Portfolio-Backed Loans to DeFi Platform
<p>The dual announcement was reported by Decrypt , which described Ether. fi rolling out tokenized equities and portfolio-backed borrowing on its platform.</p>
Tokenized RWA Deposits Reach $7.4B as DeFi Contracts 15%
<p>Tokenized real-world-asset (RWA) deposits have climbed to $7. 4 billion even as the broader decentralized finance market contracted 15%, according to research from CoinShares, pointing to a defensive rotation of capital toward yield-bearing and lower-volatility onchain products.</p>
Uniswap Launches Earn Feature for USDC, USDT, and ETH Deposits
<p>Uniswap has introduced an Earn feature that lets users deposit USDC, USDT, and ETH, extending the decentralized exchange beyond token swaps into a yield-oriented product built around three of the most widely held assets in DeFi.</p>
Aave to Phase Out 50 Low-Adoption Asset Reserves and Shut Down Six Chain Deployments
<p>The plan centers on two linked actions: deprecating a batch of asset reserves that have seen limited usage, and winding down Aave deployments across six chains. Both are set out in an ARFC on low-adoption asset deprecation for Aave v3 .</p>
Ebisu Front-End Decommission Set for October 30: What Users Need to Know
<p>Stablecoin protocol Ebisu says it will decommission its front-end on October 30, an operational change that will affect how users access the platform. The available materials confirm the front-end shutdown and the date, but do not detail a reason, a migration path, or what happens to underlying protocol functions.</p>
1inch Launches Aqua Shared Liquidity Protocol for Multi-Position DeFi Trading
<p>1inch has launched Aqua, a shared liquidity protocol built to serve multiple DeFi positions from a single pool of capital, according to the project’s official product materials. The release positions the 1inch Aqua shared liquidity protocol as new DeFi infrastructure rather than a token launch.</p>
Across Protocol Attacker-Linked Address Returns 331.8 ETH After Exploit
<p>An address linked to the Across Protocol incident has returned 331. 8 ETH, an on-chain movement that shifts the episode from outright loss toward partial recovery, though it does not confirm that the matter is fully resolved.</p>
TradeXYZ Contributed $215K to $241.8K of Hyperliquid Revenue in 24 Hours
<p>A trading entity identified as TradeXYZ reportedly accounted for $215,000 of Hyperliquid’s roughly $241,800 in protocol revenue over the past 24 hours, concentrating the vast majority of the perpetuals venue’s daily take in a single source.</p>
Hyperliquid Testnet Live With Stars, HIP-3 Whitelist Support
<p>The update surfaces through Hyperliquid’s developer resources and its in-app announcements channel, which together serve as the primary reference path for the testnet changes. The Hyperliquid announcements page is where the protocol publishes changes for testnet users and builders.</p>
Aave Founder Says CLARITY Act Nears Final Stage for DeFi
<p>Aave founder Stani Kulechov has signaled that the CLARITY Act has entered what he describes as a final stage, framing the digital asset market structure bill as a pivotal moment for DeFi regulation in the United States.</p>
Across Protocol Relayer Attack Caused Under $4M in Net Losses, User Funds Unaffected
<p>Across Protocol said a relayer attack resulted in less than $4 million in net losses, and that user funds were not affected by the incident.</p>
Lien Finance loses about $542,000 after attacker exploits vulnerability to steal USDC
<p>Lien Finance reportedly lost about $542,000 in USDC after an attacker exploited a vulnerability tied to the protocol, according to security tracking of the incident. The loss stems from an exploit rather than ordinary market movement, and details beyond the headline figures remain limited.</p>