Curve Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has announced that it would pay consumers who were affected by the recent attack that resulted in $62 million in losses. An official Twitter account said that continuing investigations were providing positive results, with almost 79% of the monies recovered so far. The
Ethereum’s liquid staking sector has commanded explosive growth in 2023 as more investors look to benefit from the network’s staking rewards. Total ETH staked has risen in excess of 60% since the year’s open, meaning that more than $45 billion in ETH now helps to secure the network. This tremendous
On August 9, PeckShield, a blockchain security company, announced new vulnerabilities affecting DeFi initiatives. The company claims that a reentrancy assault affected Aave’s Earning Farm, leading to the loss of at least $287,000 in Ether. A reentrancy attack occurs when an attacker repeatedly submits and withdraws a money request in
The team of the Cardano-based decentralized exchange MuesliSwap has decided to reimburse customers who had significant slippage in the last twelve months. The MuesliSwap team “fell short in providing adequate clarity” on the slipping feature in their protocol as stated on August 8. Slippage refers to the fluctuation in cost
The proposal to prohibit further CRV borrowing was supported by 100% of the Aave community. The community has been advised by risk management company Gauntlet to avoid the liquidation risk of Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov’s debt, which might cause a ripple effect and perhaps a DeFi meltdown, by prohibiting
A judge in Manhattan state court determined on Friday that New York Attorney General Letitia James may proceed with her civil fraud lawsuit against Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of the defunct crypto lender Celsius Network. James sued Mashinsky in January before the former CEO of insolvent crypto
According to a recent ruling from the United States’ highest tax body, cryptocurrency holders are required to include staking rewards in their gross income for the year they were earned. Internal Revenue Service Revenue Ruling 2023-14 was released on July 31. It clarified the tax treatment of profits from staking
In a devastating blow to the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, several projects utilizing Vyper— an alternative programming language for Ethereum smart contracts, suffered significant losses, with attackers making off with over $47 million. The incidents occurred on July 30, targeting stable pools on Curve Finance, an automated market maker platform.
Lido Finance, a leading liquid staking solution, is unveiling a whole new tokenomics framework. At this year’s EthCC conference, LidoDAO’s business development contributor Marin Tvrdi said that the organization’s members are “pushing” for a dual governance model. If enacted, it will offer Lido users veto power over governance proposals authorized
Insolvent Celsius Network LLC has struck a deal that will simplify its legal proceedings. The company has reportedly offered an extra 5% on its claims if a large number of its account holders agree to take part in a legal settlement over allegations of managerial wrongdoing. Celsius Network’s arrangements may
