As different jurisdictions gear up for regulations on the digital asset sector, DeFi remains a tricky subject. The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) had recently weighed in on the matter and recommended that governments should identify the “Responsible Person” behind ostensibly decentralized finance applications and subject them to regulatory oversight similar to conventional financial...Read More
Marinade Finance, the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol on the Solana blockchain, has recently initiated a process to block access for users based in the UK. This decision follows a similar action by Orca Finance and is responding to “compliance concerns” related to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulations. Marinade Finance Blocks UK Users Marinade...Read More
North America emerged as the dominant cryptocurrency market, boasting an estimated on-chain value of $1.2 trillion between July 2022 and June 2023. According to Chainalysis’ latest report, the figure accounts for 24.4% of the global transaction activity observed during this period. Crypto, DeFi Dips in North America Data also suggest that while North America has...Read More
The proactive approach to framing crypto-specific guidelines comes as a respite after years of conversations about an outright ban on the sector that was initially mooted by the Reserve Bank of India. The Indian government may have shelved its plans to impose a blanket ban on crypto, but there’s still a long way to go,...Read More
In 2023, the Ethereum blockchain witnessed intriguing transformations in the way users and entities engage. According to Nansen’s recent report, there has been a remarkable surge, with more than 300,000 daily active Ethereum addresses. Among these active addresses, DeFi entities have maintained their position as the dominant players. As of October 12th, 2023, DeFi users...Read More
The chilling winds of crypto winter continue to sting projects, prompting several of them to take a hard look at downsizing or ceasing operations entirely. A decentralized content-sharing and publishing platform – LBRY – is the latest one to succumb to the market condition. The company behind the LBRY blockchain said that “there is no...Read More
The crypto industry’s fundraising efforts have taken quite a hit owing to the incessant crypto winter. Q3 was no exception. The latest data suggest that new record lows were set for both the total funding amount and the number of deals during this period, reaching levels not seen since Q4 2020. The quarterly figures fell...Read More
BarnBridge is the latest crypto project that found itself entangled in legal proceedings initiated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). With potential financial penalties on the horizon, the project turned to its token holders. The details of any specific order sent by the financial regulator have not been disclosed. Voters Decide on SEC’s...Read More
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Platypus Finance has suffered yet another flash loan exploit that resulted in the loss of over $2 million. Blockchain security firm PeckShield was the first to alert the community about the hack on October 12th, shortly after which the platform announced temporarily suspending all pools. On-chain data also suggest that the...Read More
Solana Compass has recently provided insights into the latest Solana (SOL) network activity, specifically during its 512 epoch. According to the website that tracks SOL staking activity, an estimated 19.637 million SOL tokens were unstaked during this period. In the recent Epoch 512, 19.637 million SOL were unstaked, with a net unstake of 16.516 million...Read More
In a recent announcement, Yield Protocol, a prominent player in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space, revealed its decision to wind down its operations. This marks the end of an era for Yield Protocol, as it will not be launching its March 2024 fixed-rate series, and all borrowing and lending activities will cease by December 31,...Read More
The crypto market may have failed to post a bullish breakthrough in September, but that did not stop malicious entities from stealing funds. According to the latest stats by CertIK, approximately $332 million in various digital assets has been lost to exploits, hacks, and scams in September September Sees Record-Breaking Losses Funds pilfered by exit...Read More
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of France, Singapore, and Switzerland just recently announced the successful completion of a new CBDC initiative called Project Mariana. This project tested cross-border trading and settlement of wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs) between financial institutions. BIS and Central Banks Collaborate on CBDC Test As...Read More
Minswap – which is the largest decentralized exchange on Cardano – witnessed a spike across various metrics after months of low activity. According to the latest update by DappRadar, Minswap’s unique active wallets (UAWs) and transaction count increased by 89.85% and 63.05%, respectively over the past seven days. The volume was also up by a...Read More
As per insightful analysis from Lookonchain, Michael Egorov, the founder of Curve DeFi network, has fully completed the payment of his remaining debt associated with DeFi lending protocol Aave. Egorov’s debt repayment spree was triggered by liquidation risks last month when CRV tokens plunged in value following a massive network exploit. Egorov Settling Debts As...Read More
In the latest cyber attack to hit the DeFi space, the Mixin Network’s cloud service provider database was recently compromised. The exploit has resulted in an estimated loss of assets worth approximately $200 million on the mainnet and, subsequently, the value of Mixin’s Native Token plummeting by almost 10%. Mixin’s Team Responds Following Attack Mixin’s...Read More
The Federal Reserve has released a comprehensive working paper delving into asset tokenization and Risk-Weighted Assets (RWA). As the financial landscape continues to evolve, these innovative financial instruments garner significant attention for their potential to revolutionize investment strategies and reshape traditional markets. The paper explains that tokenization, similar to stablecoins, consists of five core components:...Read More
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Linear Finance has fallen victim to an attack that resulted in the complete depletion of liquidity in its Linear USD (LUSD) token. Following the incident, Linear Finance’s team apologized to the community and implemented various safety measures. LUSD Price Collapses to Zero On Sept. 21, Linear Finance announced it had experienced...Read More
Blockchain Capital has announced the successful closure of two new funds, raising a total of $580 million. The latest funding round comprises the firm’s sixth early-stage and first opportunity funds, achieving the largest fundraiser in its ten-year history. Blockchain Capital Secures $580 Million in Funding Blockchain Capital, a prominent venture capital group, announced the successful...Read More
In what’s described as a rapidly evolving landscape of financial and economic crimes threatening the internal security of the European Union, Europol has applauded the independence and protection offered by blockchain technology. Europol has also raised concerns over the rising criminal activity within decentralized finance (DeFi). Europol Warns of Rising Criminal Activity in DeFi and...Read More
Coinbase, one of the most popular crypto exchanges, continues its expansion journey with the official launch of its Web3 wallet designed to facilitate transactional interactions for major institutions with Web3, DeFi, and NFTs. Per Coinbase’s statement, this crypto wallet will rely on MPC tech to enable clients to store tokens from supported networks, access funds,...Read More
The latest market manipulation report from Solidus Labs, specializing in crypto-native trade surveillance and risk monitoring, has identified wash trading activity of at least $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency on Ethereum-based decentralized exchanges (DEXs) since 2020. Solidus Labs Exposes Wash Trading in DEXes Solidus Labs analyzed a sample of approximately 30,000 DEX liquidity pools and...Read More
Coinbase, one of the world leaders in crypto services, is currently battling accusations of improper conduct in U.S. courts. The platform’s legal representatives have denied any wrongdoing, even going so far as to request the dismissal of the case. In spite of the accusations, Coinbase – and the platform’s CEO, Brian Armstrong – are generally...Read More
Russia is working on ways to legalize and regulate decentralized financial organizations, popularly known as DAOs, to bring more liquidity within the local Digital Financial Assets (DFA) market. The Director of the Department of Financial Policy of the Ministry of Finance, Ivan Chebeskov, made the comments at the Crypto Summit 2023. Russia Legalizing DeFi DAOs...Read More
The dYdX Foundation, a non-profit organization behind the decentralized crypto exchange dYdX, has released its semi-annual report detailing its ecosystem growth and milestones reached in 2023. According to the report, the foundation fostered the development of the dYdX protocol and grew the community in preparation for the release of the v4 open-source software – the...Read More
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it had initiated and successfully settled legal actions against the Opyn, ZeroEx, and Deridex platforms. The three decentralized finance protocols allegedly failed to register various derivatives trading offerings. As stated in the official press release, Deridex and Opyn faced allegations of not registering as a swap execution...Read More
Millions of digital assets have been stolen by cyber adversaries via DNS hijacking attacks for phishing purposes, targeting users’ wallet seed phrases, or creating deceptive webpages that closely resemble legitimate sites. Attacks on Domain Name Systems (DNSs) play a crucial role in the internet’s infrastructure, providing insights into security incidents in Web 2 that have...Read More
With crypto market apathy in full effect, decentralized finance (DeFi) activity has plummeted across the board in 2023 – all but in one sub-sector. Liquid staking protocols are approaching an all-time high in total value locked (TVL), having appreciated nearly 293% since their June 2022 lows. The Rise of Liquid Staking According to DeFiLlama, liquid...Read More
Typically, in order to interact with Ethereum, participants have to use the so-called Externally Owned Accounts (EOAs). Today, EOAs are the only way to initiate a transaction or execute a smart contract. Naturally, this puts certain limitations on the way users can interact with the network. A simple example would be that it makes it...Read More
Decentralized finance (DeFi) cross-chain bridge Synapse revealed that a liquidity provider dumped 9 million SYN tokens, which crashed the price of the native token by over 22% from $0.4 to $0.31 on September 5th. The price has since recovered, and SYN is currently trading at $0.36. The project confirmed that there was no security breach...Read More
