Major crypto firms Circle and Coinbase have been forced to comply with the US Treasury Department’s sanctions against Tornado Cash under Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requirements, said Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire on Tuesday. The executive discussed the precedent set by the department’s latest move as it pertains to privacy and security on the internet, and...Read More
The “Lazarus Group,” a notorious North Korea-backed hacking syndicate, has been identified as the culprit of an attempted cyber-attack on deBridge Finance. The co-founder of the cross-chain protocol and project lead, Alex Smirnov, alleged that the attack vector was via an email wherein several team members received a PDF file named “New Salary Adjustments” from...Read More
Uniswap community members are looking to create a new entity called the Uniswap Foundation, which would address some shortcomings and improve the growth of the protocol’s decentralized ecosystem. The proposed Uniswap Foundation is seeking a budget of $74 million to be disbursed twice while also requesting over two million UNI tokens to participate in the...Read More
In the early hours of August 2, Nomad bridge posted an alert that it was aware of an ongoing exploit. In the following hours, the entire protocol’s funds of more than $190 million were drained. Crypto community developer and white hat ‘samczsun’ broke down the chain of events, explaining what happened. He labeled the attack...Read More
Solana-based decentralized finance yield protocol, Nirvana, is the latest victim of a flash loan attack in the cryptocurrency space. Data from blockchain security firm, PeckShield, revealed that the attacker managed to drain nearly $3.5 million worth of funds from the protocol. It all started when the entity behind the exploit used a $10 million flash...Read More
Singapore-based fintech platform Cake DeFi has partnered with Razer Silver, a loyalty rewards program for gamers, to provide them with easy access to various crypto assets, including bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH). Cake DeFi Partners Razer Silver According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, the multi-faceted deal will allow Razer Silver gamers to convert...Read More
The first half of 2022 was a bumpy ride for crypto investors. With the crypto market still bleeding, investors are bemoaning losses as the DeFi market cap fell by over 74% in the second quarter of the year, according to CoinGecko. Terra’s Ripple Effect on DeFi The crypto data aggregator recently published its Q2 2022...Read More
Web 3 security firm Beosin recently released its 2022 Q2 Web 3 Security Report, analyzing the latest hacks and exploits to impact the blockchain sphere. It found that over $718 Million were lost to related schemes during that time – most of which occurred in the defi space. Breaking Down the Numbers The report –...Read More
Crypto-focused hedge fund Pantera Capital (PC) published a blockchain letter titled “DeFi Worked Great” on Monday, arguing against a report titled “DeFi Has an Existential Problem” by Wall Street Journal. It stated that DeFi protocols have vastly outperformed CeFi platforms during the market crash due to a high degree of transparency and the practice of...Read More
It comes as no surprise that the central bank wants to curtail crypto as much as it possibly can, advising EU lawmakers with a recent research paper. On July 12, crypto venture advisor at Presight Capital, Patrick Hansen, broke down the report, which focused primarily on what the ECB considers financial risks. It acknowledged that...Read More
Cryptocurrency lender Celsius is trying to overcome the hypothermia caused by the crypto winter and position itself again as a reliable service on the market, gaining its credibility once again. And to achieve this goal, it’s turning to legal experts. According to the Wall Street Journal, Celsius hired the law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP...Read More
Federal Reserve Vice Chairwoman Lael Brainard urged policymakers to toughen up regulatory scrutiny on the crypto industry in a speech given at the Bank of England conference on Friday. Once again, the Chair emphasized the risk of the crypto market crash spilling over to the core financial ecosystem because of the lack of targeted regulation...Read More
DappRadar published the latest edition of its quarterly report, focusing on how the fall of Terra, Celsius, and 3AC have changed the blockchain landscape as the liquidity crisis deepened, impacting major CeFi players. In addition, the document dives into the fierce competition among NFT marketplaces, stating that OpenSea’s dominance continued to shrink in Q2. CeFi...Read More
Crypto trading firm Cumberland weighed into the ongoing trend of centralized digital asset firms falling apart amid a deepened liquidity crisis clouding the industry. It suggests that the overall market’s immediate recovery partially hinges upon whether the distressed assets could be transferred from insolvent firms to solvent ones. Crisis Not Over Yet When a prolonged...Read More
Multichain, previously known as Anyswap, has announced integration with RSK blockchain, a Bitcoin merge-mined smart contracts platform. According to the press release shared with CryptoPotato, the integration aims to facilitate the transfer of ETH, USDC, BUSD, and other assets between RSK, Ethereum, and BNB Chain. The broader focus of the decentralized cross-chain router protocol will...Read More
KLAP – a DeFi lending protocol on Klaytn Network has seen its total value locked soar above one hundred million in a week after its launch. The dApp, spun up by DeFi accelerator Krew, is now the second most popular application on the Klaytn network. Crypto lending has proven to be one of the most...Read More
The recent crypto slump may have left many investors shaken in fear, as bad news like major crypto firms falling prey to liquidity crisis and exchanges drastically cutting headcounts continue occupying headlines. However, the crypto bull Cathie Wood – known for her aggressive bets on “disruptive innovation” – reiterated her confidence in digital assets in...Read More
Decentralized asset financing protocol Centrifuge has launched a new cross-chain Connectors solution dubbed Centrifuge Connectors to bridge the gap between the real-world asset (RWA) market and decentralized finance (DeFi). Centrifuge Launches Cross-Chain Connectors Centrifuge helps small businesses access more credit while providing stable yields for investors through its pooled liquidity from the world of traditional...Read More
The Liechtenstein-based cryptocurrency exchange – Unizen – secured a $200 million funding to accelerate its development in numerous fields. The fundraiser was led by the investment management giant Global Emerging Markets (GEM). Unizen is Looking Towards a Rapid Expansion In a recent announcement, the trading venue vowed to employ the multi-million financing to expand the...Read More
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis’ latest report reveals that less than 1% of all holders in major DAOs have 90% voting power. It also cited Solend’s attempt to seize a whale’s account to avoid potential insolvency as contradicting the tenets of decentralization on which web3 is built. Moreover, the document shows that as DAOs span a...Read More
The Domain Name Server (DNS) of the decentralized staking platform, Convex Finance, was targeted in the latest spoofing exploit. Angel investor Alexintosh first flagged that Convex Finance was asking for user approval to an unverified smart contract address on July 23rd. This suggested that a malicious entity may have sneaked into Convex Finance’s website to...Read More
Solend – a DeFi lending protocol built upon the Solana blockchain – attempted to take over a whale account that supposedly could put the protocol in trouble due to its colossal size of collateral at risk of being liquidated. After the crypto community fired at the DAO behind Solend approving such a proposal, the organization...Read More
Crypto lending firm Babel Finance, which abruptly halted client withdrawals and redemptions for all products last Friday, told Bloomberg that it was set to delay its debt repayments after reaching agreements with major counterparts and customers. However, It’s still uncertain when the company will resume withdrawals and redemptions. The Hong Kong-based crypto firm said in...Read More
Prominent DeFi protocol Bancor suspended its Impermanent Loss Protection program, citing “hostile market conditions” and “manipulative behavior” as the main causes behind the action. Assuring users and investors that it’s only a temporary measure, Bancor noted that all funds on the protocol are secure, and trading remains active on all liquidity pools. Impermanent Loss As...Read More
Gary Gensler – Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – spoke about crypto during the RFK Human Rights Compass Summer Investors Conference on Tuesday. He cautioned the public about the returns that some companies within the crypto space are promising, which he views as “too good to be true.” Too Good to be...Read More
Terra’s ecosystem had roughly 15% of the DeFi market share before its collapse last month. According to DeFiLlama data, this makes it the second-largest hub for all decentralized finance. But after a $40 billion network goes bankrupt, where do the investors flee? When Terra was still alive and active on May 6, Ethereum had 55%...Read More
DApp discovery and analysis platform DappRadar released a detailed report analyzing the state of the crypto market in May. It mainly covered three areas: DeFi, NFT activities, and crypto games, stating that the Terra debacle did not destroy the overall DeFi ecosystems. NFT trading volume was only down 6% from April if measured in token...Read More
Huobi, the near-decade-old cryptocurrency veteran, has established a new investment arm, called Ivy Blocks, that will focus on supporting the growing ecosystems of decentralized finance and Web 3-based blockchain protocols. The official press release reads that the new feature will “focus on identifying and investing in promising blockchain projects to help unlock their growth potential,...Read More
Cosmos-based DeFi protocol, Osmosis Network, was halted at block #4713064 on June 8th after spotting a critical vulnerability in its liquidity pools. The exploit took place just two blocks before the halt. The attack was first reported by a Reddit user who warned if a customer deposits funds to an Osmosis pool would gain an...Read More
June 7, 2022, marks Cake DeFi’s third anniversary. Reviewing its achievements, the Singapore-based financial technology platform noted that it has managed to record tremendous growth despite the bearish trends, averaging almost 90% quarter-on-quarter since its launch in 2019. Cake DeFi Pays $317M in Rewards to Users Cake DeFi also revealed in a press release that...Read More
