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DeFi asset management and risk analysis company Gauntlet secures $125 million financing from Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings
According to Fortune, DeFi asset management and risk analysis company Gauntlet completed a $125 million financing round, exclusively invested by Japanese financial group SBI Holdings. The financing was completed in June this year, and the specific valuation was not disclosed. This is Gauntlet's largest financing round since its establishment in 2018, far exceeding its $24 million Series B round in 2022 led by Ribbit Capital at a $1 billion valuation. Gauntlet was founded by former Wall Street quantitative trader Tarun Chitra. It initially focused on providing stress testing and vulnerability analysis services for DeFi protocols. Later, as the DAO governance model waned, it gradually transitioned to a "treasury curation" business—assessing yield strategy risks through quantitative analysis to help institutional investors manage digital asset allocation. Currently, its clients include asset management giant Apollo, Coinbase, and stablecoin issuer Circle.
Aave CEO: Will Never Sell AAVE Tokens at a 70% Discount, Designing Aavenomics 3.0 Buyback Mechanism
Odaily Odaily: In response to recent community discussions, the Aave CEO issued a statement clarifying that Aave will never sell AAVE tokens at a 70% discount.According to the "Aave Will Win (AWW)" proposal, 100% of the revenue generated by the Aave protocol and the GHO stablecoin belongs to AAVE token holders. This principle also applies to all product revenues, including Aave App, Aave Pro, and Swaps. As a service provider for Aave DAO, Aave Labs is solely responsible for protocol development and expansion and does not receive any protocol or product revenue.The Aave CEO revealed that Aave's current annualized revenue has reached $134 million, all of which belongs to Aave DAO. Additionally, the Aave brand and related software intellectual property rights belong to AAVE.Furthermore, the team is designing Aavenomics 3.0, which plans to introduce a new, automated, non-discretionary buyback mechanism. More details will be announced later. He stated that Aave's goal is not only to serve the crypto market but also the entire financial asset market, including Real World Assets (RWA).
Aave Founder Responds to Payward Acquisition Rumors: Will Not Sell AAVE at a 70% Discount
Aave founder Stani Kulechov has responded to reports suggesting Kraken's parent company Payward is interested in acquiring a 15% stake in the Aave protocol, stating that AAVE is "not going to be sold at a 70% discount."Prior reports from CoinDesk indicated that Payward was in talks to acquire a 15% stake in Aave at a valuation of $385 million. If calculated at this valuation, it would represent only approximately 30% of AAVE's fully diluted valuation, significantly below the market valuation.In a post on X, Kulechov stated that the relevant reports were not entirely accurate. He did not completely deny the possibility of Aave Labs selling a portion of its held AAVE tokens, but noted that Aave Labs does have a certain allocation of AAVE, and that multiple market participants have discussed purchasing either directly or indirectly, or engaging in deeper collaboration centered around long-term partnerships.Aave is the largest decentralized lending protocol on the Ethereum ecosystem. Kulechov stated that Aave currently generates an annualized revenue of approximately $134 million, with the relevant revenue flowing to the Aave DAO. He has also previously proposed a governance plan to redirect revenue from Aave Labs, the protocol, and its products to the Aave DAO and token holders.These rumors emerge at a time when Aave is experiencing certain pressures. Following the Kelp DAO incident in April, Aave's TVL saw a significant decline. Although Aave itself was not directly attacked, the KelpDAO cross-chain bridge attacker utilized Aave to convert the stolen rsETH into other assets.
Radiant Capital Announces Shutdown, Unable to Recover from $50 Million Hack
According to The Block, the DeFi lending protocol Radiant Capital has announced it will officially cease operations. The protocol suffered a hack in October 2024, losing approximately $51 million; the attacker gained unauthorized access by deploying backdoor contracts on Arbitrum and BNB Chain. Earlier in 2024, the protocol had also been hit by a flash loan attack, resulting in a loss of roughly 1,900 ETH (approximately $4.5 million). After 18 months of recovery efforts, Radiant Capital stated that it has neither recovered a significant portion of the stolen funds nor secured new financing, declaring that “the DAO has no viable path forward.” The protocol will now enter a “maintenance mode”: its frontend and smart contracts remain accessible, allowing users to withdraw funds, repay loans, and manage positions. Any funds recovered in the future will be returned to affected users.
Gate Research: Crypto Market Warms Up in April with RWA and On-Chain Capital Flow in Focus
Odaily Odaily News Gate Research recently released its "April 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Review" report, indicating that the overall cryptocurrency market saw a volatile upward trend in April, with total market capitalization significantly higher than in March. BTC and ETH ETF trading volumes maintained high volatility overall. The report shows continued divergence in activity across major public chain ecosystems. Solana's daily transaction volume remained in the range of approximately 90 million to 110 million transactions, maintaining its leading position.Regarding trending sectors, the report notes that Pokemon TCG RWA has become one of the fastest-growing on-chain RWA sub-sectors, entering a second explosive growth phase in April. Major trading platforms saw monthly trading volumes exceed $220 million, with weekly revenue briefly approaching $6 million, setting new historical records. Meanwhile, Aave experienced its most severe liquidity crisis ever in April, with TVL outflows reaching tens of billions of dollars within a few days and net outflows exceeding $9 billion for the entire month.In terms of fundraising and security incidents, the Web3 industry completed 51 financing rounds in April, totaling approximately $834 million, with capital further concentrating on leading financial and infrastructure tracks. Among these, Payward ranked first for the month with a $200 million financing round. On the security front, Web3 security incidents in April resulted in losses of approximately $306 million, a month-over-month increase of about 858%, primarily driven by a single cross-chain infrastructure attack on Kelp DAO worth approximately $293 million. The report suggests that against the backdrop of a recovering market, on-chain activity and capital liquidity are both increasing simultaneously. However, the security risks associated with cross-chain infrastructure and high-leverage protocols remain worthy of continued attention.
ILITY Secures $2 Million in Seed Funding Led by Animoca Brands
Odaily, Odaily reported that ILITY has announced the completion of a $2 million seed round at a valuation of $21 million, led by Animoca Brands, with participation from DAO Duck and others.The funds from this round will primarily be used to accelerate protocol development and expand ecosystem partnerships.The project aims to build a layer-1 blockchain protocol focused on private cross-chain verification, enabling trustless verification of holdings and behaviors through zero-knowledge proofs while maintaining wallet address privacy.
Andre Cronje: DeFi No Longer Exists, Only On-Chain Finance Remains
Odaily News: Andre Cronje, founder of DeFi platform Flying Tulip and creator of Fantom Network, stated that most DeFi protocols are no longer truly decentralized, with only a few niche areas still qualifying as DeFi. He believes DeFi has evolved into "on-chain finance" or "open finance." He pointed out that true DeFi should possess characteristics such as decentralization, immutability, and the absence of intermediaries, whereas the intermediaries in most current protocols have become corporations, taking on traditional financial institution roles such as decision-makers and risk committees. Cronje noted that this does not mean true DeFi has completely disappeared, as some protocols are still innovating. Data from DefiLlama shows that the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi has dropped from $167 billion in early October 2025 to $75 billion at the time of the original report over the past 10 months, a decline of more than half. In a working paper published in March, the European Central Bank (ECB) analyzed Aave, MakerDAO, Ampleforth, and Uniswap, finding that based on holding snapshots from November 2022 and May 2023, the top 100 addresses holding governance tokens in these protocols each controlled over 80% of the token supply. The ECB consequently questioned the level of decentralization of these DAOs and whether they should continue to be regarded as "fully decentralized" services exempt from the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). (Cointelegraph)
ENS DAO Passes Proposal to Officially Establish Foundation, Strengthening Decentralized Domain Ecosystem Governance
Odaily News ENS DAO has voted to pass the "Next Era of ENS DAO" proposal and completed on-chain execution, officially establishing the ENS Foundation to usher the ENS ecosystem into a new phase of governance.According to the proposal, the ENS Foundation will become a fully operational organization, equipped with a full-time executive director, a professional team, and a board of directors consisting of 5 members. It will be responsible for ENS's institutional work in legal, policy, standards-setting, and brand protection. ENS stated that over the past nearly decade, it has developed into critical infrastructure within the Ethereum ecosystem, with millions of registered domain names and integration across numerous wallets, applications, and Layer 2 networks. However, the DAO itself lacks a legal entity status, which prevents it from effectively participating in internet naming system governance, signing institutional cooperation agreements, hiring full-time employees, safeguarding trademark rights, or engaging in regulatory discussions. The establishment of the ENS Foundation aims to fill this gap. Going forward, the Foundation will be responsible for:1. Representing ENS in internet standards organizations such as ICANN, IETF, and W3C, to promote the recognition and management of the ".ens" top-level domain (TLD);2. Participating in policy discussions as a legal entity, communicating with regulators and government agencies;3. Holding and protecting ENS trademarks and intellectual property, and combating phishing and impersonation activities;4. Hiring full-time employees to manage ecosystem operations, grant programs, and treasury management;5. Serving as the formal cooperation entity between traditional institutions such as registrars and standards organizations and the ENS ecosystem.
JustLend DAO's fourth repurchase and burn completed, JST cumulative deflation exceeds 17%
Odaily News on July 20th, according to official sources, JustLend DAO, a core project in the TRON ecosystem, has completed four consecutive rounds of efficient repurchase and burn plans. Over 17% of the total supply of $JST has been permanently removed from circulation, marking another milestone in the deflationary process. All funds for this round were raised in compliance with previously approved community mechanisms, with full transparency on-chain, and the burn data can be verified at any time. As a cornerstone of the TRON DeFi ecosystem, JustLend DAO will continue to optimize its repurchase and burn mechanism, driving the ongoing deflation of the token economic model as the market evolves, building a more stable long-term value expectation for JST holders.
Specter Reveals Clues to BONK DAO Governance Attack: Realms Founder's Fund Flow Suspectedly Linked to Attacker
Odaily, on-chain security firm Specter has released preliminary findings on the BONK DAO governance attack. After tracing on-chain fund flows, significant suspicions have emerged: the Realms founder, an address associated with Crypto Notte, shows signs of capital flow interaction with the suspected attacker's wallet.According to the review, the attacker published a malicious governance proposal on June 30. The proposal required 1% of the total BONK circulating supply in voting power to pass. Between July 4 and 5, the attacker acquired sufficient voting weight by purchasing tokens through exchanges and borrowing from Marginfi, totaling approximately $4 million, thereby pushing forward and executing the governance attack.
BonkDAO 遭恶意治理提案攻击，约 2000 万美元 BONK 被盗
据官方消息，BonkDAO 表示，其 DAO 金库 因一项恶意治理提案遭攻击，约价值 2000 万美元的 BONK 代币被盗。调查显示，相关地址曾在提案发起前通过交易所钱包购买 BONK。BonkDAO 正与交易所、跨链桥及 Solana 基金会合作处理此事，执法部门已获通知，后续将继续推进资金追回及责任追查。
Malta’s Financial Regulator Exploring Inclusion of Certain DeFi Activities Under MiCA
According to CoinDesk, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has published a discussion paper exploring how decentralized finance (DeFi) can be incorporated into the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework. The MFSA notes that while MiCA exempts “fully decentralized” crypto-asset services, many DeFi projects still retain centralized features—such as admin keys, centralized governance, and protocol upgrade privileges. The regulator is seeking public input on whether decentralization should be viewed as a “spectrum” rather than a binary concept, and whether a standardized framework should be established to determine whether a given protocol falls outside MiCA’s regulatory scope. Additionally, the paper proposes potential legal structures—including DAOs and cell companies—and examines automated compliance mechanisms such as custodial agents. Public consultation on this discussion paper closes on July 10.
Optimism governance vote sparks controversy: 5.469 million OP tokens redirected from user airdrop to ecosystem fund
an Optimism community governance proposal has been passed, reallocating 546.9 million OP tokens originally intended for user airdrops to the "Strategic Ecosystem Fund" managed by the Optimism Foundation, sparking discussions within the community over governance transparency and user rights.The OP tokens involved in this proposal account for approximately 12.7% of the total supply, valued at around $49.7 million at current prices. The Optimism Foundation stated that as the ecosystem strategy shifts toward institutional adoption and enterprise partnerships, large-scale user airdrops no longer fully align with the current development direction, and unused tokens can be deployed for ecosystem incentives, partnership building, and enterprise-level project expansion.The vote ultimately passed with 17.974 million OP in favor and 10.931 million OP against. The pivotal turning point came 16 minutes and 52 seconds before the vote closed, when Test in Prod (delegate.testinprod-io.eth), the core development team of the Optimism ecosystem, cast 8.486 million OP in support, raising the approval ratio from 45.77% to 61.84% and ultimately pushing the proposal through.Excluding Test in Prod's vote, the proposal's support rate would stand at only 46.47%, failing to pass, and the relevant tokens would likely have remained in the user allocation pool. The Optimism Foundation previously committed to disclosing the cumulative usage of the fund and related outcomes through annual budget reports. This vote has also reignited discussions about the influence of "large delegated voting power" in DAO governance and the balance of token holder rights. (CoinDesk)
TRON DeFi Summer Season 2 Kicks Off, Participate in USDD Rewards Event to Share $900,000 in Rewards
Decentralized stablecoin USDD announces that with the launch of TRON DeFi Summer Season 2, its Summer Earn Plan launched jointly with Binance Wallet and JustLend DAO is now live. The event runs from today until October 4, 07:59 (Singapore Time), and participating users can share a total reward of $900,000. Specifically, users who complete designated deposits or subscribe to designated event vault assets via Binance Wallet can share a TRX exclusive airdrop worth $300,000; by subscribing to USDD via JustLend, in addition to enjoying the base APR, users can also participate in sharing a 600,000 USDD reward pool, with no upper limit on user participation amounts.
DEXE plummets 96.8% in 11 days, Ceffu transfers 797,900 DEXE to Binance, possibly linked to DWF Labs
Odaily Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, DEXE reached an all-time high of $49.432 on July 12. It began to decline on July 13, and on July 21, it experienced a single-day maximum drop of 88%, with the price falling from $46.93 to $5.648. Over 11 days, the decline reached 96.8%, with the price dropping from $49.423 to $1.56. Ai Yi stated that the large on-chain fund flows were primarily from CEX hot wallets, and no anomalies were found except for those involving Ceffu. Since July 13, the custody platform Ceffu has transferred a total of 797,900 DEXE to Binance, split across 6 transactions, with a total value of $6.15 million. This makes Ceffu the only entity, besides exchanges, to move over a million dollars worth of this token. Ai Yi noted that due to the Ceffu MirrorX mechanism, DEXE held in Ceffu generates a 1:1 mirrored position on the exchange, and on-chain asset transfers are settled automatically afterward. If this mechanism was used for front-running, the actual value corresponding to the 797,900 DEXE would be $39.44 million. Ai Yi further indicated that public records do not show the DEXE project team depositing tokens with Ceffu, with most tokens being held in the DAO treasury and team-related lock-up contracts. Among DEXE's official partners, Falcon had supported DEXE as collateral on its platform. Falcon's asset custodian includes Ceffu, and Falcon Finance is associated with DWF Labs, which is also on DEXE's partner list. Ai Yi stated that the above conclusions are based on on-chain data and public clues, and it cannot be ruled out that the project team or other market makers are involved.
TRON DeFi Summer Drives Explosive Growth: USDD TVL on JustLend DAO Surpasses $400 Million
Decentralized stablecoin USDD announced that within 48 hours of the launch of the TRON DeFi Summer event, it has attracted over $100 million in net capital inflows, driving the TVL of USDD on JustLend DAO to surpass the $400 million mark, with current growth momentum remaining strong. According to previous reports, TRON DeFi Summer officially launched on July 6. USDD, together with JustLend DAO and Binance Wallet, launched the Summer Earn Plan, offering participating users a total reward of $900,000. The event runs from now until August 5 at 07:59 (Singapore Time). Specifically, users who subscribe to USDD via JustLend DAO can not only enjoy the base APY but also participate in sharing a prize pool of 600,000 USDD.
DeFi asset management and risk analysis company Gauntlet secures $125 million financing from Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings
According to Fortune, DeFi asset management and risk analysis company Gauntlet completed a $125 million financing round, exclusively invested by Japanese financial group SBI Holdings. The financing was completed in June this year, and the specific valuation was not disclosed. This is Gauntlet's largest financing round since its establishment in 2018, far exceeding its $24 million Series B round in 2022 led by Ribbit Capital at a $1 billion valuation. Gauntlet was founded by former Wall Street quantitative trader Tarun Chitra. It initially focused on providing stress testing and vulnerability analysis services for DeFi protocols. Later, as the DAO governance model waned, it gradually transitioned to a "treasury curation" business—assessing yield strategy risks through quantitative analysis to help institutional investors manage digital asset allocation. Currently, its clients include asset management giant Apollo, Coinbase, and stablecoin issuer Circle.
Immunefi CEO claims AI models lead to surge in crypto security vulnerabilities
Odaily, Mitchell Amador, CEO of bug bounty platform Immunefi, stated at the WAIB Summit that new AI models such as Claude Opus 4.8 and ChatGPT 5.5 are shifting the balance of cybersecurity offense and defense in favor of attackers, leading to a resurgence in crypto hacks in 2026. Data from DefiLlama shows that in April 2026, illicit actors stole over $634 million from crypto platforms, the highest monthly total since the Bybit hack in February 2025 drove losses of approximately $1.4 billion.Amador stated that the crypto industry is in a critical survival period for the next three to four years until security teams leverage similar AI models to build codebases that attackers cannot breach; if the industry adopts more crowd-sourced security solutions, this timeline could be shortened to within two years. The latest Claude Mythos model, Fable 5, from AI company Anthropic, previously raised concerns about accelerating the ability to exploit crypto vulnerabilities.Anthropic stated that Fable 5 has safeguards in place that will redirect topics related to cybersecurity and similar fields to Claude Opus 4.8. On April 19, an attacker transferred approximately 116,500 restaked Ethereum (rsETH) from Kelp DAO's LayerZero-based rsETH bridge, valued at around $290 million to $293 million at the time. Cross-chain protocol LayerZero stated that the 1/1 decentralized verification network configuration of Kelp DAO relied on a single verification path for processing cross-chain messages, creating a single point of failure. (Cointelegraph)
Crypto DAO's Pro token suffered an attack, with the attacker and profit addresses holding approximately 8.2 million USDT.
According to Blockaid monitoring, Crypto DAO's Pro token was attacked. As of 00:23 early this morning, the attacker and related profit addresses currently hold a combined total of approximately 8.2 million USDT.
BarnBridge governance attack reportedly causes approximately $776,000 in losses
According to BlockSec monitoring, the BarnBridge SMART Yield cUSDC protocol was attacked on Ethereum, resulting in losses of approximately $776,000, suspected to be a governance attack. The attacker first gained DAO governance rights, then upgraded the SmartYield/controller proxy to a malicious implementation contract. This contract called the _takeUnderlying privileged function of CompoundProvider, utilizing pre-existing USDC approvals from 50 user accounts, and via transferFees, moved the aggregated funds to the attacker.
DeFi asset management and risk analysis company Gauntlet secures $125 million financing from Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings
According to Fortune, DeFi asset management and risk analysis company Gauntlet completed a $125 million financing round, exclusively invested by Japanese financial group SBI Holdings. The financing was completed in June this year, and the specific valuation was not disclosed. This is Gauntlet's largest financing round since its establishment in 2018, far exceeding its $24 million Series B round in 2022 led by Ribbit Capital at a $1 billion valuation. Gauntlet was founded by former Wall Street quantitative trader Tarun Chitra. It initially focused on providing stress testing and vulnerability analysis services for DeFi protocols. Later, as the DAO governance model waned, it gradually transitioned to a "treasury curation" business—assessing yield strategy risks through quantitative analysis to help institutional investors manage digital asset allocation. Currently, its clients include asset management giant Apollo, Coinbase, and stablecoin issuer Circle.
Specter Reveals Clues to BONK DAO Governance Attack: Realms Founder's Fund Flow Suspectedly Linked to Attacker
Odaily, on-chain security firm Specter has released preliminary findings on the BONK DAO governance attack. After tracing on-chain fund flows, significant suspicions have emerged: the Realms founder, an address associated with Crypto Notte, shows signs of capital flow interaction with the suspected attacker's wallet.According to the review, the attacker published a malicious governance proposal on June 30. The proposal required 1% of the total BONK circulating supply in voting power to pass. Between July 4 and 5, the attacker acquired sufficient voting weight by purchasing tokens through exchanges and borrowing from Marginfi, totaling approximately $4 million, thereby pushing forward and executing the governance attack.
BonkDAO 遭恶意治理提案攻击，约 2000 万美元 BONK 被盗
据官方消息，BonkDAO 表示，其 DAO 金库 因一项恶意治理提案遭攻击，约价值 2000 万美元的 BONK 代币被盗。调查显示，相关地址曾在提案发起前通过交易所钱包购买 BONK。BonkDAO 正与交易所、跨链桥及 Solana 基金会合作处理此事，执法部门已获通知，后续将继续推进资金追回及责任追查。
BonkDAO Suffers Malicious Governance Proposal Attack, Approximately $20 Million in BONK Stolen
the official Bonk Inu X account announced that BonkDAO was attacked via a malicious governance proposal, resulting in the theft of approximately $20 million worth of BONK tokens from its DAO treasury.According to reports, the attacker exploited a suspicious governance proposal to transfer assets from the BonkDAO treasury. The stolen BONK subsequently began flowing to exchanges, putting downward pressure on the BONK price. Data from The Block shows that the BONK price has dropped over 9%.South Korean exchange Upbit subsequently issued a notice stating that it has temporarily suspended BONK deposits and withdrawals to address the incident and mitigate potential risks. (The Block)
Optimism governance vote sparks controversy: 5.469 million OP tokens redirected from user airdrop to ecosystem fund
an Optimism community governance proposal has been passed, reallocating 546.9 million OP tokens originally intended for user airdrops to the "Strategic Ecosystem Fund" managed by the Optimism Foundation, sparking discussions within the community over governance transparency and user rights.The OP tokens involved in this proposal account for approximately 12.7% of the total supply, valued at around $49.7 million at current prices. The Optimism Foundation stated that as the ecosystem strategy shifts toward institutional adoption and enterprise partnerships, large-scale user airdrops no longer fully align with the current development direction, and unused tokens can be deployed for ecosystem incentives, partnership building, and enterprise-level project expansion.The vote ultimately passed with 17.974 million OP in favor and 10.931 million OP against. The pivotal turning point came 16 minutes and 52 seconds before the vote closed, when Test in Prod (delegate.testinprod-io.eth), the core development team of the Optimism ecosystem, cast 8.486 million OP in support, raising the approval ratio from 45.77% to 61.84% and ultimately pushing the proposal through.Excluding Test in Prod's vote, the proposal's support rate would stand at only 46.47%, failing to pass, and the relevant tokens would likely have remained in the user allocation pool. The Optimism Foundation previously committed to disclosing the cumulative usage of the fund and related outcomes through annual budget reports. This vote has also reignited discussions about the influence of "large delegated voting power" in DAO governance and the balance of token holder rights. (CoinDesk)
Compound Approves $52 Million Budget for Full Transition to Institutional DeFi
According to Cryptopolitan, DeFi lending protocol Compound approved a record $52 million two-year development budget via DAO voting and completed leadership restructuring, announcing a full pivot to the institutional market. The COMP token subsequently rose over 10% within 24 hours, currently trading at around $18. Regarding the budget, $14 million has been authorized for immediate use, with the remaining funds unlocked in batches based on milestones. In terms of fund allocation, approximately $28 million is designated for operations and R&D for the new version Compound V4, and $24 million for growth, of which $8 million to $10 million is specifically allocated for institutional partnerships. The V4 core adopts a "hub-and-spoke" architecture, centralizing fund scheduling through a central hub to meet higher institutional requirements for risk control. Currently, over 10 partners have confirmed joining, with another 20+ currently in negotiations.
Lido 解读 NEST 机制：上线初期将采用“财库模式”，未来通过链上投票切换至 LP 模式
以太坊质押协议 Lido DAO 官方发文解读 NEST（Network Economic Support Tokenomics）机制，通过链上自动化方式将协议收入与 LDO 代币价值绑定，实现持续性的 LDO 回购，旨在让 LDO 持有者更直接分享协议增长收益。该机制由 DAO 国库盈余资金支持，当 Lido 质押业务收入超过设定基准后，部分超额收入将通过 CoW Swap 自动兑换为 LDO。 根据 Lido DAO 设定的初始参数，NEST 收入基准为年化 4000 万美元（约每日 10.9 万美元），超额部分的 50%将用于回购 LDO，每日回购上限为 5 万美元，365 天累计上限为 1000 万美元。回购执行每日进行，采用无需许可的链上流程。 NEST 上线初期将采用“财库模式”（Treasury-only mode），购买的 LDO 将直接进入 DAO 国库。未来在市场条件合适时，DAO 可通过链上投票切换至 LP 模式，将一半资金用于购买 LDO，另一半转换为 wstETH 并提供 Curve 流动性。
Andre Cronje: DeFi No Longer Exists, Only On-Chain Finance Remains
Odaily News: Andre Cronje, founder of DeFi platform Flying Tulip and creator of Fantom Network, stated that most DeFi protocols are no longer truly decentralized, with only a few niche areas still qualifying as DeFi. He believes DeFi has evolved into "on-chain finance" or "open finance." He pointed out that true DeFi should possess characteristics such as decentralization, immutability, and the absence of intermediaries, whereas the intermediaries in most current protocols have become corporations, taking on traditional financial institution roles such as decision-makers and risk committees. Cronje noted that this does not mean true DeFi has completely disappeared, as some protocols are still innovating. Data from DefiLlama shows that the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi has dropped from $167 billion in early October 2025 to $75 billion at the time of the original report over the past 10 months, a decline of more than half. In a working paper published in March, the European Central Bank (ECB) analyzed Aave, MakerDAO, Ampleforth, and Uniswap, finding that based on holding snapshots from November 2022 and May 2023, the top 100 addresses holding governance tokens in these protocols each controlled over 80% of the token supply. The ECB consequently questioned the level of decentralization of these DAOs and whether they should continue to be regarded as "fully decentralized" services exempt from the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). (Cointelegraph)
ENS DAO Passes Proposal to Officially Establish Foundation, Strengthening Decentralized Domain Ecosystem Governance
Odaily News ENS DAO has voted to pass the "Next Era of ENS DAO" proposal and completed on-chain execution, officially establishing the ENS Foundation to usher the ENS ecosystem into a new phase of governance.According to the proposal, the ENS Foundation will become a fully operational organization, equipped with a full-time executive director, a professional team, and a board of directors consisting of 5 members. It will be responsible for ENS's institutional work in legal, policy, standards-setting, and brand protection. ENS stated that over the past nearly decade, it has developed into critical infrastructure within the Ethereum ecosystem, with millions of registered domain names and integration across numerous wallets, applications, and Layer 2 networks. However, the DAO itself lacks a legal entity status, which prevents it from effectively participating in internet naming system governance, signing institutional cooperation agreements, hiring full-time employees, safeguarding trademark rights, or engaging in regulatory discussions. The establishment of the ENS Foundation aims to fill this gap. Going forward, the Foundation will be responsible for:1. Representing ENS in internet standards organizations such as ICANN, IETF, and W3C, to promote the recognition and management of the ".ens" top-level domain (TLD);2. Participating in policy discussions as a legal entity, communicating with regulators and government agencies;3. Holding and protecting ENS trademarks and intellectual property, and combating phishing and impersonation activities;4. Hiring full-time employees to manage ecosystem operations, grant programs, and treasury management;5. Serving as the formal cooperation entity between traditional institutions such as registrars and standards organizations and the ENS ecosystem.
Sushi 拟重构代币经济模型，引入 SUSHI 储备机制并部署协议流动性至 Robinhood Chain
据 Common 平台披露，Sushi DAO 发布 RFC 提案，拟对 SUSHI 代币经济模型进行全面重构。提案建议以更均衡的框架取代现行 xSUSHI 费用分配机制，具体包括：削减 xSUSHI 回购规模至可持续水平、通过每周定期购入 SUSHI 建立协议储备（SUSHI Reserve），以及将剩余协议收入划拨至 Sushi Ops 用于运营与增长。此外，提案还计划将部分协议流动性迁移部署至 Robinhood Chain。目前该提案处于 RFC（征求意见）阶段，尚待社区讨论与治理投票。
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Optimism governance vote sparks controversy: 5.469 million OP tokens redirected from user airdrop to ecosystem fund
an Optimism community governance proposal has been passed, reallocating 546.9 million OP tokens originally intended for user airdrops to the "Strategic Ecosystem Fund" managed by the Optimism Foundation, sparking discussions within the community over governance transparency and user rights.The OP tokens involved in this proposal account for approximately 12.7% of the total supply, valued at around $49.7 million at current prices. The Optimism Foundation stated that as the ecosystem strategy shifts toward institutional adoption and enterprise partnerships, large-scale user airdrops no longer fully align with the current development direction, and unused tokens can be deployed for ecosystem incentives, partnership building, and enterprise-level project expansion.The vote ultimately passed with 17.974 million OP in favor and 10.931 million OP against. The pivotal turning point came 16 minutes and 52 seconds before the vote closed, when Test in Prod (delegate.testinprod-io.eth), the core development team of the Optimism ecosystem, cast 8.486 million OP in support, raising the approval ratio from 45.77% to 61.84% and ultimately pushing the proposal through.Excluding Test in Prod's vote, the proposal's support rate would stand at only 46.47%, failing to pass, and the relevant tokens would likely have remained in the user allocation pool. The Optimism Foundation previously committed to disclosing the cumulative usage of the fund and related outcomes through annual budget reports. This vote has also reignited discussions about the influence of "large delegated voting power" in DAO governance and the balance of token holder rights. (CoinDesk)
Compound Approves $52 Million Budget for Full Transition to Institutional DeFi
According to Cryptopolitan, DeFi lending protocol Compound approved a record $52 million two-year development budget via DAO voting and completed leadership restructuring, announcing a full pivot to the institutional market. The COMP token subsequently rose over 10% within 24 hours, currently trading at around $18. Regarding the budget, $14 million has been authorized for immediate use, with the remaining funds unlocked in batches based on milestones. In terms of fund allocation, approximately $28 million is designated for operations and R&D for the new version Compound V4, and $24 million for growth, of which $8 million to $10 million is specifically allocated for institutional partnerships. The V4 core adopts a "hub-and-spoke" architecture, centralizing fund scheduling through a central hub to meet higher institutional requirements for risk control. Currently, over 10 partners have confirmed joining, with another 20+ currently in negotiations.
Lido 解读 NEST 机制：上线初期将采用“财库模式”，未来通过链上投票切换至 LP 模式
以太坊质押协议 Lido DAO 官方发文解读 NEST（Network Economic Support Tokenomics）机制，通过链上自动化方式将协议收入与 LDO 代币价值绑定，实现持续性的 LDO 回购，旨在让 LDO 持有者更直接分享协议增长收益。该机制由 DAO 国库盈余资金支持，当 Lido 质押业务收入超过设定基准后，部分超额收入将通过 CoW Swap 自动兑换为 LDO。 根据 Lido DAO 设定的初始参数，NEST 收入基准为年化 4000 万美元（约每日 10.9 万美元），超额部分的 50%将用于回购 LDO，每日回购上限为 5 万美元，365 天累计上限为 1000 万美元。回购执行每日进行，采用无需许可的链上流程。 NEST 上线初期将采用“财库模式”（Treasury-only mode），购买的 LDO 将直接进入 DAO 国库。未来在市场条件合适时，DAO 可通过链上投票切换至 LP 模式，将一半资金用于购买 LDO，另一半转换为 wstETH 并提供 Curve 流动性。
Andre Cronje: DeFi No Longer Exists, Only On-Chain Finance Remains
Odaily News: Andre Cronje, founder of DeFi platform Flying Tulip and creator of Fantom Network, stated that most DeFi protocols are no longer truly decentralized, with only a few niche areas still qualifying as DeFi. He believes DeFi has evolved into "on-chain finance" or "open finance." He pointed out that true DeFi should possess characteristics such as decentralization, immutability, and the absence of intermediaries, whereas the intermediaries in most current protocols have become corporations, taking on traditional financial institution roles such as decision-makers and risk committees. Cronje noted that this does not mean true DeFi has completely disappeared, as some protocols are still innovating. Data from DefiLlama shows that the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi has dropped from $167 billion in early October 2025 to $75 billion at the time of the original report over the past 10 months, a decline of more than half. In a working paper published in March, the European Central Bank (ECB) analyzed Aave, MakerDAO, Ampleforth, and Uniswap, finding that based on holding snapshots from November 2022 and May 2023, the top 100 addresses holding governance tokens in these protocols each controlled over 80% of the token supply. The ECB consequently questioned the level of decentralization of these DAOs and whether they should continue to be regarded as "fully decentralized" services exempt from the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). (Cointelegraph)
TRON DeFi Summer S2 Ongoing, Stake TRX to Enjoy Double Rewards, $1.2 Million Prize Pool Still Open
TRON DeFi Summer S2 is currently in full swing. Beyond holding and transferring, the on-chain value of TRX is being fully activated: by staking TRX via JustLend DAO to exchange for sTRX, you can not only maintain asset liquidity at any time but also enjoy continuous yield accumulation; meanwhile, the Energy generated from staking can be rented to users with on-chain needs, helping ecosystem users complete TRON on-chain operations more flexibly and efficiently. The synergy of these two mechanisms maximizes the ecosystem value of TRX. Additionally, as the largest single prize pool of this season, the 1.2 million TRX incentive pool remains open! Users can access JustLend DAO in one stop via the Binance Wallet DeFi section. Depositing 500+ TRX unlocks dual yields with one click—base staking yield plus up to 20%+ Boosted APR, along with daily extra sharing rewards. The S2 season comprehensively covers core asset pools including TRX, USDD, JST, and SUN, offering multiple opportunities. Log in to Binance Wallet now, deposit TRX, and unlock more on-chain yields!
ENS DAO Passes Proposal to Officially Establish Foundation, Strengthening Decentralized Domain Ecosystem Governance
Odaily News ENS DAO has voted to pass the "Next Era of ENS DAO" proposal and completed on-chain execution, officially establishing the ENS Foundation to usher the ENS ecosystem into a new phase of governance.According to the proposal, the ENS Foundation will become a fully operational organization, equipped with a full-time executive director, a professional team, and a board of directors consisting of 5 members. It will be responsible for ENS's institutional work in legal, policy, standards-setting, and brand protection. ENS stated that over the past nearly decade, it has developed into critical infrastructure within the Ethereum ecosystem, with millions of registered domain names and integration across numerous wallets, applications, and Layer 2 networks. However, the DAO itself lacks a legal entity status, which prevents it from effectively participating in internet naming system governance, signing institutional cooperation agreements, hiring full-time employees, safeguarding trademark rights, or engaging in regulatory discussions. The establishment of the ENS Foundation aims to fill this gap. Going forward, the Foundation will be responsible for:1. Representing ENS in internet standards organizations such as ICANN, IETF, and W3C, to promote the recognition and management of the ".ens" top-level domain (TLD);2. Participating in policy discussions as a legal entity, communicating with regulators and government agencies;3. Holding and protecting ENS trademarks and intellectual property, and combating phishing and impersonation activities;4. Hiring full-time employees to manage ecosystem operations, grant programs, and treasury management;5. Serving as the formal cooperation entity between traditional institutions such as registrars and standards organizations and the ENS ecosystem.