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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.”
Crypto Long & Short: DeFi and Traditional Finance Are Forming an Unlikely Friendship
13.4.2020
Many believe DeFi is the future of finance, unleashing efficiencies and creating a more transparent framework. Others find the idea terrifying
Celsius Lowers Loan Minimum and Introduces Gold on Gold Interest
13.4.2020
Celsius Network has lowered its minimum loan requirements and soon will introduce interest paid out in gold
DeFi Drives Dapp Volume Growth Amid 75% Crash in Casino Activity
9.4.2020
The rise of DeFi protocols sustained growth in total quarterly DApp volume despite roughly 75% declines in casino activity
Bitcoin Cash ‘Halved,’ DeFi Gets a Boost, and Bisq Halts Trading
8.4.2020
Miners are exiting the Bitcoin Cash blockchain while Tezos looks to add a bridge to bitcoin's liquidity. Here's the story
How DeFi Dinner Bonds Can Help Restaurants During Crisis – DeFi Dad
8.4.2020
Travis Blane (aka DeFi Dad) explains how digital gift certificates ("Dinner Bonds") can help get money to restaurants
CoinDesk Quarterly Review, Q1 2020
8.4.2020
March 12 changed how investors look at crypto markets and assets, shook out some participants and left others unmoved. The CoinDesk Quarterly Review is a Q1 analysis of how the narrative has changed for crypto blue-chips like Bitcoin and Ethereum, which assets outperformed, and how the participants...
Chicago DeFi Alliance Launches to Save Decentralized Finance
8.4.2020
Major U.S. brokerage TD Ameritrade backs the Chicago DeFi Alliance, a new initiative aiming to support DeFi development in compliance with trading regulations