Author

Ada Michael

@ada-michael · 1918 live articles · Page 6

Ada Michael is a DeFi writer and research contributor at DefiLiban, where she covers decentralized finance, blockchain infrastructure, token economies, and crypto market behavior. Her work focuses on breaking down complex DeFi systems, liquidity mechanics, yield strategies, on-chain analytics, and emerging blockchain trends into accessible research-driven content for both retail and experienced crypto readers. Before joining DefiLiban, Ada worked across crypto research, fintech content strategy, and blockchain education initiatives related to digital assets and decentralized technologies. She holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Lagos and has completed additional certifications in DeFi, blockchain analytics, and financial storytelling. Ada’s writing combines analytical depth with practical market insight, with a particular interest in DeFi adoption, protocol design, and behavioral trends within digital asset markets.

Protocols

Ethena Buyback Vote, VC Unlock Overhaul Boost ENA Outlook

Ethena's governance process has moved two tokenomics levers into focus at once: a proposal to route protocol revenue into ENA buybacks and an overhaul of venture-investor unlock terms, a pairing that reporting has tied to a stronger near-term outlook for the ENA token.

Aug 27·3 min read·By Ada Michael

Infrastructure

Revolut Starts EURR Rollout With Bridge as Regulated Issuer

The rollout was outlined in Revolut's stablecoin announcement covering EURR for the European Economic Area, published on the company's blog .

Aug 26·2 min read·By Ada Michael

News

Solana ETFs extend growth streak to 5 days after biggest inflows

Solana ETFs extended their growth streak to a fifth consecutive day after posting the year's biggest inflows, a run that sharpens focus on how durable spot-product demand for SOL has become.

Aug 26·2 min read·By Ada Michael

Risk

Cosmos Labs urges EVM chains to halt after shared bug drains three networks

Cosmos Labs urged EVM chains to halt operations after a shared bug reportedly drained three networks, warning validators and infrastructure operators of common code exposure across the Cosmos EVM stack.

Aug 25·2 min read·By Ada Michael

Risk

Term Finance Shuts Meta Vaults After $8.5M Exploit

Term Finance has permanently shut down its Meta Vaults following an exploit that the protocol estimates at roughly $8. 5 million, removing the affected product line from its stack rather than pausing it for later restart.

Aug 25·3 min read·By Ada Michael

Infrastructure

LayerZero Unveils ATLAS Exchange Infrastructure on Zero Blockchain

LayerZero announced ATLAS, short for Aggregated Trading, Liquidity, and Settlement, on August 25, 2026, describing it as a headless exchange with no consumer app or venue of its own, according to the company's announcement .

Aug 25·3 min read·By Ada Michael

Protocols

Robinhood Chain DEX Arcus launches pTokens for transferable perp accounts

Arcus, a decentralized perpetuals exchange building on Robinhood Chain, has launched pTokens, a product that wraps a perpetual trading account into a transferable ERC-20 token. The launch of Arcus pTokens reframes a perp account from a wallet-bound position into a fungible, movable on-chain asset.

Aug 25·3 min read·By Ada Michael

News

Blockchain Association Backs Treasury GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules

The proposal comes from the Treasury Department, which announced the rulemaking tied to the GENIUS Act in an official press release . The core of the news is the trade group's endorsement of that regulatory framework rather than opposition to it.

Aug 25·3 min read·By Ada Michael

Protocols

Coinbase Launches Tokenized Stocks on Base: What It Means

Coinbase is bringing tokenized stocks to Base, its Ethereum layer-2 network, moving equity exposure onchain and positioning Base as the settlement venue for a new class of tokenized real-world assets.

Aug 24·2 min read·By Ada Michael

Infrastructure

Kinetiq Unveils Elysium L2 for Hyperliquid

Kinetiq has unveiled Elysium L2 for Hyperliquid, adding a new layer-2 to the Hyperliquid infrastructure stack.

Aug 24·2 min read·By Ada Michael

Protocols

Coinbase Debuts Tokenized Stocks on Base Network

Coinbase has debuted tokenized stocks on Base, its Ethereum Layer 2 network, extending real-world equity exposure directly onto on-chain rails through the exchange's tokenization program. The move positions Base as the settlement venue for equity tokens rather than routing users to an off-chain brokerage.

Aug 24·2 min read·By Ada Michael

Risk

Term Finance Loses Estimated $8.5M in Governance Exploit

DeFi lending protocol Term Finance lost an estimated $8. 5 million in a governance exploit, an incident that turns a project's own control layer into the attack surface and puts immediate pressure on user funds and protocol trust.

Aug 23·3 min read·By Ada Michael