DeFi

DeFi
Cap Cuts Its 'Stabledrop' Airdrop to $4.2M from $12M as Backlash Mounts
The stablecoin protocol's founder apologized for committing to a figure 'before the funding to back it was fully secured,' and denied that he steered rewards to a wallet tied to his former employer

DeFi
Sablier Labs Enters Maintenance Mode, Halts Development
The token-streaming protocol's smart contracts, used by over 345,000 Ethereum addresses, will keep running onchain even as the company behind them steps back.

DeFi
Uniswap Auctions Go Live on Robinhood Chain
Robinhood Chain auction listings will now surface directly in the Uniswap Web App, where users can launch, browse, bid and claim tokens in one place.

DeFi
Sky Reports Record $419M Revenue Run-Rate for June 2026
Cumulative sUSDS yield payouts topped $250 million as Grove launched its GROVE governance token and a new Fixed Yield product crossed $44.1 million in TVL.

DeFi
Uniswap Floats Turning On Protocol Fees for v4 Pools
Temp check would extend the fee switch to Uniswap's newest architecture, drawing an early warning that the move "risks killing the protocol."

DeFi
Gauntlet Raises $125M Series C From SBI Holdings
SBI Holdings was the sole investor in the round, which Gauntlet says will fund expansion into stablecoins, tokenization and traditional capital markets infrastructure.

DeFi
Aave Labs Launches Stable Vaults for Fintech Stablecoin Yield
The vaults convert Aave's variable lending rates into fixed yields that wallets, exchanges and payment apps can offer their own users.

DeFi
Zapper to Shut Down Aug. 3 After Nearly Seven Years
The DeFi portfolio tracker once handled $13 billion in transaction volume and 2 million monthly users before deciding an orderly wind-down was its best option.

DeFi
CAP Token Climbs to #2 Lending-Borrowing Protocol by Volume, 10 Days After Launch
Cap's governance token has generated $862 million in cumulative trading volume since its June 26 debut.

DeFi
ENS Co-Founder Proposes Delegating 5M ENS Tokens to Reform DAO Governance
Alex Van de Sande, a co-founder of the Ethereum Name Service (ENS), proposed Monday that the ENS DAO delegate 5 million ENS tokens from its dormant community treasury to individual participants.





