DeFi
DeFi
Magic Eden, Founders Sued by $ME Buyers Over Broken 'Utility' Promises
A nationwide class action in New York accuses the NFT marketplace and its four co-founders of marketing the token's use cases, then delaying or abandoning them as $ME fell roughly 99% from launch
DeFi
Ansem Airdrops $7M of $ANSEM Memecoin in Bid to Reach 1M Holders
The Solana influencer has sent roughly $6.7M in tokens to more than 700 wallets onchain, even as he controls about 60% of the supply.
DeFi
Stream Finance Starts Collecting Creditor Claims in Step Toward 'Global Resolution'
The collapsed yield protocol, whose November failure froze roughly $160 million in deposits and left an estimated $285 million owed across DeFi lending markets, is asking potential creditors to submit claim information through an online form
DeFi
Pump.fun's PUMP Buybacks Top $400M as Token Stays Flat
The Solana launchpad's repurchases since July now exceed $400M, yet PUMP trades roughly 83% below its record and is little changed on the day
DeFi
BlackRock Adds Ethena's Synthetic Dollar to Its $20T Aladdin Risk Management Platform
The world's largest asset manager will list the USDe synthetic dollar as an approved asset on its institutional risk platform, while its BUIDL fund becomes the primary backing for Ethena's whitelabel stablecoins.

DeFi
Aave Confirms Aavenomics 3.0 Is Live With Buybacks and DAO Spending Cut
Aave confirmed Saturday that Aavenomics 3.0 is now active, with automated AAVE token buybacks running and DAO operational spending reduced, completing a governance roadmap the protocol has built toward since mid-2024.

DeFi
Aave Advances Automated AAVE Buyback Overhaul With Aavenomics 3.0
Aave founder Stani Kulechov previewed Aavenomics 3.0 on X Thursday, an automated on-chain buyback mechanism that would route all protocol and GHO revenue to AAVE holders by default, replacing the existing discretionary committee-directed program.

DeFi
Aave's Kulechov Disputes Report, Says Firm Won't Sell AAVE at '70%' Discount
The founder said all Aave protocol and GHO revenue flows to the AAVE token and that the brand and software belong to holders, responding to a report that Kraken is in talks to buy a 15% stake at a $385 million valuation.

DeFi
Magic Internet Money Falls 50% Below Peg as Abracadabra Declares Emergency
Abracadabra.money declared emergency measures after its MIM stablecoin fell roughly 50% below its $1 peg, triggering interest rate hikes across all Cauldrons, a halt to Curve bribes, and a suspension of direct incentives.

DeFi
Spark, Uniswap, and Sky Launch $150M Liquidity Migration to Build Shared Stablecoin FX Layer
Spark, Uniswap, and Sky are launching shared stablecoin liquidity infrastructure, beginning with a $150 million USDS migration to Uniswap v4 pools designed to serve a multi-issuer stablecoin economy.



