Hackers got away with $440M in 28 exploits in Q3: Report
[Oct 4 2:00 PM] The number of cryptocurrency hacks and the recovery rate for funds set three-year lows in Q3 2024.
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Uniswap CEO denies bribe allegations for protocol deployment
[Sep 12 11:10 AM] The reaction comes after users took to X to complain about Uniswap asking for as much as $20 million for protocol deployment.
Save WBTC: Threshold Network Proposes Sweeping Changes to Wrapped Bitcoin Custody
[Aug 29 7:30 PM] Threshold Network has proposed a plan to enhance the stability and security of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) by replacing its centralized custody model with Threshold’s decentralized system. This move comes in response to recent concerns within the…
Crypto hacks down by 54.2% in June, $176M lost in a month
[Jul 1 3:07 AM] May was the biggest month in terms of crypto losses in 2024 so far, with nearly $385 million in net losses suffered from crypto hacks.
Ether restaking’s biggest risk is lack of understanding around asset looping — Haven1
[Jun 24 5:18 AM] Ether restaking is a “robust financial tool,” but investors need to understand the number of loops they are adding.
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.
Value Locked in Defi Nears $100B Range Again After $11.89B Increase in 35 Days
[May 18 12:27 PM] Over the past 35 days, the total value locked in decentralized finance (defi) protocols has expanded by $11.89 billion, recovering from a low of just over $83 billion on April 13. Although it has not yet reached the $100 billion mark, the value…
Decentralized Money Market Protocol Aave Joins BNB Chain’s Defi Landscape
[Feb 22 12:30 PM] On Feb. 22, 2024, the primary development group of the BNB Chain revealed that the decentralized finance (defi) money market protocol, Aave, has been successfully launched on the BNB network. Boasting a total value locked (TVL) of $8.571 billion…
Value Locked in Defi Nears $50B With 34.40% Surge in 46 Days, Led by Top Protocols
[Dec 3, 2023 12:30 PM] The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) is on the brink of surpassing the $50 billion threshold, standing at $48.91 billion currently. This figure marks a significant rebound from the low of $36.39 billion recorded 46 days ago…
CFTC Cracks Down on 3 Defi Platforms for Offering Illegal Derivatives
[Sep 9, 2023 4:30 AM] The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued orders against the operators of three decentralized finance (defi) protocols. The regulator accused them of committing various violations of commodity laws including illegal trading of…
Defi TVL Holds Steady Above $42 Billion as Lido Finance Dominates With $12.69 Billion Locked
[Jun 18, 2023 10:30 AM] On June 18, 2023, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) protocols has been rangebound and hovering at just above the $42 billion range. Presently, Lido Finance dominates the value locked in defi with $12.69 billion or 29.76%…
Total Value Locked in Defi Surpasses $50 Billion Mark for First Time Since FTX Collapse
[Feb 16, 2023 11:00 AM] Crypto prices have surged in value over the past few days, and the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has surpassed the $50 billion mark for the first time since the collapse of FTX. As of Feb. 16, 2023, the TVL in defi is…
Hackers Stole $3.8 Billion From Crypto Firms in 2022, Says Chainalysis
Ethereum Classic’s Hashrate and Price Trend Lower After Ethereum PoW to PoS Transition
[Jan 30, 2023 8:30 AM] Just before the Ethereum network transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain to proof-of-stake (PoS), Ethereum Classic’s hashrate saw a significant increase. Three days after The Merge, Ethereum Classic had 214.37 terahash per second…
We Must Expedite the Move From Centralized Services to Viable DeFi Alternatives
[Jan 23, 2023 4:00 PM] There is a reason centralized exchanges have dominated despite being antithetical to crypto’s core tenets. The following opinion editorial was written by Bitcoin.com CEO Dennis Jarvis. The gross mismanagement and outright fraud in 2022 by many…
Decentralized Exchange Trading Volumes Remain Lackluster in the New Year, Uniswap Leads the Way with Daily Swaps
[Jan 14, 2023 3:30 PM] According to statistics, decentralized exchange (dex) monthly trading volumes have dropped significantly since Jan. 2022. After a brief spike in volume in Nov. 2022, dex trade volumes have been lackluster for the past 44 days. As of Jan. 14, 2023…
Crypto Incidents Involving Exit Scams, Hacks, and Code Exploits Reach Record Low in December 2022 According to Certik
[Jan 3, 2023 6:30 AM] According to blockchain security company Certik, the number of cryptocurrency incidents involving exit scams, hacks, and code exploits in Dec. 2022 was the lowest monthly figure of the year. Certik noted that the combined incidents amounted to…
Defi More Scalable Than Traditional Finance, New Study Says
[Dec 22, 2022 1:00 AM] Despite the market conditions that prevailed in much of 2022, decentralized finance (defi) still demonstrated its greater scaling potential than that of the traditional financial industry, a new report has said. Even though the total value locked…
TVL in Defi Slides Under $40 Billion, Tapping a Low Not Seen Since February 2021
[Dec 17, 2022 1:00 PM] The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has fallen below the $40 billion mark for the first time since the first week of Feb. 2021. On Dec. 17, 2022, the TVL in defi is roughly $39.53 billion after dropping more than 4% in…
Decentralized Finance Protocols Flounder as Value Locked in Defi Shed More Than 25% Since FTX Collapsed
[Dec 12, 2022 12:30 PM] On December 12, 2022, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has been range bound after falling 25.5% from $55.94 billion on Nov. 5, to today’s $41.67 billion. Moreover, during the past 12 months, the TVL in defi…
Value Locked in Defi at Its Lowest Point Since March 2021, Smart Contract Tokens Shed $22 Billion in 36 Days
[Nov 16, 2022 8:30 AM] Smart contract platform tokens and decentralized finance (defi) protocols have taken a beating since the FTX collapse last week. The market capitalization of all the smart contract platform tokens in existence lost more than $22 billion during the…