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Lending Platform Maple Prepares New U.S. Treasury Pool; MPL Token Rises 23%

[Apr 11, 2023 9:55 AM] Maple’s new pool will allow accredited investors, corporate treasuries based outside of the U.S. to invest in U.S. treasury bonds on-chain, CEO Sid Powell said in a community call.

DeFi Could Be Forced to Incorporate and Certify, French Central Bank Says

[Apr 11, 2023 4:47 AM] Regulators are seeking to extend EU laws to cover more diffuse and decentralized structures.

Shiba Inu's Metaverse Will Partially Open by End of 2023, Developers Say

[Apr 11, 2023 4:40 AM] The metaverse is unlikely to be fully completed on release as it will be an “ongoing project,” developers said.

Euler Finance Community Weighs Plan to Return Money Recovered From $200M Hack

[Apr 10, 2023 10:09 AM] The goal of the proposal is to let Euler users redeem their funds as soon as possible.

Sushi DEX Recovers 100 Ether After Millions Lost on Weekend Exploit

[Apr 10, 2023 7:11 AM] ‘White hat’ hackers are working to recover more of the stolen funds as of Monday.

Symbiosis integrates zkSync: ‘Natural evolution’ of scaling solutions

[Apr 10, 2023 6:23 AM] Cross-chain DeFi platform Symbiosis has integrated zkSync to improve transaction speed and reduce fees on its automated market-making protocol.

Sushiswap Smart Contract Bug Results in Over $3M in Losses; Head Chef Says Hundreds of ETH Recovered

[Apr 9, 2023 9:30 PM] According to several reports, a bug introduced to the decentralized exchange (dex) protocol Sushiswap’s smart contract has resulted in more than $3 million in losses. The blockchain and smart contract security firm Peckshield explained the…

Uniswap Who? Trader Joe’s AMM Takes DeFi By Storm

[Apr 7, 2023 4:00 PM] In the fast-evolving world of decentralized finance (DeFi), new players are constantly emerging with innovative solutions to address the challenges of trading and liquidity provision. One platform that has been making waves in the DeFi ecosystem is…

DYDX Tumbles 5% As Ethereum-Based DEX Wind Down Operations

[Apr 7, 2023 2:00 PM] Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol dYdX is closing operations in Canada. According to an official announcement, users in this country will be unable to open new accounts starting today, April 7th, at 17:00 UTC. As a result of the…

ADA Records Sharp Decline Despite Cardano’s First Oracle Integration

[Apr 7, 2023 4:30 AM] While the rest of the crypto market might be in a bearish trend due to no significant catalyst to move it, Cardano (ADA) is currently recording a plummet, losing a few cents in the past 24 hours despite the blockchain’s first ever-Oracle…

US Treasury Report Warns of Defi’s Threat to National Security, Authors Conclude Fiat Is Used in Illicit Finance More Than Crypto

[Apr 6, 2023 1:30 PM] The U.S. Treasury has released a 42-page report assessing the risks of decentralized finance (defi). The report states that specific nation-state adversaries, cybercriminals, ransomware attackers, thieves, and scammers are using defi to…

Uniswap Topped Coinbase’s Trading Volume in March During USDC Depeg, U.S. Crackdown

[Apr 6, 2023 11:56 AM] The DEX, however, has been unable to maintain elevated periods of trading volumes in the past, CCData noted.

North Korea and criminals are using DeFi services for money laundering — US Treasury

[Apr 6, 2023 9:12 AM] Despite the warnings on DeFi, the Treasury noted that “most money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing” occurred using fiat or outside the crypto ecosystem.

Arbitrum Registers Record Activity Over the Last 2 Weeks as Transactions per Day Count Surges

[Apr 6, 2023 8:30 AM] In the past 20 days, the Arbitrum blockchain has recorded a significant number of transactions coinciding with the recent ARB airdrop that occurred on March 23. About two weeks ago, on that day, the Arbitrum network recorded an all-time high of…

U.S. Treasury Warns DeFi Is Used by North Korea, Scammers to Launder Dirty Money

[Apr 6, 2023 8:00 AM] The Treasury's first analysis of illicit finance risks associated with DeFi recommends the U.S. look at enhancements to its existing anti-money laundering regime.

High Ether Yields Drive $50M to DeFi Protocol Pendle Finance

[Apr 6, 2023 3:31 AM] The total locked value of assets on the platform has risen over 300% since the start of this year, DeFiLlama data shows.

Arbitrum poses new governance proposals after community furor

[Apr 5, 2023 10:13 PM] The Arbitrum Foundation has made a couple of new governance proposals following the fracas that occurred over its first attempt.

Ethereum price turns bullish ahead of next week’s Shanghai and Capella upgrades

[Apr 5, 2023 2:05 PM] ETH price found news bullish momentum as traders gear up for next week’s major network upgrades.

MEV Blocker Wants to Help You Outrun the Front-Runners

[Apr 5, 2023 8:00 AM] Builders behind the new utility say it will help Ethereum users avoid the scourge of MEV and earn a profit, to boot.

Next-Generation DeFi Platform M^ZERO Exits Stealth Mode With $22.5M Funding Round

[Apr 5, 2023 7:00 AM] The initial round was led by Pantera Capital, and included the Scaramucci family-linked SALT Fund, and Mouro Capital, the venture capital connected to the Santander Group.

Developers Fork Uniswap V3, Protocol Attracts $123M in Total Value Locked

[Apr 5, 2023 2:48 AM] Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap has been forked by developers after its Business Source License (BSL) expired on April 1.

Real-World Tokenization Is Surging as TradFi Grows More Receptive to Blockchain

[Apr 4, 2023 1:03 PM] A number of banks and other big brands are turning to RWA in the form of digital tokens on the blockchain as they look to bring more efficiency to transactions. Industry watchers say the trend will grow.

DeFi Hub Nibiru Chain Valued at $100M After $8.5M Seed Funding Round

[Apr 4, 2023 9:57 AM] The startup will launch its testnet and stablecoin this summer.

OPNX Exchange, Which Offers FTX Claims Trading, Led by Three Arrows Founders, Is Now Live

[Apr 4, 2023 7:02 AM] Users can get a 50% discount on trading fees if they hold FLEX tokens.

Crypto Startup Li.Fi Raises $17.5M in Funding Round

[Apr 3, 2023 12:34 PM] CoinFund and Superscrypt led the round for the cross-chain bridge and decentralized exchange aggregator.

Arbitrum Airdrop Shows Interest in DeFi, Researcher Says

[Apr 3, 2023 11:35 AM] Pedro Herrera says with failures in the banking system and centralized exchanges facing regulatory scrutiny, there is a renewed interest in decentralized finance.

Pancakeswap Launches Version 3 of Protocol on BNB and Ethereum Blockchains

[Apr 3, 2023 10:30 AM] On Monday, April 3, the decentralized exchange (dex) platform Pancakeswap launched version 3 of its protocol (v3) on the Binance Coin (bnb) and Ethereum blockchains. The new application aims to improve the performance of the dex protocol and reduce…

Internet Computer Issues ‘Liquid Bitcoin,’ for Faster, Cheaper BTC Transactions

[Apr 3, 2023 7:15 AM] ckBTC brings layer-2 capabilities to Bitcoin, providing faster and cheaper transactions on the Internet Computer while also ensuring greater security and decentralization than other BTC-pegged tokens.

PancakeSwap changes its recipe with the launch of Version 3

[Apr 3, 2023 6:00 AM] PancakeSwap has released version 3 of its BNB Chain, Aptos and Ethereum-based DeFi platform, touting improved performance and lower fees.

PancakeSwap DEX Launches Version 3 on BNB Chain and Ethereum

[Apr 3, 2023 6:00 AM] V3 brings four different trading fee tiers, 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.25% and 1%, compared with V2's single level of 0.25%.