Defi North Korean hackers launder $27M ETH from Harmony Bridge attack

North Korean exploiters behind the Harmony Bridge attack continue to launder the funds stolen in June 2022.

2023-01-29 17:05

Defi Aave deploys V3 on Ethereum after 10 months of testing on other networks

Aave had changed its governance procedures in November after a $60 million short attack against it failed.

2023-01-27 21:18

Defi Solana DeFi project Friktion shuts down its user platform

Solana-based decentralized finance platform Friktion is shutting down its user interface.

2023-01-27 18:30

Defi 88x Finance partners with Axelar Network for cross-chain yield aggregator

Cross-chain yield aggregator 88x Finance is working to provide services to both retail and institutional investors.

2023-01-26 20:30

Defi Mango Markets sues Avraham Eisenberg for $47M in damages plus interest

Avraham Eisenberg is being sued by the company behind Mango Markets, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol he attacked and made off with $100 million worth of various cryptocurrencies.

2023-01-26 06:02

Defi Ankr exploit victims group alleges the company only reimbursed them 50%

The Ankr BNB staking protocol was hacked on Dec. 2, 2022, and the attacker was able to obtain $5 million in crypto from the attack.

2023-01-25 21:15

Defi Injective launches $150M ecosystem fund to boost DeFi, Cosmos adoption

Pantera Capital, Kraken Ventures, Jump Crypto, Kucoin Ventures and Delphi Labs were among the contributors to the ecosystem fund.

2023-01-25 14:05

Defi TradFi and DeFi come together — Davos 2023

Davos has long been the spiritual home of the WEF, but recently, several crypto and blockchain firms, projects and events have rented space down the central road that runs to the WEF conference compound.

2023-01-24 13:27

Defi Uniswap holders ditch Ethereum for BNB PoS Chain to deploy V3 protocol

Blockchain firm ConsenSys supported the move saying that the decentralized exchange should become chain agnostic.

2023-01-24 12:08

Defi 69% users bet metaverse entertainment will reshape social lifestyle: Data

The survey reveals that 69% of respondents bet on the metaverse to reshape social lifestyle with a new approach to entertainment, while 65% believed in the metaverse's new approach to social activities.

2023-01-23 10:55

Defi Vitalik Buterin divulges the largest remaining challenge in Ethereum

With much of the Ethereum layer-2 ecosystem focused on scalability, Vitalik Buterin believes there's still one major issue that has yet to be addressed.

2023-01-23 02:57

Defi Decentralized forex will reduce cost by as much as 80%: Report

The EUROC stablecoin was issued in June 2022, allowing for a Circle-backed DeFi forex market to emerge for the first time.

2023-01-19 21:30

Defi Raydium exploiter moves $2.7M to crypto mixer Tornado Cash

The attack occurred on Dec. 16 when the exploiters drained a liquidity pool of various assets like USDC, wSOL and RAY.

2023-01-19 10:09

Defi Number of devs increased during crypto winter: Electric Capital report

The serious Web3 developers haven’t been fazed by crippling crypto prices with the developer count increasing 5.4% throughout 2022, according to a recent report.

2023-01-18 02:31

Defi SushiSwap’s new DEX aggregator will ‘10x our market share’ — Head Chef

The chief of the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Sushi has laid down its roadmap for 2023 which includes a decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator, a project incubator and a focus on a more sustainable model.

2023-01-17 02:22

Defi $62M crypto stolen in Dec was the ‘lowest monthly figure’ in 2022: CertiK

Hackers and exploiters of cryptocurrency protocols had the quietest month of 2022 in December according to blockchain security firm CertiK, who said December saw the “lowest monthly figure” for the year in terms of the amount of crypto stolen.

2023-01-02 05:55

Defi 2023 will see the death of play-to-earn gaming

Developers have been focusing more on tokens than on making fun games. As a result, GameFi has been dying.

2022-12-31 19:39

Defi DeFi sees exploits and exit scam drama in the last week of 2022: Finance Redefined

The top-100 DeFi tokens didn't see much changes to their price from the last week as bearish momentum continued in the last week of 2022.

2022-12-30 20:30

Defi Midas Investments close down amid $63M DeFi portfolio deficit

The Midas founder highlighted that the company's total liabilities amount to $115 million while the assets are at $51.7 million.

2022-12-28 11:45

Defi Here's how Defrost Finance plans to refund users following $12M hack

The Defrost team highlighted that after the scan, they will be deploying a smart contract that will allow users to get their assets back.

2022-12-27 07:20

Defi 1inch launches Fusion upgrade to improve swap security and profitability

The Fusion mode allows users to exchange tokens on various DEXes without paying any network fees.

2022-12-25 14:00

Defi DeFi flash loan hacker liquidates Defrost Finance users causing $12M loss

Blockchain investigator PeckShield found that the hacker manipulated the share price of LSWUSDC, leading to a gain of roughly $173,000 for the hacker.

2022-12-25 09:37

Defi Raydium announces details of hack, proposes compensation for victims

The Raydium hacker made use of an exploit that allowed entire liquidity pools to be withdrawn as “fees.”

2022-12-21 20:39

Defi Pantera CEO on the FTX collapse: Blockchain didn’t fail

Dan Morehead, the CEO of Pantera Capital, highlighted that business in the blockchain space is moving back to safer entities.

2022-12-21 13:00

Defi DeFi, NFT, blockchain games: Key takeaways from DappRadar's 2022 review

DappRadar's 2022 review highlights NFT and blockchain games as stand-out performers in a tough year for the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem.

2022-12-21 12:00

Defi 350 'scam tokens' were created every day this year: Solidus Labs

Millions of investors have been impacted by malicious cryptocurrency tokens with almost 118,000 having been deployed this year setting a new record according to the 2022 “Rug Pull Report” from Solidus Labs.

2022-12-19 02:00

Defi Maple Finance 2.0 overhaul aimed at speeding up the defaulting process

Defaults and liquidations were slower to implement under the previous version of Maple Finance.

2022-12-14 23:43

Defi Ledger hardware wallet adds DeFi tracking feature

Elie Azzi, co-founder and chief product officer of Merlin by VALK, said, “There has never been a stronger argument for DeFi, and for open, transparent and trustless solutions, upon which crypto has always been fundamentally built.”

2022-12-13 14:00

Defi Industry execs voice confidence in DeFi adoption despite security flaws

Primex Finance co-founder Dmitry Tolok told Cointelegraph that a more mature market with more mechanisms that deal with vulnerabilities will eventually lead to more investor confidence.

2022-12-12 11:20

Defi Lodestar Finance exploited in flash loan attack

Arbitrum-based lending protocol Lodestar Finance was exploited in a flash loan attack on Dec. 10.

2022-12-11 15:48

Defi US regulator seeks feedback on DeFi’s impact on financial crime: Finance Redefined

DeFi's total value locked remained above $40 billion seeing a decline of one billion from the last week's $42 billion mark.

2022-12-09 20:20

Defi Nomad releases bridge relaunch guide after patching contract vulnerability

The Nomad token bridge releases a relaunch guide after fixing the contract vulnerability.

2022-12-08 17:00

Defi More than 90% of consumers are curious about the Metaverse: Capgemini

Capgemini exec Charlton Monsanto noted that the potential of the metaverse is transformative and consumer curiosity remains high.

2022-12-08 10:45

Defi Michael Saylor on the FTX fiasco: 'Unethical and illegal from the very beginning'

Michael Saylor calls SBF the “poster child of the crypto world” while breaking down his methods, which ultimately brought the downfall of FTX.

2022-12-06 11:31

Defi Crypto lender Genesis allegedly owes $900M to Gemini's clients: Report

Genesis Capital and its parent company Digital Currency Group allegedly owes $900 million to Gemini's clients.

2022-12-03 16:05

Defi Ankr confirms exploit, asks for immediate trading halt

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocol Ankr has been hit with an exploit targeting its aBNBc token, with millions estimated to have been stolen already.

2022-12-02 02:48

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