DeFi

Analyst Tom Lee, Chairman of BitMine, believes Ethereum has reached its price bottom for the year. He cites ongoing accumulation by his firm and strong long-term fundamentals like DeFi and AI growth as reasons for optimism, despite current market volatility.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project linked to the Trump family, has been listed on the Dutch exchange Bitvavo. The project aims to simplify decentralized finance with a stablecoin, a community-governed model, and a user-friendly app.

Euler, a new modular lending protocol, is now listed on Bitvavo. It offers users greater flexibility through customizable vaults, allowing for more advanced borrowing and lending strategies compared to traditional platforms.

Portal to Bitcoin is a new project aiming to expand Bitcoin’s utility as a settlement layer through innovations like Portal OS and BitScaler. Its PTB token has recently been listed on an exchange.

Yearn Finance suffered an $11 million hack due to a vulnerability in an old yETH contract, allowing an attacker to mint tokens and drain liquidity pools. The YFI token briefly rose before falling as the scope of the breach became clear.

Fluid, a rebranded DeFi platform formerly known as Instadapp, has launched its new FLUID token. The project aims to optimize capital efficiency in DeFi through its Vaults, lending services, and DEX, and is now listed on the Bitvavo exchange.

After a $100 million hack, Balancer recovers over $28 million with the help of ethical hackers and begins compensating victims.

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov discusses the inevitable merger of DeFi and TradFi, positioning blockchain as the reliable infrastructure for a future financial crisis and highlighting Chainlink’s role as the crucial bridge between traditional systems and the blockchain world.

Following two sold-out editions, the Digital Assets Forum will return to London in February 2026 as a two-day event, aiming to bridge the gap between traditional finance and the digital asset industry.

BOB (Build on Bitcoin) is now available on Bitvavo, enabling users to leverage Bitcoin in DeFi through a hybrid blockchain that merges Bitcoin’s security with Ethereum’s flexibility.