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Radiant Capital $58M hack an expensive ‘lesson’ for DeFi
1.11.2024
Radiant Capital said it had resumed its Ethereum lending markets after implementing several security enhancements to its protocol.
Trump’s Ethereum Lending Service: Insights into Token Features
17.9.2024
Donald Trump’s legendary crypto project, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), plans to offer borrowing and lending services for cryptocurrencies…
Aave, Sky float partnership to bridge DeFi, TradFi
3.9.2024
The plan would create markets for DAI-replacement USDS on Aave
Aave, Sky float partnership to bridge DeFi, TradFi
3.9.2024
The plan would create markets for DAI-replacement USDS on Aave
Crypto Lender Ledn Now Offers ETH-Backed Loans to Meet Growing Demand
28.2.2024
Canada-based Ledn announced Wednesday that it now offers loans backed by Ether, in response to significant client demand for the service. They begin with an annual interest rate starting at 10.4%.
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Ethereum Lending Protocol XCarnival Hit With $3.8M Exploit, Recovers 50%
27.6.2022
Singapore-based metaverse lending protocol XCarnival recovered 1,467 ether following an exploit that saw a hacker siphon 3,087 ETH out of the platform
More Than 80% of the Funds Locked in Decentralized Finance Are Kept on 5 Chains, 21 Different Defi Protocols
14.3.2022
In mid-March, the top five blockchains — in terms of total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) — currently command more than 82% of the $198 billion TVL in defi across all blockchains. Each of these chains offers different types of defi protocols like decentralized...
Defi TVL Climbs Higher, Optimism Use Rises, 270K BTC on ETH, Lending on ETH Taps $44 Billion
18.9.2021
In mid-September, the total-value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) continues to climb higher, as the value held on Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Avalanche, Solana, and more blockchains has risen dramatically to $171 billion today. On the Ethereum network, there’s 270,783 bitcoin...
What Is Yield Farming? The Rocket Fuel of DeFi, Explained
6.7.2020
If all these terms ("DeFi," "liquidity mining," "yield farming") are so much Greek to you, fear not. We're here to catch you up
Stablecoins and Crosschain Loans: 2 Projects Attempt to Bring Defi Solutions to Bitcoin
22.4.2020
While decentralized finance (defi) solutions have grown popular on the Ethereum blockchain, developers have recently created similar systems by leveraging BTC’s network. A project called Atomic Loans claims to offer a noncustodial bitcoin-backed stablecoin solution, while Money on chain a...
ETH Price Strains Defi Collateral Loans as ‘Black Swan’ Event Strikes Makerdao
13.3.2020
The price of ethereum dropping double digits on March 12 sent shockwaves through the decentralized finance (defi) community. Makerdao’s single collateral DAI has been struggling and the low price of ETH has left millions worth of DAI undercollateralized. The defi project’s...
Thursday’s Market Madness Strained Ethereum’s Killer App: DeFi
13.3.2020
So many people were trying to use the Ethereum blockchain during Thursday’s market meltdown that many applications simply stopped working as intended
MakerDAO Debts Grow as DeFi Leader Moves to Stabilize Protocol
13.3.2020
MakerDAO is not pursuing its emergency shutdown option although the amount of uncollateralized dai continues to grow
DeFi Leader MakerDAO Weighs Emergency Shutdown Following ETH Price Drop
12.3.2020
A large drop in the price of ether (ETH) is testing the feasibility of Ethereum's entire system of lending and borrowing
Mind the Gap: Why ETH Price and DeFi Adoption Aren’t in Sync
16.2.2020
Demand for DeFi lending services built on ethereum shows a pattern of inverse relationship to the price of ETH. When ether prices are falling, the amount of ETH locked in DeFi tends to rise. Most recent data indicate the relationship operates the other way, too
How Fund Managers View Lending and Staking: 3 Takeaways From a CoinDesk Research Webinar
31.1.2020
In December, we invited two fund managers, both long bitcoin and other crypto assets, for a CoinDesk Research webinar on lending and staking. Jordan Clifford of Scalar Capital and Kyle Samani of Multicoin Capital joined us to discuss how they evaluate risk and returns in crypto lending and staking...
Crypto Lender Dharma Pivots to Stablecoin Savings Accounts
29.8.2019
Dharma is getting out of the lending business, launching its V2 on the Compound protocol and focusing on savings accounts for DAI and USDC
Commercial Debt Market Goes Live With Backing From Coinbase Ventures
10.7.2019
With Cadence, an ethereum-powered marketplace, institutional and accredited investors can now fund short-term loans to small businesses