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“# Escalating DeFi scams tarnishing the crypto yield farming market niche ” For those active in the decentralized finance arena, hardly a day goes by without a report of one project or another “exit scamming” its investors. From rug-pulling to fake presales, DeFi experts and novice traders alike are bleeding valuable Ether (ETH) from these…
“# Yearn Finance’s founder says he ‘doesn’t build for speculators’ ” The founder of Yearn Finance, Andre Cronje, has seen a fair share of criticism lately as he deployed some smart contracts that ended up losing users’ money. Cronje defended himself in a blog post and explained why he believes he shouldn’t be held responsible…
“# Finance Redefined: Can DeFi and on-chain governance change human nature? Oct. 7-14 ” This week, one bit of news really grabbed my attention: Dharma getting criticized for allegedly trying to capture Uniswap governance. Dharma is the company behind a crypto payments and exchange app, a sort of Ethereum-based cousin of Square’s Cash App. Or…
“# Bitcoin and Ether now account for 44% of the value locked in DeFi ” The recent explosive growth of decentralized finance (DeFi) has seen the sector lock nearly $4 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) in less than five months. According to DeFi Pulse, the number of Ether locked up in DeFi…
“# One billion ZIL staked in first few hours as Zilliqa embraces DeFi ” The official launch of Zilliqa’s non-custodial staking platform on its mainnet has seen more than a billion tokens staked within a few hours. Zilliqa is a high-performance and secure blockchain platform for enterprises and next-generation decentralized applications. In June, KuCoin and…
“# Multiple data points suggest Bitcoin’s 2017-style bull run has begun ” Last week, Bitcoin (BTC) saw its price rise 6.95%, rising from $10,804 on October 5 to $11,555 by October 12. The surge marked the best performing week for the price of Bitcoin since July and data show a noticeable shift in market sentiment…
“# Six Binance Smart Chain DeFi projects awarded grants from $100M fund ” Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced funding for six projects building on the firm’s smart chain. In an Oct. 14 statement, Binance stated that blockchain projects AnySwap, Arkane Network, BakerySwap, Bitquery, PancakeSwap and Proxima will receive $350,000 in grants through the firm’s $100…
“# DeFi Pulse unveils safety ratings to allow users to compare risk ” Decentralized finance (DeFi) analytics platform DeFi Pulse has launched new safety ratings in alpha to enable users to compare the risks of on-chain protocols. However, the ratings system is still in development and does not factor in all risks, such as smart…
“# Uniswap proposal under fire for enabling Dharma to ‘take over governance’ ” Decentralized exchange Uniswap is currently undergoing its first governance vote, which was submitted by open-source lending protocol Dharma. But a number of community members have raised concerns that if successful, the proposal will hand Dharma too much control over the future direction…
“# Exclusive: Bithumb set to launch DeFi platform as a Polkadot Parachain ” Bithumb, a major cryptocurrency exchange based in Korea, announced the upcoming launch of Clover, a blockchain platform targeted for decentralized finance and powered by Polkadot (DOT) technology. The company says that Clover will be an open platform for DeFi applications, leveraging cross-chain…