Tag: DeFi

AI agents are coming for DeFi — Wallets are the weakest link

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Opinion by: Sean Li, co-founder of Magic Labs Crypto markets run 24/7. Human traders don’t. As AI agents begin to manage liquidity, optimize yield, and execute trades at all hours, they’re quickly becoming essential infrastructure for decentralized finance’s (DeFi) future. While AI agents are evolving from niche tools for quant traders into mainstream financial operators, they’re rapidly outpacing the wallets meant to secure them.  Advancements in account abstraction and smart contract wallets have emerged, but most DeFi platforms still predominately rely on externally owned account wallets that require manual approvals…

Bitcoin hits $103K but DeFi is a mixed bag: Finance Redefined

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The cryptocurrency market continued to surge this past week as the overall digital asset market capitalization exceeded $3.27 trillion, an 8.6% increase over the previous week. Bitcoin (BTC) reached a high of $103,600 on May 8 after reclaiming $100,000 for the first time since January. Its market dominance also surged above 60%, reflecting more bullish BTC sentiment. This marked the third time BTC has broken through six figures since it reached the milestone on Dec. 5, 2024, and again on Jan. 20, ahead of US President Donald Trump’s inauguration.  The…

Bridging Bitcoin to DeFi: Insights from MacLane Wilkison, CEO of tLabs and Co-founder of Threshold

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In a recent podcast episode, MacLane Wilkison, CEO of tLabs and co-founder of Threshold Network, shared a compelling vision for Bitcoin’s future in decentralized finance (DeFi). At the center of the discussion was tBTC, a permissionless Bitcoin bridge designed to expand Bitcoin’s utility across DeFi ecosystems, while maintaining security and user control. A Journey Through […] Original

Core Ventures deployed $1m to grow Bitcoin’s DeFi ecosystem

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Core Ventures, the investment arm aligned with the Core Foundation, has deployed more than $1 million across 15 Bitcoin-aligned projects since launching in early 2024. Core Ventures is on a mission to transform Bitcoin (BTC) from a passive store-of-value into an active layer of financial infrastructure that can serve as the foundation for lending, yield generation, stablecoins, and decentralized finance, crypto.news can exclusively report. As the BTCFi continues to grow with a total value locked across Bitcoin-based DeFi protocols up 2,700% since January, Core Ventures is funding projects that push…

Is this the end of Bitcoin DeFi?

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Opinion by: Markus Bopp, CEO of TAP Protocol Not long ago, the idea of Bitcoin as a government-backed reserve asset seemed like a stretch. The US Federal Reserve’s move to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve marks a clear turning point. Once dismissed as a speculative asset or niche investment, Bitcoin is increasingly being treated by some governments and financial institutions as a national store of value. This evolution puts blockchain development at a crossroads. On one hand, memecoins, once dismissed as internet jokes, have dominated transaction volumes and social buzz…

UK FCA Seeks Public Feedback on DeFi Regulation

Key Notes FCA opens discussion on regulating DeFi, staking, and crypto lending in the UK. Feedback invited from public and industry before June 13, 2025. Part of FCA’s 2025–2030 strategy for smarter crypto oversight. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has asked the public and those in the crypto industry to share their views on how some digital asset services should be handled under British law. This is part of a broader effort to introduce rules that protect users and give businesses clear guidance. FCA Outlines Next Steps for Crypto…

Sui Network to Drive Bitcoin DeFi Growth With Stacks Integration

Key Notes The potential integration of assets from Stacks aligns with Sui Network’s ambition to become a Bitcoin DeFi chain. Bitcoin DeFi is gaining dominance in the niche with soaring Total Value Locked metric. Beyond the SUI Network, other chains like Cardano are also driving the Bitcoin DeFi agenda. Layer-1 blockchain Sui Network has hinted at a strategic integration of sBTC, the one-to-one Bitcoin-backed asset from Stacks. Per Sui’s May 1 post on X, this move would give the network access to a decentralized, secure, and programmable Bitcoin (BTC) asset.…

ZK-proofs unlock trillions in Bitcoin for DeFi — BitcoinOS and Starknet

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BitcoinOS and Starknet aren’t waiting around for the controversial OP_CAT hard fork to add new functionality to Bitcoin, with both projects devising innovative ways to scale Bitcoin using zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs right now.The projects have both demonstrated it’s possible to verify ZK-proofs on Bitcoin’s existing mainnet — even if Bitcoin’s ultra-simple scripting language makes it difficult and expensive. This could create genuine Bitcoin L2s that inherit much of its security, and unlock the intriguing possibility of creating programmable tokens on Bitcoin itself. The holy Grail of trustless bridging. (BOS) Best…

Loopscale Recovers $2.8M After DeFi Hack Amid Bounty Talks

Key Notes Loopscale recouped $2.8M after a weekend hack targeting its vaults. The protocol introduced a bounty program, offering 10% of stolen funds to the hacker. Loopscale remains optimistic about recovering additional stolen assets. Loopscale is one of the latest decentralized finance platforms to fall victim to an exploitation, resulting in a $5.7 million loss. The attackers manipulated the RateX PT token pricing, enabling them to steal from its USDC and SOL vaults. The hack occurred over the weekend, and Loopscale has since disclosed that, after negotiating with the hacker,…

Loopscale recovers $2.8M after weekend DeFi hack and bounty talks

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DeFi protocol Loopscale has recovered nearly half of the funds stolen during a major exploit over the weekend, as white hat negotiations with the attacker show signs of progress. In an April 29 update posted to X, Loopscale confirmed that approximately 19,463 Wrapped SOL (WSOL) (worth roughly $2.88 million) have been returned to its wallets since April 28. The first two returns included 10,000 WSOL (~$1.48 million) and 4,463 WSOL (~$660,000), following an earlier recovery of 5,000 WSOL (~$740,000). “Our pursuit of an amicable resolution regarding Saturday’s incident continues to…