Aave is fighting a $71M crypto seizure motion tied to KelpDAO funds and a North Korea debt claim, arguing the protocol has no custody over the disputed ETH.

Tetra Trust has launched CADD, a CAD-pegged stablecoin issued by a federally regulated trust company and backed by Shopify and National Bank of Canada.

Circle led a Monday rally in crypto-linked equities, jumping nearly 20% as the Senate

Binance launches Withdraw Protection, a new account safeguard that adds friction to suspicious withdrawals and gives users a window to reverse risky transfers.

FINRA approved Securitize to expand its broker-dealer activities and custody tokenized securities, a key regulatory step for tokenized fund growth in the US.

Pavel Durov says Telegram will take a direct lead on TON and run the network's largest validator, tightening the messenger's grip on the chain.

The DTCC, which clears $114 trillion in securities annually, plans a July pilot and October launch for a new tokenized securities platform.

Western Union, the world's largest remittance provider, has launched its USDPT stablecoin on Solana, putting a 175-year-old payments giant on a public chain.

On-chain sleuth ZachXBT alleges DEX aggregator Tokenlon processed funds tied to illicit activity, reigniting debate over compliance gaps in DeFi routing layers.

Nansen says DeFi TVL set a new all-time high on May 4, 2026, with Aave clearing a $1B milestone in 19 days and a ZK rollup transition adding to the move.