DeFi
Aave stewards propose restoring higher Slope2 rates
Aave's Risk Stewards propose restoring higher Slope2 borrowing rates, cut after Binance's October 29 incident, with DAI's Slope2 rising from 15.00% to 35.00%.
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DeFi
Decentralized finance — protocols, yields, stablecoin flows and on-chain activity.
DeFi
Compound cancels Proposal 619 as Gauntlet targets tBTC
Compound's Community Multisig cancelled Proposal 619, which would have removed a safeguard against single-entity control, with 1.9M COMP voting "For".
DeFi
Gauntlet proposes deprecating Compound’s Ethereum WBTC market
Gauntlet proposes deprecating Compound's Ethereum WBTC market due to low activity and concentrated supply; the market held 13.42 WBTC on October 29, 2026.
DeFi
LlamaRisk recommends Aave V3 borrow and V4 draw cap cuts after Binance exploit
LlamaRisk recommends Aave V3 borrow and V4 draw cap cuts after the Binance exploit, removing about $3.83 billion in unused capacity.
DeFi
Aave weighs USDG and native BTC as Acier allegations surface
Aave is considering USDG and native BTC as new collateral options, while allegations surface against Acier, a lending protocol founded by former Aave contributors.
![Aave weighs USDG and native [ticker BTC] as Acier allegations surface](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/article-1687-200x130.png)
DeFi
LlamaRisk proposes cap and IRM changes across Aave V4 and V3
LlamaRisk proposes cap and interest rate changes for Aave V4 and V3, including increased USDT and WAVAX caps on V4 and reduced caps for cbBTC, sUSDe, and USDe on V3.
DeFi
Draft ERCs give AI agents units and income records
Two draft Ethereum standards, ERC-8454 and ERC-8004, propose shared registries and wallet-linked income histories for AI economic activity on Ethereum.
DeFi
Compound guardian cancels Proposal 618 before voting
Compound's Community Multisig, acting as Proposal Guardian, cancelled Proposal 618 before voting opened, following a previous cancellation of Proposal 613.
DeFi
Aave V3.8 proposal pairs security upgrade with proposed risk cuts
Aave's V3.8 proposal focuses on a security upgrade with a transient-storage reentrancy guard, while LlamaRisk recommends tighter caps for USDe, LINK, and rETH.
DeFi
Binance sets VELODROME-to-AERO migration timetable
Binance has released its schedule for converting Velodrome Finance (VELODROME) tokens to Aerodrome (AERO) at a 1:0.044 ratio, with the combined protocol launching October 21, 2026.
