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Sushi Makes DeFi History with Native Bitcoin on ZetaChain
17.11.2023
Source: Adobe / David Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Sushi has made history by adding support for the use of native Bitcoin (BTC) on its protocol through an expansion to ZetaChain. The move, announced by Sushi in a blog post on Thursday, will allow users to seamlessly swap BTC across...
DeFi Market Concentration: Gauntlet Data Reveals Few Major Projects Dominate the Industry
16.11.2023
Image Soure: Adobe A limited number of participants are currently dominating decentralized finance (DeFi), the sector aiming to recreate financial markets without intermediaries. According to data gathered by Gauntlet, a crypto-risk modeling company, most categories within DeFi, such...
Pancakeswap Introduces ‘Pancake Mayor’ in New Gamefi Venture
16.11.2023
Pancakeswap, the crypto exchange and decentralized finance (defi) platform, is stepping into the world of game finance (gamefi) by introducing its own gaming marketplace. The marketplace is spearheaded by “Pancake Mayor,” a city-building simulation game developed by Binaryx....
Blockchain Startup Kinto Plans 'First KYC'd' Ethereum Layer-2 Network After Raising $5M
15.11.2023
The Kinto network, built with the Optimism's OP Stack, features native know-your-customer (KYC) checks and investor accreditation mechanism to help onboard regulated financial institutions
Australia Updates Its Capital Gains Tax Guidance to Include Wrapped Tokens and DeFi
14.11.2023
Australia's tax authority has clarified that its capital gains tax on crypto products also extends to wrapped tokens or token interaction with decentralized (DeFi) lending protocols
Bitcoin Miners’ Daily Profits Top $44 Million, Reaches Highest Point Since April 2022
13.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Photocreo Bednarek The cryptocurrency market has recorded soaring prices in recent weeks sparking wins spanning across miners’ profits, decentralized finance (DeFi) numbers, and larger investor appetite. Global Bitcoin (BTC) miners have seen mining profits soar to new highs...
DeFi Platform Raft Hacked for $3.3 Million, Attacker Burns Most of Stolen ETH – Here’s What Happened
11.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Raft has suffered a hack resulting in the loss of approximately $3.3 million in Ethereum ( ETH). However, the attacker’s attempt to profit from the heist may have backfired, as they incurred a loss themselves. On-chain data reveals that...
Spartan Capital Invests in DeFi Protocol Pendle in a Follow-on Funding Round
9.11.2023
Source: Medium/Spartan Group In a strategic move to boost the burgeoning landscape of decentralized finance (DeFi), Spartan Capital has announced its continued commitment to Pendle Finance through an over-the-counter (OTC) acquisition. We're excited to share that we have made a follow-on...
Cardano-Based DEX MuesliSwap Plans Refund Site for User Losses – What’s Going On?
9.11.2023
Source: Adobe / Who is Danny In a recent update, MuesliSwap, one of the most popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols on the Cardano blockchain, has announced its intention to launch a refund site to address concerns raised by users regarding losses due to high slippage over the past year....
Aave V2 Ethereum Market and Several Assets Paused — Team Says ‘No Funds Are at Risk’
7.11.2023
The decentralized finance (defi) protocol Aave’s so-called guardian said on Nov. 4 it had paused the Aave V2 Ethereum Market and frozen “certain assets on Aave V3 on Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism.” At the time when the update was issued, Aave said an analysis of what happened...
Aave’s GHO Stablecoin Grapples With Dollar Peg Stability: Liquidity Fixes on the Horizon
4.11.2023
The decentralized finance (defi) protocol Aave’s stablecoin asset called GHO has been struggling to keep its peg to the U.S. dollar. While it is coasting along at $0.966 per unit at the time of writing, five days ago it tapped an all-time low at $0.917 per coin. Aave’s Liquidity Committee aims...
Study: Stablecoin Activity the Highest in Q3 of 2023 With Approximately 400K Daily Active Addresses
4.11.2023
By the end of Q3 2023, activity in the stablecoin category as measured by the number of daily active addresses (DAA) stood at over 400,000 — the highest in any category. In the decentralized finance (defi) category — the next highest-ranked category — the number of DAAs at...
DeFi Protocol SafeMoon Still Running Despite Securities Violations
3.11.2023
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol SafeMoon has addressed the recent litigation by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressing its intent to seek a resolution. We are reviewing the recent news and we of course take these issues extremely seriously. As we receive more...
Onyx Protocol Suffers $2.1M Loss in Defi Breach, Fraction of Funds Redirected to Tornado Cash
1.11.2023
Multiple sources have confirmed that Onyx Protocol, a decentralized finance (defi) platform, has been compromised in a security breach, resulting in a loss of $2.1 million. In the wake of this attack, a fraction of the stolen crypto assets, originally from the cross-token liquidity market, were...
Uniswap DAO Signals Approval for $12 Million Investment in Ekubo’s Governance Token – Here’s What You Need to Know
30.10.2023
Uniswap DAO, a major player in decentralized finance (DeFi) world, has shown significant support for a proposal to invest a substantial amount of its treasury funds into Ekubo, a decentralized exchange (DEX) operating on Ethereum’ Starknet network. The proposal suggests investing 3 million...
PancakeSwap Integrates Bril’s Portfolio Manager to Diversify Liquidity Pools
30.10.2023
As decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to plug along in its quest to capture market share, PancakeSwap, one of the leading decentralized exchanges, has recently taken a step toward optimizing its service offerings. On Monday, PancakeSwap announced a collaboration with DeFi protocol Bril Finance...
DeFi Market Soars to $42 Billion, Rises by $6.2 Billion in Just Two Weeks – Is The Bull Market Here Again?
30.10.2023
The digital asset market has recorded several wins this month with Bitcoin (BTC) hitting a 16-month high and surging activities around decentralized finance (DeFI) applications. According to data from DefiLlama, the total value locked (TVL) on DeFi protocols has soared to $42 billion, marking...
DeFi Market Recovers From 30-Month Low as Volume Hits Highest Point Since March
30.10.2023
The total value of all assets locked on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols has surged to a three-month high of $42 billion after being at its lowest point since February 2021 just two weeks ago
Dydx Chain Unveils Network Fee Distribution and USDC Trading Fee Allocation
27.10.2023
The Dydx chain, a proof-of-stake blockchain network, has successfully launched its mainnet and introduced dydx as its layer one (L1) token. On October 26, at 1 p.m. EDT, the network’s validators created the first block, signifying the start of a new era for the Dydx chain. The introduction of dydx...
Neo Announces EVM-Compatible Sidechain to Prevent MEV Attacks
27.10.2023
Neo, the open-source blockchain platform, has revealed its plans for the development of a new Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible sidechain, a move aimed at expanding its capabilities in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. Sidechain Will Offer Interoperability With NEO N3 Mainnet In...