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0x Labs Closes $15M Fundraising Round as ZRX Finds DeFi Market Fit
5.2.2021
Sorry, Matcha fans: No plans for a new token to airdrop
Attackers Drain Millions From Cover Protocol, Token Holders Attack Compensation Plan
30.12.2020
Decentralized finance insurance project Cover protocol briefly suffered losses when an unknown attacker minted over 40 quintillion Cover tokens. However, after successfully cashing out tokens worth about $5 million, the attacker unexpectedly returned ether tokens valued at about $3.2 million before...
DeFi Christmas: DEX Aggregator 1inch Launches Governance Token to Take On Uniswap
25.12.2020
The token, named 1INCH and running on Ethereum, will be distributed to all wallets that have previously interacted with the platform
DEXs launch ‘L2 Squared’ alliance to promote Ethereum scalability
21.12.2020
DeversiFi and Loopring partner up to improve scalability solutions based on layer two technology
Kadena Onboards Celo’s Dollar Stablecoin, Plots January Launch for Decentralized Exchange
15.12.2020
The hybrid blockchain maker said it is collaborating with fintech firm Celo to on-board its stablecoin, cUSD, to Kadena’s platform using a trustless bridge
1inch Raises $12M to Keep Up With DeFi’s Growing Crop of DEX Aggregators
2.12.2020
Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch has closed a $12 million funding round led by Pantera Capital
DEX Aggregator Rebrands to Slingshot After Raising $3.1M From Coinbase Ventures, Others
19.11.2020
Slingshot exists in an increasingly crowded field of DEX aggregators including 1inch, ParaSwap, Matcha and even MetaMask
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...
Investors are back into Bitcoin but DEXs are still the future of crypto
9.11.2020
Bitcoin’s rally to $15.9K stole the limelight from DeFi tokens and decentralized exchanges but the tables could turn rapidly
Decentralized Exchanges That Use Automated Market Makers Now Represent 93% of the Market
6.11.2020
A recent report by Consensys says the surge in decentralized exchange (DEX) volumes in Q3 of 2020 is down to their adoption of the automated market maker (AMM). According to the report, DEXs that use AMM, a software that algorithmically creates token trading pairs, now represent 93% of the market....
Most DEXs are unsafe, alleges new report
28.10.2020
Only two decentralized exchanges on the list received high cybersecurity scores
Centralized Exchange Operators Believe Low Liquidity on DEX Platforms Stops User Migration
14.10.2020
Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEX) operators say they are unfazed by the increasing trading volumes on decentralized exchanges (DEX) because the latter’s liquidity is still too insignificant to cause user mass migration. The majority of CEX operators also insist that it is very...
Q3 Crypto Volumes up by $155 Billion as Defi Hype Drives DEX Growth by 197%
11.10.2020
The latest data from Coingecko shows that the combined trading volumes of cryptocurrency exchanges went up by $155 billion between July and September, from $175.7 billion to $330.6 billion. The new total volume represents a 88% increase which Coingecko attributes to the decentralized finance (defi)...
Huobi, Dragonfly, Coinbase Invest $500K in New DEX With Alternative Oracle Solutions
7.10.2020
CoFix claims to have better token price feeds based on a pricing mechanism derived from a decentralized price oracle and the DEX’s patented risk assessment model
Regulators May ‘Disallow Trading on DEXs Entirely,’ Investor Warns
5.10.2020
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If regulators find DeFi to be “unconscionably unpoliceable” due to a prevalence of spoofing and other market manipulation techniques, their next step may be to ban trading on decentralized exchanges (DEXes) altogether, CEO of Singaporean crypto fund manager Three Arrows...
CEXs Vs. DEXs: The Future Battle Lines
4.10.2020
The future will see DEXs challenge centralized exchanges by finally separating custody and exchange, says the co-founder of IDEX
ETH Volumes Top $119.5 Billion in Q3: High-Risk Dapps Dominate Tron Network
4.10.2020
A recent report says total Dapps transaction volumes reached $125 Billion in Q3 2020, a figure which is $113 billion higher than in Q2 2020. From these volumes, the Ethereum blockchain accounts for 96% or $119.5 billion of the total created value with the majority of this being attributed to...
Kucoin Hack: $17M Laundered Via Decentralized Exchanges, Blockchain Analysis Firm Claims This Can Still be Traced
2.10.2020
Elliptic says the Kucoin hacker has sold $17.1 million worth of tokens via decentralized exchanges (dex) platforms like Uniswap, Kyber Network, Tokenlon. The shift to dex applications comes after centralized projects came to the aid of the beleaguered exchange by blocking any cashing out of...
Should DEXs Be Worried After BitMEX? DeFi Founders Weigh In
1.10.2020
The sudden takedown of crypto exchange BitMEX has cast a new light on Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) markets
Stablecoin DEX Curve Will Kick Off a Dividend on Its CRV Token Today
19.9.2020
After hitting a new all time high in volume, Curve will begin splitting fees between liquidity providers and CRV token holders on Saturday