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Finance Redefined: Where does DeFi go from here? Nov. 4-11
12.11.2020
Comparisons with 2017 seem to be ill-advised for now
Total Value Locked in DeFi Sector Hits Record $13.6B
12.11.2020
The U.S. dollar value of the cryptocurrency liquidity locked up in decentralized finance is surging, buoyed by big gains for some lesser known projects
Report: Blockchain Price Oracle Manipulation Produces Millions in Losses, Shows No Signs of Slowing
12.11.2020
On November 9, a writer from the website samczsun.com published a report that shows a number of issues with price oracle manipulation stemming from a few blockchain applications. The researcher notes that price oracle manipulation has resulted in “over $30 [million] in losses so far.”...
Institutional money is pumping the DeFi markets back up
12.11.2020
Since making its first investment in October, Polychain Capital is now the 10th-largest holder of YFI
MakerDAO’s DAI Stablecoin Breaks $1B Market Cap
11.11.2020
The stablecoin dai (DAI) broke a market capitalization of $1 billion on Wednesday, a major milestone for the DeFi pioneer
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
Hackers Have Stolen $100 Million From Defi Projects This Year
11.11.2020
Hackers have stolen $100 million from decentralized finance (Defi) projects so far this year, according to a new report. Defi accounted for 50% of all hacks and thefts in the second half of the year. Defi Hacks on the Rise A new report by cryptocurrency forensics and blockchain threat intelligence...
WhiteBIT launches WhiteSwap DEX
11.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. TALLINN, Estonia, Nov. 10, 2020 – Leading cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT has launched WhiteSwap, a decentralized exchange (DEX) on Ethereum that gives control to the community. WhiteSwap aims to improve upon Uniswap V2 by giving 87% of governance tokens to the community...
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
TrustToken Taps Chainlink for On-Chain Proof of Reserves for TrueUSD Stablecoin
11.11.2020
The transparency measure is meant to provide additional certainty for decentralized finance (DeFi) traders who often rely on asset-backed stablecoins
DeFi’s Resurgence & Bitcoin’s Most Recent Stamp of Approval: A Data Perspective by IntoTheBlock
11.11.2020
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Sam Bankman-Fried believes even ETH 2 can't handle DeFi's potential growth
11.11.2020
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried doesn’t believe Ethereum will be able to provide the scaling capabilities required by the DeFi sector in future
Sideways Bitcoin price allows DeFi, Ethereum, and altcoins to rally higher
11.11.2020
Ethereum, DeFi tokens, and altcoins capitalized on Bitcoin’s consolidation by rallying strongly in the past 48-hours
Nearly $360M in Bitcoin Moved to Ethereum in October Despite DeFi Cool Off
10.11.2020
October’s growth is less than half of September’s 68,000 newly tokenized bitcoins
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Flat at $15.3K; Crypto Locked in DeFi at All-Time High
10.11.2020
Bitcoin’s price takes a break while DeFi value locked is at record levels
Lebanon Schedules Its CBDC, DeFi Crime On The Rise + More News
10.11.2020
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Lebanon plans to introduce a digital currency in 2021 to restore confidence in the banking sector and transition into a cashless system...
Kadena Partners With Stablecoin-Maker Terra in Bid to Expand Its DeFi Offering
10.11.2020
The hybrid blockchain maker, Kadena, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Terra and will be adding Terra’s stablecoin Luna to its decentralized exchange (DEX) Kadenswap
Sharktron Defi Project Devs Exit Scam: Tron Foundation Says Part of Missing Funds Now Frozen
10.11.2020
Developers of the Sharktron defi project have exit scammed with reports suggesting that TRX tokens worth up to $10 million are missing. The Tron Foundation has confirmed the theft, but is quick to inform Sharktron token holders that a portion of the missing funds has been frozen. The exit scam...
Report: Crypto crimes declined in 2020, but DeFi hacks are on the rise
10.11.2020
The recent surge in DeFi makes the industry is an attractive target for hackers