Thu, July 17

DeFi TVL Drops Over 10% in August as per Latest Report

In January of this year, DefiLlama reported that DeFi TVL had reached $250 billion. Despite the decrease in TVL, August saw a 3.7% increase in activity based on DeFi. Current findings from DappRadar indicate a 10.47% decrease in the total value locked (TVL) throughout the DeFi ecosystem in August. At

September 10, 2022 2 mins read

Hacker Steals $370K Via Avalanche Flash Loan Arbitrage Attack

According to CertiK, there were three potential protocols affected. CertiK’s on-chain security software, Skynet, detected assault at 7:26 pm UTC on Tuesday. On Tuesday night, a flash loan attack was carried out using the Avalanche network. A specific smart contract and many liquidity providers were the targets of the assault.

September 7, 2022 2 mins read

DeFi Protocol Curve Finance to Launch ‘crvUSD’ Stablecoin

The stablecoins code was released into GitHub by its developers. Over-collateralization ensures the new currency will maintain its $1 peg in the market. With the DeFi protocol Curve Finance, a new dollar-pegged stablecoin may soon be available. On Tuesday, the stablecoins code was released into GitHub by its developers. The

September 7, 2022 2 mins read

Kyber Network Deletes Attack Vector Responsible For Exploit

Attackers took control of the app’s front end by exploiting a weakness in the GTM script. Binance had identified two suspects and passed on the information. Kyber Network, a DEX, has announced that the attack vector responsible for last week’s vulnerability has been successfully found and deleted. Earlier, the platform

September 7, 2022 2 mins read

When Will DeFi be Competitive with Traditional Finance?

We all like to root for the underdog.  Whether it’s a David and Goliath story, the Mighty Ducks, Eddie the Eagle, or that couple down the street running their startup in the garage.  There is just something about seeing someone who is outmatched, outfunded, and outclassed, overcome through intense focus,

September 5, 2022 7 mins read

KyberSwap Hit by Frontend Exploit Losing Over $265,000

Websites often use GTM scripts to collect and record information about their visitors. Before the patch, the hacker made four transactions totaling $265,000 worth of tokens. The KyberSwap decentralized exchange (DEX) has become the latest DeFi initiative to be attacked, after last month’s Curve Finance vulnerability. The liquidity protocol upon

September 2, 2022 2 mins read

Babylon Finance Announces Shut Down Due to Previous Hack

Total value locked (TVL) in the protocol drops from $30M to $4M after the attack. The team plans to give away all of its remaining treasury assets. When it comes to asset management firms, Babylon Finance is the most recent to shut down, but for an unusual reason. Recently, the

September 2, 2022 2 mins read

Infinity Exchange Unveils Future of Institutional Fixed Income in DeFi

The decentralized financial system Infinity Exchange has announced the launch of its Testnet, promising remarkable capital efficiency for traders, yield farmers, and real-money investors. Through its hybrid structure on the Ethereum blockchain, which executes computations and risk management off-chain, Infinity Exchange, an Institutional Fixed Income platform, promises to revolutionize the

September 1, 2022 3 mins read

Singapore High Court Grants Hodlnaut Judicial Management

Angela Ee and Aaron Loh of EY Corporate Advisors Pte are temporary managers. To save costs, Hodlnaut let off 80 percent of its workforce last week. The Singapore High Court have just now approved judicial management for the cryptocurrency lending platform Hodlnaut. The official announcement announces that Angela Ee and

August 30, 2022 1 min read

Leading DeFi Protocol Compound Releases New Upgrade

The release is the result of a successful governance proposal. As of right now, customers may only withdraw their collateral. To simplify the process of borrowing and lending cryptocurrency, Compound, the leading DeFi protocol, has released a new “streamlined” version of the protocol dubbed Comet. The release is the result

August 26, 2022 2 mins read
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