Origin Protocol Emptied of $7 million in Yet Another Flash Loan Attack

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Another day, another defi flash loan 'hack': $7+ million lost

As of Tuesday, the Origin Protocol becomes yet another victim of the flash loan hack. This has caused a loss of funds north of $7 million including funds deposited by the founders. The attack was dThe post Another day, another defi flash loan 'hack': $7+ million lost appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Blockchain Bites: Data Unions. Hard Forks. And One Citi Analyst’s Case for $300K BTC.

MIT researchers resoundingly reject blockchain-based voting. A Citibank MD thinks bitcoin could break out. And another DeFi protocol was hit with a flash loan attack.

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Value DeFi Hacker Returns $2 Million Out of Goodwill, New Vaults Coming with “Maximum Security & Audit”

“Do you really know flash loans,” is what the hacker of yet another decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol has to say to the yield aggregating pool, Value DeFi. This cheeky message has been in response to Value DeFi’s tweet just a day before the hack claiming it has flash loan attack prevention.

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Bitcoin Price Manipulators Watch Closely as BTC Loses Bullish Momentum

Bitcoin whales are watching as BTC loses momentum near a key resistance level. Is another flash crash in the making?

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Another Massive Bitcoin Flash Crash Similar to That of March 2020 Appears Unlikely Due to This One Reason

After days of explosive rally, Bitcoin has started showing some slump and for the second day, the benchmark crypto is about to print a lower low. As always, every time Bitcoin gets pushed lower, altcoins also drift away.

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Bitcoin Still On Track To Hit $13,000 This Month As Bulls Set To ‘Teleport’ BTC

Bitcoin continues on its way to a new all-time, however, just days ago, the digital asset had another massive flash crash because of bots selling and longs getting liquidated. Bitcoin is currently trading at $11,870 but was trading above $12,000 for many hours before the flash crash that saw it plummet to $11,450. This crash […]

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Zero Collateral: $138 Million in Defi Flash Loans Issued in 24 Hours

The decentralized finance (defi) realm continues to heat up with concepts like yield farming, but another scheme called defi flash loans has also grown exponential. On Monday, the noncustodial lending protocol Aave issued $138 million in loans with zero collateral.

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Bitcoin Set Another “Lower High” as Analysts Eye a Sub-$9,000 Move

Bitcoin faced a grim rejection at $9,500 earlier this week that has caused its price to flash some notable signs of weakness. This rejection has now caused the crypto to set another “lower high” – further bolstering the bear case and causing BTC to be prone to seeing further near-term downside. One analyst is now […]

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Chainlink (LINK) Enters “Price Discovery Mode” as Analysts Eye Move to $11

Chainlink (LINK) is once again entering another parabolic uptrend, with this one coming about in tandem with the surge seen across the aggregated crypto market. The cryptocurrency’s intense uptrend has allowed it to set fresh all-time highs and comes as many other tokens also flash signs of strength. LINK now appears to be entering what […]

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Yet Another Balancer Attack for ‘Unclaimed’ COMP; DeFi Liquidity Provider to Reimburse Hack Victims

It hasn't been 24 hours since the news about a $500,000 hack on Balancer came that a new attack has claimed $2,300 worth of the hot Compound tokens (COMP). Hao, a hacker and engineer at DeBank, a DeFi wallet took to Twitter to share how this time as well, someone used Andreessen-funded dYdX to flash […]

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Rising Bitcoin Options PCR Could Signal Post-Halving Price Drop Expectation

The Bitcoin Options put/call ratio (PCR) is rising rapidly and could indicate an expectation of another flash crash for the price of the leading cryptocurrency immediately after the upcoming halving.

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DeFi Platform bZx Attacked Again, 2388 ETH Siphoned by Hacker

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) lending platform bZx has reportedly suffered another attack with the hacker making off with a profit of 2,378 ETH (about $645,000). bZx Hits Pause Following Suspected Attack In a tweet published on Tuesday (February 18, 2020), bZx acknowledged suspicious transactions involving flash loans.

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Crypto Tidbits: Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Surge, UpBit Hacked for $50 Million in Ethereum, US Arrests Blockchain Researcher

Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. Surprisingly, Bitcoin (BTC), saw some relatively strong performance over the past seven days, gaining 2% according to Coin360. This came after the leading cryptocurrency tapped $6,600 in a surprise flash crash late last week, shocking investors the world over.

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Ripple-Powered Finablr Posts Revenue Update: 22 Percent Rise

Ripple?s partner Finablr publishes an update on its revenue and boasts a rise of 22.1 percent YOY, Flash FX sets up another ODL-powered payment corridor from Australia

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Bitcoin Price Slides 2% After Deribit, Coinbase Flash Crash

Another flash crash has occurred for bitcoin (BTC), this time on the Coinbase Pro and Deribit exchanges.

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XRP’s long term valuation awaits another crash as ascending channel takes shape

The flash crash on 24 September impacted the entire cryptocurrency industry. Bitcoin registered a drop of over 18 percent, while Ethereum fell by as much as 24 percent. The third-largest cryptocurrency in the market faced a similar fate and failed to escape the bearish assault.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Dips Deeper Under $8,000

In another flash crash, BTC prices revisited the $7,900 level, deepening fears of another bearish period.

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CV Market Watch™: Weekly Crypto Trading Overview (August 23-30, 2019)

Bitcoin (BTC) saw another 30-minute flash crash, finally settling around $9,500.

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Bitcoin as a Safe Haven: Yet Another Recession Indicator Flashes

For the umpteenth time in a matter of weeks, a recession indicator has started to flash. Bitcoin, which has begun to be classified as a “safe haven” asset, may stand to benefit from such a move in traditional financial markets.

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Bitcoin Bears Grow in Strength and Eye New Lows

The bitcoin price correction appears to be deepening as the bears ramp up the pressure and the selloff continues. There has been no attempt at recovery from the weekend rout that resulted in BTC losing another thousand dollars.

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Bitcoin Price Shrugs Off Flash Crash in Return to $13,000

Following its epic pump yesterday, Bitcoin price hit a wall and dumped almost $2,000 in an hour. Many are pointing the finger at exchanges but the bottom line is that BTC has already started to recover and is heading back towards $13,000 again.

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Bitcoin Price Analysis: Is BTC About to Post a ‘F*** You Reversal’ to $9K?

Bitcoin price has been rocket by another flash crash today, leaving many traders wondering if the bull season has already passed. But while the #1 cryptocurrency sits in the red, the price action seems to have other ideas.

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CV Market Watch™: Weekly Crypto Trading Overview (May 24-31, 2019)

This week, Bitcoin almost touched the $9,000 level, retreating after another flash crash late on Thursday.

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Bitcoin Flash Crashes: Historical Context As BTC Recovers Losses

A bitcoin flash crash put a (temporary) end to the recent bull run, with bitcoin losing ten percent only days after doubling in price for the year. The result was another market panic,  with $21 billion shredded from the total market capitalization in 24 hours.

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Another ETF Application Flash with Bitcoin (BTC) Milestone, Next $8,500?

Bitcoin (BTC) surge, blast above $6,000 The US SEC considering another ETF application It’s a new milestone for Bitcoin. After Q4 2018 steep losses, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading above $6,000 for the first time in more than five months.

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Wall Street Shenanigans: Rampant Trading Bots are Exploiting Crypto Exchanges

By CCN. com: Cryptos’ attempts to distance and differentiate itself from traditional financial markets has taken another knock. This follows revelations that trading manipulation using high-frequency bots is rampant on decentralized exchanges (DEX) by researchers at Cornell Tech.

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EOS and Litecoin Leading as $6 Billion Pumps Back Into Crypto Markets

Crypto markets rallying again; EOS and Litecoin on a charge, Bitcoin SV and IOTA still stuck. Market Wrap Another small rally initiated yesterday adding a further $6 billion to crypto markets and pushing total market capitalization back over $130 billion once again.

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Bitcoin Hits Yet Another Yearly Low As The Market Crashes, Again

Just a few days ago, the market experienced a sudden flash crash, with many cryptos being relegated to their lowest prices for the year. Despite having shown resilience during earlier volatile times for altcoins, Bitcoin couldn’t withstand the crash and traded at its lowest level in the past 13 months at $5,300.

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Another Flash Crash: Bitcoin down to $7200, Ethereum at $570, Ripple [XRP] at $0.63

An undramatic Saturday night where Bitcoin was happily trading at $7600 turned into a bloodshed when BTC dropped by almost $400 in under 2 hours. Almost all other virtual currencies faced the same bear pressure dropping by ~5% in the past 24 hours.

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