Curve Finance is a decentralized exchange optimized for low slippage swaps between stablecoins or similar assets that peg to the same value, such as wBTC and renBTC. The protocol has an Automated Market Maker which was designed to give DeFi users low slippage and provide steady fee revenue to liquidity providers.
AI compliance infrastructure company Hadrius has announced the completion of a $27 million Seed and Series A funding round, led by CRV, with participation from Y Combinator, Pathlight Ventures, as well as founders of Altruist, Jump AI, and FINNY. The new funds will be used to build AI-native compliance infrastructure for the financial services industry, leveraging Agentic AI technology to integrate scattered compliance reviews, risk monitoring, and regulatory document management into a single intelligent workflow. (Prnewswire)
AI Agent infrastructure company Sail Research has announced the completion of an $80 million Seed and Series A funding round, led by Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital, with participation from Redpoint Ventures, CRV, Theory Ventures, and others. Sail Research focuses on building infrastructure for AI Agents, aiming to address the computational power, cost, and operational limitations of current AI systems in long-duration, multi-step tasks. Its API is compatible with the OpenAI interface and supports mainstream open-source models such as DeepSeek and Gemma. (PRNewswire)
AI compliance infrastructure company Hadrius has announced the completion of a $27 million Seed and Series A funding round, led by CRV, with participation from Y Combinator, Pathlight Ventures, as well as founders of Altruist, Jump AI, and FINNY. The new funds will be used to build AI-native compliance infrastructure for the financial services industry, leveraging Agentic AI technology to integrate scattered compliance reviews, risk monitoring, and regulatory document management into a single intelligent workflow. (Prnewswire)
the bond market is signaling increasingly restrictive interest rate expectations, which may continue to weigh on risk assets like Bitcoin. The spread between the U.S. 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields has narrowed to approximately 28 basis points, its tightest level since April 2025, indicating a clear flattening of the yield curve. This shift is widely interpreted as a heightened market expectation of tighter monetary policy or “higher for longer” interest rates.Skanda Amarnath, Executive Director of the policy research organization EmployAmerica, noted that this flattening trend is "one of the clearest market signals that the Federal Reserve is becoming more hawkish." In a more hawkish interest rate environment, the market anticipates rates remaining elevated for a longer period, which enhances the appeal of fixed-income assets and diminishes the investment demand for non-yielding assets such as Bitcoin.Beyond the 10-year to 2-year spread, the gap between the 30-year and 5-year Treasury yields has also fallen to its lowest level since last April, further reinforcing the overall flattening trend of the yield curve.Market participants believe this change represents a significant reversal from the environment earlier this year, which was characterized by a steepening curve and bets on rate cuts. In the latest round of policy signals, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, but its dot plot indicated a higher projected path for future rates compared to previous forecasts, with median interest rate expectations shifting upward across the board, strengthening the “higher for longer” narrative.Analysts suggest that if the high-interest-rate environment persists, risk assets like Bitcoin may struggle to stage a strong upward trend in the short term. The market could enter a phase of volatile downward pressure, intersecting with certain bottoming expectations tied to the halving cycle. (CoinDesk)
According to an official announcement from Curve Finance, due to a hacker attack on the rsETH LayerZero infrastructure, Curve Finance has suspended its LayerZero infrastructure for security reasons, pending further investigation into the root cause before resuming operations. This suspension affects the following: cross-chain bridging of CRV tokens from BNB Chain, Sonic, Avalanche, Fantom, Etherlink, and Kava (chains using native bridges remain unaffected), as well as the crvUSD fast bridge functionality (the L2 slow bridge remains fully operational). Meanwhile, KelpDAO is also reported to have suffered a vulnerability exploit involving approximately $291 million; the exact extent of losses is still under investigation.
DeFi infrastructure company Enso disclosed a type of malicious liquidity pool called "toxic pools" in a report on July 16th. These pools manipulate transaction simulations to return false optimal quotes to wallets and DEX aggregators, subsequently altering the logic during actual on-chain execution. Enso stated that the relevant malicious contracts can identify read-only simulation environments and return optimized prices, but when the transaction is broadcast on-chain, it is executed at a worse price or causes the transaction to fail. One manipulated Curve pool processed over 129,000 swaps, resulting in approximately $225,000 in inflated quotes. Additionally, over 37,000 transactions were reverted, consuming nearly $30,000 in gas fees. On Polygon, a malicious Uniswap v4 hook attracted routing systems with fake exchange rates, subsequently triggering a 99.1% transaction failure rate. Enso stated that it has updated its execution protection product, Enso Shield, to detect fake quotes in Ethereum and Polygon environments.
Michael Egorov (@newmichwill), founder of Curve Finance, posted that recent security incidents in the DeFi space—triggered by centralized failure points—have occurred frequently and severely damaged the industry’s reputation. Citing examples such as Aave users being unable to withdraw funds following the rsETH exploit and the LayerZero cross-chain bridge hack, he emphasized that problems must be prevented *before* they occur—not addressed only after damage is done. He called on the industry to jointly establish DeFi security standards, proposing that the Ethereum Foundation and Solana Foundation take the lead in collaborating with projects across ecosystems, auditing firms, and risk-assessment teams to develop principles and specifications for secure system design—and suggesting that lessons could be drawn from traditional finance’s approaches to safeguarding centralized nodes.
According to an official announcement from Curve Finance, due to a hacker attack on the rsETH LayerZero infrastructure, Curve Finance has suspended its LayerZero infrastructure for security reasons, pending further investigation into the root cause before resuming operations. This suspension affects the following: cross-chain bridging of CRV tokens from BNB Chain, Sonic, Avalanche, Fantom, Etherlink, and Kava (chains using native bridges remain unaffected), as well as the crvUSD fast bridge functionality (the L2 slow bridge remains fully operational). Meanwhile, KelpDAO is also reported to have suffered a vulnerability exploit involving approximately $291 million; the exact extent of losses is still under investigation.
According to an official announcement, Curve Finance has suspended its LayerZero infrastructure as a precautionary measure following a hacker attack on rsETH’s LayerZero infrastructure, pending further investigation into the root cause. This adjustment affects cross-chain CRV bridging initiated from chains including BNB, Sonic, Avalanche, Fantom, Etherlink, and Kava; bridging from other chains remains unaffected and continues to use native bridges. Additionally, the crvUSD fast bridge is impacted, while the slower bridge to L2s remains fully operational.
Michael Egorov, founder of Curve Finance, stated in a post that he hopes Aave will address the relevant issues. He noted that non-isolated lending offers strong scalability but carries higher risk—the key lies in risk management, an area where Aave has historically performed well. He added that markets could adopt a fully isolated model—like Curve Finance’s—or a hybrid model; although the latter is highly complex, it remains feasible. However, the market has yet to grasp its advantages. Egorov also remarked that Aave v4’s hub-and-spoke model may represent a step toward semi-isolation and greater safety.
Pons announces V2 upgrade plan, focusing on adjustments to liquidity mechanisms, fee structures, and token graduation processes. The new version will introduce an ETH-denominated bonding curve, remove trading restrictions for regular users, and limit developer wallet permissions through global configuration.
According to Odaily, Pons, a token launch platform on Robinhood Chain, will release its v2 version, planning to introduce multiple feature updates.It is reported that Pons v2 will introduce a Bonding Curve mechanism denominated in ETH, remove trading restrictions for non-developer wallets, and support custom trading pairs, including RWA assets such as USDG, NVDA, AAPL, and HOOD.Additionally, Pons will adopt Uniswap V4 pools and Hooks to redesign the fee structure, with creators receiving fees in ETH by default. When the token value reaches 4.2 ETH, it will automatically graduate to a permanently locked Uniswap V4 full-range position.Other updates include a new CTO function with a 3-day timelock, support for charging fees in stablecoins or other tokens, and an optional tax mechanism for each buy and sell transaction.
DeFi infrastructure company Enso disclosed a type of malicious liquidity pool called "toxic pools" in a report on July 16th. These pools manipulate transaction simulations to return false optimal quotes to wallets and DEX aggregators, subsequently altering the logic during actual on-chain execution. Enso stated that the relevant malicious contracts can identify read-only simulation environments and return optimized prices, but when the transaction is broadcast on-chain, it is executed at a worse price or causes the transaction to fail. One manipulated Curve pool processed over 129,000 swaps, resulting in approximately $225,000 in inflated quotes. Additionally, over 37,000 transactions were reverted, consuming nearly $30,000 in gas fees. On Polygon, a malicious Uniswap v4 hook attracted routing systems with fake exchange rates, subsequently triggering a 99.1% transaction failure rate. Enso stated that it has updated its execution protection product, Enso Shield, to detect fake quotes in Ethereum and Polygon environments.
AI Agent infrastructure company Sail Research has announced the completion of an $80 million Seed and Series A funding round, led by Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital, with participation from Redpoint Ventures, CRV, Theory Ventures, and others. Sail Research focuses on building infrastructure for AI Agents, aiming to address the computational power, cost, and operational limitations of current AI systems in long-duration, multi-step tasks. Its API is compatible with the OpenAI interface and supports mainstream open-source models such as DeepSeek and Gemma. (PRNewswire)
Curve Finance has announced the official launch of its lending product, LlamaLend V2, on the Ethereum Layer 2 network Optimism. Users can borrow, lend, or perform leveraged looping in isolated markets based on the Curve LLAMMA mechanism. It is reported that this upgrade will open new markets and distribute OP rewards to eligible users via Merkl.
From Bonding Curve DeFi to Prediction Markets, Burve has officially completed its rebranding and launched a new chapter under the new brand name Signa.
Pons announces V2 upgrade plan, focusing on adjustments to liquidity mechanisms, fee structures, and token graduation processes. The new version will introduce an ETH-denominated bonding curve, remove trading restrictions for regular users, and limit developer wallet permissions through global configuration.
According to Odaily, Pons, a token launch platform on Robinhood Chain, will release its v2 version, planning to introduce multiple feature updates.It is reported that Pons v2 will introduce a Bonding Curve mechanism denominated in ETH, remove trading restrictions for non-developer wallets, and support custom trading pairs, including RWA assets such as USDG, NVDA, AAPL, and HOOD.Additionally, Pons will adopt Uniswap V4 pools and Hooks to redesign the fee structure, with creators receiving fees in ETH by default. When the token value reaches 4.2 ETH, it will automatically graduate to a permanently locked Uniswap V4 full-range position.Other updates include a new CTO function with a 3-day timelock, support for charging fees in stablecoins or other tokens, and an optional tax mechanism for each buy and sell transaction.
DeFi infrastructure company Enso disclosed a type of malicious liquidity pool called "toxic pools" in a report on July 16th. These pools manipulate transaction simulations to return false optimal quotes to wallets and DEX aggregators, subsequently altering the logic during actual on-chain execution. Enso stated that the relevant malicious contracts can identify read-only simulation environments and return optimized prices, but when the transaction is broadcast on-chain, it is executed at a worse price or causes the transaction to fail. One manipulated Curve pool processed over 129,000 swaps, resulting in approximately $225,000 in inflated quotes. Additionally, over 37,000 transactions were reverted, consuming nearly $30,000 in gas fees. On Polygon, a malicious Uniswap v4 hook attracted routing systems with fake exchange rates, subsequently triggering a 99.1% transaction failure rate. Enso stated that it has updated its execution protection product, Enso Shield, to detect fake quotes in Ethereum and Polygon environments.
AI compliance infrastructure company Hadrius has announced the completion of a $27 million Seed and Series A funding round, led by CRV, with participation from Y Combinator, Pathlight Ventures, as well as founders of Altruist, Jump AI, and FINNY. The new funds will be used to build AI-native compliance infrastructure for the financial services industry, leveraging Agentic AI technology to integrate scattered compliance reviews, risk monitoring, and regulatory document management into a single intelligent workflow. (Prnewswire)
AI Agent infrastructure company Sail Research has announced the completion of an $80 million Seed and Series A funding round, led by Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital, with participation from Redpoint Ventures, CRV, Theory Ventures, and others. Sail Research focuses on building infrastructure for AI Agents, aiming to address the computational power, cost, and operational limitations of current AI systems in long-duration, multi-step tasks. Its API is compatible with the OpenAI interface and supports mainstream open-source models such as DeepSeek and Gemma. (PRNewswire)
Curve Finance has announced the official launch of its lending product, LlamaLend V2, on the Ethereum Layer 2 network Optimism. Users can borrow, lend, or perform leveraged looping in isolated markets based on the Curve LLAMMA mechanism. It is reported that this upgrade will open new markets and distribute OP rewards to eligible users via Merkl.