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First Mover Americas: Curve Finance Exploit Puts More Than $100M of Crypto at Risk
31.7.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 31, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Crypto Firms Raised $129M Last Week, Led by Flashbots
31.7.2023
The startup, focused on maximal extractable value (MEV) in blockchain transactions, raised $60 million in funding
Alchemix releases an update on Curve Finance pool exploitation
31.7.2023
Alchemix has provided an official update on the Curve Finance situation. The platform recently witnessed a 47 million-dollar exploit. According to reports, the exploit emerged because of a reentrancy vulnerability. It is believed that Vyper 0.2.15, 0.2.16, and 0.3.0 versions are prone...
Cex price feed prevents Curve price from collapsing amid $100M vulnerability
31.7.2023
A vulnerability in the Vyper programming language widely used by DeFi protocols like Curve Finance led to exploit of multiple Curve liquidity pools on Sunday
Ethical hacker retrieves $5.4M for Curve Finance amid exploit.
31.7.2023
Twitter accounts impersonating Curve Finance have also started to promote a fake refund scheme further targeting victims of the hack
HSBC-Owned Hang Seng Bank Limits Crypto Companies to ‘Simple’ Accounts: Report
31.7.2023
The report comes as Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority (HKMA) reminds banks that there is no ban on offering crypto companies accounts
Curve Finance's Token Surges 500% on Bithumb After Over $100M Exploit
31.7.2023
The CRV/KRW pair listed on South Korea's Bithumb exchange has decoupled from the CRV/USD pairs listed on Western exchanges that exhibit price weakness
Upbit Halts Trading of Curve Finance's Token After $100M Exploit
31.7.2023
Other exchanges say they are monitoring the situation closely but have not taken any action
Crypto Futures Show Bias for Uniswap's UNI Token After Curve Finance Exploit
31.7.2023
UNI perpetual futures trade at 20% premium as traders expect Uniswap to gain even more market share after the CRV exploit, one research head said
Ethereum logs $1M MEV block reward amid Curve Finance exploit
31.7.2023
The highest recently generated block reward was 584 ETH, created by a MEV bot front-running transactions during the DeFi chaos
Bitcoin Dips Below $29.2K After Curve Exploit but Continues Its Range-Bound Ways; ETH, SOL, MATIC Sink
31.7.2023
BTC hovered comfortably over $29,300 for much of the weekend but dropped in the hours after Curve Finance tweeted that it had suffered an exploit
Curve Finance Exploit Puts $100M+ Worth of Crypto at Risk; CRV Token Tumbles
30.7.2023
Curve, a stablecoin exchange at the heart of decentralized finance (DeFi) on Ethereum, has been the victim of an exploit according to a tweet from the project. Upwards of $100 million worth of cryptocurrency are at risk due to a “re-entrancy” bug in Vyper, a programming language used to power parts...
Curve Finance pools exploited in over $24M due to reentrancy vulnerability
30.7.2023
Several stable pools on Curve Finance using Vyper were exploited on July 30
Ethereum Liquid Staking Sees 270,000 ETH Influx in 2 Weeks
30.7.2023
Recent statistics reveal that in the past fortnight, about 270,000 units of ethereum (ETH) were deposited into liquid staking derivative protocols. Currently, these decentralized finance (defi) staking platforms hold an estimated 10.65 million ether locked within their systems. Ethereum Liquid...
Double Standards in Finance: SBF’s Legal Troubles Spark Concerns
29.7.2023
Cryptocurrencies and DeFi have shaken up the world of finance, but the spotlight on Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the mysterious FTX founder, has raised serious concerns about how the U.S. government handles financial regulation and fairness. SBF faces some serious accusations like misusing customer...
Russian President Vladimir Putin Criticizes the ‘Use of the Dollar as a Political Weapon’
29.7.2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin has railed against using the dollar as a political weapon in a meeting with the New Development Bank’s president, Dilma Rousseff. Putin stated that this weaponization and the recent developments in global finance complicated the institution’s growth...
US State of Minnesota Okays Crypto Donations to Political Campaign Committees
29.7.2023
Minnesota has become one of the few U.S. states to permit crypto donations to political campaign committees. However, according to the state’s new rules, crypto donations must be converted to U.S. dollars within five days. In the event of price changes within the five-day grace period, these...
Arbitrum DAO’s First Grants Programs Take Shape
28.7.2023
Two governance proposals are collectively requesting nearly $5 million worth of ARB tokens to launch grants programs
Another week of DeFi hacks, but ZK-proof development heats up: Finance Redefined
28.7.2023
The total value locked in DeFi protocols remained below $50 billion after another week of exploits
Sam Bankman-Fried Maybe Hasn’t Escaped Campaign Finance Charges
28.7.2023
Prosecutors just withdrew a campaign finance charge ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial this October. That doesn’t mean the U.S. Department of Justice is letting the FTX founder off on alleged criminal conduct, however – and campaign finance charges could still be tried later