Ahmad Shadid, the founder of the decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) protocol io.net, has announced that he is stepping down as CEO “effective immediately.” He said that despite the allegations against him in the past, his resignation as CEO is to allow io.net to move forward without interference. COO Tory Green Takes Over “Today I...Read More
UwU Lend, a decentralized lending platform, has become the latest victim of a malicious hack. According to the blockchain security firm, Arkham, the lending protocol saw $19.3 million stolen by bad actors. Although the cause of the hack is yet to be identified, some users claim that the project’s founder is the one behind the...Read More
dWallet Network has announced expanding its technology to the Layer 1 blockchain network, Aptos. This move aims to introduce Zero Trust Protocols (ZTPs) with inherent multi-chain interoperability capabilities to the decentralized finance (DeFi) and gaming ecosystems on Aptos. By incorporating dWallet’s Zero Trust architecture, ZTPs developed on Aptos will be able to seamlessly sign transactions...Read More
Sam Kazemian, founder of Frax Finance, has alleged that an inside job at X was responsible for the hack of the project’s official account. The breach, which occurred on June 1, led to the decentralized stablecoin protocol behind FRAX USD losing access to its X account. Frax Finance Hack In a Telegram post dated June...Read More
Polygon has witnessed a remarkable surge in its stablecoin market capitalization this quarter. According to the latest report from Messari, the Ethereum Layer 2 solution’s stablecoin market cap soared to a whopping $1.5 billion, reflecting a significant 19% increase on a quarter-over-quarter basis. Stablecoin Adoption on Polygon Soars Tether’s solidified its position as the dominant stablecoin...Read More
A confidential United Nations report obtained by Reuters reveals that North Korea’s notorious cybercriminal group known as the Lazarus Group transferred millions of stash of stolen cryptocurrency back to the Asian country last year. In March 2023, these North Korean hackers illicitly took $147.5 million worth of cryptocurrency from HTX, a crypto exchange owned by...Read More
While the crypto market witnessed significant bloodshed in April, layer-2 networks recorded substantial developer activity, signaling a strong belief in these projects despite the latest slumps in the value of their native tokens. A tweet by crypto data analytics platform Santiment revealed that the top ten layer-2 networks were selected by counting each project’s non-redundant...Read More
Aave Labs, the team behind the DeFi lending platform Aave, has proposed a slew of major upgrades and expansions two years after introducing its V3. The suggested improvements include Aave V4, Aave Network, a Cross-Chain Liquidity Layer, non-EVM L1 deployments, and a fresh visual identity. Aave V4 According to the latest blog post, Aave V4...Read More
dWallet Network – the infrastructure for programmable native Bitcoin – announced adding support for EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain, Monad The latest integration unveiled on April 30th aims to solidify Monad’s position as the leading ecosystem for EVM builders, utilizing dWallet technology to introduce native multi-chain capabilities. Multi-Chain DeFi Integration According to the official press release...Read More
A federal jury has convicted crypto trader Avraham Eisenberg of fraud and market manipulation. The charges stemmed from Eisenberg’s exploitation of Mango Markets, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on the Solana blockchain. Eisenberg Convicted for Market Manipulation Eisenberg, 28, was found guilty by jurors in a federal court in Manhattan on charges of commodities...Read More
Pac Finance, a lending app on Blast, has had its users report a $24 million liquidation on April 11 due to a sudden change in parameters by the developer wallet. Mass liquidations are common for leveraged traders who borrow crypto, but they often occur due to fluctuations in the market, not protocol parameter changes. Pac...Read More
The core technical team behind the Filecoin-based STFIL protocol said that they are under investigation by Chinese authorities. Over the past couple of days, there have been unforeseen updates to the protocol, along with funds transfers to different addresses. Mysterious Token Transfers and Upgrades The news came out in a public post by STFIL Protocol...Read More
Several sectors within the crypto market are seeing a resurgence. AI and Big Data, Liquid Staking, and DeFi projects managed to secure the most gains in the past week. According to their weekly returns, artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data, which comprised 100 projects, topped the chart with a strong performance and a notable increase...Read More
DeFi market maker Swaap Finance has launched a new service called Swap Earn, allowing users to earn an extra yield on already yield-bearing assets. The protocol tops up investor returns through market-making yield, spreading investors’ assets across multiple pre-defined protocols. Yield On Top Of Yield Market making is when DeFi users provide liquidity to decentralized...Read More
Decentralized applications (dApps) saw a rise of 77% in activity in the first quarter of 2024 and a 7 million total daily active user wallet count. This growth comes as Bitcoin hit an all-time high in Q1 2024, reaching above $73,000. DApp Activity Resurges According to DappRadar, the recent increase in new users shows a...Read More
A recent report by Coinbase Research uncovered that restaking has emerged as the second-largest sector in decentralized finance (DeFi) on Ethereum. The study highlights EigenLayer’s restaking protocol as an important component for new services and middleware on the Ethereum network, potentially offering significant ETH rewards for validators in the future. EigenLayer’s Restaking Protocol Ethereum’s proof-of-stake...Read More
Amidst improved investor sentiment, blockchain security firm PeckShield’s report for March 2024 revealed a concerning surge in crypto hacks, with over 30 incidents causing approximately $187.29 million in losses. Despite these setbacks hindering progress in the DeFi sector, the community can find some solace in the recovery of almost $99 million during the same period....Read More
Prisma Finance’s hacker, who stole $11.6 million from the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, claims the exploit was a “whitehat rescue” and is enquiring who to contact to refund the funds, according to on-chain messages. A white hat hacker tries to find security vulnerabilities in software code using their hacking skills. Attacker Claims ‘Whitehat Rescue’ Before...Read More
Amidst a broader market rebound, several DeFi-related projects appear to be bustling with development activity. Topping the list is Cosmos-based decentralized exchange Osmosis, which experienced a notable surge in development activity, emerging as the leading DeFi project over the past month. Osmosis Leads DeFi Development According to the data shared by Santiment, Osmosis recorded more...Read More
WOOFi, a decentralized finance platform, experienced an exploit on March 5th that targeted its swap feature on the Arbitrum network. The event resulted in a loss of approximately $8.75 million in crypto assets. The platform said it has initiated efforts to recover these funds and has offered a 10% whitehat bounty to the exploiter. Additionally,...Read More
Ethereum has witnessed a notable surge in the past week as its Layer 2 TVL nears the $30 billion milestone with sustained momentum. As shown by L2Beat, the cryptocurrency, second only to Bitcoin in market capitalization, has shown an upward trajectory. It is worth highlighting that assets and tokens associated with its ecosystem have also...Read More
Aave, the popular decentralized lending platform belonging to the company now known as Avara, will have to look for a new company to provide risk management services following its recently announced split with Gauntlet. The decision was announced by Gauntlet co-founder John Morrow on the AAVE forums yesterday evening. Running The Gauntlet According to Morrow,...Read More
In a post on X on Feb. 15, the Uniswap Foundation provided the release window “now that the launch of Dencun [Ethereum upgrade] on Mainnet has been scheduled for March 2024.” The Q3 rollout of Uniswap v4 will occur after Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade, which will enable EIP-1153 for transient storage. EIP-1153 will allow Uniswap v4...Read More
Farcaster, an Ethereum Layer 2 Optimism-based decentralized social protocol, has seen its total revenue surge to $600,000. The platform’s rise has been likened to FriendTech, another decentralized social network, which attracted a lot of users initially until it grappled with high fees that led to its failure. Farcaster’s Growth Surges with Frames Integration Farcaster initially...Read More
The total value locked on Ethereum restaking protocol EigenLayer has surged 70% over the past week. Furthermore, it is currently at an all-time high of $3.4 billion, according to DeFiLlama. The reason for the surge is a reopening of deposits on the restaking platform and the removal of staking limits or caps. On Feb. 6,...Read More
DEBT Box, a company that primarily provides users of its services with crypto mining software, was taken to court last year by the SEC. According to the regulator, DEBT Box had defrauded investors to the tune of $50 million by selling unregistered securities. The company, which provides an ecosystem to go along with its software,...Read More
DeFi regulation has been a major bone of contention among regulatory watchdogs across the world. A recent paper, authored by Rebecca Rettig, Katja Gilman from Polygon Labs, and Michael Mosier from Arktouros, proposes a strategy to classify truly decentralized DeFi protocols as critical infrastructure. This classification would place them under the oversight of the US...Read More
Polygon, a layer-2 scaling network, nearly matched Ethereum’s user base in 2023, as reported by blockchain analytics firm Flipside. Polygon acquired 15.24 million users that year, coming close to Ethereum’s 15.4 million, with a difference of around 160,000 wallets. Polygon Topped User Acquisition in First Half of 2023 Flipside defines an “acquired” user as someone...Read More
Despite a challenging market and waning trust in centralized crypto entities, Binance Labs disclosed 25 new investments in 2023. In the latest report, Binance Labs primarily focused on decentralized finance (DeFi), Web3 gaming, tooling, and infrastructure throughout the year. In the DeFi sector, Binance Labs invested an undisclosed amount in the lending and borrowing protocol...Read More
Decentralized exchange (DEX) dYdX has made headlines by surpassing Uniswap, a long-standing leader in the sector, to become the platform with the largest 24-hour trading volume. This achievement is particularly significant following dYdX’s strategic migration from the Ethereum blockchain to the Cosmos ecosystem. dYdX Surpasses Uniswap Following Cosmos Transition dYdX, a crypto derivatives platform, announced...Read More
