Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ethereum-based DeFi platform Makina Finance has lost over $4 million in ETH following a flash loan exploit. Most of the funds ...

Flash loans explained for DeFi arbitrage, no-collateral crypto lending, and smart contract execution. Learn how flash loans work, real use cases, fee structures, and developer workflows powered by ...

Flash loans explained for DeFi arbitrage, no-collateral crypto lending, and smart contract execution. Learn how flash loans work, real use cases, fee structures, and developer workflows powered by ...

Following the flash crash on Oct. 10, 2025, the cryptocurrency industry has been beset by multiple troubles. In November last year, the decentralized application (dApp) analytics platform DappRadar ...

An accidental transfer funded a flash loan exploit and drained about 1.96 million WSEI tokens worth $240,000. Weak contract checks allowed the attacker to borrow without repayment. The incident hurts ...

When the news broke of convictions for rampant fraud across several pandemic programs in Minnesota, the $1 billion price tag and over 90 indictments were staggering. We now know this is a very low ...

Upstart UPST has partnered with Tech CU, enabling the credit union to offer personal loans and auto refinance loans to more consumers. Tech CU began providing personal loans via the Upstart Referral ...

Yearn Finance suffers its fourth exploit as a flash loan attack drains a legacy v1 vault, underscoring ongoing risks from outdated DeFi contracts and price manipulation tactics. Yearn Finance, a ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made a lot of changes to the federal student loan system. One of those changes put a new cap on the amount of loans students in graduate school can take on. Today on the ...

Yearn Finance suffered an infinite mint attack. The attacker targeted a custom StableSwap pool. Yearn lost $22 million in two previous flash loan exploits. On Monday, DeFi protocol Yearn Finance ...