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Transit Swap ‘hacker’ returns lion’s share of $23M in stolen funds: Finance Redefined
7.10.2022
Majority of the DeFi tokens in Top-100 traded in red barring a few, thanks to the weekend rout in the market correction towards the end of the week
MakerDAO goes ahead with $500M investment in treasuries and bonds
7.10.2022
$500 million of the funds currently collateralizing the Dai (DAI) stablecoin will be reallocated to U.S. Treasuries and corporate bonds in an effort to provide the protocol low risk additional yield
Crypto News Summary: Hiro Integrates w/ Ledger, SWIFT Lays Out Global CBDC Blueprint, Greenidge Generation Looking to Raise up to $22.8M
6.10.2022
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Stablecoin Issuer MakerDAO to Invest $500M in US Treasurys, Corporate Bonds
6.10.2022
The transition was initiated by DeFi asset advisor Monetalis and lead by digital asset bank Sygnum
Nexo-labeled address withdraws $153M in Wrapped BTC from MakerDAO
1.10.2022
The crypto community chose to link the funds' withdrawal with Nexo's insolvency rumors due to the wallet's name — Nexo: 0x8fd
Value Locked in Defi Drops to Lows Not Seen Since March, Ethereum Dominates TVL by 57%
24.9.2022
The state of decentralized finance (defi) in terms of total value locked (TVL) has been tumultuous, to say the least, and currently the TVL in defi today is approximately $54.95 billion. The TVL has not been this low in over five months since March 29, and the most dominant defi protocol today...
Coinbase Offers MakerDAO 1.5% Interest on USDC held at Prime
8.9.2022
Major crypto exchange Coinbase is looking to partner with the largest decentralized lending protocol, MakerDAO. Coinbase has offered to pay MakerDAO 1.5% interest if Maker onboards its holdings of USDC to Prime, Coinbase's institutional-grade investment platform. ...
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Australian regulators rattle their saber as adoption takes a major leap: Law Decoded, Aug. 22-29
29.8.2022
ASIC prepares to put crypto and DeFi firmly in its sights. Australia’s Northern Territory Racing Commission is preparing to adopt cryptocurrencies in gambling
MakerDAO co-founder recommends DAI-USD depegging to limit attack surface
28.8.2022
While revealing the protocol's inability to comply with regulators, Christensen suggested that "we must choose the path of decentralization."
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Won’t Freeze Tornado Cash Addresses, Says Premature Freezing Could Jeopardize Investigations
24.8.2022
While the crypto community is still talking about the U.S. government banning the ethereum mixing platform Tornado Cash, the stablecoin issuer Tether Holdings Limited revealed on Wednesday that the company would not “freeze Tornado Cash addresses.” Tether’s recently published...
DeFi Platforms See Broad Weekly TVL Decline, One Protocol Stands Out
22.8.2022
Major decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms have seen a broad decline in the total value locked (TVL) over the past week, with only one top 10 protocol seeing growth. The fall in TVL came as prices of popular smart contract tokens like ethereum (ETH), solana (SOL), and BNB also fell...
Value Locked in Defi Loses $5.7 Billion in 5 Days, Smart Contract Tokens Shed 7.8% in 24 Hours
19.8.2022
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has slid 8.53% over the last five days since August 14, 2022. At the time, the TVL was $67.87 billion but today, the value locked in defi is approximately $62.08 billion. Moreover, the top smart contract platform tokens by market...
What is CeDeFi, and why does it matter?
17.8.2022
CeDeFi is a new financial system that combines centralized and decentralized systems. It provides privacy, reduced fees and ease of use
MakerDAO Founder Suggests ‘Seriously Considering’ Depegging DAI from USD
12.8.2022
MakerDAO (decentralized autonomous organization) founder Rune Christensen has called for the community members to consider depegging Maker (MKR)’s stablecoin DAI from USD, and perhaps (slowly) getting into ethereum (ETH) – which Vitalik Buterin argued would be a “terrible idea.”
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MakerDAO should 'seriously consider' depegging DAI from USD: Founder
12.8.2022
In light of the recent Tornado Cash and frozen USDC addresses debacle, MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen is hoping to move DAI’s collateralization away from USDC
Rune Christensen Details How MakerDAO Is Navigating Tornado Cash Sanctions
11.8.2022
Rune Christensen, founder of MakerDAO, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the risks for DeFi, its DAI stablecoin and what implications sanctioning coin mixer Tornado Cash could mean for the industry
These Are the Crypto Economy’s 5 Most Expensive Assets per Unit in August 2022
9.8.2022
On July 18, 2021, Bitcoin.com News researched the top five most expensive crypto assets and at that time there were two digital currencies worth five digits in value, two tokens worth four digits in U.S. dollar value, and one valued at three digits. Today, a lot has changed but currently, bitcoin...
Value Locked in Defi Stalls Before Reaching the $100 Billion Mark, Cross-Chain Bridge Statistics Crater
2.8.2022
During the last few weeks, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has come awfully close to reaching the $100 billion mark again, but it fell short this week. Today, the value locked across the defi ecosystem is $86.22 billion as the TVL has lost 3.34% during the past...
The Power of Loyalty Points and the Importance of Getting Them Right – Dennis Jarvis, CEO of Bitcoin.com
1.8.2022
Prominent DeFi projects such as Uniswap, Curve, Aave, and MakerDAO declined in ETH terms since at least Q1 2021. Some see this as a fundamental failing of DeFi protocols to capture value and an inability to create moats. There are questions whether the composable and open nature of crypto prevents...
Uniswap's 80% gains in July are in danger with UNI price painting a classic bearish pattern
30.7.2022
Uniswap price risks falling 50% from its current levels due to a bearish reversal setup