A $292 million exploit and $13 billion TVL drop looks catastrophic on the surface, but the data tells a different story.

The latest and most devastating incident occurred on Sunday, April 19, when a hacker drained roughly $293 million from Kelp ...

The AAVE-led response and new safeguards underscore the sector's maturity as the bank maintains its $2 trillion RWA outlook.

DeFi losses surpass $800M in April 2026 as attacks shift to key management, admin control failures, and bridge vulnerabilities despite stronger smart contracts.

Access to capital in trading and investing has never been evenly distributed. Traditional systems tend to favor people with ...

DeFi losses — referring to hacks targeting decentralized finance platforms, which are crypto-based alternatives to banks and ...

Decentralized finance is in the midst of the largest coordinated rescue in its history, an effort marked by moral hazard concerns and ad-hoc coordination that sit awkwardly with the sector’s founding ...

DeFi Development is hoping to expand internationally through a franchise model. The company plans to partner with others looking to operate their own Solana treasuries with DeFi's support. In return, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) were meant to embody the promise of DeFi: open, borderless, peer-to-peer markets that couldn’t be ...

DeFi came under fresh pressure after the KelpDAO exploit triggered a sharp shock across Aave and revived fears around ...

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a tech-driven financial system that is disrupting traditional banking, transforming how we think about lending, borrowing, trading and investing money. DeFi is composed ...