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Metamask Launches Ethereum Staking Services via Lido and Rocketpool
14.1.2023
On Friday, the Web3 wallet firm Metamask, a subsidiary of the Ethereum-centric company Consensys, announced the beta launch of ethereum staking features will be made available via Lido’s or Rocketpool’s liquid staking services. Users who want to stake ethereum and earn staking rewards...
Crypto Incidents Involving Exit Scams, Hacks, and Code Exploits Reach Record Low in December 2022 According to Certik
3.1.2023
According to blockchain security company Certik, the number of cryptocurrency incidents involving exit scams, hacks, and code exploits in Dec. 2022 was the lowest monthly figure of the year. Certik noted that the combined incidents amounted to $62.2 million “lost to exploits, hacks, and scams.”...
Defi More Scalable Than Traditional Finance, New Study Says
22.12.2022
Despite the market conditions that prevailed in much of 2022, decentralized finance (defi) still demonstrated its greater scaling potential than that of the traditional financial industry, a new report has said. Even though the total value locked dropped from the peak of $180 billion in Dec. 2021...
TVL in Defi Slides Under $40 Billion, Tapping a Low Not Seen Since February 2021
17.12.2022
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has fallen below the $40 billion mark for the first time since the first week of Feb. 2021. On Dec. 17, 2022, the TVL in defi is roughly $39.53 billion after dropping more than 4% in value during the past 24 hours. Value Locked in Defi...
Panther Completes the Decentralized Launch of Its Protocol’s v0․5, a DAO-Led Effort
13.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Panther, a cross-chain application that will allow retail users as well as institutions to access DeFi privately and compliantly, has launched its v0.5. This was achieved by the protocol’s community in conjunction with Panther Ventures Limited, a Web3 development company destined...
Decentralized Finance Protocols Flounder as Value Locked in Defi Shed More Than 25% Since FTX Collapsed
12.12.2022
On December 12, 2022, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has been range bound after falling 25.5% from $55.94 billion on Nov. 5, to today’s $41.67 billion. Moreover, during the past 12 months, the TVL in defi dropped 82.56% from roughly $239 billion in Dec. 2021,...
DeFi, such as Oryen Network, Maker, and Convex Finance, allow you to stay in control of your assets
8.12.2022
Decentralization of finance is changing the world order by bringing financial matters into the hands of individuals. As a result, there has been a significant rise in DeFi protocols promoting this major devolution by encouraging the world to decentralize their finance. Centralization in crypto...
The Week In Games: Midnight Protocols
28.11.2022
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Alameda Had ‘Secret Exemption’ from FTX Liquidation Protocols, New CEO Says
17.11.2022
USM.World partners with Magpie XYZ & boosts veTokenomics protocols
17.11.2022
USM.World is pleased and, with great excitement, made their official announcement of having joined hands in the form of a mutually beneficial partnership with Magpie XYZ. USM.World, by the way, happens to be the parent company of the 3D virtual world-United States of Mars (USM). Magpie XYZ, on...
Value Locked in Defi at Its Lowest Point Since March 2021, Smart Contract Tokens Shed $22 Billion in 36 Days
16.11.2022
Smart contract platform tokens and decentralized finance (defi) protocols have taken a beating since the FTX collapse last week. The market capitalization of all the smart contract platform tokens in existence lost more than $22 billion during the last 36 days. The total value locked (TVL) in defi...
Binance CEO urges crypto buyers to 'hold' amid 'unpredictableness'
15.11.2022
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said people should invest in crypto if they're using "cash that you don't need for a long time" as the market sees high volatility amid FTX's fallout
Maintaining decentralization: Are custody services a threat to DeFi protocols?
10.11.2022
DeFi ecosystems try to live up to crypto’s decentralized ethos, but single-token governance protocols could prove a challenge
Automation opens up pathway to a simplified, more user-friendly DeFi
5.11.2022
Hunting for the best opportunities in the world of DeFi is often time consuming. But automation is changing that
Solana-Based Lending App Solend Gets Hacked for $1.26 Million in ‘Oracle Attack’
2.11.2022
The Solana-centric lending application Solend lost $1.26 million in an oracle attack, according to Solend’s official Twitter account on Wednesday. A number of affected pools were disabled, and Solend says it has given crypto exchanges the exploiter’s address. Solana Defi Application Solend...
Crypto News Summary: DBS Adopts DeFi Protocols for FX & Government Securities Transactions, Union Bank of Philippines to Launch BTC & ETH Custody & Trading
2.11.2022
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State of Decentralized Finance Remains Lackluster, Value Locked in Defi Slid 67% in 6 Months
22.10.2022
During the last 125 days or roughly four months, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has been range bound within the $50 billion to $65 billion region. The TVL in defi has shed significant value during the past six months as it dropped from $161 billion on April 1, down...
Sam Bankman-Fried Under Fire for Controversial Comments on DeFi Protocols
21.10.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of the crypto exchange FTX, has come under fire by the crypto community for comments that could imply that he is in favor of censoring DeFi protocols....
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Origin Protocol’s Roofstock OnChain launches NFT Real Estate
20.10.2022
Origin Protocol completed the development of their NFT marketplace for Roofstock OnChain, which they launched. However, this is created to make it possible to exchange real-time properties in the metaverse. As a result, the very first such sale has taken place. This incident makes it the first...
VC-Backed Blockchain Project Aptos Reveals Protocol’s ‘Mainnet Has Arrived’
18.10.2022
A new layer one blockchain network called Aptos announced the launch of its mainnet on Monday, following a slew of capital injections from a number of venture capital (VC) firms. The blockchain protocol, crafted with a Rust-centric programming language dubbed Move, is backed by VC companies such...