November 22, 2020 Decentralized insurance protocol Cover holds vote to cover Pickle hack If the vote passes, the claim will move to a validity committee to approve a possible payout of $340,000.…
November 22, 2020 Ethereum 2.0 to boost DeFi but delayed launch may set the network back The launch of Ethereum 2.0 is bound to support DeFi growth, but would it be capable of handling the pace at which DeFi is growing?…
November 22, 2020 DeFi-ing expectations: Great opportunities in crypto can come at a price A record-breaking year for DeFi, but can it break away from the negative perceptions around yield farming and pump-and-dump schemes?…
November 21, 2020 $pickle in a pickle as attacker swipes $20 million in “evil jar” exploit The perils of decentralized finance in the spotlight yet again after the latest major DeFi exploit In yet another attack on a major decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, farming project Pickle Finance has been exploited today to the tune of $20 million. …
November 21, 2020 Crypto hedge fund Pantera Capital files for massive $134 million raise The monster raise might be an indication that Pantera’s ambitions are inflating in lock-step with Bitcoin’s rising price.…
November 21, 2020 Stretched thin? Wrapped Bitcoin assets may encourage supply crisis WBTC, BTCB, and other wrapped Bitcoin implementations may contribute to a BTC supply shortage looming on the horizon In a blog post of Friday, Binance re-introduced BTCB to the world — a wrapped Bitcoin asset intended to bring liquidity from the world's largest cryptocurrency, BTC, to Binance Smart Chain's DeFi (decentralized finance) ecosystem. …
November 21, 2020 Smart contract standards: Making DeFi transactions on Ethereum more secure A new working group aims to create standards that will ensure secure Ethereum smart contracts are used by businesses and DeFi projects.…
November 19, 2020 DeFi tokens make triple-digit gains as Bitcoin price searches for support As Bitcoin bulls attempt to flip $18K to support, DeFi investors are bagging hefty triple-digit sums.…
November 19, 2020 Who watches the watchmen? Crypto may not be as trustless as it seems Crypto is often seen as trustless and failproof. But as more regulation, venues and developers come aboard, just how trustless is it really?…
November 19, 2020 DeFi is coming to Qtum on Friday Qtum is "one step closer" to realizing its DeFi ambitions. Long-standing smart-contract platform Qtum will be home to a new decentralized exchange on Friday after QiSwap, an independent liquidity protocol, completed its testnet phase. …
November 19, 2020 Finance Redefined: You get hacked, they get hacked, everyone gets hacked, Nov. 11–18 Four hacks in a week are too much, even for DeFi. If people actually used insurance against hacks, this week would definitely have bankrupted a great many insurers.…
November 17, 2020 Ethereum’s top 10 DApps hit 1M users this month Ethereum’s top 10 most-popular DApps have collectively amassed more than 1 million active users over the past 30 days.…
