Yearn Finance suffered a $9 million exploit this week after attackers targeted a deprecated vault tied to older contract logic. While Yearn confirmed that active vaults and v3 strategies remain secure, the incident reignites debate about DeFi’s long-term attack surface and the risks hidden inside legacy infrastructure.
A subtle but important rotation is unfolding across Solana markets. After months of nonstop memecoin volatility, liquidity is migrating toward tokens with real utility—DeFi platforms, liquid staking protocols, restaking primitives, and payment rails. The shift signals a new phase for Solana as traders move from raw hype to functional value.
Dogecoin just crossed over into Wall Street’s regulated arena. Grayscale’s new GDOG fund — the first pure U.S. spot Dogecoin ETF/ETP — has officially begun trading on NYSE Arca. With a fee waiver and rising derivatives volume, the launch signals a new chapter not only for DOGE but for the altcoin ETF market.
Shiba Inu just scored a major regulatory win in Japan, earning a place on the nation’s official Green List—an exclusive roster of digital assets approved for streamlined exchange listing. The move signals growing institutional trust in SHIB and opens the door to broader adoption across one of the world’s most tightly regulated crypto markets.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has issued new guidance confirming that U.S. national banks may hold specific crypto assets when needed to pay blockchain network fees. The move doesn’t open the door to broad speculative holdings — but it marks a meaningful pivot toward operational crypto adoption in the banking system.
The U.S. Mint’s final penny run isn’t just an end to a coin — it’s a quiet signal that inflation has eaten through the smallest unit of American money. As fiat erodes faster than traditional savings can keep up, more savers are turning to Bitcoin as a modern, durable store of value.
Balancer has begun user reimbursements following its 2024 DeFi hack, starting with Berachain-linked wallets. The move underscores a growing shift in decentralized finance: from code immutability toward ethical restitution. CryptoCaster breaks down what this means for liquidity confidence and DeFi’s next phase of accountability.
