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U.S. Treasury Poised to Release View on How DeFi Used in Illicit Finance
14.3.2023
The U.S. Treasury Department is close to releasing a risk assessment analyzing criminal use of decentralized finance (DeFi), according to Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Elizabeth Rosenberg
Three Arrows Capital-Affiliated Crypto Firm Raises $100 Million for New Liquid Token Fund – Here's What You Need to Know
14.3.2023
DeFiance Capital has reportedly raised $100 million for its liquid token fund.
On Monday, The Block reported that the crypto investment firm completed the first close of the new fund, citing "two sources with direct knowledge of the matter". ...
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Former CEO of Troubled Crypto Firm Creates New Stablecoin – How Does it Work?
14.3.2023
Flex Yang, the former CEO and founder of Babel Finance, has introduced a new decentralized stablecoin backed by crypto-native reserves and an entire DeFi ecosystem built around it.
Yang claimed the Hope stablecoin blends centralized finance (CeFi), decentralized finance (DeFi) and traditional...
Protocols report exposure to the $197 million Euler Finance hack
14.3.2023
Some malicious players hacked Euler Finance to steal $197 million funds in total. The hack was carried out in four different transactions for $177 million, with two more attacks that added to the concern. This was first reported by BlockSec, a blockchain security firm, and then corroborated...
Euler Finance faces $197 million hack
14.3.2023
BlockSec first broke the news that Euler Finance had been hacked by malicious players. The hacking attempt was reportedly successful since the players were able to take a total of $197 million from the network. The blockchain security firm has further stated that $177 million was stolen in four...
Dogecoin Network's Patched Bug Is Still Present in 280 Blockchains, Blockchain Security Firm Says
14.3.2023
The bug pertains to the way peer-to-peer communications are conducted on blockchain networks, such as Litecoin and Zcash
DeFi Privacy Bridge Aztec Connect Sunsets After Less Than a Year
13.3.2023
The backing Aztec Network is open sourcing the bridge and moving on to next-generation products
Euler Finance Suffers Massive $195M Hack in Flash Loan Attack – Here's What Happened
13.3.2023
Ethereum-based lending protocol Euler Finance has fallen victim to a flash loan attack resulting in around $200 million worth of digital assets stolen from the project.
The losses occurred over six transactions in dai (DAI), wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), staked ether (sETH) and USDC, and were carried...
Crypto’s Latest Stablecoin is Called HOPE, Started by Ex-Babel Finance CEO Flex Yang
13.3.2023
HOPE will serve as the native stablecoin for the new Hope ecosystem, which is focused on bringing traditional finance users to the crypto market
Euler DeFi Protocol Exploited for Nearly $185M
13.3.2023
The losses occurred over four transactions in dai (DAI), wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), staked ether (sETH) and USDC
Radiant Capital to soon transition from V1 to V2
13.3.2023
Radiant Capital has announced that it is soon transitioning from V1 to V2, enabling the venture to onboard the next hundred million users to the DeFi market. Decentralized Finance is eyeing to make a name for itself under the umbrella of sustainability. Having a larger number of users is sure...
USDC Trading Dominates Record Day for DeFi Exchanges Uniswap, Curve
13.3.2023
Decentralized exchanges worked exactly as intended as traders rushed to exchange USDC for wrapped ether and other tokens
Makerdao Issues Emergency Proposal to Address $3.1B in USDC Collateral After Stablecoin Depegging Incident
11.3.2023
On March 11, 2023, the decentralized finance project Makerdao issued an emergency proposal following the USDC depegging incident that saw the stablecoin dip down to $0.877 per unit. At the time of writing, Makerdao commands $3.1 billion in USDC collateral that backs a portion of...
How USDC Stablecoin Depegging Could Break Many Crypto Firms But Bitcoin Will be Stronger
11.3.2023
USDC stablecoin is depegging at an alarming rate, falling to as low as $0.89, way off its $1 peg.
Volatility is expected to continue throughout the weekend as panic sets in after the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.
The failure of SVB is hurting the reserve position of USDC, which is issued...
DeFi Stablecoin Exchange mStable Expects 4 Buyout Bids: Source
10.3.2023
Troubled DeFi stablecoin exchange mStable has been searching for a buyer after its founder announced he would leave at the end of March
Today in Crypto: Tender.fi Hacker Returns Stolen Funds, Hedera Confirms Exploit and Turns Off Mainnet Proxies, Meta Mulling Decentralized Text-based App
10.3.2023
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On-Chain Liquidations Beckon as Ether Slumps to 2-Month Low
10.3.2023
Several on-chain positions are at risk of being liquidated following ether's plunge to a two-month low of $1,373
DEFYCA to launch and deliver a protocol on Avalanche
10.3.2023
The digital securities platform DEFYCA, based in Luxembourg, is getting ready to add its own protocol to the Avalanche public blockchain. Market participants and DeFi protocols will be able to connect with actual and securitized yields from the opaque private debt market that has been reserved...
DeFi Protocol Tender.fi Hacker Returns $1.6M Following Chainlink Oracle Glitch
10.3.2023
A white hat hacker that targeted DeFi protocol Tender.fi has returned $1.6 million that was stolen on Tuesday, receiving a 62.15 ether ($85,000) bug bounty instead
Finance Is Headed Toward Bank-Free, Decentralized Future: Bernstein
10.3.2023
Bank-free decentralized finance will be a trillion-dollar asset pool with over $40 billion in revenue by 2028, the report said