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SEC Lays Its Cards on the Table With Assertion That DeFi Falls Under Securities Rules
17.4.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) warning shot last week that decentralized finance (DeFi) could be thrown into its expanding definition of what makes a securities exchange is the latest move to formalize what Chairman Gary Gensler has been saying: Crypto belongs in the securities...
Tether Stablecoin Sees 22% Growth in 2023 Despite Dollar-Pegged Token Economy’s Contraction
17.4.2023
Since January 2023, the number of tether stablecoins in circulation has grown from 66 billion to the current 80.9 billion, representing growth of more than 22% this year. Tether’s growth is approaching the high of $83 billion in stablecoins in circulation that the project saw almost a year...
Today in Crypto: Bhutan 'Cultivated a Secret Crypto Portfolio', Amber Group May Sell Its Japan Unit, Bank of Israel Mulling a Digital Shekel
17.4.2023
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What DeFi Must Sacrifice to Appease Regulators
17.4.2023
The “internet financial system” is a pro-compliance, but pro-privacy framework to build crypto protocols which satisfy regulators and consumers
Hundred Finance loses $7m in an exploit on Optimism solution
17.4.2023
PeckShield recently reported that Hundred Finance lost over $7 million in an attack. The blockchain security firm announced that the attack took place on the L2 Optimisim scaling solution. The attacker used 200 WBTC to exploit the lending protocol on April 15. The attacker donated WBTC to boost...
Bitcoin, Ether See Bull Breather as Higher Bond Yields Support Dollar
17.4.2023
We would consider taking some profits as the crypto market is showing exuberant signs
Hundred Finance Suffers $7 Million Loss in Optimism Hack – Here's What Happened
17.4.2023
Multi-chain lending protocol Hundred Finance has fallen victim to a hacking attack which enabled the theft of about $7 million worth of crypto. The attacker accessed the funds via Optimism, an Ethereum layer-2 blockchain.
"Once again we hope the hacker will reach out back to us and we will...
Attractive Yields Drive Millions Into DeFi Liquidity Manager Gamma; TVL More Than Doubles
17.4.2023
The total value locked (TVL) across DeFi protocol Gamma has jumped by 102% in the past month as investors attempt to secure annual returns in excess of 10% from staking
Liquid Staking Protocols See Increase in Monthly ETH Deposits Despite Withdrawals Post-Shapella Hard Fork
15.4.2023
Following the Shapella hard fork on April 12, 2023, approximately 332,368 ether, valued at around $699 million, has been withdrawn. Despite these withdrawals, liquid staking protocols like Lido, Rocketpool, and others have experienced an increase in ether deposits over the last 30 days. Since March...
Olympus DAO Votes to Buy More ETH for Treasury Backing OHM Token
14.4.2023
The rebalancing comes as ether rallies off a successful Shapella upgrade
SEC targets DeFi in vote to revisit proposal concerning the definition of 'exchange'
14.4.2023
"It seems perverse to me that we would be encouraging centralization,” said SEC commissioner Hester Peirce prior to a vote on the proposal
Ondo Finance Introduces Yield-Generating Stablecoin Alternative for Institutions – How Does it Work?
14.4.2023
A new type of yield-generating stablecoin has been introduced by DeFi provider Ondo Finance, offering institutions a way to benefit from the return of US money market funds on-chain.
According to an update from Ondo Finance on Thursday, the new stablecoin, dubbed OMMF, will be a tokenized version...
U.S. SEC Poised to Move Toward DeFi Oversight As It Reopens Proposed Regulations
14.4.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering reopening a rule proposal on how it oversees crypto platforms to more explicitly include decentralized finance (DeFi). Commissioners will vote on the language during an open meeting on Friday
Hatom Protocol launches liquid staking, $sEGLD unlocks DeFi opportunities
14.4.2023
Hatom Protocol, a non-custodial liquidity protocol on MultiversX, has published an official tweet announcing that the liquid staking functionality is now live. It can be accessed via Devnet, with the mainnet launch scheduled to happen in the future. Hatom Protocol has expressed confidence in...
Developers Block Potential ‘Eight Figure’ Exploit Involving Cosmos-Based Ethermint
14.4.2023
Ethermint enables the use of Ethereum smart contracts within the Cosmo ecosystem and is employed by several chains, including Cronos, Kava, and Canto
DeFi Protocol Balancer Experiences Budget Cuts, Headcount Slashes Ahead of Strategy Pivot
14.4.2023
The protocol’s service providers have let go of two front-end engineers as they focus on overhauling the platform’s brand
Ondo Finance Plans Yield-Generating Stablecoin Alternative For Institutional Investors
13.4.2023
The new stablecoin-like token, OMMF, will be backed by conventional money market funds and is available only to qualified purchasers and accredited investors. But retail investors can lend against the tokens via Ondo’s DeFi protocol Flux to indirectly access the yield
DeFi Exchange Uniswap Launches Uniswap Mobile Wallet
13.4.2023
The mobile wallet will allow users to buy crypto at a 2.55% fee and swap funds between various DeFi platforms
Web3 economy to gain more traction in Africa through DeFi-based financial inclusion
13.4.2023
DeFi-based financial inclusion serves to increase liquidity and earning opportunities for African micro-entrepreneurs through Fonbnk’s partnership with Tanda
Blockchain Security Firm PeckShield: DeFi Protocol Yearn Finance Suffers $11 Million Exploit – Here's What Happened
13.4.2023
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Yearn Finance has fallen victim to an attack which occurred on Aave version 1, leading to the theft of about $11 million worth of Dai (DAI), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Binance USD (BUSD) and Tru USD (TUSD) tokens, according to an investigation carried...