As crypto markets saw record liquidations in Friday’s market plunge, top DeFi protocols like Aave, Hyperliquid, and Morpho faced major pressure — and held up under it.

The SAFE token is down 23% amid a widespread crypto selloff.

The drop comes after President Trump announced new tariffs on China.

The new stablecoin from the STBL protocol fell below its $1 peg shortly after going live, highlighting challenges for liquidity.

Ethereum’s new privacy initiative boosted Railgun’s RAIL token to an all-time high, following comments from Vitalik Buterin emphasizing privacy as a core focus.

The NFT fantasy sports platform is switching from L2 StarkEx to Solana, promising faster, cheaper, and more open ways to trade player cards.

The creators of Cryptopunks and Autoglyphs just wrapped up Art Blocks’ curated series with a new release, Quine.

Crypto markets hold out around $4.2 trillion as traders increasingly bet the U.S. government shutdown could last into next month.

The growth is being driven by rising liquidity on DeFi protocols like Suilend and Momentum.

Traders are flocking to the ZK-powered perpetuals trading platform amid the ongoing airdrop craze, and its OTC points market is going parabolic.