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Buterin Warns Followers Not to Take Out Personal Loans to Buy Crypto
14.12.2020
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin took to Twitter to warn his followers not to take personal loans to purchase cryptocurrencies
Report identifies 18 serious 'non-financial risks' for DeFi
11.12.2020
Beyond the obvious financial risks, there are a number of technical risks DeFi users should be aware of
Fidelity Digital to Accept Bitcoin as Collateral for Cash Loans
10.12.2020
Fidelity Digital says it will allow institutional customers to pledge bitcoin as collateral against cash loans in partnership with Blockfi. The firm’s decision helps bitcoin investors turn their digital holdings into cash without selling. Fidelity’s targeted clients include hedge funds...
Fidelity Digital to Accept Bitcoin Collateral on Cash Loans for Institutions
9.12.2020
Fidelity Digital Assets is reportedly partnering with crypto lender BlockFi for the new business angle
Meet Exchase.io: All-in-One Fintech Service Provider Announces Token Sale
8.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Exchase (Exchase OÜ) announced that it plans to build an all-in-one fintech solution that will bring the most popular fintech services and technologies under one umbrella. The Estonian based fintech company has been operating a cryptocurrency exchange, but now seeks to bring...
DeFi project Aave unlocks collateral with version 2 release
3.12.2020
Users can now trade assets while they are locked up as decentralized finance collateral
Exploits and Flash Loans Are Just the Beginning, Defi Economy Is Less Private Than People Think
22.11.2020
Decentralized finance otherwise known as defi has climbed significantly in value this year, as the total value locked (TVL) in defi today is over $14 billion. Meanwhile, numerous defi platforms are getting attacked with flash loans and there are so many new defi projects, it’s hard to keep...
Oasis Network mainnet launches touting privacy for loans and genomes
19.11.2020
The privacy-focused Oasis Network has completed its mainnet launch, promising to facilitate under-collateralized loans in DeFi
DeFi Exploits Can’t Be Pinned on Flash Loans, Industry Leaders Say
18.11.2020
DeFi’s novel flash loan products aren't to blame for the recent string of exploits, industry leaders say
Origin Protocol Loses $3.25M in Latest Flash Loan Attack: Reports
17.11.2020
Blockchain project Origin Dollar (OUSD) has sustained an oracle manipulation attack. The attacker used flash loans to grab $3.25 million
Some loans on Maker are never liquidated, prompting debt auction overhaul
16.11.2020
Small loans for $100 are uninteresting to liquidators, and they're cheap to stack up
MakerDAO Loans Can Be Gamed to Hold Out Funds From Liquidation, Startup Finds
16.11.2020
A loophole in MakerDAO’s collateralized debt market enables positions to be closed far more leniently than intended due to an oversight in the auction process
Value DeFi Suffers $6M Flash Loan Attack
14.11.2020
The latest flash loan attack in the decentralized finance world has caused a total loss of $6 million
Bad Loans, Bad Bets, Bad Blood: How Crypto Lender Cred Really Went Bankrupt
12.11.2020
Cred’s bankruptcy filing mainly blames fraud by an outside party. The full picture painted by former employees is more complex, and highlights the risks of the budding crypto lending market
Flash Loans Aren’t the Problem, Centralized Price Oracles Are
11.11.2020
Flash loans attacks have received a lot of press attention. But they're not DeFi's biggest vulnerability, says Chainlink's CMO
Ethereum Heavyweights Launch LiquidStake Loans to Ease Eth 2.0 ‘Lockup’
11.11.2020
A coalition of Ethereum OGs is tackling Eth 2.0's "lockup" issue with LiquidStake and USDC rewards
Bitfinex to compete with DeFi with new borrowing service
11.11.2020
Customers can now borrow money from crypto exchange Bitfinex
Figure Technologies Applies for US National Bank Charter
6.11.2020
A charter would give the fintech national clearance for its blockchain-based financial services
83 Tons of Fake Gold Bars Backing $3 Billion Loans in China: This Man Claims to Know the Truth
5.11.2020
The gold industry was shaken when it was discovered that 83 tons of fake gold bars were used to back loans worth 20 billion yuan in China. While Chinese authorities have not said whether the real gold exists or where it is, an insider claims to know what happened. The Mystery Behind the Chinese...
Genesis Doubles Crypto Loan Issuance for the Third Quarter to $5.2 Billion
1.11.2020
Crypto lender Genesis provided $5.2 billion in new loans in the third quarter of 2020, more than double its previous record of $2.2 billion in the preceding quarter. Issued to corporate borrowers such as hedge funds and trading firms, the loans are mainly denominated in bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH)...