DeFi
Regulation
US SEC fines so-called ‘DeFi’ lending project after $30 million raise
It marked the first instance of the SEC charging a DeFi project for issuing securities.
Technology
Chainlink wants to secure ‘billions of dollars’ by solving this crucial cross-chain issue
A Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol was introduced on the decentralized oracle network at the SmartCon 2021 yesterday.
Merge
Over 4,000 ETH burned hours after EIP-1559 upgrade
The Ethereum network underwent one of its most crucial upgrades last night. And things are going as planned so far.
Investments
Two Silicon Valley veterans join Router Protocol as investors
Cross-chain interoperability protocol Router has announced that two Silicon Valley veterans have joined the project as investors.
Analysis
Ethereum (ETH) jumps, then dumps, ahead of crucial EIP-1559 upgrade
Prices of the asset powering the world’s most used blockchain bumped ahead of a major update.
DeFi
Talking DeFi farming and ‘luxury’ NFTs with crypto thought leader Jorge Sebastio
Sebastio caught up with Alex Fazel, the host of crypto edutainment channel Cryptonites, to discuss all things crypto, his start in the space, predictions for the next few years, and a plethora of other insights
Adoption
Move over Shiba Inu (SHIB), a meme token marketplace is coming to Polygon
Meme.com has developed a new meme-centric mode of investing, allowing users to track the perceived value of memes and trade different Meme Tokens on its platform.
Adoption
This new Chainlink (LINK) custom oracle solution is bridging CeFi and DeFi
Chainlink's oracle solutions are coming to traditional finance via NAOS Finance, marking a critical step towards bridging CeFi with DeFi.
Hacks
Bitcoin SV (BSV) hit by 51% attack, three malicious chains created
The controversial Bitcoin fork was hit by the notorious 51% attack last night. The attackers have since backed off, but not before significant damage was done.
DeFi
Gary Gensler sounds alarm on growing DeFi activity, says SEC looking to regulate crypto sector
Gensler was pegged as a ‘crypto-friendly’ official at the start of his term. But he’s raising alarms six months in
Trading
Polkadot (DOT), Dogecoin (DOGE) dump 5% as crypto markets correct
The crypto market saw a sudden correction last night after days of consecutive green candles.
Regulation
El Salvador’s Bitcoin bill has 5 key benefits, says Bank of America
The Central American country became the only nation in the world to accept Bitcoin as legal tender earlier this year. Its since gotten both bouquets and brickbats.