Bitwise Asset Management reports that decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens have outperformed Bitcoin recently, defying their usual volatility. This resilience is linked to strong revenue generation from top DeFi protocols like Aave and PancakeSwap, which earned nearly $900 million last year from fees and trading activities. Institutional investors are increasingly attracted to these revenue-generating DeFi tokens, leading to a "quiet re-rating" of the sector despite a broader crypto market downturn. Investors should watch for regulatory decisions on DeFi ETFs and future revenue trends to gauge ongoing sector strength.
EtherFi has restructured its weETH token by removing all restaking exposure, making it a pure liquid staking token (LST). This change aims to eliminate bundled risks associated with liquid restaking, which has faced security challenges such as major ...
The Ethereum Improvement Proposal EIP-8361, which aims to cap staking rewards if the staking ratio exceeds 50%, is facing overwhelming opposition from the Ethereum community. Data shows 99.7% of staked ETH holders oppose the proposal, signaling a str...
Mike Silagadze, CEO of ether.fi, has publicly bet $1 million that Ethereum's proposed EIP-8363, which introduces a tapered burn on validator rewards as staking increases, will centralize the network by pushing out smaller validators. The proposal aim...
Ethereum now accounts for 67% of all decentralized finance (DeFi) borrowing onchain, even as total lending volumes dropped from $46 billion in 2025 to about $23 billion by mid-2026. This dominance is boosted by the use of liquid staking tokens like s...
A proposal to remove Ethereum staking rewards if staked ETH exceeds half of circulating supply faces strong opposition from DeFi leaders like Aave CEO Stani Kulechov. Critics argue the plan would disrupt institutional adoption, reduce yield predictab...
