The New DeFi Regulations from the IRS On December 27, 2024, the IRS released a final rule that may change the course of decentralized finance (DeFi) forever. The rule classified DeFi front-end platforms as brokers, similar to those in decentralized exchanges (DEXs). This means that Uniswap, among other similar exchanges.
IRS Targets DeFi Platforms with New Reporting Rules The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has recently released a new tax regulation that is going to affect decentralized finance platforms from 2027. The regulations require DeFi brokers to report all the gross proceeds from the sale of digital assets and collect user
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform backed by Donald Trump and his family, has made an aggressive cryptocurrency purchase. In December alone, the project spent $44.75 million acquiring various cryptocurrencies. Since November 30, WLFI has steadily increased its investments. Major Investments by WLFI According to blockchain monitoring
With investors’ optimism rekindled by the US election and expectations of clearer regulations around digital assets, native tokens from several decentralized finance protocols have seen increases above 50% in November. The charts are returning to levels last seen in 2021 thanks to November’s advances. The total value locked on DeFi
The tokenization of real-world assets is a game-changing innovation in the fintech industry undergoing a revolutionary transformation. By digitizing tangible assets and enabling their representation on a blockchain, tokenization can democratize investment, improve liquidity, and reduce barriers to global participation in financial markets. What Are Real-World Assets (RWAs)? Real-world assets
Aave, a pioneering protocol in decentralized finance (DeFi), has reached a significant milestone: $10 billion in active loans. From $3.4 billion at the beginning of the year, this is a 300% increase in lending activity. Active loans on the platform rose by 16.4 percent to $10.04 billion in the previous
The crypto sector continues to face an alarming wave of cyberattacks, with a recent breach involving the Bedrock protocol adding to the growing list of DeFi exploits. Ten hours ago, Cyvers Alert, a digital asset monitoring platform, flagged a suspicious transaction linked to Bedrock, a DeFi multi-asset liquid restaking protocol.
Cybersecurity firm Cyvers has identified a significant breach at Bankroll Status, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform on the BNB Chain, resulting in losses of approximately $230,000. Cybersecurity experts attribute the attack to the notorious DualPools hacker group. Cyvers flagged the suspicious transaction as part of a broader malicious operation. Their
Cryptocurrency’s active community has combated several scams since the very beginning. However, in the recent 9-month duration of 2024, a surge in crypto scams has been observed. The surge has occurred both in terms of the amount of funds lost and in the magnitude of the hacks. Recently, DeltaPrime DeFi
DeFi projects have become quite huge in number in the past few months. Partnerships between different web3 ecosystems are a cornerstone of DeFi advancements. Recently, the DeFi project Kujira has announced a partnership with three other ecosystems to build the layer 2 THORChain app. Notably, the ThorChain is utilized by
