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'IBC is a serious alternative for secure cross-chain communication,' says Sunny Aggarwal of Osmosis
9.8.2022
So far, Cosmos’ IBC seems to have stayed clear of troubled waters
Cross chains, beware! deBridge flags attempted phishing attack, suspects Lazarus Group
8.8.2022
deBridge Finance survives an attempted phishing attack, points a finger at the North Korean Lazarus Group, and warns the wider community to be on guard
Chainalysis Estimates $2B Stolen From Cross-Chain Bridge Hacks This Year
4.8.2022
This week, hackers used a vulnerability on the Nomad bridge to steal $190 million worth of crypto
$2B in crypto stolen from cross-chain bridges this year: Chainalysis
4.8.2022
The $190 million Nomad Bridge exploit is just the latest out of 13 separate bridge attacks in 2022 so far
Cross-Chain Bridge Nomad Loses $190 Million Making It 2022’s Third-Largest Crypto Heist
2.8.2022
On Monday, the cross-chain token bridge Nomad was attacked and hackers managed to siphon $190 million from the protocol, draining a great majority of the funds. The Nomad cross-chain bridge attack was the third-biggest crypto heist of 2022, and the ninth largest of all time. Nomad Cross-Chain...
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...
Aave devs propose freezing Fantom integration, citing lack of traction and potential vulnerability
2.8.2022
The Fantom market on Aave v3 adds just $30 each day to the DeFi protocol's treasury; developers are also concerned that the integration creates security risks
Cross-Chain Bridge Nomad Reveals Crypto Heavyweight Backers for $22.4M Funding Round
28.7.2022
Coinbase Ventures and OpenSea were among the additional backers named for the April funding round
Defi TVL and Smart Contract Platform Tokens Swell in Value With ETH, ETC Leading the Pack
22.7.2022
The top smart contract platform tokens by market capitalization and the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) have swelled significantly in value during the last few days. Since the value locked in defi reached a 2022 low of $70 billion on June 19, the defi ecosystem’s...
Video Game Giant Square Enix Plans to Drop a Final Fantasy VII NFT Collection in 2023
21.7.2022
According to the non-fungible token (NFT) company Enjin, the firm has inked a deal with the Japanese entertainment conglomerate and leading video game developer Square Enix. The partnership will produce the launch of Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary cards and figures on the cross-chain network...
Plasma.Finance & Ren Protocol V3 Partner for DeFi Cross-Chain Bridging
19.7.2022
Plasma.Finance recently announced a partnership with Ren Protocol v3. The collaboration will see the projects offering DeFi cross-chain bridging support for EVM and non-EVM chains. It includes Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Bitcoin Cash, stablecoins, and many more. Plasma.Finance aims to expand its all-in-one...
Cross-Chain Infrastructures: The Solution to Liquidity Fragmentation in Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
18.7.2022
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has emerged as a rival to the traditional finance economy; this nascent crypto niche made a hallmark debut in the summer of 2020 following the launch of governance tokens and yield farming incentives. Two years down the line, a total of 4.8 Million unique wallets have...
Cross-Chain Infrastructure Protocol LI.FI Raises $5.5M
11.7.2022
The funding will fuel ecosystem growth for the aggregator of cross-chain bridges and decentralized exchanges
Heroes of NFT & Axelar to Build Cross-Chain Metaverse
11.7.2022
Heroes of NFT recently released an official post announcing a partnership with Axelar. The collaboration will see the projects building a next-gen cross-chain metaverse. The native Avalanche project will establish an infrastructure around Axelar to facilitate safe and seamless cross-chain...
Value Locked in Defi Swells by $7 Billion, Tron’s TVL Spikes 34.85%, Ethereum Dominates by 62%
7.7.2022
After tapping a 2022 low of $70 billion on June 19, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has increased by more than $7 billion. During the last seven days, the TVL in defi held within the Ethereum blockchain has increased by 4.47% as Ethereum’s TVL commands 62.92%...
DappRadar Pioneers Cross-Chain Staking: Claim Rewards on Any Blockchain & Minimize Fees Drastically
1.7.2022
Kaunas, Lithuania – June 30, 2022 – DappRadar, the world’s dapp store that brings high-quality, accurate insights on decentralized applications, has announced an industry-first cross-chain token staking mechanism, allowing users to claim their staking rewards on any Blockchain...
Value Locked in Defi Jumped 7% in 5 Days — Harmony’s Horizon Bridge Siphoned for $100M
25.6.2022
While crypto prices have seen some healing during the last few days, the total value locked (TVL) across the entire decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has also improved. The TVL in defi has seen an increase of 7.19% since June 20, and the defi protocol Makerdao’s TVL dominates by 10.37%...
Why cross-chain interoperability matters for DeFi
21.6.2022
With hundreds of cryptocurrency exchanges available for users to transact on, the question becomes centralized or decentralized, neither of which offers an efficient solution
Kava Teams With Celer cBridge to Facilitate Cross-Chain Asset Transfers
17.6.2022
Kava Network will join forces with Celer Network to successfully implement bridging support for Kava through the Open Canonical Token Standard of Celer Network. Users can bridge USDT, USDC, WBTC, DAI, and WETH between Kava and Ethereum securely, quickly, and at an extremely low cost. The addresses...
Circle Announces the Stablecoin USDC Is Now Supported by the Polygon Network
8.6.2022
Circle, the issuer of the stablecoin usd coin (USDC), announced that the project is now supported on the Polygon network. The stablecoin with the second-largest market capitalization can now be withdrawn via a Circle Account and Circle APIs without the need for manual cross-chain bridge technology....