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Mason Clarke

Mason covers the intersection of Web3 and Decentralized Finance (DeFi), with a focus on protocol growth and practical application. His work explores how DeFi mechanisms and Web3 integrations are being used in the real world, moving beyond theoretical concepts to highlight ecosystem maturity. He also provides essential context on market activity and regulatory challenges unique to decentralized systems.

DeFi

Aerodrome maintains dominant 47% DEX volume share on Base

Aerodrome still accounts for about 47% of decentralized exchange volume on Base over the past 90 days, according to a Base Insights chart tracking the network’s DEX landscape.…

13 hours agoMason Clarke

Neon Arbitrum cityscape with a cracked USDC coin and a glowing signature stamp replaying across contracts.

Security

Atomic Green on Arbitrum hit by signature replay exploit, roughly $30,000 in USDC lost

August 11, 2026Mason Clarke

Security

Boltz suspends swaps after citing AI-assisted attacks on its bitcoin bridge

August 7, 2026Mason Clarke

Photorealistic header showing a global network of glowing blockchain nodes across 30+ chains, with a central NEAR Intents emblem and a streamlined machine payments flow.

Technology

NEAR says Machine Payments Protocol now uses NEAR Intents for agent settlements

August 5, 2026Mason Clarke

DeFi

Uniswap leads recent DEX volume as DeFi trackers show a wide gap

August 4, 2026Mason Clarke

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Photorealistic Aerodrome hub guiding glowing BTC and ETH pools with Base nodes and data streams.

DeFi

Aerodrome Says Four of the Top 10 DeFi Pools by 24-Hour Volume Were on Its Platform

Aerodrome said DeFi Screener data showed four of the top 10 pools across DeFi by volume over the last 24 hours were on Aerodrome,…

August 3, 2026Mason Clarke

Photorealistic Coldcard MK3 hardware wallet on a desk with an entropy cloud above, against a soft blue newsroom gradient.

Security

Coldcard warns of seed-generation security incident affecting older MK3 devices

Coldcard has published a security advisory about a seed-generation issue tied to older MK3 hardware wallet firmware, saying the problem may have affected wallets…

August 3, 2026Mason Clarke

DeFi

Aerodrome Slipstream Overtakes PancakeSwap AMM V3 in 24-Hour Trading Volume

Aerodrome Slipstream has surpassed PancakeSwap AMM V3 in daily trading volume, highlighting a shift in liquidity dynamics on the Base network. On-chain data indicates…

July 29, 2026Mason Clarke

$Glowing LULA token above a drained BSC PancakeSwap pool with a fractured shield and cascading code.$

News

CertiK Flags $578K Flashloan Exploit on LULA Token

Security firms have identified a roughly $578,000 exploit targeting the LULA token on the Binance Smart Chain, tracing the loss to a reserve manipulation…

July 29, 2026Mason Clarke

Fotorrealistic DeFi oracle breach: mispriced collateral draining SUPRA to exchanges, neon city, hacker silhouette.

Security

Solido Money Reports ~$293.7M SUPRA Drained in Exploit

Solido Money has released a forensic report detailing a multi-wave exploit that resulted in the drain of approximately 293.7 million SUPRA tokens. The incident,…

July 28, 2026Mason Clarke