The decentralized finance ecosystem started the week with turbulence after a major security incident was confirmed this Monday. The Yearn Finance platform suffered a severe exploit on its yETH product, allowing malicious actors to drain available liquidity. This new Yearn Finance hack was quickly ratified by the protocol’s official team, who assured the community that their V2 and V3 Vaults were not compromised during the event.
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Liam Hunter focuses on the on-chain systems where liquidity, risk and protocol mechanics become visible. He writes about DeFi, DEXes, perpetuals, Smart Money flows, hacks and Ethereum-linked infrastructure, with an emphasis on what the data shows, what remains uncertain and where market interpretation can go too far.Market developments and regulatory context are part of his reporting when they intersect with Web3 or DeFi activity.
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Data from major market trackers show Binance-held XRP reserves have fallen to roughly 2.7 billion tokens, with about 300 million removed since October, a dynamic that underpins the latest XRP price prediction and raises the prospect of a squeeze-driven rally.
Analysts projecting a potential doubling of ADA point to multi-dollar price targets by 2025 while the token trades near $0,43–$0,46, making the claim headline-grabbing for traders. The Cardano price prediction centers on a mix of anticipated network upgrades, institutional interest and a high-volatility technical setup that will determine whether those targets are achievable.
Boosty Labs has submitted a transaction-batching proposal to the CTDG Dev Hub, a move that could materially change how TRON processes payments and stablecoin flows. The proposal entered public review on 28 de nov. de 2025 and aims to anchor batching directly on the TRON mainnet, following the network’s 60% fee reduction implemented in agosto de 2025.
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A surge in XRP ETF proposals followed a decisive legal turning point after the SEC–Ripple lawsuit concluded with a reported settlement near $50 million, removing a major regulatory overhang and prompting a wave of filings for spot XRP ETFs. Market participants and issuers point to legal clarity and the precedents set by spot Bitcoin ETFs as the main drivers behind rising XRP ETF interest.
In a recent official statement, the team behind MegaETH confirmed that it will execute the MegaETH funds refund deposited into its pre-launch bridge. This radical decision arises after admitting to sloppy execution and multiple technical failures that compromised the fairness of the process, turning what should have been a strategic raise into one of the most disorganized capital raise attempts of the year.
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