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The Launch of Nerve Finance On Solana To Help DeFi Users
29.4.2021
Leading Automated Market Maker solution for trading stablecoins and pegged tokens on the Binance Smart Chain, Nerve Finance has successfully launched the protocol on Solana, a trusted blockchain portal. In a short span of two months from its launch period, the Nerve community has expanded to...
Fed to Keep Rates Near Zero, Treasury Purchases to Continue, Powell Expects ‘Transitory’ Inflation
29.4.2021
In a policy meeting on Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve told the public that monetary easing will continue and the benchmark interest rate will be kept near zero. Just like previous statements from Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members, the committee within the central bank is...
DeFi hacks and exploits total $285M since 2019, Messari reports
29.4.2021
Decentralized finance platforms on the Ethereum network have lost about $285 million to rogue actors since 2019
Polygon’s New $100M Fund Aims to Attract Next Million Defi Participants
29.4.2021
As part of its ongoing efforts to make the decentralized finance ecosystem more accessible through infrastructure development, this layer2 scaling solution has introduced a $100 million fund designed to lower the barriers to entry for yield farming and lending. #Defiforall to Support Development...
Yearn Finance made almost as much as in March as it did in 2020
29.4.2021
Fees from yVaults were the biggest contributors to Yearn’s revenue
Money Legos keep stacking! Finance Redefined 4/21-4/28
28.4.2021
Why acquire when you can integrate?
'From dial-up to broadband': Banco Santander exec talks up DLT utilization in finance
28.4.2021
Regulated decentralized finance that combines permissioned layer-two protocols and a public blockchain network could be the future of fintech
Uranium Finance developer suspected of ‘leaking’ information leading to $50M exploit
28.4.2021
A member of Uranium Finance’s developer team said they suspect that the recent hack of the platform may have originated internally. They’ve urged affected users not to contact any other members of the Uranium Finance team
pNetwork and Algorand Officially Partner up to Build New Cross-Chain Connections
28.4.2021
pNetwork, a cross-chain composability system that allows assets and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) to move freely between blockchains, has officially partnered up with Algorand, the pure proof-of-stake blockchain focused on the convergence between decentralized and traditional finance, to launch...
America’s Fifth-Largest Banking Institution US Bank to Offer Cryptocurrency Custody
28.4.2021
On April 27, the American bank holding company U.S. Bank revealed in a blog post that the financial institution plans to offer cryptocurrency custody services. The bank’s chief strategy officer for U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, Christine Waldron, says she is proud of her company’s...
$50M reportedly stolen from BSC-based Uranium Finance
28.4.2021
Uranium Finance joins the growing list of hacked projects on the Binance Smart Chain network
BSC-Based Uranium Finance Attacked, Millions on the Move
28.4.2021
Decentralized finance (DeFi) project on Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Uranium Finance, reported that it has suffered a security breach - with millions of dollars in ethereum (ETH) on the move and laundered through a popular privacy tool.
"Uranium migration has been exploited, the following...
A Golden Wii Made For Queen Elizabeth II Is Now For Sale
28.4.2021
Back in 2009, as part of a publicity stunt for...Big Family Games, publisher THQ commissioned the creation of a golden Nintendo Wii, and had it delivered to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.Read more
Over $4 Billion in Bitcoin Options Set to Expire Friday, BTC Derivatives Markets Still Frothy
27.4.2021
Bitcoin options markets are set to see a large expiry on Friday as more than 77,000 BTC worth over $4 billion in derivatives contracts are set to expire. The lion’s share of bitcoin options stems from the derivatives trading platform Deribit, as the exchange has more than $11 billion in open...
Yearn Finance Expects Treasury Yield-Farming to Boost Their Revenue
27.4.2021
Yearn Finance (YFI)'s recently launched yield-farming with Treasury assets is making "significant amounts" in revenue and is expected to bring forth "an increasing amount" going forward, the yield-aggregator protocol said in its Q1 report.
The team reported USD 6.016m in total...
Serum (SRM) hits a new all-time high as Solana adoption gains traction
27.4.2021
SRM price hit a new high as low fees and lightning-quick transaction speeds continue to attract new users to the Solana ecosystem
Polygon (MATIC) jumps ahead as the race for Layer-2 adoption picks up
26.4.2021
Increasing volume and TVL on QuickSwap, along with steady growth in the number of projects joining Polygon have analysts suggesting that MATIC price is undervalued
Sunday Comics: Gotta Go Fast
25.4.2021
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.Read more
OCC Grants Crypto Firm Paxos ‘Conditional Approval’ for US Bank Charter
24.4.2021
The digital currency and stablecoin issuer Paxos has been granted conditional approval for a bank charter under the Paxos National Trust in New York. The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a preliminary conditional approval which means the regulating entity still has to authorize...
Former Employees From Major South Korean Firms Quit Their Jobs After Pocketing Millions in Crypto Profits
24.4.2021
South Korea’s crypto-sphere has been witnessing a volatile environment in terms of regulatory moves, as bitcoin prices and other altcoins are also having wild moves. Such a scenario hasn’t stopped the country’s middle class to profit from the crypto market, even with very...