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DeFi

Short for decentralized finance. DeFi offers financial vehicles without relying on intermediaries such as brokerages, exchanges, or banks by using smart contracts on a blockchain. The most popular platform for DeFi applications is Ethereum.

DeFi needs to be regulated ‘carefully and thoughtfully,’ says Fed chair Jerome Powell

Powell said that central banks will always be the main trust anchor behind money and stablecoins borrow the trust from the underlying issuer.

1 day ago · 3 min read

DeFi needs to be regulated ‘carefully and thoughtfully,’ says Fed chair Jerome Powell

Wintermute reveals $160M hack in DeFi operations

Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy said the firm's Cefi and OTC operations were not affected by the hack.

1 week ago · 1 min read

Wintermute reveals $160M hack in DeFi operations

Research: Ethereum gas usage by stablecoins, DeFi, NFTs, and ERC -20 contracts

During the current bear market, gas usage has trended downwards for each of the four categories, however, ERC-20 contract gas usage appears to have bottomed.

2 weeks ago · 3 min read

Research: Ethereum gas usage by stablecoins, DeFi, NFTs, and ERC -20 contracts

DeFi protocol Kyber Network suffers frontend hack, loses $265K

Kyber Network says the threat has been neutralized, offered the hacker a 15% bug bounty.

4 weeks ago · 2 min read

DeFi protocol Kyber Network suffers frontend hack, loses $265K

FBI warns against DeFi after data reveals sector accounts for 97% of stolen $1.3B during Q1

FBI cited Chainalysis data and said the amount stolen from DeFi increased by 72% compared to 2021.

4 weeks ago · 2 min read

FBI warns against DeFi after data reveals sector accounts for 97% of stolen $1.3B during Q1

Interest Protocol partners with Chainlink Labs to bring more security to DeFi lending

Aside from receiving strategic advice from Chainlink Labs, the partnership will enable IP to integrate both Chainlink Keepers and Chainlink Proof of Reserve (PoR).

1 month ago · 2 min read

Interest Protocol partners with Chainlink Labs to bring more security to DeFi lending

DeFi protocols Aave, Uniswap, Balancer, ban users following OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash

Decentralization may be under attack as Aave, Uniswap, Balancer and more reportedly ban wallets which have interacted with Tornado Cash. A centralized dataset created by TRM Labs appears to be responsible for the accounts being banned.

2 months ago · 5 min read

DeFi protocols Aave, Uniswap, Balancer, ban users following OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash

DeFi Sybil attack created $7.5B fake TVL on Solana from ‘anon’ developers

How did two brothers from Texas create $7.5 billion worth of fake TVL on Solana and what is the wider implication for Sybil resistance in a decentralized, open-source ecosystem?

2 months ago · 3 min read

DeFi Sybil attack created $7.5B fake TVL on Solana from ‘anon’ developers

Nested on a mission to turn DeFi into SocialFi

The wilderness of DeFi and its consequent lack of accessibility has warded-off too many potential CeFi users – and makes the possibility of mass adoption all but a sweet dream.

2 months ago · 3 min read

Nested on a mission to turn DeFi into SocialFi

DeFi Summer talk gains steam as top 10 DeFi coins soar up to 60%

Out of the top 10 DeFi coins tracked by CryptoSlate, only ThorChain has been down over the past seven days. All coins and tokens are up between 10 to 56% in the past 24 hours.

2 months ago · 3 min read

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Terraform Labs calls Do Kwon arrest warrant ‘unfair’ after denial of cashing out BTC; MEV bot loses $1M in an hour

This MEV bot gained and lost over $1M in 1 hour

DeFi needs to be regulated ‘carefully and thoughtfully,’ says Fed chair Jerome Powell

Fireblocks records over $100M in annual recurring revenue, solidifies unicorn status

NFT sales expected to grow 6% – DappRadar

ATOM price struggles but Cosmoverse showcases the strength of Cosmos ecosystem

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Terraform Labs calls Do Kwon arrest warrant ‘unfair’ after denial of cashing out BTC; MEV bot loses $1M in an hour

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Binance takes aim at cyber financial crime; CEL tanks after Celsius’ Alex Mashinsky resigns

New York court orders Tether to provide documents on USDT reserve

Hoskinson anticipates flood of VC money coming for Cardano by 2024

XRP bucks market sell off to lead top 100 amid string of positive developments

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Lebanon turns to crypto amid bank closures; FTX seeks to raise $1B; Zilliqa launches web3 gaming console

Dogechain developer wallet caught dumping 1 million tokens a minute

Polkadot looks to 10x transaction speed in new updates

Crypto trader exploits GMX, manipulates AVAX price to remove $565K

The case against BlackRock’s foray into Bitcoin

A World War could trigger ‘an immense spike’ in Bitcoin price, adoption, Covalent CEO says

Bitcoin mining — What are the true climate change risks?

How will the “Everything Bubble” bursting impact crypto?

Here’s why the crypto downturn isn’t the end for DeFi

What’s next for Bitcoin as market sentiment sours?

DeFi

DeFi needs to be regulated ‘carefully and thoughtfully,’ says Fed chair Jerome Powell

Wintermute reveals $160M hack in DeFi operations

Research: Ethereum gas usage by stablecoins, DeFi, NFTs, and ERC -20 contracts

DeFi protocol Kyber Network suffers frontend hack, loses $265K

FBI warns against DeFi after data reveals sector accounts for 97% of stolen $1.3B during Q1

Interest Protocol partners with Chainlink Labs to bring more security to DeFi lending

DeFi protocols Aave, Uniswap, Balancer, ban users following OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash

DeFi Sybil attack created $7.5B fake TVL on Solana from ‘anon’ developers

Nested on a mission to turn DeFi into SocialFi

DeFi Summer talk gains steam as top 10 DeFi coins soar up to 60%

Anonymous accuses BAYC of trolling with esoteric symbolism, pushing ‘accelerationism’ agenda

Ethereum developers, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson get into a Twitter feud

Ethereum Post-Merge Update: Where have the miner rewards gone?

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: LUNA’s Do Kwon says he is not in hiding after Interpol issues red warrant; Miners abandoning POW tokens

Research: How low can Bitcoin price go?

Ethereum community split over reversible transactions proposal

ATOM 2.0 whitepaper to be revealed during Cosmoverse, token up 25% in September

Hoskinson anticipates flood of VC money coming for Cardano by 2024

Research: Is ETH inflationary or deflationary after the Merge?

CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update – Sept. 23 to 25: Terra revival narrative comes unstuck

Modhaus Prepares Launch of tripleS, The First Fan-Directed Web3 K-Pop Group

Genso’s ROND Token to be listed on Bybit

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The case against BlackRock’s foray into Bitcoin

A World War could trigger ‘an immense spike’ in Bitcoin price, adoption, Covalent CEO says

Bitcoin mining — What are the true climate change risks?

How will the “Everything Bubble” bursting impact crypto?

Here’s why the crypto downturn isn’t the end for DeFi

What’s next for Bitcoin as market sentiment sours?

DeFi

DeFi needs to be regulated ‘carefully and thoughtfully,’ says Fed chair Jerome Powell

Wintermute reveals $160M hack in DeFi operations

Research: Ethereum gas usage by stablecoins, DeFi, NFTs, and ERC -20 contracts

DeFi protocol Kyber Network suffers frontend hack, loses $265K

FBI warns against DeFi after data reveals sector accounts for 97% of stolen $1.3B during Q1

Interest Protocol partners with Chainlink Labs to bring more security to DeFi lending

DeFi protocols Aave, Uniswap, Balancer, ban users following OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash

DeFi Sybil attack created $7.5B fake TVL on Solana from ‘anon’ developers

Nested on a mission to turn DeFi into SocialFi

DeFi Summer talk gains steam as top 10 DeFi coins soar up to 60%

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