The Web3 startup accelerator that focuses on Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and blockchain games – Cronos Labs – said the recruitment phase of the Cronos Accelerator Program started on September 4. The entity has previously teamed up with numerous companies, including Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and PeckShield, to support the scheme’s launch. The price...Read More
On Aug. 30, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed the suit against the decentralized exchange, its CEO, and its venture capital backers. The suit was brought by six individuals who bought what they alleged were scam tokens on Uniswap between December 2020 and March 2022. The plaintiffs claimed...Read More
The security services platform that offers protection against Web3 bugs – Immunefi – estimated that hackers and fraudsters have drained approximately $23.4 million worth of digital assets from crypto projects in August. While the figure might sound significant, it is 92% less than the recorded losses in July when wrongdoers siphoned over $320 million. Last...Read More
About two weeks ago, Cypher Protocol was attacked by an as-of-yet unknown bad actor, who stole over $1 million worth of crypto through a smart contract exploit. Since then, both the project’s devs and the community have attempted to reach out to the attacker via social media and impromptu NFTs. However, the perpetrator did not...Read More
On Aug. 22, Balancer Labs stated that it had received a “critical vulnerability report affecting a number of V2 Pools.” The firm went on to warn that it had taken action, but funds may be at risk. “Emergency mitigation procedures have been executed to secure a majority of TVL, but some funds remain at risk.”...Read More
The first half of 2023 has brought an unexpected twist for the crypto market, which has always been a favourite target for cybercriminals. However, as the number of crypto hacks surged in an alarming fashion, a surprising trend began to emerge from hackers as they now started returning the stolen funds. This event surged exponentially...Read More
It may not seem like it today, with crypto markets tanking, but DeFi assets have been steadily recovering over the past month, according to Glassnode. On July 31, on-chain analytics platform Glassnode published a report on the state of DeFi tokens amid this year’s regulatory issues. “Regulatory conditions in 2023 have been a tug-of-war between...Read More
On July 30, Curve Finance suffered exploits on a number of its stable pools that were using Vyper, which is a smart contract programming language for the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Curve alerted its users that alETH, msETH, and pETH stable pools using Vyper 0.2.15 have been exploited “as a result of a malfunctioning reentrancy...Read More
A security outfit led by ethical hackers who specialize in security audits claimed to be offered a $500 bounty by DxSale Network, a decentralized token launchpad, after informing the platform of a breach that could cost it over $5 million. The reward is one of the lowest ever offered to a white hat hacker. $500...Read More
The bipartisan legislation introduced earlier this week – titled the Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement (CANSEE) Act – that seeks to regulate the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has caused quite a stir. Cypto advocacy groups are voicing objection to the bill arguing that such an approach would stifle innovation in the United States. Coin Center, for...Read More
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Struct Finance recorded over 129% gains in its total value locked (TVL) over the past week, according to data from DeFi TVL aggregator DeFiLlama. Struct Finance’s TVL more than doubled between July 11 and July 18 from $350,820 to $800,000, and at the time of writing, the TVL was at $806,314....Read More
Non-custodial decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, Arcadia Finance, is the latest victim of a $455,000 exploit that occurred on both the Ethereum and Optimism networks. Confirming the hack, Arcadia revealed that it is working with security partners to minimize the damage after pausing the contracts. The platform has also roped in law enforcement to deal with...Read More
Regulatory heat on the crypto industry intensified in the previous quarter. Facing the brunt are several sectors, including the DeFi and NFT, that demonstrated a troubling state. The blockchain gaming sector, on the other hand, appears to have remained unshaken in the face of the turmoil. According to a DappRadar report, the gaming category continues...Read More
A new Aave proposal took place to decide the fate of $3 million in the protocol’s treasury. The holders of the Aave tokens will be voting on a governance proposal on whether 1,600 Ether, worth around $3 million, in the DeFi protocol treasury will be converted to wrapped staked ether (wstETH) and rocket pool ether...Read More
The cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) platform – Poly Network – announced on Twitter that it had halted operations due to a “recent attack.” The team revealed that the exploit affected 57 cryptocurrencies on 10 blockchains, advising users to “promptly withdraw liquidity from decentralized exchanges.” Poly Network experienced another similar hack in 2021 when wrongdoers drained...Read More
In yet another case of a rug pull, Arbitrum-based Chibi Finance reportedly siphoned more than $1 million worth of various crypto assets. Notably, the protocol went live on Tuesday, but the developers managed to launder the stolen funds to other networks shortly after. On-chain analysis conducted by blockchain security platform CertiK revealed that Chibi devs...Read More
Joseph Chalom – BlackRock’s head of strategic partnerships – thinks the current regulatory environment is not quite welcoming for leading institutional investors to participate in Decentralized Finance. He predicted that crypto firms like Coinbase could play a vital role in such a transition in the future, acting as a bridge between DeFi and traditional finance....Read More
Struct Finance – a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platform that allows customers to engage with tailored structured monetary products linked to cryptocurrencies – announced the mainnet launch of its tranching mechanism and innovative Interest Rate Vaults. The initiative enables users to invest in products according to risk tolerance, providing predictable returns. Reaching Investors With ‘All Risk...Read More
Sturdy Finance – a DeFi project promising up to 10x leverage on staked assets – has been exploited by a hit-and-run attack on its pricing oracle. Although the amount stolen (worth about $800k at the time this article was written) pales in comparison to other, more high-profile attacks like the one on Atomic Wallet users...Read More
In late 2020, PoolTogether was sued by Joseph Kent, a software engineer who, at the time, was working as the tech lead for Senator Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign. The lawsuit was filed taking advantage of a New York law that allows buyers of an illegal lottery ticket to file a class-action lawsuit against the issuer...Read More
Sweat Economy – a fitness-focused decentralized application – announced the launch of a new governance vote on June 7th in the Sweat Wallet application. The move would enable the community to decide the fate of 2 billion idle SWEAT tokens in inactive user accounts. According to the official press release shared with CryptoPotato, users will...Read More
The week started on a grim note following the large-scale theft of digital assets from Atomic Wallet users resulting in a six-figure loss across different chains. Distraught users have taken to Twitter to challenge some of the Atomic Wallet’s claims after the company assured them that it is working with “leading security companies” and has...Read More
According to DappRadar’s monthly industry report, the decentralized application industry grew by 9.97% in May. It has reached an average of 1,967,051 daily unique active wallets (dUAW), the paper added. The research attributed the growth to the gaming sector and decentralized finance (DeFi), however, the latter has seen a decline in total value locked. These...Read More
A new report by blockchain security company Beosin revealed that the total amount of crypto assets lost to exit scams and rug pulls was higher than the amount stolen from decentralized finance (DeFi) projects through exploits and attacks last month. Beosin also discovered that losses from the exploits in May were down 79% compared to...Read More
Tenet is a layer-1 network that’s focused predominantly on the expansion of use cases related to liquid staking derivatives (LSDs). According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, Tenet has forged a partnership with LayerZero aimed at boosting the adoption of LSDs. LayerZero, in turn, is an omnichain interoperability protocol that’s currently valued at over $3 billion....Read More
Users of the cross-chain router protocol Multichain have been reportedly experiencing delays in receiving their funds following an upgrade. There have also been rumors about the arrest of the Multichain team, which is yet to be confirmed. MULTI Sinks 24% in 24 Hours Several Multichain users have complained about their funds being stuck in the...Read More
IOVLabs – a company that develops decentralized blockchain technologies – launched a $2.5 million “strategic grants program” to accelerate the adoption of Rootstock. The latter is a sidechain tied with Bitcoin and designated to enable smart contracts for the ecosystem. ‘Strong Commitment’ to Advance BTC According to a document seen by CryptoPotato, the Argentina-based blockchain...Read More
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to direct crackdowns against rogue crypto trading platforms and such investment scams, a top official said. Recently, an FBI report revealed that American citizens lost $2.5 billion to crypto scams in 2022. DОJ to Target Rogue Exchanges Eun Young Choi, director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team...Read More
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) players have been left unscathed as the unmonitored control of off-chain capital of centralized crypto entities led to misdeeds and bad trades, and subsequent collapses. Be it multi-billion dollar bankruptcies, fraud allegations, rampant scandals, or plunging crypto-asset prices, 2022 was characterized by tragic events, culminating mostly from CeFis, which, in turn, enhanced...Read More
The United Kingdom is gearing up for tax treatment of lending and borrowing on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. The country’s taxation division – HM Revenue and Customs – released a consultation document seeking views on modifying the tax treatment of DeFi lending and staking. The final decision on whether to proceed with legislative changes will...Read More
