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The Protocol: Coinbase Blockchain's Viral Use Case Puts Focus on Optimism's Tech
23.8.2023
The week in blockchain tech: Crypto-fueled social marketplace Friend.tech goes viral on Coinbase's new Base blockchain, Shiba Inu community's "Shibarium" network aims for fresh start, and Ethereum experts handicap the competition between leading technologies for layer-2 networks
Curve Crisis Shows Pitfalls of Decentralized Risk Management
23.8.2023
Top DeFi lenders allowed a crypto CEO to take a risky bet, raising key questions about how they manage risk
Is Curve DAO Token Going to Zero? CRV Price Drops 20% and New Meme Coin Surpasses $300,000 in Funding
23.8.2023
CurveDAO (CRV) is continuing to tumble to rock-bottom prices more than a month after a dramatic exploit send shockwaves through the Curve Finance ecosystem - with spectators predicting Curve DAO token going to zero, will CRV sink-or-swim?
Catastrophe struck the leading DeFi ecosystem on July...
Curve Finance to reimburse users, another DeFi hack, and ConsenSys launches L2: Finance Redefined
19.8.2023
The DeFi ecosystem had another exploit of over $2 million on a stablecoin liquidity pool this past week, just weeks after the Curve Finance exploit
Curve Crisis Averted, NFT Loans Protocol Now Votes on Next Steps
18.8.2023
JPEG’d DAO voters are deciding how to account for a $1 million bounty
TRON DAO Ventures’ investment fuels Curve’s launch on networks
18.8.2023
TRON and Curve have bagged a crucial partnership in the DeFi sphere. There are basically two parts to this collaboration. The first part is where TRON DAO Ventures has invested $2 million in CRV by buying tokens of the same value. The second part is where Curve has agreed to launch on two networks...
The Protocol: Blockchains Keep Launching, From Sei to Shibarium
17.8.2023
In this week's issue, we cover Coinbase's launch of "Base," a layer-2 network atop Ethereum, along with the crypto community's reaction to PayPal's new stablecoin and the brouhaha over Matter Labs' use of Polygon-crafted open-source software. The Protocol is CoinDesk's weekly newsletter devoted...
Weekend Wrap: Uniswap dev sacked for alleged rug, Steadefi hacker goes mixing and more
14.8.2023
Uniswap developer AzFlin has admitted to creating the FRENS token but has argued what he did doesn't constitute a rug pull
Curve Finance vows to reimburse users after $62 million hack
12.8.2023
The platform further emphasizes its current priority, which revolves around assessing the proportional portions of each impacted user
Curve Finance vows to reimburse users after $62M hack
12.8.2023
The platform said it would assess each impacted user for reimbursement
DeFi tries to recover from Curve hack, but exploits continue: Finance Redefined
12.8.2023
Binance jumped in with a $5 million Curve token investment to help with efforts to minimize the risk of contagion
DeFi tries to recover from Curve hack, but exploits continue: Finance Redefined
12.8.2023
Binance jumped in with a $5 million Curve token investment to help with efforts to minimize the risk of contagion
Binance Labs Supports Curve DAO Token with $5 Million Investment, Plans BNB Chain Deployment
11.8.2023
Crypto exchange Binance’s investment arm, Binance Labs, has announced a $5 million investment in Curve DAO Token (CRV) in a display of support for Curve and decentralized finance (DeFi) at large. ...
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Aave DAO opens voting on proposals to reduce CRV exposure
10.8.2023
Aave token holders are voting on three proposals that could reshape the protocol's exposure to Curve DAO token
Binance invests $5M in Curve token as hacker partially returns funds
10.8.2023
Twenty-seven percent of the funds stolen in the July 30 exploit have yet to be returned
Aave Token Holders Voting on 2 Proposals Following Averted Curve Liquidation Crisis
10.8.2023
The proposals, which aim to disable CRV borrowing and decrease Aave’s exposure to Curve’s native token on its Ethereum V2 markets, are responses to the liquidation pressure faced by Curved founder Michael Egorov
Curve Token Climbs After Binance Labs Commits to $5M Investment
10.8.2023
The decentralized exchange, which suffered a $70 million hack last month, will also consider deploying to the BNB Chain
The Protocol: Coinbase Launches Own Blockchain as Sleuths Scour PayPal's Stablecoin Software
10.8.2023
In this week's issue, we cover Coinbase's launch of "Base," a layer-2 network atop Ethereum, along with the crypto community's reaction to PayPal's new stablecoin and the brouhaha over Matter Labs' use of Polygon-crafted open-source software. The Protocol is CoinDesk's weekly newsletter devoted...
As Curve Averts DeFi Death Spiral, Fiasco Exposes Serious Risks
9.8.2023
Curve, a leading decentralized exchange on Ethereum, was hacked for $70 million in July. Questions continue to linger around the platform's long-term viability and potential contagion risk
Wall Street Divided: Treasury Yields Surge Sparks Intense Debates and Divergent Bets
8.8.2023
In recent weeks, Treasury yields have skyrocketed, igniting a Wall Street dispute over whether the precipitous sell-off is now overextended. A small group of prominent investors are wagering that bond prices will bounce back following the abrupt escalation in rates. Hedge Funds Place Bold Wagers...