Tag: DeFi

Binance CEO CZ forecasts DeFi outgrowing CeFi in the next bull run

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Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao predicts that decentralized finance (DeFi) has the potential to surpass centralized finance (CeFi) in the next bull run. During a Sept. 1 live X Spaces (formerly Twitter Spaces), titled CZ AMA, CZ shared his thoughts on the future of DeFi. “I think the more decentralized the industry becomes, the better,” he declares, adding that it may not be long before it takes over CeFi trading volumes: “Defi is the future, the volume is somewhere between 5% to 10% of CeFi volumes, which is not small right […]…

Balancer protocol exploited for $900K as DeFi hacks mount: Finance Redefined

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Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. In this week’s newsletter, Ethereum staking services have agreed upon a 22% limit on all validators to ensure fair markets. August proved to be another costly month for DeFi as several protocols were collectively exploited for $16 million. In separate exploit news, Balancer protocol lost nearly $900,000 due to a vulnerability flagged months ago. Shibarium’s second launch proved more stable as the…

Base TVL Surges By 76% Amidst New DeFi Protocol Hype

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Base, an Ethereum layer 2 (L2) network developed by prominent cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, has seen its total value locked (TVL) soar to new heights on Friday, August 31. This surge was triggered by the recent launch and growing hype around the decentralized exchange (DEX) platform Aerodrome. Total Value Locked on Base Reach $333 Million The total decentralized finance (DeFi) deposits on Base have hit a new all-time high following a nearly 76% spurt in the past 24 hours. According to data from DefiLlama, the network’s TVL currently stands at $346.39…

Will US Treasury proposals kill defi? Critics blast new crypto bill

The US Treasury Department recently revealed a proposal outlining new tax rules for the cryptocurrency industry. Among the updates is the introduction of a 1099 form for crypto transactions. The new guidelines also clarify tax obligations for digital asset miners.  The proposed bill appears to exempt miners while potentially impacting cryptocurrency exchanges, causing backlash from the industry, especially decentralized finance (defi) professionals. A tailored tax form The proposed regulations come as a response to the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, aiming to clarify tax reporting requirements for the rapidly…

$6.5 Million Lost In Latest Base-Native DeFi Protocol Rug Pull

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Magnate Finance, a DeFi lending protocol on the Ethereum layer-2 network Base, is reported to have conducted a rug pull, robbing its users of $6.4 million worth of assets. This event represents the latest troubling incident on the Base network in merely a month of its official mainnet launch. 3 Rug Pulls, $16.7 Million Lost – Who’s Responsible?  On Friday, August 25, blockchain security intelligence Peckshield confirmed Magnate Finance’s rug pull, stating that the project developers manipulated the provider of the price oracle, allowing them to withdraw all assets of…

Bitcoin ‘supercomputer’ and BTC DeFi coming soon – Cointelegraph Magazine

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Earlier this year, Ordinals — a unique inscription on the smallest unit of a Bitcoin, called a Satoshi — emerged as a controversial new development. Dismissed by some as spam and embraced by others as a way to bring BRC-20 tokens and NFTs to Bitcoin, the technology stimulated a flurry of developments. Now there is excitement around “recursive inscriptions,” which is a very confusing yet potentially much more powerful development. Recursive Inscriptions essentially promise to allow more complex functionality to be built on Bitcoin’s blockchain, akin to smart contracts on…

DeFi protocols Exactly, Harbor hacked in separate attacks

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Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols Exactly and Harbor were exploited on Aug. 18 in two separate — and apparently unrelated — attacks, according to blockchain security firms DeDotFi and PeckShield. On-chain data reveals 4323.6 Ether (ETH), worth nearly $7.3 million at the time of writing, had been stolen from Exactly Protocol. The hackers then bridged 1490 ETH using the Across Protocol, and 2,832.92 ETH to the Ethereum network via Optimism Bridge. Update: After a thorough review of the Exactly Protocol Hack, we have concluded that the total of stolen amount up…