DeFi security researcher implicated in $50M Radiant Capital hack
Smart contract investigator Nick L. Franklin is suspected of involvement in a $50M hack on Radiant Capital, carried out by Lazarus Group.
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DeFi lending protocol Abracadabra exploited for $13M of ETH
The investigation into the hack is ongoing, but an Abracadabra core contributor thinks it could be linked to changes in GMX’s codebase.
DeFi trader hit by MEV attack swapped 440K USDC for just 10K USDT
While the affected transactions come from distinct addresses, their transaction histories suggest they are from the same individual.
Ethereum Foundation denies rumors of Maker liquidation
The Ethereum Foundation has never been liquidated in DeFi, yet some people thought that it might suffer its first ETH liquidation today.
Compound DAO faces calls for more oversight amid conflict of interest claims
DeFi platform Compound is facing calls to onboard additional risk managers in response to a governance proposal by current manager Gauntlet.
USDD’s TRON DAO Reserve shuts down its DAO
USDD, a Justin Sun-affiliated stablecoin, purports to be governed by the TRON DAO Reserve, but in actuality, no DAO exists.
Maker DAO drama flares amid proposal to tackle ‘governance attack’
A Maker community member raised concerns over a fast-tracked governance proposal that relaxes restrictions on borrowing against MKR.
Liquity scare hits DeFi as Ethereum Foundation sinks $120M into sector
Liquity is a well-established DeFi protocol whose V1 has accrued over $300 million in total value locked since launching in 2021.
Trump put $250 million into a Schwab account to buy some crypto
Donald Trump’s public company has put a quarter of a billion dollars into a Schwab account to buy bitcoin and "similar cryptocurrencies."
Whitehat hacker rescues $1.5M from first DeFi hack of 2025
Yesterday saw the year’s first “significant” crypto hack, with exploited funds totalling $2.5 million removed from DeFi options platform Moby.