DeFi

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Trust Wallet Integrates Hyperliquid as Perpetual Trading Moves Directly Into Self-Custody

April 30, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Trust Wallet has integrated Hyperliquid, bringing perpetual futures trading directly into self-custody and pushing mobile DeFi trading closer to exchange-level execution.

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a16z Says AI Agents Can Reproduce DeFi Exploits — and That Changes the Security Game

April 29, 2026 Daniel Moore

a16z says AI agents are learning how to identify and reproduce DeFi exploits, forcing crypto security into a new machine-speed arms race.

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Scallop Loses 150K SUI in Rewards Contract Exploit as Sui DeFi Faces Another Security Test

April 27, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Scallop lost about 150,000 SUI after an exploit hit a side rewards contract, but the bigger story is how old DeFi code keeps becoming a live attack surface.

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Aave Wants Arbitrum to Release Frozen ETH as “DeFi United” Turns Rescue Into Governance

April 25, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Aave and major DeFi protocols want Arbitrum to release frozen ETH from the KelpDAO exploit and redirect it into DeFi United, turning emergency recovery into a live governance test.

Altcoins

Solana Foundation Backs Aave Recovery With USDT Loan as DeFi Lines Blur Across Ecosystems

April 25, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Solana is lending USDT into Aave and bringing AAVE to Solana, showing that when DeFi stress hits, ecosystem competition often gives way to shared infrastructure defense.

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Santiment Says MetaMask, Hedera, and Chainlink Lead Crypto Development Activity as Builders Quietly Shift the Market

April 24, 2026 Paulo Mendes

MetaMask, Hedera, and Chainlink lead Santiment’s latest development activity rankings, reminding traders that some of crypto’s strongest signals often appear in GitHub commits long before they show up on price charts.

Blockchain

Trust Wallet Integrates Hyperliquid as Perpetual Trading Moves Directly Into Self-Custody

a16z Says AI Agents Can Reproduce DeFi Exploits — and That Changes the Security Game

Scallop Loses 150K SUI in Rewards Contract Exploit as Sui DeFi Faces Another Security Test

Aave Wants Arbitrum to Release Frozen ETH as “DeFi United” Turns Rescue Into Governance

Solana Foundation Backs Aave Recovery With USDT Loan as DeFi Lines Blur Across Ecosystems

Santiment Says MetaMask, Hedera, and Chainlink Lead Crypto Development Activity as Builders Quietly Shift the Market

Anatoly Yakovenko Burns the Admin Keys and Dares Crypto to Break It

Arbitrum’s KelpDAO Freeze Saved $71M — But Reopened Crypto’s Hardest Decentralization Question

Wintermute CEO Says DeFi Innovation Looks “Quite Grim” After KelpDAO Hack as Composability Risk Comes Back Into Focus

KelpDAO’s $280M Exploit Turns Into a Cross-Chain Security Stress Test as LayerZero Responds