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Curve liquidation risk poses systemic threat to DeFi even as founder scurries to repay loans
1.8.2023
A Curve Finance hack sparked a sharp sell-off, and while DeFi traders stepped in to support CRV, the possibility of a contagion-level event remains
Spooked by Curve Liquidation Threat, DeFi Protocols Shore Up Defenses
1.8.2023
They're responding to the potential systemic risk posed by Michael Egorov's teetering financial position
Tron Founder Justin Sun Alleviates Curve Finance’s Looming Bad Debt Situation
1.8.2023
Sun said a liquidity pool that utilizes tether stablecoins issued on the Tron network would “amplify user benefits,” pointing to saving a potentially bad loan
Curve Finance founder's $100M debt could trigger a DeFi implosion: Report
1.8.2023
Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov has a total of $100 million in debt backed by over 400 million CRV tokens
Curve Founder’s $168M Stash Is Under Stress, Creating a Risk for DeFi as a Whole
31.7.2023
Curve CEO Michael Egorov pledged 34% of CRV’s total market cap to back loans across DeFi protocols. A forced liquidation would result in selling at a time when prices are already falling
Curve Finance Vulnerability Exposes $100M+ Worth of Crypto; CRV Token Plummets
31.7.2023
A vulnerability in the popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance has caused funds to be drained from a number of the protocol’s liquidity pools, while roughly $100 million remains at risk.
In a tweet from Sunday, the Curve team said that “a number” of its pools that uses version...
Curve Debacle Triggers Transaction Frenzy, Sending Ethereum ‘MEV’ Rewards to Record High
31.7.2023
On July 30, over 6,000 ETH ($11M worth) in so-called Maximal Extractable Value rewards were paid out to Ethereum validators, the most ever for a single day
White Hat Hacker Recovers $5.4 Million For DeFi Platform Curve Finance Amid Recent Exploit
31.7.2023
An ethical hacker has recovered 2,879 ETH worth around $5.4 million for the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance amid its recent hack losing over $47 million.
On July 30, the same day of the hack, it was reported that an ethical hacker seized some assets by front-running...
Crypto Hacks and Exploits Cost Traders $303M in July; Worst Month of 2023
31.7.2023
Some $52 million of assets were siphoned from Curve Finance just this weekend
Cex price feed prevents Curve price from collapsing amid $100M vulnerability
31.7.2023
A vulnerability in the Vyper programming language widely used by DeFi protocols like Curve Finance led to exploit of multiple Curve liquidity pools on Sunday
Ethical hacker retrieves $5.4M for Curve Finance amid exploit.
31.7.2023
Twitter accounts impersonating Curve Finance have also started to promote a fake refund scheme further targeting victims of the hack
Upbit Halts Trading of Curve Finance's Token After $100M Exploit
31.7.2023
Other exchanges say they are monitoring the situation closely but have not taken any action
Ethereum logs $1M MEV block reward amid Curve Finance exploit
31.7.2023
The highest recently generated block reward was 584 ETH, created by a MEV bot front-running transactions during the DeFi chaos
Bitcoin Dips Below $29.2K After Curve Exploit but Continues Its Range-Bound Ways; ETH, SOL, MATIC Sink
31.7.2023
BTC hovered comfortably over $29,300 for much of the weekend but dropped in the hours after Curve Finance tweeted that it had suffered an exploit
Curve Finance Exploit Puts $100M+ Worth of Crypto at Risk; CRV Token Tumbles
30.7.2023
Curve, a stablecoin exchange at the heart of decentralized finance (DeFi) on Ethereum, has been the victim of an exploit according to a tweet from the project. Upwards of $100 million worth of cryptocurrency are at risk due to a “re-entrancy” bug in Vyper, a programming language used to power parts...
Curve Finance pools exploited in over $24M due to reentrancy vulnerability
30.7.2023
Several stable pools on Curve Finance using Vyper were exploited on July 30
Curve omnipool platform Conic Finance hacked for $3.2 million in ETH
21.7.2023
According to initial analysis by Peckshield, the root cause for Conic Finance’s hack was the new CurveLPOracleV2 contract
Curve pool imbalance triggers USDT depeg concerns, Tether CTO calls it FUD
15.6.2023
The stablecoin pool ideally has a weightage of 33.3% of each USDT, USDC and DAI, however, on June 15, the USDT weightage rose above 70% in the pool
Curve Finance Founder Deposits $24M CRV into Aave to Safeguard $65M Stablecoin Loan
12.6.2023
Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov has deposited $24 million worth of Curve DAO (CRV) tokens to decentralized lending platform Aave to mitigate against liquidation risk on a $65 million stablecoin loan
Curve Finance CEO Egorov Sued by 3 DeFi-Focused Venture Capital Firms
9.6.2023
Michael Egorov, the CEO of decentralized finance (DeFi) firm Curve Finance, is being sued for fraud by venture capital firms ParaFi Capital, Framework Ventures and 1kx in the U.S