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Hackers Drain $2 Million in DAI From Defi Protocol Akropolis
13.11.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) protocol Akropolis was on Thursday hacked for $2 million in DAI, in the latest flash loan attack to hit the nascent defi industry. The attacker pilfered the platform’s Ycurve pool in batches of $50,000 in the stablecoin DAI. This particular pool allows investors...
Report: Blockchain Price Oracle Manipulation Produces Millions in Losses, Shows No Signs of Slowing
12.11.2020
On November 9, a writer from the website samczsun.com published a report that shows a number of issues with price oracle manipulation stemming from a few blockchain applications. The researcher notes that price oracle manipulation has resulted in “over $30 [million] in losses so far.”...
Harvest Finance Boosts Bounty to $1M for Information Leading to Return of Exploited Funds
29.10.2020
Harvest Finance is offering $1 million for information leading to the return of funds from Monday's $24 million exploit
Kraken CEO: ‘Defi Scams’ Must Take Their Losses as Way to ‘Enlightenment’
29.10.2020
Jesse Powell, chief executive officer of the world’s fourth-largest crypto exchange Kraken, has criticized decentralized finance (defi) projects, accusing them of being “scams” that enter the market too quickly, unprepared. In a charged Oct. 26 tweet, Powell said...
First Mover: Bitcoin Surges to New 2020 High as Harvest Debacle Provides Costly DeFi Lesson
27.10.2020
This week's $24M exploit of DeFi platform Harvest shows risks as real as rewards in open-beta crypto markets, where investor protection is minimal
Harvest Finance: $24M Attack Triggers $570M ‘Bank Run’ in Latest DeFi Exploit
26.10.2020
Harvest Finance has seen its total value locked drop by more than $500 million in the 12 hours since being hit by a flash loan attack
Defi Protocol Harvest Finance Hacked for $24 Million, Attacker Returns $2.5 Million
26.10.2020
Decentralized finance (defi protocol) Harvest Finance was hacked on Monday for $24 million. The attacker targeted the protocol’s liquidity pools, performing an arbitrage attack using a large flash loan – a type of uncollatarized loan – but later returned $2.5 million. In seven...
Uniswap, Curve Daily Trading Volumes Surges Past $2B, Likely Driven by Harvest Attack
26.10.2020
Daily trading volume on Uniswap surged by over 1,200% to a record $2.04 billi on, surpassing the previous record high of $953.59 million registered on Sept. 1 by a big margin
Harvest Finance Token Plummets 65% After Attack Saps DeFi Site of TVL
26.10.2020
A possible exploit in DeFi protocol Harvest Finance has caused the site's TVL to drop sharply, along with the price of its FARM token
Harvest Finance Doubles Total Value Locked to $704M in One Week
21.10.2020
Harvest Finance’s dramatic growth took place during a time when enthusiasm around the DeFi space has slowly hit a wall
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bounces to $11.8K; Over 10K BTC Locked in Harvest Finance
19.10.2020
Bitcoin’s price tested $11,800 Monday as investors continue to put BTC into new DeFi protocols