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Crypto Fundraising Soars, Fueled by Auradine's Series C and VentureX Investments

Crypto Fundraising Soars, Fueled by Auradine's Series C and VentureX Investments

On-chain crypto fundraising surged this week. Auradine’s $50 million Series C round and $100 million investments by VentureX into environment-related agritech companies spurred this increase. Auradine, a blockchain infrastructure venture launched in 2022, raised the week’s biggest funding round. VentureX is known for their early stage support of world leading...

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DeFi Development Corporation Boosts Solana Holdings with $11.5 Million Investment

DeFi Development Corporation, an investment vehicle for DeFi founding father, announced a major Solana investment, purchasing $11.5 million SOL tokens. A recent funding round of $42 million has fired the starting gun on this strategic shift. This investment further underscores the company’s deep conviction about the opportunities within the Solana...

Citrea's Clementine Bridge Aims to Enhance Bitcoin's DeFi Capabilities

Citrea recently launched its Clementine Bridge on the Bitcoin testnet. This shift greatly increases Bitcoin’s usefulness in decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystems. The bridge includes a trust-minimized mechanism for bridging bitcoin (BTC) into DeFi environments. Bridging Bitcoin to programmable layer 2s has long been hampered by a collateral bottleneck. This development...

DeFi Development Corp's $11.5M Solana Buy Sparks 12% Stock Surge

DeFi Development Corporation, formerly Janover, saw its shares jump 12% after announcing the addition of $11.5 million in Solana (SOL) to its holdings. The firm moved from financing mortgages to crypto. Now, it funds its increases with a Solana treasury worth more than $34 million and plans to stake its...

XRP Ledger Node Package Manager Hit by Crypto-Stealing Attack

An unsanctioned hacker managed to compromise the official XRPL node package manager. Then they infected it with malicious code designed to steal private keys. This attack, first illustrated by Aikido security researcher Charlie Eriksen, could have allowed thousands of crypto wallets to be hacked. The situation underscores the growing threats...

DeFi Revolution Reshapes Global Finance

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is changing the world of finance. It’s a provocation to the status quo and recalibrates the way people and organizations think about money and assets. DeFi democratizes access to a whole suite of powerful financial tools previously shuttered behind bureaucracy and legalese. Operating like a global, 24/7...

Trump Family Ventures Into DeFi with World Liberty Financial Launch

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is an exciting new decentralized finance (DeFi) project. It’s launched nonetheless, with the Trump family behind it, which is their first big foray into DeFi. Founded by DT Marks DEFI and WLF Holdco in September 2024, the initiative aims to pilot a better method of engaging...

DeFi Scams Less Frequent but More Devastating in 2025

The decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem saw a puzzling contradictory spike from March–June 2025. And although the number of scams reported fell sharply, the financial harm caused by these fraudulent lotteries, sweepstakes, and prize promotions hit record highs. This shift marks a step backward in a more troubling trend for DeFi....

Unlocking Bitcoin's Untapped Potential in DeFi Through Restaking

Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, is recognized as a store of value and ranks among the world's top 10 most valuable assets. Bitcoin has definitely grown in prominence, though a majority of it is still dormant. Early 2025 will see more than 62% of the current active supply with a lack...