Decentralized Finance

Poly Network Sends Bounty as Attacker Holds $141M Hostage

Ethereum blockchain transaction records confirm the transfer of 160 ETH (about $480,000) to the "Poly Network Exploiter 2" wallet address.

Markets  ·  19 August 2021

Poly Network Attacker Threatens to Delay Return of Funds

"WHAT A FUNNY GAME," the Poly Network attacker wrote into a transaction on the Ethereum blockchain.

News  ·  18 August 2021
Crypto Lending

Eqonex Launches Peer-to-Peer Crypto Lending Marketplace for Institutions

The platform will avoid rehypothecation and automate lending to offer an application that can compete with both over-the-counter desks and DeFi lending protocols.

News  ·  17 August 2021
Ether

Ethereum and DeFi, Not Bitcoin, Boosting Genesis Lending

Despite a bearish market, Genesis’ Q2 was the firm’s largest quarter to date.

Business  ·  4 August 2021
DeFi

Sense Finance Raises $5.2M to Bring Yield Trading to DeFi

Dragonfly Capital led the funding round with participation including Robot Ventures and Bain Capital.

News  ·  3 August 2021
DeFi

Grayscale Unveils DeFi Fund Linked to New CoinDesk Index

The new fund joins a growing number of offerings seeking to help investors easily bet on growth in decentralized finance (DeFi).

Markets  ·  19 July 2021
Ether

Ether, on Winning Streak, Surges to Record Over $3.2K, Tops Bank of America on Market Cap

Ether's milestone comes surging trader interest in the leading smart-contracts blockchain.

Markets  ·  3 May 2021
DeFi

Binance Smart Chain’s Spartan Protocol Loses $30M+ in Exploit

The attack happened just a few days after another DeFi protocol was attacked on Binance Smart Chain.

News  ·  2 May 2021
Bitcoin

The Future of Money Is Unbundled

Money's three social functions – storing value, exchanging it and providing a unit of account – are unraveling, with dramatic implications, says EYQ's Insights Director.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 April 2021
MakerDAO

Maker Price Passes $4K for First Time, as MakerDAO Brings Real Estate to DeFi

"Real world" assets have entered DeFi, as the Maker protocol reportedly just minted $38,000 of dai stablecoins to finance a mortgage loan.

Markets  ·  21 April 2021
Trading

Wall Street, Big Tech Clamp Down on GameStop-Style Pumps; Biden Admin ‘Monitoring’ Situation

Market chaos fueled by a large group of Reddit traders faces strong opposition from Wall Street as the Biden administration looks on.

Markets  ·  27 January 2021
CoinFlash

Value DeFi Suffers $6M Flash Loan Attack

The latest flash loan attack in the decentralized finance world has caused a total loss of $6 million.

Markets  ·  14 November 2020
FTX

DeFi Sell-Off Continues as Index Futures Retrace to June Levels

DeFi indices on FTX and Binance continue to plummet.

Markets  ·  3 November 2020
Yield Farming

CoinDesk Live: Inside the Ethereum Economy

Why all the hype behind yield farming and food-inspired tokens? Should investors take them seriously or are they a fading trend?

People  ·  6 October 2020
Trading

Traders Rotate to Bitcoin Expecting a Quiet Q4 for Altcoins

Some traders anticipate the leading cryptocurrency to significantly outperforming the entire crypto market for at least the next several months.

Markets  ·  29 September 2020