Red-Hot DeFi Platform Usual Faces Backlash as Protocol Update Triggers Sell-Off

An unexpected change in the redemption mechanism of the protocol's yield-generating token caught investors off-guard, throwing the DeFi community into disarray.

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Protocol level insurance for DeFi with no exclusions – the future of InsureTech? – SlateCast #20

FairSide is a DeFi insurance protocol that aims at offering the most comprehensive and fair cover. The post Protocol level insurance for DeFi with no exclusions – the future of InsureTech? – SlateCast #20 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Hubble Protocol Raises $5M to Expand Solana-Based DeFi Protocol

The protocol aims to create a Solana-based MakerDao equivalent: a DeFi protocol with a U.S. dollar denominated stablecoin.

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Aave is looking to deploy advanced new DeFi features in V3 protocol

Top DeFi protocol Aave is currently passing a governance vote for the implementation of V3. The post Aave is looking to deploy advanced new DeFi features in V3 protocol appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Crypto lending app Minterest unveils new protocol to make DeFi fairer

An experienced team of cryptographers and blockchain experts, today unveiled Minterest, a value-capturing lending and borrowing protocol designed to make DeFi fairer for users. Unveiling the new protocol follows a recent private funding round that saw the team behind the project raise USD $6.

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Who Insures the Insurer? Cover Protocol Attack Exposes DeFi’s Promise and Peril

DeFi insurer Cover Protocol, designed to reduce smart-contract failure risks, was exploited by a bug in its smart contract on Monday morning.

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Project Spotlight: Flamingo Finance, China’s Full Stack DeFi Protocol

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DeFi Speculators Pour $15 Mln Into Unknown Protocol. Things Went Terribly Wrong

Someone spent $130K on an unaudited DeFi project only to end up with $368

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Using a DeFi protocol now costs more than $50 as Ethereum fees skyrocket

The situation is eerily reminiscent of December 2017.

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3 причины роста Band на 65% за ночь

Токен Band Protocol (BAND), сети-поставщика данных из блокчейнов для DeFi и dApps, вырос на 65% за сутки. Разбираем 3 причины этого стремительного роста.

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How Ethereum Might Evolve Over the Next Year

Ethereum has made up the basis of demand for the recent DeFi boom, and the network is feeling the pressure. Things could be very different for the platform in six-to-twelve months, depending on how its planned protocol changes play out.

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DeFi Lending Platform Enables No-Collateral Loans With New Feature

The Aave decentralized finance protocol new feature lets users borrow money without posting collateral.

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Is bZx’s New DeFi Token Enough to Win Back Wary Users?

bZx is on the road to recovery and is implementing a plan to breathe new life into the protocol. By tweaking its native token, BZRX, with strong economics and introducing...

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Джастин Сан анонсировал запуск новых DeFi-продуктов в экосистеме Tron

CEO Tron Джастин Сан объявил о запуске трех новых продуктов в сфере децентрализованного финансирования (DeFi): JUST Lend, JUST Swap и JUST BTC. (1/3) JUST DeFi team will launch 3 new DeFi products: (1) “JUST Lend”- place where TRON users can earn interests or borrow assets against collateral (2) “JUST Swap-a fully decentralized on-chain protocol for […]

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These DeFi Tokens Are Surging as FOMO Returns to Markets

Fear of missing out may be returning to the crypto space after over two years of relative absence. Several DeFi tokens are surging as protocol upgrades near and liquidity farming gathers momentum.

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Kyber Network to Roll Out Katalyst Upgrade on July 7th; Launching KyberDAO & Liquidity for DeFi

Kyber, an on-chain liquidity protocol, has announced July 7 as the date for the launch of its Katalyst upgrade, which would bring some significant changes to the in-house token, to attract more consumers.

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As DeFi Is Marred by $500k Hack, Compound Is Changing Its Governance Protocol

After the DeFi project Balancer got hit by a $500,000 hack earlier this week, other projects have seemingly taken notice and changing rules on token distribution and governance. Compound is the first of these, as per a governance report Tuesday.

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DeFi Startup The Graph has closed a US$5M investment round

The Graph is a company that has built an indexing protocol for querying networks like Ethereum and the InterPlanetary File System. The companies latest investment round saw participation from Framework Ventures, ParaFi Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group, and others.

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DeFi Protocol Balancer to Reimburse the Losses of Liquidity Providers

Fernando Martinelli, the CEO, and Founder of Balancer Labs on June 30, 2020, responded to an incident where $500,000 worth of digital assets were lost saying the team would have done better and will now reimburse losses incurred by the affected liquidity providers.

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‘Sophisticated’ Hacker Plunders $450,000 From Defi Protocol Balancer

Decentralized finance (Defi) protocol ​Balancer was on Sunday hacked for more than $450,000 worth of cryptocurrency. In two separate transactions, an attacker targeted two pools containing Ethereum-based tokens with transfer fees – or so-called deflationary tokens.

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DeFi Protocol Balancer Exploited, Loses Over $500k to Hackers

Balancer Labs, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol for programmable liquidity and more, has been exploited by a bad actor who succeeded in stealing over $500k worth of altcoins from its Statera (STA) and STONK (STONK) lending pools, according to reports on June 29, 2020.

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Risk Builds as Farmers Pile $1 Billion into Compound

With extraordinary yields, farmers are rushing to plant their crypto in DeFi protocol Compound. But there’s a drought coming. DeFi Won’t Stop, Risks Pile Up If you thought Compound was...

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Here’s why Ethereum (ETH) prices are not surging even as DeFi heats up

Much of the ICO boom in 2017 was driven by massive surges in ETH prices — with scammers, aspiring technologists choosing the Ethereum protocol to issue their tokens, and reap some profits off the frenzy.

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Defi Protocol, Balancer (BAL) Community Votes On Updates To Prevent ‘Exploitation By Big Players’

Recent reports of FTX exchange ‘gaming' the Balancer Labs governance token, BAL, issuance raised a vote to quickly fix the platform to prevent “useless liquidity” from gaining rewards.

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DeFi’s “Yield-Farming” Fever Is Coming to Bitcoin, Here’s How

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) projects Ren Protocol, Synthetix, and Curve, are launching Bitcoin liquidity incentives to rival Ethereum-centric DeFi frameworks, reported Decrypt on June 25. Yield Farming Frenzy Yield farming has been the flavor of cryptocurrency since May 2020, ever since Compound and other projects gained prominence.

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65% of Circulating IPX Already Staked, First Blockchain VPN Marketplace Launched

IPX is the native cryptocurrency token powering the Tachyon protocol, designed to underpin the next generation of VPN, IoT, DeFi, CDN, DNS, data storage technologies, and also includes an innovative new take on staking.

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Compound Surpasses MakerDAO as the Top DeFi Protocol

Compound has overtaken MakerDAO to become the single largest protocol in DeFi. Over the last week, Compound has grown from $93 million of value locked to $533 million on the... The post Compound Surpasses MakerDAO as the Top DeFi Protocol appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Compound Tops MakerDAO, Now Has the Most Value Staked in DeFi

Compound has overthrown MakerDAO as the decentralized finance protocol with the most value staked, locking $484 million to Maker's $481 million on Saturday.

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Compound (COMP) Market Cap Surpasses Maker (MKR) Cap. Has DeFi?s FOMO Started?

Compound Protocol (COMP) has already established itself as one of the flagships of the upcoming DeFi assets euphoria. It appears that it has achieved a crucial milestone.

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DeFi Startups Built on Compound Weigh What to Do With $200 COMP Tokens

Startups built on Compound's decentralized lending protocol are now pondering the second-order effects of COMP's price surge.

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DeFi Protocol Compound Pumps After Coinbase Listing, COMP Prices Double

Algorithmic interest rate protocol Compound stole the spotlight in the cryptocurrency markets after Coinbase revealed it would list the token on its retail platform, with COMP prices doubling. Coinbase Announces... The post DeFi Protocol Compound Pumps After Coinbase Listing, COMP Prices Double appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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DeFi Project Bancor Hacks Own Protocol to Save Funds at Risk from Security Vulnerability

San Francisco-based Hex Capital reported that “User funds being drained due to unauthenticated safeTransferFrom() function on their new BancorNetwork contract. ” Bancor then tried to “white-hat” drain user funds but were too late.

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Coinbase Pro Announces Support for Compound’s DeFi Token COMP

United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Pro announced the listing of COMP, the token powering the decentralized lending protocol Compound.

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Ethereum DeFi Protocol Assures “User Funds Are Safe” After Rumored Attack

One of Ethereum and crypto’s “hottest use cases,” decentralized finance, got a big scare on June 17th as some market participants thought that a key application was being attacked by a bad actor.

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PieDAO Launches USD++ to Reduce Risks With ‘Unstable-Coins’

PieDAO has launched its USD++ protocol, comprising a hedged basket of Ethereum-based stablecoins designed to reduce risks for long term DeFi users.

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Crypto VC: DeFi, Strong On-Chain will See Ethereum (ETH) Reach 5x its ATH

Ethereum’s broader development market is seeing huge advancements in both the fundamental and technological aspects. While ETH prices have not yet caught on, an influential crypto VC believes the protocol could soon see a surge as the “new kid on the block.

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DeFiner.org integrates with Conflux blockchain

DeFiner. org, a platform for digital savings, loans, and payments, has announced the integration of its decentralized finance (DeFi) network with Conflux Network, a next-generation blockchain protocol ensuring scalability, security, and extensibility.

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Despite Decentralization Ambitions, DeFi is Still Dominated by Super Rich Tokenholders

Token supplies for top DeFi protocols are centralized among a tiny fraction of super-wealthy holders. Chainlink, Kyber Network, MakerDAO, 0x Protocol, and Bancor all have worrying levels of token concentration.

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Ethereum’s DeFi Back at $1 Billion, Maker Leads the Charge

Ethereum’s DeFi is once again at $1 billion of value locked with MakerDAO accounting for over half of this amount. Other notable growth from Aave and Set Protocol continue to bolster... The post Ethereum’s DeFi Back at $1 Billion, Maker Leads the Charge appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Ethereum DeFi Nears $1 Billion Milestone Again, and That’s Big for the ETH Bull Case

Ethereum’s budding decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem took a heavy beating after the March capitulation crash. As I detailed in an analysis for LongHash, what happened was that MakerDAO became unstable due to what some say is an erosion in trust in the protocol.

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Compound Roadmap to Full Decentralization to Begin with Issuance of COMP to Their Community

News has emerged that Compound administrators of the DeFi lending protocol COMP now seeks to bring onboard their shareholders in the governance process of the protocol as they push towards achieving full decentralization.

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Crypto Users Could Soon Receive Interest From Two DeFi Protocols at Once

The Aave protocol has introduced Uniswap tokens as a collateral form, which opens the door to the somewhat risky practice of leveraged liquidity pools on the exchange.

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Tether (USDt) Use on Aave DeFi Protocol Skyrockets, Surpassing $7M

The Aave DeFi digital banking protocol has witnessed a huge influx of USDt liquidity used in flash loans and deposits. The net value locked in Aave has broken above $60M

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RenVM mainnet launch brings Bitcoin to the Ethereum blockchain

Ren, the DeFi protocol that enables inter-blockchain liquidity, has launched its RenVM mainnet, bringing Bitcoin (BTC) to the Ethereum blockchain.

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Analysts: On-chain Data shows Ethereum is “Undervalued”

Ethereum’s having an envious year. The blockchain for all blockchains is seeing advancements in DeFi, institutional investments, and even government interest. With such massive potential, analysts say the protocol is vastly undervalued – especially if on-chain data is considered.

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UMA Project Launches Synthetic Token ETHBTC Which Tracks Relative Value of ETH to BTC

UMA Protocol, a decentralized finance (DeFi) project, has approved an innovative contract to create a synthetic token called ETHBTC which would track the relative value of Ether concerning BTC. This synthetic token would allow users to bet on the relative value of the second largest token concerning Bitcoin.

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DeFi Options Platform Hegic Shuts Down Again

Hegic Options’ revival was short-lived after the protocol succumbed to a design flaw. Andrew Kang revealed that there was a defect in Hegic’s design that allowed older liquidity providers to... The post DeFi Options Platform Hegic Shuts Down Again appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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4 Mln Dai Minted with Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) in One Transaction

Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) sees surging demand on DeFi lending protocol Maker, with four mln Dai minted in a single transaction

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Paradigm Researcher Unveils Fixed-Rate DeFi Lending Protocol

Yield Protocol claims to facilitate fixed-rate interest and lending markets backed by crypto

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