RedStone has launched native price feeds on the Stellar network after a recent $10 million exploit exposed oracle vulnerabilities. The integration is meant to support Stellar’s growing DeFi experiments in lending and tokenized assets while improving on-chain price reliability.
A major governance collective, ACI, has withdrawn from Aave governance after opposing a contentious funding proposal, citing self-voting and insufficient transparency. The split highlights growing governance friction at the $26 billion DeFi protocol.
A federal judge in the Southern District of New York dismissed state-level lawsuits against Uniswap Labs and founder Hayden Adams, ending a years-long legal battle over alleged scam token facilitation. The decision is a clear win for the decentralized exchange and could narrow liability exposure for DEX platforms.
Ripple executed the largest single issuance to date of its RLUSD stablecoin on March 2, 2026, expanding the token's circulating supply. The move could deepen liquidity across Ripple's payments and DeFi corridors and may influence XRP dynamics.
Vitalik Buterin on March 2, 2026 proposed a plan to reduce centralization among Ethereum block builders and tackle “toxic MEV,” where visible pending transactions are exploited for front-running and sandwich attacks. The measures aim to improve fairness and transaction privacy for ETH users.
Circle has launched USDCx on Cardano through an xReserve integration, supported by Liqwid, Minswap and SundaeSwap. The move brings cross-chain USDC liquidity to Cardano without relying on third‑party bridges.
Ripple minted 20 million RLUSD on the Ethereum blockchain on Feb. 27, 2026, increasing the available supply of its Ripple USD stablecoin. The issuance aims to improve RLUSD liquidity for Ethereum-based trading and DeFi use.
On Feb. 26, 2026, Reps. Scott Fitzgerald, Ben Cline and Zoe Lofgren introduced the Promoting Innovation in Blockchain Development Act of 2026—known as the CLARITY Act—to shield software developers who write code but do not control user funds from prosecution under criminal code Section 1960. The bipartisan measure aims to reduce legal uncertainty for open-source builders in the DeFi space.
Uniswap is moving to activate the fee switch on eight additional Layer 2 networks after a governance vote, with pooled fees projected to add about $27 million annually and support increased UNI burns and holder payouts.
Mastercard has posted for a Director of Crypto Flows to drive stablecoin-based card issuance, expand DeFi payment rails, and update network rules for Web3 transactions — a clear bet on crypto integration even as critic Citrini calls the network obsolete.