Bitget's $351.6M Backend Breach and What It Means for DeFi
Bitget confirmed a $351.6M hot wallet breach via spoofed backend transfer data. Withdrawals remain frozen. Here's the counterparty risk exposure for DeFi users.
Passive Income
Real crypto income, honestly assessed: stablecoin yield, staking, and DeFi lending. What earns, what breaks and how to verify before you deposit.
Grant Programs And Retroactive Funding: Earning As A Contributor
Optimism RetroPGF distributed 30M OP across 501 builders. Arbitrum grants range from $20K to $1.5M. Here's how to qualify and what evaluation criteria actually matter.
Usual USD0 Rate Jump From 3.56% To 6.06%: Real Or Incentive?
Usual's rate jumped 2.5pp to 6.06% on $503M TVL. The protocol says 100% RWA-backed yield with zero token incentives. Here's what the wallets show.
The Break-Even On Chasing A Higher Yield
Every yield list implies you should move. The arithmetic shows otherwise. Gas, slippage, unbonding, and tax events make most moves unprofitable below $10,000.
Which Crypto Tax Tools Handle DeFi Correctly
Most crypto tax software handles exchange trades. Almost none handle rebasing LSTs, LP positions, or multi-chain DeFi correctly. Here is what each platform actually documents.
How Ethena's Yield Works (And Why It Might Not Last)
Ethena's sUSDe pays 7% APY through a delta-neutral basis trade. The yield comes from funding rates, staking rewards, and T-bills - but October 2025 proved what happens when the mechanism flips.
Weekly Yield Report: 24 September 2026
Uniswap v3 USDC-WETH yields dropped 9.27 percentage points to 10.13%, while compound USDC fell from 5.76% to 3.23%. Four Curve pools disappeared from the dataset entirely.
Frgmnt Wraps DeFi Yield Inside Institutional Custody
Frgmnt's stablecoin protocol now delivers on-chain lending yields through regulated custody infrastructure, generating 13.32% from DeFi markets without requiring institutions to manage wallets.
Same Risk, Better Rate: Where The Gaps Are
Three platforms paying 3.5%, 3.8%, and 4.7% on USDC carry the same counterparty risk. The gap is brand inertia and fee opacity, not risk difference.
Three Stablecoin Positions That Disappeared In March 2025
Midas RWA USDC, Curve FRAX-USDE, and Sparklend USDT positions all vanished from yield trackers in March 2025. Here's what changed, whether capital was at risk, and where to reallocate.
Solana DEX Trades Surpass NYSE: What It Means for Yield
Solana DEXs logged 208 million weekly trades, topping NYSE's 189 million. The milestone reveals institutional flows into 24/7 tokenized equity venues with direct yield implications.
What A 1% Rate Difference Actually Costs You
At $5,000 a 1% rate gap costs $50 annually. At $100,000 it costs $1,000. Here is the arithmetic of leaving capital in below-market venues and when switching stops being worth the effort.
How To Audit Protocol Multisig And Governance Risk
Step-by-step checklist for evaluating who actually controls the protocol holding your funds: multisig composition, timelock delays, and admin key capabilities.
NFT Renting: How To Earn Income From Utility NFTs
Earn 1-10% monthly by renting gaming NFTs, metaverse land, and membership passes through collateralized and collateral-free protocols with real utility demand.
Which Exchange Suits An Income Strategy, Not A Trading One
Most exchange comparisons optimize for traders. Someone buying stablecoins to deploy into DeFi has entirely different requirements, and the usual rankings mislead them.
ECB Pontes Platform: What Tokenized Wholesale Settlement Means
The European Central Bank launched Pontes, a wholesale settlement platform connecting DLT infrastructure to central bank payment rails. Here's what it means for tokenized asset income.