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Trust in Decentralized Finance Rattled After $100 Billion Left the Defi Economy
15.5.2022
The effect of Terra’s demise continues to shine a light on the fragility surrounding the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem. Things have changed a great deal following Terra’s aftermath, as the total value locked (TVL) in defi has plummeted from $231 billion to today’s...
Terra Fiasco Stirs Value Locked in Defi — Lido, Anchor Plummet to Lower Positions
11.5.2022
Decentralized finance (defi) protocols are having a hard time weathering the storm, as the total value locked in defi today is down 39.26% since April 3, from $230.18 billion to the current $139.81 billion. The sudden value drop stemming from Terra’s native assets, LUNA and UST, has pushed...
Value Locked in Decentralized Finance Slides 17% Lower Over the Last 30 Days
8.5.2022
The value locked in decentralized finance (defi) protocols has lost 17.77% over the last 30 days, falling from $221.67 billion to today’s $182.27 billion. Moreover, statistics show the total value locked (TVL) across a broad range of defi protocols shed significant value during the last...
Broxus CEO Vlad Ponomarev on Everscale and Developing a Universal Bridge Mechanism
22.4.2022
Everscale is the most scalable network in DeFi. With the capacity to process over a million transactions per second, Everscale is able to offer users some of the fastest transaction speeds paired with fractional fees. The Everscale ecosystem includes a cross-chain bridge platform with a unique...
Makerdao Plans to Integrate Ethereum L2 Solution Starknet to Lower DAI Transaction Costs
20.4.2022
The decentralized finance (defi) project Makerdao has announced its plans to support the zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup solution Starknet in order to make DAI transactions faster and network costs cheaper. Starknet will be integrated into the defi protocol on April 28, 2022, as part...
Terra’s Cross-Chain Bridge Now Supports Solana, Avalanche, Fantom, Moonbeam, Osmosis
13.4.2022
Terra Bridge, the cross-chain bridge protocol now supports Solana, Fantom, Moonbeam, Osmosis, and Avalanche according to Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon. “Easiest way to move funds in crypto,” the Terraform Labs CEO explained in a tweet. Terra Bridge Adds 5 New Chains On April 12, 2022...
Total Value Locked in Defi Takes a Hit Losing $21 Billion in 6 Days
11.4.2022
Over the last six days, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has dropped 9.21% from a high of $232.88 billion on April 5, to today’s $211.43 billion. The value locked in defi protocols shed 4.40% of that value during the last 24 hours. Value Locked in Defi Shudders...
Total Value Locked in Defi Nears Lifetime High, Ethereum’s TVL Dominates by 54%
3.4.2022
On Sunday, April 3, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has risen to $231 billion. The TVL is nearing the all-time high (ATH) of $256 billion recorded on December 2, 2021, as it’s only 10.82% under the TVL’s ATH. Additionally, while Curve Finance continues...
Value Locked in Defi Climbs Back Above $200 Billion, ETH Dominates Defi TVL by 54%
20.3.2022
As the crypto economy nears the $2 trillion mark, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has risen above the $200 billion zone after slipping below that range for most of the year. While the TVL in defi dropped 0.51% during the last 24 hours, statistics show the TVL today...
Pantera Leads $4M Seed Round for Streamlined Cross-Chain Bridge
9.3.2022
Swim Protocol wants to make it easier for users to swap native assets across blockchains
Value Locked in Defi Rebounds — Smart Contract Tokens CPH, LUNA, XCP Lead the Pack
28.2.2022
The total value locked in decentralized finance (defi) has managed to jump above the $200 billion zone, as crypto markets have rebounded from the market downturn last week. A number of native assets from the $611 billion worth of smart contract protocols have seen double-digit gains with cypherium...
Umbria Launches AVAX Cross-Chain Bridge Solution, Claims Tech Is 90% Cheaper Than Alternative
17.2.2022
On Tuesday, the team behind the Umbria network announced the launch of the new Narni cross-chain Avalanche bridge. Umbria says the bridge is 90% cheaper than the official Avalanche bridging solution allowing users to move ether between the Ethereum blockchain and the Avalanche network. Narni...
Avalanche growth sparks third-party cross-chain bridges
17.2.2022
Avalanche blockchain launched its own official Ethereum bridge in 2021, but now a third-party cross-chain bridge claims to reduce transaction cost even further
Wormhole hack illustrates danger of DeFi cross-chain bridges
16.2.2022
The second-largest decentralized finance hack to date brings about questions about the Solana ecosystem and cross-chain protocols
Relatively Unknown Protocols Push TVL in Defi Above the $200 Billion Range
15.2.2022
On February 15, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) platforms is just above the $200 billion range, after a brief slump below that region last week. Out of the entire TVL in defi today, Ethereum commands 59.22% of that value with 532 defi protocols. Metrics during the last...
Value Locked in Defi Climbs 13% Higher Since Last Week’s Low, SOL Price Jumps 25%, AVAX TVL Spikes
5.2.2022
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has jumped back above the $200 billion range, hovering around $216.49 billion on Saturday morning (EST). The TVL in defi has increased 13.60% since tapping a low of $190.57 billion 13 days ago on January 23. The decentralized exchange...
Jump Crypto Replaces $320 Million in Ethereum Taken From Wormhole Exploit
4.2.2022
On February 2, 2022, the Wormhole Network’s ethereum ↔ solana bridge was exploited for 120,000 WETH (wrapped ethereum) worth $320 million and the following day, the team explained that “all funds have been restored and Wormhole is back up.” The team has also said...
Jump Crypto replenishes funds from $320M Wormhole hack in largest-ever DeFi 'bailout'
3.2.2022
The venture capital firm dug into its own pockets to restore trust in the Wormhole ecosystem
Wormhole Network’s Cross-Chain Bridge Exploited for Over $250 Million in Ethereum
3.2.2022
Reports indicate that the Wormhole Network’s ethereum ↔ solana bi-directional bridge has been exploited by an attacker for 93,750 ether or more than $250 million using today’s ethereum exchange rates. The developers behind the Wormhole Network have told the public the network...
Altcoin Roundup: Cross-chain bridge tokens moon as crypto shifts toward interoperability
31.1.2022
MULTI, SYN and CELR saw a substantial boost in price as the crypto ecosystem focused on integrating cross-chain interoperability as a new fundamental component in DeFi