DeFi

DeFi

Leading Latin American Venture Firm Kaszek Makes First DeFi Investment

The fund led a $3 million investment in Exactly, a startup building a decentralized credit protocol.

News  ·  12 August 2021
DeFi

$600M Poly Heist Shows DeFi Needs Hackers to Become Unhackable

If computers will continue to do more important things, we'll require those programs to be secure. Learning what not to do is one way there.

Opinion  ·  12 August 2021
DeFi

DAOs, VCs Put $6M Behind Governance Startup Tally

If DAOs are basically a "group chat with a bank account," they're going to need more tooling to go mainstream, say Tally's founders.

Business  ·  12 August 2021
DeFi

Dune Analytics, Home of DIY Data Dashboards, Raises $8M in USV-Led Series A

Dune lets anyone with on-chain know-how share their data creations with the world.

Business  ·  12 August 2021
DeFi

Crypto Fundraising DAO Loses Over $7M in Latest Crypto Exploit

Another day, another DeFi hack.

News  ·  12 August 2021
DeFi

Poly Network Prepares for Hacker to Return Millions in Stolen Crypto

The hacker who stole potentially $600 million from Poly Network asked for a multisig wallet to return the funds.

News  ·  11 August 2021
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips as Infrastructure Bill With Crypto Tax Provision Heads to House

Bitcoin pulled back as traders digest regulatory developments in the U.S.

Markets  ·  10 August 2021
DeFi

Crypto Panhandlers Beg Poly Network Attacker for Share of $613M Haul

First came the attack. Then came the moochers.

Tech  ·  10 August 2021
DeFi

DeFi Has Accounted for Over 75% of Crypto Hacks in 2021

That works out to $361 million, 2.7 times more than in 2020, according to new report by CipherTrace.

News  ·  10 August 2021
Ether

Cross-Chain DeFi Site Poly Network Hacked; Hundreds of Millions Potentially Lost

DeFi platform Poly Network was attacked on Tuesday, with the alleged hacker draining roughly $600 million in crypto.

News  ·  10 August 2021
DeFi

State of Crypto: What Just Happened in the US Senate?

After all the drama of the past week, the industry is right where it was eight days ago.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 August 2021
Ether

Ether Held on Centralized Exchanges Hits 3-Year Low

Only 9.4% of ether is held in centralized exchanges, the least since 2018.

News  ·  10 August 2021
DeFi

NFTs Over DeFi: OpenSea Just Overtook Uniswap on Ethereum Usage

Since last year, Uniswap has usually commanded the top spot.

Tech  ·  9 August 2021
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rallies Above $42K as Bull Market Continues

Some analysts are optimistic about the broad crypto rally and see further upside, especially for ether.

Markets  ·  6 August 2021
DeFi

SEC Charges So-Called DeFi Company for Allegedly Fraudulent $30M Offering

This is the SEC's first securities case involving decentralized finance technology.

News  ·  6 August 2021