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Orbs VP Ran Hammer Says Future of Defi ‘Hinges on Liquidity Aggregation’
22.4.2024
Although decentralized finance (defi) platforms have traditionally focused more on maintaining liquidity and volumes in their respective pools, Ran Hammer, the vice president of business development at Orbs, believes that “the future of defi hinges on liquidity aggregation.” According...
Crypto Snipers Strike Gold as Traders Earn Millions in SAVM Token Launch Frenzy
22.1.2024
Based on the recent report from Arkham Intelligence, the launch of the satoshivm (SAVM) token two days ago saw three adept crypto traders, often referred to as ‘snipers,’ each earning a profit of $1 million. Arkham’s findings revealed that the most proficient of these sniping...
Bug in Fed’s payment system prevents bank customers from getting paid
4.11.2023
Banks stressed customer accounts “remain secure” and balances will be updated as soon as the issue is resolved
Balancer blames ‘social engineering attack’ on DNS provider for website hijack
21.9.2023
Blockchain security firms SlowMist and CertiK also believe the crypto wallet drainer Angel Drainer was involved in the estimated $238,000 exploit
Decentralized Exchange Sushi Ventures Beyond Ethereum by Expanding to Aptos
12.9.2023
The decentralized crypto exchange Sushi is expanding to the Aptos blockchain. The team noted that the move marks Sushi’s first expansion onto a non-EVM blockchain. From Ethereum to Aptos Sushi is a decentralized exchange (dex) and automated market maker (AMM) built on the Ethereum blockchain....
Crypto’s Newest Sector: Telegram Bot Coin Economy Swells to $138 Million
25.7.2023
A new player has emerged in the constantly evolving cryptocurrency market: Telegram bot coins. These crypto assets, used within Telegram’s ecosystem, are leveraged to facilitate automated trades for users on decentralized exchange (dex) platforms. These distinctive crypto assets have turned...
Arthur Hayes Insists ‘Bitcoin Will Be the Currency’ of Artificial Intelligence
8.7.2023
In a freshly unveiled blog piece, Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of crypto derivatives platform Bitmex, posits that bitcoin is the prime currency for artificial intelligence (AI). Hayes maintains that moving forward, BTC will be the favored currency for AIs since they “must use a system that...
Uniswap releases version 4 code, allowing for new types of liquidity pools
13.6.2023
The new version features “hooks” that will allow for more customized options, but it will not be implemented until more feedback is obtained from the community
Crypto’s Quirky Automated Market Makers and How They Differ From TradFi Exchanges
24.5.2023
Crypto exchanges have order books just like the NYSE, but the digital asset realm also offers something very different known as automated market makers (AMMs)
Symbiosis integrates zkSync: ‘Natural evolution' of scaling solutions
10.4.2023
Cross-chain DeFi platform Symbiosis has integrated zkSync to improve transaction speed and reduce fees on its automated market-making protocol
‘Over-Collateralization Can Help Mitigate the Risk of Stablecoin Depegging’ — Pendulum CTO
5.4.2023
Despite being touted as a game-changing innovation, the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem is still not connected to fiat rails largely because of regulatory and compliance issues, Torsten Stuber, the CTO at Pendulum says. According to Stuber, the defi ecosystem will succeed in getting more...
PancakeSwap changes its recipe with the launch of Version 3
3.4.2023
PancakeSwap has released version 3 of its BNB Chain, Aptos and Ethereum-based DeFi platform, touting improved performance and lower fees
Crypto ATM Numbers Drop by 13.91% Since December 2022, Over 3,600 Went Offline in March
2.4.2023
According to data from the cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATM) aggregation website Coin ATM Radar, over 3,600 crypto ATMs went offline in March. Since the end of 2022, the number of crypto ATMs has declined by 13.91% in the last three months. Crypto ATM Numbers Decline in 2023 According...
Crypto Exchange Trader Joe Nears Launch of Upgraded Trading Engine
31.3.2023
Trader Joe will launch a tech upgrade and new liquidity features next week
Major Cryptocurrency ATM Manufacturer General Bytes Hacked, Over $1.5M in Bitcoin Stolen
19.3.2023
General Bytes experienced a security incident on March 17 and 18 that enabled a hacker to remotely access the master service interface and send funds from hot wallets, according to the company and sources. The breach forced a majority of U.S.-based crypto automated teller machine (ATM) operators...
DeFi Protocol Maverick Unveils UniSwap Rival Decentralized Exchange on Ethereum
8.3.2023
Maverick Protocol said that it developed a novel automated market maker algorithm that offers more customization and higher capital efficiency than top decentralized exchange UniSwap
Bitcoin Records Largest Mined Block to Date, 4 MB Block Containing NFT Causes Unease Among Small-Block Supporters
2.2.2023
Amid the controversy surrounding the Ordinals project and the debate over what types of data should be stored on the Bitcoin blockchain, the network mined its largest block, nearly 4 MB in size, containing just 63 transactions. One of the transactions was a 3.94 MB Ordinal inscription featuring...
FTX and Alameda Research Collapse Sad Event but ‘Good for the Long Run’ Says DWF Labs Managing Partner
27.1.2023
While the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX and its affiliate Alameda Research is thought to have left many crypto players, including market makers, in the worst possible position, according to Andrei Grachev, managing partner at DWF Labs, this incident may have helped to “flush...
DeFi auditor nets $40,000 for identifying Uniswap vulnerability
4.1.2023
A security firm flagged a now-fixed vulnerability to Uniswap, highlighting the potential for reentrancy attacks on the protocol’s Universal Router smart contract
Trader Joe takes its first step into the Ethereum ecosystem
2.12.2022
Despite the new multi-chain vision, the Trader Joe team confirmed that its “true home” and “top priority for all growth efforts” will continue to be on Avalanche