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$200 Million In Crypto Lost As Mixin Network Comes Under Attack
[Sep 25, 2023 1:00 PM] Decentralized finance peer-to-peer service Mixin network, experienced an attack on Saturday, September 23, 2023, leading to $200 million worth of crypto funds lost as a result of the attack. $200 Million In Crypto Lost In The Attack The…
How Much Does the First Mover Advantage Matter for Crypto Staking?
[Sep 25, 2023 9:14 AM]
Staking Brings Decentralization Back to DeFi
[Sep 25, 2023 7:49 AM]
Decentralized Exchange Mixin Kernel Confirms Hack on Its Platform Involving Approximately $200M
[Sep 25, 2023 6:30 AM] Mixin Kernel confirmed on Sept. 25 that it was the victim of a hacking attack which had resulted in the loss of assets on the mainnet. The decentralized exchange said it has since suspended deposit and withdrawal services and only expects to…
Arbitrum Treasury Richer by $59M as Users Miss Claims Deadline
[Sep 25, 2023 12:00 AM] Users had nearly six months to claim the tokens after an airdrop in March.
Liquid-Staking Token-Backed Stablecoin MKUSD Surges 27,000% in Under a Month
CRV Spikes 22% In 2 Weeks As Whale Withdraws From Binance
[Sep 22, 2023 6:00 PM] CRV, the native currency of Curve Finance, the decentralized exchange focused on stablecoins, is shaking off August’s weakness and printing higher highs when writing on September 22. Trackers reveal that CRV is up 22% in the past two weeks…
Major Milestones Shows XRP Ledger Is Becoming A DeFi Force To Be Reckoned With
[Sep 22, 2023 10:00 AM] After the XRP token recorded an all-time high in daily trading volumes for crypto exchanges in the US, the Ripple ecosystem has achieved a new milestone, successfully hitting over 82 million registered ledgers on its XRP Ledger. XRP Ledger…
Shiba Inu Developers Floated a Dummy Token and Now Activist Traders Are Making It a Real Thing
[Sep 22, 2023 2:37 AM] A token meant for testing purposes wasn’t intended to be traded, yet some traders have pounced on the supposed opportunity.
Coinbase’s L2 Blockchain Base Skyrockets 111% in 41 Days, Overtaking Solana in TVL
What The SEC’s Latest Announcement Means For The Crypto Industry
[Sep 21, 2023 9:00 AM] A recent announcement by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suggests that the crypto industry may be in for more pain as it continues to endure the far-reaching consequences that the Commission’s enforcement actions have had on it. …
Whales, Fresh Wallets Accumulating, Maker (MKR) Spikes 120% In 3 Months
[Sep 20, 2023 7:00 PM] On-chain data reveals that whales and new wallets are scooping more Maker (MKR), which seems to be propping the token, fanning demand. As of September, MKR is one of the top-performing tokens, adding roughly 120% in three months from June 2023…
MakerDAO’s MKR Nears 16-Month High as Whales Accumulate, Crypto Hedge Fund Sets Bullish Price Target
[Sep 20, 2023 10:39 AM] Maker (MKR), the governance token of decentralized finance (DeFi) lender MakerDAO, is nearing its highest price since last May, buoyed by rising protocol profits and large investors accumulating the token.
Understanding the Economics of Ethereum Layer 2s
[Sep 20, 2023 9:45 AM] Explosive Ethereum growth is on the way, with layer 2s like Arbitrum, Optimism and now Base paving the way, Michael Nadeau of The DeFi Report writes.
Discord crypto trading bot shuts down after 'critical exploit'
[Sep 20, 2023 9:30 AM] The bot was valued at $16.5 million during its token debut last month.
Arbitrum Blockchain Traders Can Now Protect Against 'Impermanent Loss'
[Sep 20, 2023 6:02 AM] GammaSwap developers say it's the first application to allow Arbitrum users to hedge against supplied liquidity by letting them go short on those positions.
Avalanche Developer, Known for Minting Millionaires and Duds, Is Back With ‘WAGMI’ Tokens
[Sep 20, 2023 1:12 AM] Sestagalli’s previous Avalanche projects created a cult-like following in the 2021 bull run under the “frog nation” moniker.
Grayscale CEO Highlights US Opportunity To Lead Crypto Space Through Regulation
[Sep 19, 2023 9:00 PM] The chief executive of Grayscale, a leading digital asset management firm, believes that the United States has a significant opportunity to dominate the cryptocurrency space by shaping effective regulations. In a recent interview with Yahoo…
U.S. SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Chief Warns More Charges Coming to Exchanges, DeFi
[Sep 19, 2023 1:31 PM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) isn’t done chasing down crypto exchanges and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects it sees as violating securities laws in the same vein as Coinbase Inc. (COIN) and Binance, said David Hirsch, head…
Blockchain Data Visualization Startup Bubblemaps Secures $3.2M in Seed Funding
[Sep 19, 2023 2:30 AM] Paris-based Bubblemaps, a firm specializing in blockchain data visualization, announced on Monday that it had secured $3.2 million in seed funding from a group of investors. Bubblemaps stated that the newly acquired funds would be directed toward a…
Coinbase’s BASE Shows Teeth As TVL Nears Solana
Decentralized finance needs alternatives to blockchain
[Sep 18, 2023 8:54 AM] Critics often overlook the inconvenient fact that “decentralized” blockchains in fact depend on centralized points of failure that have the potential to corrupt entire ecosystems.
Dex Trade Volumes Plunge 37% Since May; September Volumes Could Be Even Lower
[Sep 18, 2023 8:00 AM] After capturing $66.5 billion in May, decentralized exchange (dex) trade volumes have fallen for four consecutive months, with August statistics reaching a 2023 low of $41.7 billion. Metrics for the first half of September do not show improvement…
Mark Cuban Loses Nearly $1M to Crypto Scam
[Sep 18, 2023 12:17 AM] The billionaire said he logged in to his crypto wallets after months of inactivity but had likely clicked on a phishing link.
Bitcoin Dominates Ethereum In Daily Active Addresses Despite Lagging In TX Count
[Sep 15, 2023 7:00 PM] Ethereum might be the king of smart contracts and the world’s primary hub for decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) activity but onchain data suggests that Bitcoin is ahead in user engagement, interpreted by the number…
Ethereum’s Liquid Staking Platforms See $1B Influx in 20 Days, Nearing 12M ETH Milestone
[Sep 15, 2023 2:30 PM] Over 20 days, 640,000 ETH valued at just over $1 billion was added to liquid staking derivatives platforms. Additionally, the amount of ether staked in such protocols is approaching 12 million, with 11.97 million total value locked (TVL) as of…
IOTA Eyes Big Crypto Leagues Again With Series of Network Boosting Plans
[Sep 15, 2023 6:45 AM] These changes are supposed to boost the value of iota tokens for holders and investors, alongside improving network security.
Russia Considers Legalizing Defi DAOs to Draw Liquidity to Its Digital Assets Market
[Sep 15, 2023 5:30 AM] The Finance Ministry in Moscow is pushing to legalize decentralized financial organizations to attract capital to Russia’s regulated market for digital assets. The department hopes this would allow some of the liquidity in the decentralized finance…
South Korea’s Crypto Ecosystem Shakes Off Terra Debacle, With Gaming Dominating Web3 Activity
[Sep 15, 2023 12:43 AM] Korean banks are gradually dipping their toes in the market, and gaming firms are trying to capitalize in the crypto-frenzied market.