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Bearish or Bullish? What Oil, Defi Hacks and Cash Hoarding Tell Us About Markets
20.4.2020
As economic confusion gains ground, NLW breaks down what in the recent news is bullish and what is bearish for bitcoin and the crypto community
Why MakerDAO Should Consider Negative Interest Rates for Dai
20.4.2020
To keep dai near its $1 peg, the Maker community should consider negative interest rates. The cost to users may be worth it, says columnist J. P. Koning
Trustology CEO Says DeFi Will Become 'Predominant Mechanism' for Finance
20.4.2020
The founder of crypto custody provider Trustology believes that DeFi will become “the predominant mechanism by which we do finance”
DForce Hacker Attempts to Negotiate After Allegedly Leaking His Identity
20.4.2020
The theft of $25 million from DeFi protocol Lendf.me may result in a happy ending for its victims, as the hacker signals peace after leaking important personal data
'Huge Blow' to DeFi as Hackers Exploit Known Vulnerability
20.4.2020
The DeFi (decentralized finance) industry just suffered another blow that reminds us that DeFi is still very much uncharted territory. What makes it worse is that the vulnerability used has reportedly been known.
A blockchain security company PeckShield offered a detailed look into the attacks...
DYdX’s Generates $1B in DeFi Loans Over One Year
20.4.2020
DeFi lending protocol dYdX has processed more than $1.1 billion in loans in its first year of operation
DForce Loses 99.95% of Funds in Latest Test of DeFi' Resilience
19.4.2020
DForcel is believed to have suffered an attack targeting the same vulnerability that allowed $300,000 in tokenized BTC to be stolen from Uniswap
Weekend Attack Drains Decentralized Protocol dForce of $25M in Crypto
19.4.2020
dForce appears to have lost control of $25 million in bitcoin and ether held in its decentralized lending protocol
DeFi Experiment: A Loan Issued With Ethereum Domain Name as Collateral
17.4.2020
NFT-backed loan provider Rocket LP DAO has signed off the first loan in history that for a collateral has only an Ethereum domain name.
In a Medium post, director of operations at Ethereum Name Service (ENS), Brantly Millegan, says that he received the world’s first ENS-backed Non-fungible token...
Polychain Capital-Backed DeFi Alliance Hits 51 Members
16.4.2020
Polychain Capital-backed DeFi Alliance, the Ren Alliance, has surpassed 50 members with mission to drive DeFi interoperability
Coinbase Custody Doubles Down on DeFi Governance Options
16.4.2020
Coinbase is making it easier for its Custody clients to vote their tokens on more DeFi protocols. New tools for Compound were announced Thursday
DeFi Market Cap Back Above $1 Billion After March Market Crash
15.4.2020
DeFi protocols are proliferating, with nearly the 250 actively traded tokens underpinning decentralized finance projects exceeding $1 billion
Bitcoin DeFi Investment, New Local Stablecoin + More News
15.4.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Investment news
Atomic Loans, a provider of non-custodial bitcoin (BTC)-backed loans, has raised a USD 2.45 million seed round,...
Morgan Creek Invests in Startup Bringing Bitcoin to DeFI
15.4.2020
Anthony Pompliano's investment firm has joined a seed round for Atomic Loans, a startup looking to create bitcoin-backed lending instruments
‘Black Thursday’ Liquidations Sparks $28M Lawsuit Against Maker Foundation
15.4.2020
The Maker Foundation is being sued in a class-action lawsuit for $28 million over the March 12 event that caused over $2 million in liquidations. The lawsuit alleges that the team behind the Makerdao project did not explain the extreme risk of loss to investors. Also read: ETH Price Strains Defi...
ShapeShift Acquires Non-Custodial Wallet Provider to Expand User Access to DeFi
15.4.2020
Following the acquisition, ShapeShift users will have integrated access to multiple decentralized finance applications and services
Multicoin Says 'Super Apps' Plan Behind $1.5M DeFi investment
15.4.2020
Multicoin has invested in dForce, which is launching a DeFi "super-network" to cater to the Asian market
Chinese DeFi Platform dForce Raises $1.5M From Multicoin, Huobi Capital
15.4.2020
One of China’s largest DeFi platforms has raised $1.5 million from Multicoin Capital, Huobi Capital and CMB International to expand its product lineup
Send on Bitcoin, Receive on Ethereum: Atomic Loans Launches Bitcoin DeFi Solution
14.4.2020
Atomic Loans will allow you to directly use Bitcoin as collateral for a DeFi loan, but most of the infrastructure remains on Ethereum
MakerDAO Users Sue Stablecoin Issuer Following ‘Black Thursday’ Losses
14.4.2020
A lawsuit against the Maker Foundation claims the DeFi platform “intentionally misrepresented the risks associated with CDP ownership.”