Alexander Mardar

Despite a major security breach in 2023, Euler lending protocol successfully regained users' trust. The project’s TVL grew by over 5x in the first few months of 2025 and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

With a monthly trading volume of around $190 billion, the exchange is the first to offer genuine competition to centralized exchanges in the space.

Bitcoin DeFi has transformed from a concept into reality, emerging as a key trend in the digital asset space. With vast amounts of idle Bitcoin still untouched in wallets, its growth potential remains immense

Stablecoins remain one of the top use cases in crypto, with the market showing tremendous growth year over year. USDC market share climbs to 25% taking 4% from USDT. The velocity measure for USDT of Tron and USDC is almost equal, while USDT on Ethereum moves two times slower.

Loi Luu, who realized one of the earliest token swaps, announced Optimex. The new project aims to bring native DeFi to Bitcoin and enhance its long-term security.

3Jane, a new entrant in the decentralized lending market, challenges the complexities of loans without collateral. The project aims to unlock a new credit creation mechanism in DeFi and tap into the $5.3 trillion global unsecured credit market.

The new decentralized exchange (DEX) will leverage adaptive curve technology to adjust to market conditions, offering capital efficiency on trades. Flying Tulip also introduces trading features and products normally available only on centralized platforms.

Compound DAO greenlighted Morpho-powered lending vaults on Polygon, proposed by its major delegate. The decision has sparked debate—some see it as a strategic move to revitalize the stagnant protocol, while others view it as a shift away from Compound in favor of its competitor, Morpho.