DeFi Roars Back: Total Value Locked Jumps Past $100B After April Slump

According to recent figures, the total value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) has once again exceeded the $100 billion threshold, a level not glimpsed since the final week of March. DeFi’s Big Return: TVL Crosses $100B With Aave and Lido Dominating the Pack Data sourced from defillama.com indicates that the current total value locked (TVL) … Read more

Citrea Deploys Complete BitVM Bridge Design on Testnet, Furthering Bitcoin’s DeFi Applications

Citrea, the ZK rollup designed to enhance Bitcoin’s blockspace capabilities, has launched its Clementine Bridge, marking the first complete BitVM bridge design on the Bitcoin Testnet. This deployment represents an advancement in extending bitcoin’s utility to decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, addressing the longstanding challenge of creating a secure bridge between Bitcoin and secondary layers. The … Read more

The Rise of Appchains? Dapps Are Flipping Blockchains in Revenue

For the first time in history, dapps are generating more revenue than blockchains, raising questions about the real value of the latter without the former, and how this trend could accelerate the rise of appchains. Dapps Are Generating More Revenue Than Blockchains The decentralized finance industry is entering a new state where applications are becoming … Read more

Ethereum Dominates Dapp Revenue in Q1 2025 Raking in Over $1 Billion

Ethereum dApps led the pack in Q1 2025, generating over $1 billion in fees, far outpacing competitors like Base, BNB Chain, and Arbitrum, highlighting Ethereum’s continued dominance in decentralized application revenue. Ethereum Dapps Outpacing Base and BNB Chain in Q1 Fees Ethereum continues to solidify its position as the leading platform for decentralized applications (dApps), … Read more

DeFi in Retreat: Billions Wiped Out in Just 3 Months

Since the beginning of the year, decentralized finance (DeFi) activity has diminished significantly across multiple indicators. Although the outlook appeared encouraging early on, shifting macroeconomic pressures and market retracements have been central to the downturn. DeFi Protocols Stumble in 2025 Recent weeks have been particularly turbulent for crypto markets, following President Donald Trump’s imposition of … Read more

Hyperliquid Mandates 20% Margin Requirement Following System Stress Test 

Hyperliquid, the decentralized exchange (DEX) surpassing $1 trillion in lifetime trading volume, will enforce a 20% margin ratio requirement on fund transfers starting March 15 to bolster its risk management framework. Hyperliquid DEX Tightens Margin Rules The update follows a March 12 incident where a trader’s highly leveraged ethereum position triggered a $4 million loss … Read more