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Updated weeklyWeekly Deep Dive: The 79thVault Drain and the Single Key That Moved $12.5m
How a single OPERATOR_ROLE key drained about $12.5m from 79thVault on BNB Chain in 54 minutes — seven privileged calls, a forced pool re-sync, roughly 95 sell swaps — and how a settlement offer recovered 92% of it two days later.
DeFi Weekly News Review — October 5–11, 2026
Every material multi-chain DeFi headline from Monday 5 October to Sunday 11 October 2026, grouped by theme with the date, source and commentary on each item.
Weekly DeFi Data Report — October 5–11, 2026
A full week-over-week read on multi-chain DeFi: TVL, DEX volume, stablecoin supply, fees and capital turnover across seven chains, with cross-chain scorecards, an anomaly screen and trailing four-week comparison.
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Newest firstWeekly Deep Dive: The 79thVault Drain and the Single Key That Moved $12.5m
How a single OPERATOR_ROLE key drained about $12.5m from 79thVault on BNB Chain in 54 minutes — seven privileged calls, a forced pool re-sync, roughly 95 sell swaps — and how a settlement offer recovered 92% of it two days later.
DeFi Weekly News Review — October 5–11, 2026
Every material multi-chain DeFi headline from Monday 5 October to Sunday 11 October 2026, grouped by theme with the date, source and commentary on each item.
Weekly DeFi Data Report — October 5–11, 2026
A full week-over-week read on multi-chain DeFi: TVL, DEX volume, stablecoin supply, fees and capital turnover across seven chains, with cross-chain scorecards, an anomaly screen and trailing four-week comparison.
Weekly DeFi Intelligence — 5–11 October 2026
A five-question briefing on 5 - 11 October 2026: Networks, Stablecoins, DeFi, Yields and Outlook, each backed by a data table, plus a risk register and a watchlist.
DeFi Yield Update — October 5–11, 2026
Yield levels across lending, liquid staking and stablecoin strategies for the week ending 11 October 2026, with a real week-over-week comparison and spreads over the tokenized T-bill reference.
Weekly Deep Dive: The NEAR Intents Exploit That Ended With Every Dollar Back
How a $3.865m exploit at NEAR Intents became the first fully-recovered incident in this series: one hour to patch, 11 networks paused, a public ultimatum, an on-chain negotiation, and every dollar back in roughly 36 hours.
DeFi Weekly News Review — September 28–October 4, 2026
Every material multi-chain DeFi headline from Monday 28 September to Sunday 4 October 2026, grouped by theme with the date, source and commentary on each item.
Weekly DeFi Data Report — September 28–October 4, 2026
A full week-over-week read on multi-chain DeFi: TVL, DEX volume, stablecoin supply, fees and capital turnover across seven chains, with cross-chain scorecards, an anomaly screen and trailing four-week comparison.
Weekly DeFi Intelligence — 28 September–4 October 2026
A five-question briefing on 28 September - 4 October 2026: Networks, Stablecoins, DeFi, Yields and Outlook, each backed by a data table, plus a risk register and watchlist.
DeFi Yield Update — September 28–October 4, 2026
Yield levels across lending, liquid staking and stablecoin strategies for the week ending 4 October 2026, with a real week-over-week comparison and spreads over the tokenized T-bill reference.
Weekly Deep Dive: How a Spoofed Backend Feed Signed Away $387.5m at Bitget
How attackers made Bitget's own wallet backend sign away about $387.5m: a third-party product flaw, high-level credentials, a spoofed transaction feed, and the response machinery now being tested.
DeFi Weekly News Review — September 21–27, 2026
Every material multi-chain DeFi headline from Monday 21 to Sunday 27 September 2026, grouped by theme with the date, source and commentary on each item.
Weekly DeFi Data Report — September 21–27, 2026
A full week-over-week read on multi-chain DeFi: TVL, DEX volume, stablecoin supply, fees and capital turnover across seven chains, with cross-chain scorecards, an anomaly screen and trailing four-week comparison.
Weekly DeFi Intelligence — 21–27 September 2026
A five-question briefing on 21 - 27 September 2026: Networks, Stablecoins, DeFi, Yields and Outlook, each backed by a data table, plus a risk register and watchlist.
DeFi Yield Update — September 21–27, 2026
Yield levels across lending, liquid staking and stablecoin strategies for the week ending 27 September 2026, with a real week-over-week comparison and spreads over the tokenized T-bill reference.
Weekly Deep Dive: How a Reordered Withdrawal Took $7.8m of rsETH
How an MEV bot took about $7.8m of rsETH by reordering a valid withdrawal ahead of a pause: a self-authorising Safe module, a 19 ETH priority fee, and the recovery plan that follows.
DeFi Weekly News Review — September 14–20, 2026
Every material multi-chain DeFi headline from Monday 14 to Sunday 20 September 2026, grouped by theme with the date, source and commentary on each item.
Weekly DeFi Data Report — September 14–20, 2026
A full week-over-week read on multi-chain DeFi: TVL, DEX volume, stablecoin supply, fees and capital turnover across seven chains, with cross-chain scorecards, an anomaly screen and trailing four-week comparison.
Weekly DeFi Intelligence — 14–20 September 2026
A five-question briefing on 14 - 20 September 2026: Networks, Stablecoins, DeFi, Yields and Outlook, each backed by a data table, plus a risk register and watchlist.
DeFi Yield Update — September 14–20, 2026
Yield levels across lending, liquid staking and stablecoin strategies for the week ending 20 September 2026, with a real week-over-week comparison and spreads over the tokenized T-bill reference.
Weekly Deep Dive: How a Reused Memo Made Chainflip Pay Twice
How an attacker made Chainflip pay the same TRON deposit twice: a memo-attachment flaw, a refund path that trusted its own input, and the recovery plan that follows.
DeFi Weekly News Review — September 7–13, 2026
Every material multi-chain DeFi headline from Monday 7 to Sunday 13 September 2026, grouped by theme with the date, source and commentary on each item.
Weekly DeFi Data Report — September 7–13, 2026
A full week-over-week read on multi-chain DeFi: TVL, DEX volume, stablecoin supply, fees and capital turnover across seven chains, with cross-chain scorecards, an anomaly screen and trailing four-week comparison.
Weekly DeFi Intelligence — 7–13 September 2026
A five-question briefing on 7 - 13 September 2026: Networks, Stablecoins, DeFi, Yields and Outlook, each backed by a data table, plus a risk register and watchlist.
DeFi Yield Update — September 7–13, 2026
Yield levels across lending, liquid staking and stablecoin strategies for the week ending 13 September 2026, with a real week-over-week comparison and spreads over the tokenized T-bill reference.
Weekly Deep Dive: How a Range-Proof Cache Drained 95% of Liquid Network's Reserve
How roughly 3,996 BTC left Liquid Network's federation reserve without a single key being compromised: a range-proof caching flaw, a redemption flow that checked procedure rather than provenance, and a merged fix that had not shipped.
DeFi Weekly News Review — August 31–September 6, 2026
Every material multi-chain DeFi headline from Monday 31 August to Sunday 6 September 2026, grouped by theme with the date, source and commentary on each item.
Weekly DeFi Data Report — August 31–September 6, 2026
A full week-over-week read on multi-chain DeFi: TVL, DEX volume, stablecoin supply, fees and capital turnover across seven chains, with cross-chain scorecards, an anomaly screen and trailing four-week comparison.
Weekly DeFi Intelligence — 31 August–6 September 2026
A five-question briefing on 31 August - 6 September 2026: Networks, Stablecoins, DeFi, Yields and Outlook, each backed by a data table, plus a risk register and watchlist.
DeFi Yield Update — August 31–September 6, 2026
Yield levels across lending, liquid staking and stablecoin strategies for the week ending 6 September 2026, with a real week-over-week comparison and spreads over the tokenized T-bill reference.
DeFi Yield Market Report — August 2026
Monthly yield-market report for August 2026: week-by-week progression, lending and LST rate paths, cross-chain comparison, capital migration, risk events and a forward view with explicit falsifiers.
Weekly Deep Dive: The Tectonic Exploit and the Collateral-Pricing Attack Pattern
A full research report on the 30 August 2026 Tectonic exploit: what happened, how a thin governance token was turned into $75m of borrowing capacity, why three different loss figures are all defensible, and what the collateral-pricing attack pattern means for every lending venue in DeFi.
DeFi Weekly News Review — August 24–30, 2026
Every material multi-chain DeFi headline from Monday 24 to Sunday 30 August 2026, grouped by theme with the date, source and commentary on each item.
Weekly DeFi Data Report — August 24–30, 2026
A full week-over-week read on multi-chain DeFi: TVL, DEX volume, stablecoin supply, fees and capital turnover across seven chains, with cross-chain scorecards, an anomaly screen and trailing four-week comparison.
Weekly DeFi Intelligence — 24–30 August 2026
A five-question briefing on 24-30 August 2026: Networks, Stablecoins, DeFi, Yields and Outlook, each backed by a data table, plus a risk register and watchlist.
DeFi Yield Update — 24–30 August 2026
Weekly yield snapshot across lending, liquid staking, stablecoin and LP strategies, with utilisation mechanics, a risk-adjusted view and spreads over the tokenized T-bill reference rate.
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