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Usual Money Launches Usual USD on Public Mainnet; TVL Reaches $90M

[Jul 14 10:10 AM] A project called Usual Money has officially unveiled its public mainnet, launching the usual usd (USD0) stablecoin. This initiative seeks to provide a decentralized alternative to traditional fiat-backed stablecoins. Usual Money Debuts USD0…

290,000 ETH Added to Liquid Staking Protocols Ahead of Spot ETF Launch

[Jul 14 8:45 AM] According to data, liquid staking protocols accumulated an additional 290,000 ether in the past 46 days. This increase raised the proportion of ETH in liquid staking protocols by 0.24%, bringing the total to 11.18% of Ethereum’s 120.2…

Dough Finance loses $1.8M in flash loan attack

[Jul 12 3:51 AM] The attacker exploited unvalidated calldata, resulting in 608 ETH being stolen.

Coinbase launches unified onchain monitoring through new wallet app

[Jul 11 10:00 AM] Coinbase’s new wallet app will allow users to connect any self-custodial wallet for an aggregated view of assets.

Exponential.fi Wants to Make It Easier to Invest in DeFi

[Jul 11 6:45 AM] The platform aims to make it easy to identify opportunities, bridge fiat, assess risk, and invest in crypto all-in-one.

Compound Finance, Celer Site Compromised in Phishing Attack

[Jul 11 5:35 AM] The website leads to a phishing page that could drain user funds, but the actual protocol remains unaffected.

Goldman Sachs Embraces Crypto With Three New Initiatives In The Pipeline

[Jul 10 9:00 PM] To capitalize on the growing interest in the crypto industry, banking giant Goldman Sachs is preparing to enter the tokenization sector, with three offerings expected to launch later this year.  Goldman Sachs Aims To Capitalize On Tokenization…

VC Firm Hypersphere Reveals $130 Million Atlas Liquid Fund

[Jul 10 4:20 PM] Venture capital firm Hypersphere has announced the launch of its new liquid fund, Atlas, managing over $130 million in assets. Atlas aims to capitalize on the inefficiencies in the young crypto markets through a diverse range of trading strategies…

Crypto for good: Why blockchain can bring financial inclusion worldwide

[Jul 10 3:20 AM] John Wingate of BankSocial and Azeem Khan of Morph tell The Agenda podcast how crypto and blockchain can make the world a better, more equitable place.

Decentralized Crypto Exchange WOOFi Uses Gaming Style NFTs to Boost DeFi

[Jul 9 5:00 AM] So-called “Boosters” enhance the yield from WOO tokens, which are staked to earn a share of the DEX’s fees.

Intimidating Wallet Interfaces Hinder Adoption of Defi Lending Protocols, Says Crypto Veteran

[Jul 6 5:30 AM] Decentralized finance (defi) has improved efficiency, inclusivity, and performance in consumer lending, but poor user experience remains a significant barrier to adoption, according to Thor Abbasi, co-founder of Zivoe. Abbasi argues that as long as…

RWA Startup Hamilton Tokenizes US Treasury Bills on Bitcoin L2 Solutions

[Jul 4 3:25 PM] Hamilton has announced the tokenization of U.S. Treasury bills on Bitcoin’s layer two (L2) platforms, stating that it marks a significant advancement in bridging traditional finance with Bitcoin’s decentralized finance (defi) sector…

DeFi Tokens Plunge 10%-20%, Led by Pendle Amid Weak Crypto Price Action This Week

[Jul 3 9:48 AM] Pendle has recently lost $3 billion of its TVL with the June expiry as a result of diminishing airdrop farming hype and lower yields amid muted crypto activity.

Polkadot’s $245M Treasury Would Last 2 Years at Current Spending Rate

[Jul 2 7:11 AM] The blockchain spent $87 million in the first six months this year, with marketing activities accounting for the majority of expenses.

Polkadot’s treasury has $245M with 2 years of runway

[Jul 1 8:25 PM] The blockchain’s revenue declined over the first half of 2024, and its head ambassador has called for its token’s inflation rate to be lowered.

Curve Finance adopts crvUSD for fee distribution

[Jun 28 7:23 AM] Curve Finance shifts from 3crv to crvUSD for fee distribution, enhancing the stablecoin’s utility and ecosystem integration.

Chainlink Data Streams Activate on Avalanche Blockchain With GMX Integration

[Jun 27 2:20 PM] Chainlink, a decentralized computing and oracle protocol, Avalanche, known for its layer one (L1) blockchain technology, and GMX, a notable decentralized exchange, have launched Chainlink Data Streams on the Avalanche blockchain. Chainlink…

Chainlink data streams go live on Avalanche Network

[Jun 27 10:00 AM] GMX, a perpetual futures trading platform, will be a launch partner and leverage Chainlink’s tech to fuel the decentralized futures exchange.

Blast Token Debuts at $3B Value as 17% of Supply Airdropped to Early Adopters

[Jun 26 8:23 AM] Blast is the second largest layer 2 network with $1.6 billion in TVL.

PancakeSwap launches AI-powered prediction market on Arbitrum

[Jun 26 7:00 AM] Arbitrum users can now predict Ether price movements with PancakeSwap’s AI-powered market, leveraging Allora’s machine-learning data for accuracy.

Hong Kong targets DeFi, metaverse for fintech expansion

[Jun 26 2:57 AM] Despite challenges in the current DeFi and metaverse landscape, the reports highlight potential growth and innovation in these emerging sectors.

MakerDAO and Sherlock team up for historic $1.35M security audit contest

[Jun 25 5:59 AM] MakerDAO partners with Sherlock for a record-breaking $1.35 million audit contest, launching on July 8 and ending on Aug. 5, to ensure top-tier security for its Endgame phase.

‘Crypto Winter’ Arrives Early For The Altcoin Market As Venture Capital, Founder Selloffs Mount

[Jun 24 10:00 PM] The altcoin market is experiencing an early “crypto winter” as initial investors and founders of various projects sell off their tokens.  According to a recent Bloomberg report, this decline can be attributed to a combination of…

How DePIN is poised to disrupt the cloud computing industry: Report

[Jun 24 12:10 PM] Cointelegraph Research uncovers how DePIN networks and SwanChain’s ecosystem are changing the cloud computing industry.

Bitcoin Lightning hacker Burak introduces new layer 2 ‘Brollups’

[Jun 23 9:06 PM] The Bitcoin developer says Brollups can support more than 90% of decentralized finance use cases, from NFT sales to token orders on DEXs.

Uniswap A Retailer’s Hub? Average Trade Sizes Fall From $30,000 to $1,000 In 2 Years

[Jun 21 9:30 AM] Crypto and some key sub-sectors, like decentralized finance (DeFi) or non-fungible token (NFT) trading or minting, remain dynamic. While activity is highly influenced by price, other changes are settled not by how prices gyrate but by time. Uniswap…

Pyth ploys DeFi lending overhaul with Morpho, Gauntlet partnership

[Jun 21 6:00 AM] Pyth Network teams up with Morpho and Gauntlet to enhance lending protocols on Ethereum and Base using low-latency price data.

CertiK Faces Fallout After Confessing $3 Million Heist From Kraken, What’s Next?

[Jun 19 1:38 PM] Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced that it has fallen victim to a major security flaw that has resulted in the theft of $3 million worth of digital assets. However, in a surprising turn of events, the party responsible has been identified…

Marathon's Layer-2 Chain, Anduro, Plugs In 'Portal to Bitcoin' for Atomic Swaps

[Jun 19 7:00 AM] The publicly-traded bitcoin miner Marathon began incubating Anduro in February as a "platform built on the Bitcoin network that allows for the creation of multiple sidechains."

Coinmetrics Report Explores the Risks of High FDVs in Crypto Markets

[Jun 18 2:21 PM] A new report by Coinmetrics, along with researchers Victor Ramirez, Matías Andrade, and Tanay Ved, delves into the complexities of crypto tokenomics. The report explores the intricate balance of token distribution, valuation, and market…