To make the Rootstock and RIF ecosystem more accessible to mainstream users, IOV Labs and Buenbit have teamed together. Users of Buenbit will have access to services and products from Everyday DeFi that are secured by the Bitcoin network. In many respects, this is seen as a huge advancement by both
Bitcoin.com has announced the launch of a new initiative to promote decentralized finance and self-custody while compensating those who have lost out due to the failure of centralized crypto companies. The VERSE wallet token, which will be released by Bitcoin.com in December, will be used to fund the CEX Education
After Genesis, a troubled crypto lending service halted client withdrawals on Wednesday, prominent cryptocurrency market maker B2C2 decided to help. Max Boonen, the founder of B2C2, tweeted minutes after the trading firm’s statement, “B2C2Group wishes to extend an offer to purchase loans from Genesis Trading’s book to alleviate the current
On Wednesday, interim CEO Derar Islim said that Genesis Global Trading’s lending division has temporarily halted withdrawals and new loan originations in the aftermath of FTX’s bankruptcy. Genesis Global Capital, the division in charge of servicing institutional clients, has $2.8 billion in outstanding loans as of the end of the
Following the FTX led effect through the cryptocurrency ecosystem, crypto lending company SALT announced today that it is suspending withdrawals. SALT CEO Shawn Owen stated: “The collapse of FTX has impacted our business. Until we are able to determine the extent of this impact with specific details that we feel
The FTX Empire’s demise left many in the cryptocurrency community shocked. The crypto lending platform BlockFi was also impacted by FTX’s collapse. In the middle of the mayhem, BlockFi suspended withdrawals. Users were notified on November 11 that the New Jersey-based exchange will be restricting platform activities. BlockFi recently expressed
The financial behemoth JPMorgan shared insight into the complete scenario of the demise of the prominent cryptocurrency exchange FTX. JPMorgan stated that the centralized player is the cause of the recent crypto collapse. Also, the banking giant believes FTX’s failure might eventually make way for more strong regulations for cryptocurrencies.
Celsius reported being exposed to FTX. On November 11, the business tweeted that it has FTX contracts locked up for 3.5 million SRM ($1.3 million). It also disclosed that the FTT token was collateral for $13 million in loans to Alameda Research that were not adequately backed. Celsius also said
Unfortunately, DeFi space is considered to be unsafe. According to statistics, hackers have made a lot of attacks, they have stolen almost $3 billion of funds during the current year, and more than 90% of these attacks fall on the DeFi sector. The DeFi Security Alliance community is launching a
AllianceBlock, whose goal is to provide frictionless entry points into DeFi, has announced the release of its Trustless Identity Verification (TIDV) solution on Mainnet, with the first integration occurring through the Fundrs platform. The issue of exchanging verified information without compromising security is addressed by Trustless Identity Verification (TIDV), a
