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Aave has surpassed $1 trillion in lending, solidifying its position as a leading DeFi lending platform, with significant growth in user value secured and fees collected.

Solana-based platform Step Finance has announced the shutdown of three platforms following a devastating $27 million hack in January, highlighting security concerns in the DeFi space.

Solana's infrastructure development aims to prepare SOL for the next 'super cycle' by catering to institutional demand in the Asia-Pacific region, offering DeFi tools and services tailored for traditional finance firms.

A pricing glitch on Moonwell's DeFi platform allowed bots to seize millions in ETH collateral due to a misconfigured Chainlink price oracle, undervaluing cbETH to $1 instead of its actual value of $2,200.

StarkWare is integrating EY's Nightfall protocol into Starknet, enabling institutions to make private payments and access DeFi on Ethereum rails while maintaining auditability.

DeFi protocol ZeroLend has shut down after three years due to unsustainable economics, thin margins, and rising security threats.

Aave founder Stani Kulechov predicts a $50 trillion boom in 'abundance assets' driven by onchain lending, which could accelerate the development of sustainable technologies.

Apollo, a Wall Street giant with over $900 billion in assets, is deepening its push into the crypto market by partnering with Morpho and potentially buying up to 90 million MORPHO tokens.

OKX Ventures has partnered with STBL, Hamilton Lane, and Securitize to launch a new RWA-backed stablecoin on OKX's X Layer blockchain, expanding the stablecoin market and potentially increasing adoption of decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions.

Chainlink price feeds for tokenized US stocks (SPYon, QQQon, and TSLAon) have gone live on Ethereum, enabling their use as collateral in DeFi lending markets.

BlackRock is partnering with Uniswap to offer institutional token trading, expanding access to decentralized finance (DeFi) for institutional investors.

BlackRock has taken its first step into the DeFi market by listing its tokenized U.S.