Luke Leasure: Layer Zero’s infrastructure vulnerabilities highlight security gaps, Aave’s collateral oversight demands better risk management, and the dynamics of looping reshape DeFi borrowing | Unchained

The Senate Banking Committee will vote tomorrow on the new additions to the crypto bill, before deciding whether to refer it to the Senate floor.

DEF identified 15 amendments to CLARITY targeting DeFi developers, including BRCA rollbacks, criminal liability for code, and smart contract sanctions.

River's integration with OKX DEX simplifies DeFi access, potentially increasing user adoption but hinges on OKX's reliability and service continuity. The post River integrates OKX DEX for one-tap swaps to satUSD appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Restaking in DeFi introduces complex risks, highlighting the urgent need for robust security infrastructure. The post Pluto: Restaking in DeFi poses financial risks, cross-chain bridges are vulnerable to exploitation, and AI’s dual role in crypto security | On The Brink appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Morpho's modular design limited losses to $1 million during a $300 million DeFi hack, showcasing its resilience. The post Paul Frambot: Morpho’s modular architecture enables tailored lending markets, 90% of volume is stablecoin loans, and operational security is critical for DeFi risk management | Unchained appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Privacy emerges as the crucial competitive edge in crypto amid maturing infrastructure and regulatory clarity. The post Ali Yahya: Crypto infrastructure supports billions of users, regulatory clarity fuels innovation, and privacy emerges as a competitive advantage | Unchained appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Chainlink active addresses reach 8-month high as DeFi protocols migrate $700M in assets appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Chainlink just recorded its busiest stretch in eight months, driven by a sharp rise in on-chain activity following major infrastructure migrations into its cross-chain ecosystem. On May 9, the network recorded 282,170 unique active LINK addresses, followed by 264,090 on May 10, the highest level since September 2025, according to Santiment data. 🔗 ChainLink just recorded its two highest address activity days in 8 months. On May 9th, 282,170 unique LINK addresses were active on the network, followed by 264,090 on May 10th. The network hasn’t seen these levels since September, 2025. When a metric like this erupts this… pic.twitter.com/qgQiiDI7EY — Santiment Intelligence (@SantimentData) May 11, 2026 The spike came shortly after Solv Protocol announced plans to migrate more than $700 million in tokenized Bitcoin assets, including SolvBTC and xSolvBTC, from

The post What happened in crypto today: $101K DeFi hack, MARA’s $1.3B loss, and more appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Ethereum developers have launched an initiative to fix a structural flaw that has caused billions in user losses, including the Bybit hack. Outdated DeFi infrastructure can remain vulnerable even after migrating to new architectures, as seen in the Huma Finance exploit. Notably, Bitcoin [BTC] mining firm MARA posted hefty losses in Q1 2026, with most of that attributable to the crypto downturn. Here’s a closer look at what happened in crypto today. An open standard designed to end blind signing Recently, Ethereum advocates put forth a “clear signing” initiative that will eliminate the “low-level, machine-readable formats” of transaction approval that are accurate but need technical expertise to parse. Instead, they seek to move towards clear, human-readable, and structured descriptions of what a transaction will do. Wallets can consistently present this information