Cryptocurrency adoption has been on the rise recently, but it comes with a dark side as hacks and scams are also growing. The years 2022 and 2023 have been particularly damaging for the crypto world. In 2023, hackers managed to steal $1 billion, a 60% decrease compared to the previous
DeFi’s total value locked, a key metric for programmable blockchains, is on the rise in the second layer solutions market, which is dominated by Ethereum. In spite of a lacklustre market, the net TVL of the 30 most popular platforms has increased by 32% over the past four months. The
While crypto enthusiasts are currently rejoicing in the market’s upward momentum, there are still individuals who haven’t moved on from the challenges of Q3 2023. The quarters of July, August, and September of 2023 marked a bear-driven phase with staggering losses across the Web3 ecosystem. In total, $685,510,444 was lost
The next stage of Rollux, a novel EVM Layer-2 solution, has been unveiled by SYS Labs, a Web3 product suite powered by Syscoin. Rollux has launched a full suite of DeFi tools, including a ZK-lite client, cross-chain bridges, DEXs, liquidity protocols, yield aggregators, and a launchpad, to establish the groundwork
After another flash loan exploit on its platform, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Platypus lost almost $2 million in assets. As a defense mechanism, the protocol froze all of its pools over the assault. CertiK, a blockchain security platform, reports that $2.23 million were stolen in three separate assaults on
The decentralized finance (DeFi) market has been very active over the last week. And much of the momentum can be attributed to Coinbase’s Layer-2 network Base. L2Beat reports that the Base network’s Total Value Locked (TVL) increased by 25.15 percent, in the previous week, to a total of $556 million.
In a recent announcement, Stars Arena, Friend Tech’s Avalanche-based competitor, revealed a protocol attack that led to the loss of 266,103 AVAX tokens, or almost $2.88 million. Concerns regarding the security of smart contracts and the larger blockchain ecosystem have been raised. As a result of this shocking disclosure. Stars
Lacking commercial demand and facing worldwide regulatory challenges, Yield Protocol, a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol, has stated its intention to shut down before the end of the year. We’ve made the tough decision to wind down the Yield Protocol. The March 2024 fixed rate series will not be launched.
The CFTC is putting a lot of effort into decentralized finance (DeFi). CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam has made it clear that aggressive regulation of this developing field is not negotiable, a month after the agency resolved accusations against key DeFi protocols. Behnam made a striking comparison during his talk at
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