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SBF’s ‘Truly Trustless’ Protocol — Serum’s Upgrade Authority May Be Tainted, Devs Look to Fork Project
13.11.2022
According to Solana’s founder, Anatoly Yakovenko, Serum developers are forking the platform because the “upgrade key to the current one is compromised.” Serum, created by FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), was touted as “completely permissionless,” but now that...
Shaky USDT Price Stirs Speculation Tied to Alameda Reserves, Tether Freezes 46 Million Tokens
10.11.2022
Amid the market fluctuations on Thursday, data shows the stablecoin tether temporarily tapped a low of $0.961 per unit. Tether’s market fluctuations have affected the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Curve’s 3pool, as the stablecoin pool has become unbalanced Thursday morning....
DeFi Protocol Solend Struck by $1.26M Oracle Exploit
2.11.2022
Solana-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Solend has suffered an exploit in relation to pricing oracles, resulting in $1.26 million in bad debt
DeFi Protocol Voltz Opens Door for Passive Traders With Liquidity Optimizer Vault
1.11.2022
The new product will give traders the opportunity to earn passive LP returns without the risk of impermanent loss, Voltz's CEO said
Unsung hero saves DeFi protocol from potential exploit: Finance Redefined
21.10.2022
Analytical data reveals that DeFi’s total value registered another dip, with the total value locked (TVL) falling below $50 billion at the time of writing
Hacker Steals $8.4 Million from Moola Market DeFi Protocol
19.10.2022
As cybercrime continues to be an important subject in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, the latest incident sees Moola Market being exploited for over $8.4 million. In a surprising turn of events, the majority of these funds were later returned.
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Solana-Based Defi Protocol Mango Markets Loses $117 Million in Hack, Exploit Allegedly Revealed in Project’s Discord in March
12.10.2022
According to various reports, the Solana-based trading and lending platform Mango Markets was hacked as a malicious actor was able to siphon $117 million from the protocol. An analysis of the hack published by Certik explains that the attacker manipulated the price of the project’s native token...
DeFi Protocol Temple DAO Struck by $2.3M Exploit
11.10.2022
Temple DAO, a DeFi protocol that offers users yields on deposits, has been hit by a $2 million exploit, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield
Student Organizations Pull Their Weight in DeFi Protocol Governance
1.10.2022
Crypto-curious students find valuable hands-on experience and empowerment in policy elections, a typically low-participation area of the Web3 ecosystem
Founder of Failed Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Starts DeFi Protocol UwU Lend
26.9.2022
Sifu, the pseudonymous co-founder of failed Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX, has released UwU Lend, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol forked from Aave
Value Locked in Defi Drops to Lows Not Seen Since March, Ethereum Dominates TVL by 57%
24.9.2022
The state of decentralized finance (defi) in terms of total value locked (TVL) has been tumultuous, to say the least, and currently the TVL in defi today is approximately $54.95 billion. The TVL has not been this low in over five months since March 29, and the most dominant defi protocol today...
Hubble Protocol Raises $5M to Expand Solana-Based DeFi Protocol
8.9.2022
The protocol aims to create a Solana-based MakerDao equivalent: a DeFi protocol with a U.S. dollar denominated stablecoin
DeFi protocol token NFD crashes by 99% after a flash loan attack
8.9.2022
Flash loans allow users to borrow a high amount of assets without having to provide any upfront collateral, this is often used by miscreants to launch attacks on DeFi protocols
DeFi protocol shuts down months after the Rari Fuse hack
1.9.2022
BABL, the protocol's native token, crashed to a new all-time low of $0.23 after the founder announced that it's shutting down operations
Solana-Based DeFi Protocol OptiFi Loses $661K in Programming Blunder
30.8.2022
OptiFi, a Solana-powered DeFi protocol that focuses on derivatives, accidentally closed its mainnet platform in a programming blunder, locking away $661,000 in USDC
Defi Attacker Siphons $570,000 From Curve Finance, Crypto Exchange Fixedfloat Freezes 112 Ethereum
10.8.2022
Reports indicate that the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Curve was hacked for $570,000 in ethereum after people noticed that Curve’s front end was exploited. The attackers then tried to launder the funds via the crypto exchange Fixedfloat, and the trading platform’s team...
DeFi Protocol Curve.Finance Hacked; $570K Stolen
9.8.2022
Users have been advised not to use curve.fi and curve.exchange until the source of the hack is located
DeFi Protocol Voltz Could Bring 150% Interest Rate on Ether Deposits
5.8.2022
As the Ethereum blockchain's Merge approaches, traders and venues are seeing the event as an opportunity to pocket fat yields – possibly signaling a renewed appetite for risk in crypto just months after its big market crash
Aave DAO Approves the Launch of a Collateral-Backed Stablecoin Called GHO
1.8.2022
On Sunday, the non-custodial market protocol Aave announced that the Aave DAO has approved a new stablecoin for the ecosystem called “GHO.” Aave Companies proposed the stablecoin during the first week of July and the collateral-backed stablecoin will be pegged to the U.S....
US GPD Slips Again, Another DeFi Protocol Attacked, Zipmex Seeks Protection + More News
28.7.2022
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