DeFi | ForkLog - Part 40

ForkLog 14 13.05.2022

Chainalysis: 97% of crypto stolen in 2022 was tied to DeFi protocols

The total volume of illicit cryptocurrency transactions has fallen sharply in recent years, but cybercrime in the DeFi sector has risen, according to Chainalysis.

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ForkLog 20 13.05.2022

Aurora team launches $90 million fund to back DeFi projects

Aurora developers, the Layer-2 protocol on the NEAR network, launched a fund in AURORA tokens worth about $90 million to accelerate DeFi development.

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ForkLog 6 12.05.2022

FSB says it is necessary to introduce comprehensive rules for the Bitcoin market.

The Financial Stability Board will develop new rules for the cryptocurrency industry.

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ForkLog 20 10.05.2022

pSTAKE liquidity-staking platform developer Persistence raises undisclosed investment from Binance Labs

The Persistence startup behind the pSTAKE liquidity-staking solution attracted an undisclosed sum from Binance's venture arm as part of a strategic funding round.

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ForkLog 11 04.05.2022

US pension funds to bolster yields through asset farming

Pension funds in Fairfax County, Virginia, may increase their exposure to the crypto industry by participating in an asset-yield farming strategy. This was stated by the system's chief investment officer, Catherine Molnar, according to Bloomberg.

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ForkLog 6 02.05.2022

Hacker siphoned assets from DeFi protocol Saddle Finance worth $10 million

An unknown hacker breached Saddle Finance, a decentralized exchange dealing in stablecoins and wrapped assets. The hacker's haul amounted to over $10 million in Ethereum.

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ForkLog 27 01.05.2022

Rari Capital loses $80 million in hack

An unknown actor withdrew assets estimated at about $80 million from the Rari Capital decentralized-finance protocol, held in its Fuse lending pools.

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ForkLog 9 29.04.2022

Samson Mow: DeFi protocols trail Bitcoin in decentralization

Most DeFi protocols cannot compete with Bitcoin as an efficient monetary network due to insufficient decentralization, according to former Blockstream chief strategy officer Samson Mow.

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ForkLog 12 28.04.2022

Hacker drains more than $13m from DeFi protocol Deus Finance DAO

The DeFi protocol Deus Finance DAO was hacked again. PeckShield reports that the attacker drained assets worth about $13.4 million from the smart contracts, though the project could have suffered more.

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ForkLog 27 22.04.2022

DeFi lending protocol Bastion closes $9 million Series A led by Three Arrows Capital and FTX

The Bastion lending protocol has closed a $9 million Series A round, led by Three Arrows Capital.

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ForkLog 30 22.04.2022

Hacker breaches Zeed DeFi protocol but does not withdraw $1 million

An unknown attacker exploited a vulnerability in Zeed, the DeFi protocol on BNB Chain, but did not withdraw funds worth $1 million.

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ForkLog 27 18.04.2022

Andre Cronje criticised for urging regulation of DeFi

The founder of the DeFi project yEarn Finance, Andre Cronje, has called for regulation of the crypto industry and drew criticism from the community.

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