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White hat hacker paid DeFi’s largest reported bounty fee
30.9.2021
Cointelegraph spoke to the hacker for insights on the timeline of events, as well as the wider implications of bounty programs on DeFi's security landscape
Swiss Regulator Approves First Crypto Fund: Asset Manager Says ‘It’s an Exceptional Achievement’
29.9.2021
Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has approved the first Swiss crypto fund. It is managed by asset manager Crypto Finance and custodied by Seba Bank. “For the first time, FINMA has approved a Swiss fund that invests primarily in cryptoassets,” said...
Cardano to Invest $100 Million to Fund Decentralized Finance Projects
29.9.2021
Emurgo, the financial arm of leading cryptocurrency project Cardano, has announced it will invest $100 million in the development of decentralized finance-based products for the ecosystem. The company will spin two subsidiaries for this task, with one being fully dedicated to incentivizing...
The Real Guy From The Big Short Gets Subpoenaed About GameStop
27.9.2021
The frenzy around GameStop and other meme stocks from earlier this year may have quieted down a bit, but the SEC is still diligently on the case, trying to get to the bottom of what happened. That apparently includes subpoenaing big time investor Michael Burry, famous for betting against the 2000s...
UNI, SUSHI, MKR, Defi Tokens See 24 Hour Double-Digit Gains, Defi TVL Jumps 6% in 2 Weeks
26.9.2021
While a number of popular crypto-assets like bitcoin have been consolidating, decentralized finance (defi) tokens have captured significant gains during the last 24 hours. A few defi crypto assets have seen double-digit gains and the leader of the pack is Uniswap which has jumped 20.9% in the last...
DeFi and Web 3.0: Unleashing creative juices with decentralized finance
26.9.2021
The creator economy is one of the most rapidly developing industries, and decentralized technologies have a chance to unlock its full potential
How Traditional Finance World Could Cause Traditional Global Financial Crisis
26.9.2021
ncial products based on debts – most notoriously, residential mortgages –which were sold by banks to other banks and institutional investors. The profitability of these CDOs largely depended upon homeowners’ ability to repay their mortgages. When people began to default, the CDO market colla
DeFi gaming: A catalyst to mainstream adoption of decentralized finance
25.9.2021
Gaming is on track to boost the adoption of DeFi platforms. Here is a look at the latest developments that are pushing the play-to-earn business model
Finance Redefined: Layer-two growth and the SEC’s scrutiny, Sept. 19–23
24.9.2021
Layer-two's surge to new heights, Bitcoin and DeFi EFT applications and Sushi's mistaken bug — all coming to you this week in Finance Redefined
Mobius Finance and Roseon Finance Announce Partnership
24.9.2021
Decentralized and blockchain-based finance platforms are considered to be the future of finance, trading, exchanges, currencies, and economics because these do not involve any middleman. Blockchains like Ethereum have enabled such platforms to create their own tokens within their ecosystem. This...
Composable Finance Announces Integration of Aleph.im
24.9.2021
Composable Finance announced the integration of Aleph.im Network into its cross-layer NFT framework. The collaboration will see Composable Finance use its permanent data storage solution backed by Mosaic. Leveraging Aleph.im’s network will help Composable Finance permanently and securely store NFTs...
Shriram Transport Finance Company Uses DocChain.io
24.9.2021
Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited, the biggest corporation of asset financing in India, recently launched blockchain-based Digital Fixed Deposit Certificates according to Polygon price prediction reports. These certificates ensure 100% authenticity and cryptographic security of...
Yellen Pushes the Irish Finance Minister to Accept Crucial Tax Deal
23.9.2021
Secretary Janet Yellen of the United States Treasury has been attempting to persuade the Finance Minister of Ireland, Paschal Donohoe, to join the worldwide deal related to tax rates. According to the United States Treasury, the tax deal offers countries a rare opportunity to prevent multinational...
Lithium Finance Partners with Genesis Shards for Fair Valuation
22.9.2021
Genesis Shards, a decentralized ecosystem of Polkadot employing NFTs as DeFi alternatives, has announced a co-operation with Lithium Finance. Genesis Shards will be a Wisdom Seeker in the Lithium ecosystem, receiving pricing information on pre-IDO tokens accessible on Genesis Shards. Lithium...
'Dark Phase' Ahead on DeFi Regulatory Front, yearn.finance Creator Warns
22.9.2021
p>The comments from the outspoken DeFi founder came during a virtual panel discussion titled ‘The Future of DeFi’, hosted by crypto researcher Messari for its Mainnet 2021 event in New York City on Tuesday.In the discussion, moderated by investor and partner at the DeFi Alliance Qiao Wang
Spain’s Finance Ministry Intensifies Scrutiny of Crypto Wallets, Pay Firms
21.9.2021
of Finance. The ministry’s Union of Technicians (known locally as GESTHA) was quoted as stating that it “has been monitoring” the “[crypto] situation for several years” and had gradually succeeded in “establishing control measures to stop money laundering” efforts that make use of
Avalanche Defi Platform Vee Finance Attacked — $35 Million in ETH, BTC Siphoned
21.9.2021
On September 21, 2021, an Avalanche-based decentralized finance (defi) platform Vee Finance announced that it suffered from an incident that siphoned 8,804 ether and 213 bitcoin out of the system. The team has suspended the defi platform contracts and stressed that the stablecoins have not been...
DeFi platform Vee Finance exploited for $35M on Avalanche blockchain
21.9.2021
Vee Finance says it suffered a $35 million attack just a few days after launching the mainnet on Avalanche last week
Vee Finance Reports an USD 36M Exploit, VEE Takes a Dive
21.9.2021
el="noopener noreferrer" href="https://veefi.medium.com/vee-finance-accident-announcement-5e75ff197da6">per which the Avalanche (AVAX)-based decentralized finance (
Mister DeepFuckingValue's Former Workplace Fined Over His Meme Stock Conduct
20.9.2021
The last we saw of DeepFucking Value, aka Roaring Kitty, aka Keith Gill, he was giving testimony to Congress and standing accused of market manipulation over his part in hyping up GameStop stocks earlier this year. Now his former employer, MassMutual, has been fined over Gill’s conduct while...