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Investor Relations Dashboard: bespoke, DefiLlama-vetted data
The typical DefiLlama dashboard features standardized data, which allows users to compare protocols and chains on an apple-to-apple basis.
DefiLlama Research22 Jun 2026
LlamaPay: Payroll for the onchain economy
The cherry on top: Yearn is now a LlamaPay user
DefiLlama Research15 Jun 2026
How BoxFun is turning meme coins into collectibles
BoxFun is built to elevate that culture by giving communities a visible object that can be collected, displayed, rewarded, and eventually traded.
DefiLlama Research4 Jun 2026
Octra Bridge: the rail between public liquidity and encrypted state
It is time to dive into how you can actually start using the Octra network and benefit from its privacy features.
DefiLlama Research1 Jun 2026
How Starknet is reimagining privacy with STRK20
In crypto right now, a lot of that information is just out there in the open, which is actively hurting adoption from institutions that don’t want to leak information, and the lack of privacy also makes it harder to use crypto for daily activities like payroll or paying your bills, as nobody wants that information to be public.
DefiLlama Research9 Jun 2026
The AI discovery layer: how LLMs are shaping the Crypto exchange visibility
People are increasingly asking AI directly as they would use a browser, and getting a single synthesised answer rather than a list of options to sift through.
DefiLlama Research26 May 2026
Sentora PRIME and the next phase of RWA vault curation
This article explores how PRIME works, why its Morpho launch matters, and how Sentora’s approach to vault curation reflects the next phase of RWA adoption.
DefiLlama Research25 May 2026
Pharos Launches Pacific Ocean Mainnet as RWA Sector Surges Past $25 Billion
Pharos has launched its Pacific Ocean Mainnet and $PROS token, aiming to tackle one of the biggest bottlenecks in the booming real-world asset (RWA) sector: fragmented distribution and liquidity across onchain markets.
DefiLlama Research28 Apr 2026
Octra: The fully homomorphic encryption breakthrough
Data privacy has evolved from a consumer preference into a critical infrastructure requirement.
DefiLlama Research13 Apr 2026
The SlowFi Thesis: Why Bitcoin’s Friction Could Power the Next DeFi Summer
One of the most nostalgic and still widely referenced periods in crypto is DeFi Summer.
DefiLlama Research13 Apr 2026
Onchain Real Estate: Technically Mature, Institutionally Constrained
Real estate is the largest asset class in the world, valued at more than $380 trillion.
DefiLlama Research3 Mar 2026
Regulation Is the Real Bottleneck in RWAfi
RWAfi is often framed as the next big unlock for crypto.
DefiLlama Research1 Apr 2026
A Closer Look at Tokenised Private Credit
Private credit has been one of the most talked-about asset classes when it comes to tokenisation, and for good reason.
DefiLlama Research25 Mar 2026
Tokenised Commodities: Real Assets, Rebuilt Onchain
This spotlight is one of three sector deep-dives produced ahead of the upcoming State of RWAfi report, developed in collaboration with DefiLlama.
DefiLlama Research17 Mar 2026
Tokenised Stocks: What’s Really Under the Hood
Tokenised stocks have quickly become one of the fastest-growing onchain asset classes.
DefiLlama Research10 Mar 2026
When Markets Stop Closing: Binance and the Shift to 24/7 Finance
Financial markets are entering a phase of convergence, where the historical separation between traditional finance and crypto is gradually breaking down.
DefiLlama Research26 Mar 2026
T-REX Network and Zama launch institutional-grade confidentiality infrastructure for Real-World Asset tokenization
Press release: LONDON, UK and ZUG, SWITZERLAND — 25th March 2026 — T-REX Network, the multi-chain RWA orchestration layer supported by Apex Group, which services $3.5 trillion in assets, has partnered with Zama, the pioneer in Fully Homomor
DefiLlama Research25 Mar 2026
The $5.6 billion treasury gap: new Keyrock research spotlights opportunity cost of idle capital
Brussels, March 12, 2026: Billions of dollars in crypto treasury capital sits idle today, putting protocols at risk of severe drawdowns and collapsing balance sheets during bearish conditions.
DefiLlama Research12 Mar 2026
Ship in Days, Not Months: How Builders Are Scaling DeFi with the SODAX SDK
The Ethereum Layer 2 ecosystem grew and splintered.
DefiLlama Research20 Mar 2026
Sentora raises Firelight deposit cap to 65 million FXRP
Following strong community demand after the Phase 1 launch, the deposit cap on the Firelight Protocol was raised to 65 million FXRP.
DefiLlama Research18 Mar 2026
The Largest TVL Opportunity: The BTCFi Chain Future Is Bright
It feels as if institutions, treasuries, and long-term investors have increasingly announced they hold Bitcoin as part of their operations.
DefiLlama Research12 Mar 2026
PlayKami: Rewiring the Mechanics of Collecting
The Trading Card Game (TCG) sector generates roughly $15 billion annually, commanding the passion of lifelong hobbyists and the heavy capital of serious investors.
DefiLlama Research12 Mar 2026
Stablecoins on BNB Chain: Passive Assets or Fuel for a Complete DeFi Ecosystem?
Digital asset markets entered 2026 under renewed volatility.
DefiLlama Research25 Feb 2026
Kyan: The End of Wasted Capital
The onchain derivatives market is currently a tale of two distinct realities.
DefiLlama Research25 Feb 2026
Adoption Paradox: Surprises from the Bybit World Crypto Rankings Report
We often treat crypto adoption indices as scoreboards.
DefiLlama Research18 Feb 2026
Building Beyond Bridges: How the SODAX SDK Delivers Outcome-Oriented Cross-Network Execution
As developers gather for ETHDenver 2026, industry discourse around interoperability continues to gain prominence.
DefiLlama Research17 Feb 2026
The New Logic of Liquidity: Why Curation Is the Next Infrastructure Layer
If you look back at the last cycle of Decentralised Finance (DeFi), the primary issue for capital was discovery.
DefiLlama Research11 Feb 2026
Europe’s biggest Ethereum conference returns to Cannes with emphasis on institutional participation
EthCC, Europe’s largest Ethereum conference, returns to Cannes with the launch of The Agora, providing a curated space to discuss the future of institutional blockchain finance.
DefiLlama Research30 Jan 2026
HSC Asset Management Conference comes to Hong Kong: Connecting capital, founders and global finance
The HSC Asset Management Conference is coming to Hong Kong, one of the world’s leading financial hubs where East meets West and institutional capital converges with emerging technologies.
DefiLlama Research23 Jan 2026
ETHDenver returns for its ninth edition, driving Web3’s global agenda for 2026
Founded in 2018, ETHDenver began as a local Ethereum meetup and has grown into a global gathering point for open-source builders and early-stage teams working on decentralized infrastructure.
DefiLlama Research23 Jan 2026
WSB Live brings retail market power to Miami
In late January, Miami will host an unusual convergence of market culture, technology, and retail investing power as WSB Live takes over the Miami Beach Convention Center from January 28 to 30.
DefiLlama Research19 Jan 2026
Octra ICO: $20M cap at $200M valuation
After more than four years of continuous development, the Octra ICO marks the public distribution phase of a network built to support protocol-level encrypted computation.
DefiLlama Research18 Dec 2025
State of DeFi: the industry’s new benchmark
For the first time, the three most trusted names in crypto, DL Research, DL News, and DefiLlama, are uniting to produce a singular, definitive resource: The State of DeFi report.
DefiLlama Research18 Dec 2025
Measuring Crypto Adoption Is Hard — the Bybit Index Offers a Complete Picture
In the fifteen years since Bitcoin’s launch, crypto has gone from a niche experiment to a foundational part of the digital economy, yet adoption patterns remain deeply uneven.
DefiLlama Research12 Dec 2025
HSC Asset Management is heading to Abu Dhabi, the land of money & opportunities
Dates - 9th and 10th of December Register to find full list of HSC participating companies - https://luma.com/hack_Abu_Dhabi Among confirmed speakers: Mustafa Al-Bassam – Co-Founder – Celestia Yat Siu – Co-Founder & Chairman – Animoca Brand
DefiLlama Research8 Dec 2025
Katana’s VaultBridge: A Self-Funding Rewards Engine
The decentralised finance (DeFi) industry has long been addicted to inflationary incentives.
DefiLlama Research5 Dec 2025
Doma Protocol Mainnet goes live, bringing internet infrastructure into the RWA era
Doma Protocol launched its mainnet today, introducing what could be the most overlooked real-world asset (RWA) category in crypto: website domains.
DefiLlama Research25 Nov 2025
The OS for Decentralised AI Has Arrived
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a foundational technology of our world.
DefiLlama Research20 Nov 2025
Inside Galileo: 0G’s Infrastructure for AI at Scale
It is easy to become numb to testnet announcements in the fast-paced world of Web3.
DefiLlama Research11 Nov 2025
Katana’s vKAT: Taking veTokenomics Chain-Wide
In decentralised finance (DeFi), a protocol’s governance model often determines its long-term viability.
DefiLlama Research29 Oct 2025
‘You Build Your Own Wall’: OfficerCIA on the Ethics and Fallout of Web3 Security
From Telegram chatrooms to targeted threats, one of crypto’s most principled threat researchers reflects on OSINT, burnout, and building your own line of defense.
DefiLlama Research16 May 2025
DeFi Yield is too complex? YO automates your entire strategy
DeFi has never suffered from a lack of yield opportunities.
DefiLlama Research16 Oct 2025
Kodiak Finance Integrates Orbs’ dTWAP and dLimit to Enhance Berachain Trading
Kodiak Finance, the native liquidity platform for Berachain, has announced that it’s integrated two of Orbs’ flagship technologies to enhance the trading experience.
DefiLlama Research16 Oct 2025
The Future is Infrastructure: Recapping the Biggest Trends from TOKEN2049
This year’s TOKEN2049 in Singapore was a convergence point for the Web3 industry, bringing together builders, investors, and visionaries to define the next phase of adoption.
DefiLlama Research16 Oct 2025
Katana: Building DeFi’s Productive Heartland
Decentralised finance was founded on a powerful promise: to build a financial system that was open, efficient, and fundamentally productive.
DefiLlama Research15 Oct 2025
Owning vs. renting liquidity: kpk’s framework for sustainable DeFi markets
In decentralised finance, Total Value Locked (TVL) has long been the headline metric for success.
DefiLlama Research14 Oct 2025
Stop Wallet Losses: Trezor Expert Turns Setup Into Secure Habits
Crypto adoption continues to climb, and so do the losses.
DefiLlama Research7 Oct 2025
Re7 & Starknet launch a new era for Bitcoin finance
As the world, from Wall Street to Washington, fixates on Bitcoin’s price, a deeper evolution is underway.
DefiLlama Research30 Sep 2025
When Bad Data Liquidates Markets, RedStone Delivers Oracle Certainty
In Q1 2025, PancakeSwap achieved its highest-ever quarterly trading volume at $205.3 billion, highlighting its significant activity within the DeFi ecosystem.
DefiLlama Research18 Sep 2025
How Builders Are Leveraging Decentralised Compute with Aleph Cloud
Modern web3 and AI applications increasingly require infrastructure that goes beyond conventional cloud models.
DefiLlama Research28 Aug 2025
Introducing Napier AMM: The next-gen liquidity engine for Yield trading
The journey to Napier AMM Four months ago, Napier Labs launched Napier v2, the first initiative to welcome curators into the yield tokenisation arena.
DefiLlama Research20 Aug 2025
Kinetic: Bringing Clarity to Chaos in Solana Trading
The fragmented trader experience If you’re an active trader in the Solana ecosystem, this routine probably sounds familiar: Check Dexscreener or Birdeye to check trending tokens Scroll through Twitter for general sentiment Head over to Tra
DefiLlama Research5 Aug 2025
Aleph Cloud: Trustless Infrastructure Without Borders
Decentralised infrastructure has become a critical focus area for Web3 and AI builders.
DefiLlama Research29 Jul 2025
The 15th Anniversary Blockchain Life Forum gathers global crypto leaders in Dubai on October 28–29!
The long-awaited Blockchain Life 2025 is not just a forum — it’s a full-scale crypto festival on the eve of the next bull run and altseason.
DefiLlama Research29 Jul 2025
Amped Finance rolls out AI-based tools ahead of token sale as DeFi leans into automation
Over the past year, the DeFi sector has shifted away from speculative yield farming toward products focused on more sustainable revenue and greater automation.
DefiLlama Research21 Jul 2025
CRYPTO RAVE by EVAA: A Legendary Techno Party at ETH Prague
EVAA Protocol, the leading DeFi protocol on TON, is throwing CRYPTO RAVE — an unforgettable night of music, lights, and real Web3 energy, all set to cap off ETH Prague.
DefiLlama Research27 May 2025
EthCC[8] moves to Cannes as Ethereum Community gathers at a critical moment for growth and resilience
Robinhood, Crypto Life, and 1inch, join as sponsors as the Ethereum community gathers to strengthen the network and chart its next phase of growth CANNES, France – 16 May 2025 – EthCC (Ethereum Community Conference), the largest annual Euro
DefiLlama Research16 May 2025
Mapping Canada’s Web3 Wallets for Growth Leaders
Ahead of Consensus Toronto kicking off in just a few days, DL Research sat down with Addressable to answer a simple question: What should growth and marketing teams watch for in Canada’s web3 scene this year?
DefiLlama Research12 May 2025
Simplifying blockchain development with Enso Shortcuts
Enso’s intent-based architecture addresses key challenges in blockchain development, aiming to make the technology more accessible.
DefiLlama Research3 May 2025
Mode launches AI-native perpetuals DEX powered by Orderly
Mode, an AI-focused Ethereum layer 2 network focused on user growth and composability, has launched Mode Trade, its native perpetuals DEX, powered by Orderly’s unified trading infrastructure.
DefiLlama Research16 Apr 2025