Concerning the use of AI in the financial markets, particularly decentralized finance, Kristin Johnson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has suggested measures including increased fines. Johnson expressed her worries on artificial intelligence and its implications for deregulation of financial markets in a speech she gave at the Fintech
Within the Sui ecosystem, decentralized exchange Turbos Finance has announced the introduction of two innovative liquidity strategies. The strategies include a novel Auto-swap feature linked with Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) strategies for easier liquidity provision, and a Sui network-centric automated liquidity management vault for CLMM positions on the Turbos DEX. LPs will be able
In May 2024, there were 7.26 million wallets on the decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap, up from 3.03 million in May 2023, an increase of around 140%, according to statistics from Dune Analytics. The growth in Uniswap’s user base mirrors that of other records on the platform. The cumulative trading volume
DeFi lending protocol Aave announces its plan to release version 4 (V4) by mid-2025, proposing multiple upgrades through the ‘Aave 2030 Roadmap’ on Wednesday. Through V4, the protocol introduces a new “independent and abstracted” architecture to boost efficiency in managing liquidity, capital, and risks for users. To highlight, a ‘Unified
Ethereum-based restaking protocol EigenLayer unveiled the 43-paged whitepaper of its upcoming token EIGEN on Monday, confirming the airdrop and introducing the new mechanisms — “intersubjective” forking and staking. Launching EIGEN token’s prime purpose is to uphold the ecosystem’s Actively Validated Services (AVSs) security. Significantly, the unique and complex mechanisms are
As the biggest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, Lido Finance has achieved one million Ethereum validators. The most liquid staking protocol on Ethereum, Lido Finance, revealed the milestone in a X post on April 29th. Staking becomes more accessible for retail customers with low funds using liquid staking protocols such as
Venture capital company X21 Digital is leading the $3 million initial investment round for Atomiq DeFi, a decentralized finance platform. The world’s first atomic-swap powered decentralized exchange (DEX) on Bitcoin, developed with the help of the Mintlayer layer-2 protocol, will be supported by the recent additional financial infusion. The initiative
The decentralized exchange Uniswap has received a Wells notice from the U.S SEC. Marvin Ammori, chief legal officer of Uniswap, verified the notification from the regulator on April 10 on X (previously Twitter). The SEC formally notifies companies or individuals that they plan to propose enforcement action against them with
In light of the recent uptick in activity on the dYdX decentralized crypto exchange (DEX), the community has decided to stake 20 million DYDX tokens in an effort to beef up security. Staking tokens from the community treasury, which are now worth over $61 million at current prices, using the
There has been talk of a potential vote by Aave Chan Initiative founder Marc Zeller to activate a “fee switch” on the Aave DeFi (Decentralized Finance) platform. The Aave DAO’s yearly net gains are about $60 million, and Zeller’s article on X hinted at some thoughts that it may influence
