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Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction-market platform, secured a $2 billion strategic investment from the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), parent of the New York Stock Exchange. The transaction, announced October 7 2025, lifted Polymarket’s valuation to roughly $9 billion, making it one of the highest-valued decentralized-finance (DeFi) companies to date.

As of October 28, 2025, CryptoRank data showed Risk Curator Protocols nearing $10 billion in total value locked. Capital moved toward products that target predictable, rules-based yield instead of direct high-beta exposure. Such a shift marks a broader turn in crypto’s investment story from speculative bursts to institutional-style allocation.

The decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Scallop (SCA) has emerged as one of the leading projects on the Sui blockchain, to a recent report from crypto research firm Messari.

Decentralized exchange and liquidity protocol Balancer has suffered a major security breach, with attackers stealing over $120 million in digital assets.

Polygon’s growing bet on zero knowledge technology has started to show concrete results as co-founder Sandeep Nailwal drew fresh attention to Katana, a DeFi focused Layer 2 that is now one of the largest ZK rollups in the Polygon environment.

The cold war between decentralized finance (DeFi) and Wall Street incumbents turned hot Tuesday, with Uniswap Labs founder Hayden Adams accusing Citadel Securities of engineering a regulatory kill-switch for the industry. Adams alleges the market-making giant is pressuring the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to legally reclassify software developers as “centralized intermediaries,” a designation that would impose impossible compliance burdens on permissionless protocols.

The cryptocurrency sector suffered a catastrophic security regression in November, with total losses from exploits and hacks surging nearly 1,000% month-over-month.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its investigation into DeFi protocol Aave, bringing an end to a regulatory process that lasted nearly four years, according to Aave founder Stani Kulechov.

, a decentralized messaging app, has unveiled an innovative anti-recording feature that aims to enhance user privacy and data security. This technology prevents the unauthorized sharing or disclosure of users’ private data, .

Solana’s decentralized application (dApp) ecosystem reached new heights in November 2024, with to unprecedented levels. The blockchain itself generated $92 million, while Solana-based dApps achieved an all-time high of $365 million. This explosive growth highlights the increasing adoption and profitability of Solana’s ecosystem.

Cypherpunk Technologies, a Nasdaq-listed firm, has purchased an additional 56,418 ZEC for $29 million at an average price of approximately $514 per token. The acquisition brings the company’s holdings to roughly 1.76% of the Zcash network supply as of December 30, 2025.

The TON ecosystem is growing, thanks to increased activity in mini-games and decentralized finance (DeFi). Currently, the number of daily active wallets is nearing 1 million, and the market value of stablecoins has risen to $668 million.

Top trader and blockchain analyst has pinpointed digital identity as a rising sector that could dominate the blockchain industry in the years ahead. The analyst the opportunities therein, citing adoption potential as a crucial factor toward its growth in the scheme of things.

Global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has the listing of Falcon Finance (FF). This project is building the first universal collateralization infrastructure for digital and real-world assets.

A survey by the shows that 42% of Americans say they would try decentralized finance (DeFi) if proposed legislation is passed into law. That 42% breaks down into about 9% who are “extremely or very likely” and about 33% who are “somewhat likely” to use DeFi under a clearer legal framework.

Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya has to raise $250 million through a new special purpose acquisition company called “American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp A.” The fundraising targets decentralized finance, artificial intelligence, energy, and defense sectors. The blank-check company will offer 25 million shares at $10 a share on the New York Stock Exchange, where it will trade under the symbol AEXA.

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Decentralized Finance protocols have captured the top position among cryptocurrency sectors in 2025 and have generated 44.6% year-to-date returns. Crypto investor Rand highlighted DeFi’s leadership alongside real-world assets and stablecoins as standout performers driving market growth into the fourth quarter.

The Federal Reserve delivered its first rate cut of 2025, lowering the federal funds rate by 25 basis points. The move pushed the U.S. dollar to its weakest level in more than three years while risk assets, from equities to commodities to crypto, surged on the shift.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) price today trades near $3,805, struggling to recover after losing key support from its rising channel structure. The sharp rejection near $4,800 triggered heavy selling, driving ETH below its 20-day and 50-day exponential moving averages (EMAs) and straight into the $3,700–$3,750 support zone. This area now aligns with Ethereum’s bull market support band, making it the critical line buyers must defend.