DeFi | ForkLog - Part 50

ForkLog 25 27.09.2021

dYdX tops Coinbase in trading volume

Decentralized derivatives exchange dYdX has, for the first time, surpassed Coinbase's spot markets in trading volume.

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ForkLog 23 27.09.2021

Solana: a blockchain for DeFi or Ethereum’s next killer?

ForkLog analyzed the key factors behind Solana's ascent to the summit and its challenge to Ethereum, and assessed the project's prospects of maintaining its current position.

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ForkLog 23 23.09.2021

Cobo Wallet raises $40 million in Series B led by DST Global and other investors

The Singapore-based custodian of digital assets Cobo Wallet closed a $40 million Series B round led by DST Global, A&T Capital and IMO Ventures.

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ForkLog 9 21.09.2021

Hacker drains $35 million in crypto assets from DeFi protocol Vee.Finance

An unknown attacker hacked the lending platform Vee.Finance and withdrew tokenized Bitcoin and Ethereum worth about $35 million.

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ForkLog 13 20.09.2021

Report: Dapp users shift from DeFi to NFT and GameFi

Share of DeFi protocols in the traffic of tracked DappRadar decentralized applications (dapps) from May to August fell from 45% to 18%, giving way to projects in the GameFi and NFT segments (45% and 41%, respectively).

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ForkLog 16 20.09.2021

DeFi project pNetwork loses 277 BTC in hacker attack

The attacker exploited a bug in the code and withdrew 277 BTC (~$12.7 million) from the cross-chain DeFi protocol pNetwork.

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ForkLog 28 20.09.2021

The Invisible Tax on Ethereum: What MEV Is and How to Counter It

The cryptocurrency market is growing exponentially—the total market cap has surpassed $2 trillion, with year-to-date growth of about 180%. DeFi’s TVL stands at $181 billion, up more than 500% since the start of the year. Smart-contract apps are opening avenues for additional income rooted in market inefficiencies and the quirks of Ethereum and other blockchains, with MEV emerging as a new risk for users of DeFi.

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ForkLog 13 19.09.2021

Charles Hoskinson warns of bubbles forming in DeFi and NFT markets

The sectors of decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens are at a stage of development where the market struggles to price them fairly. That view was voiced by Charles Hoskinson, head of IOHK, the company behind Cardano.

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ForkLog 23 18.09.2021

Venus Project developers cancel vote to regain control of the project

The developers of the Venus Project lending protocol on the Binance Smart Chain cancelled the vote to hand the project to an external team.

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ForkLog 11 17.09.2021

99% of Cardano smart contracts deployed remain inactive

2,352 smart contracts were deployed on the Cardano network, but 2,333 of them are timelocked, according to smartcontracts.vercel.app

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ForkLog 6 16.09.2021

Opinion: SEC stance on cryptocurrencies politicised

The stance of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding digital assets reflects someone's political agenda and hinders innovation as well as consumer protection. This view is shared by Adam Cochran, a partner at venture firm Cinneamhain Ventures.

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ForkLog 25 16.09.2021

MDEX: The DeFi Locomotive of the Huobi ECO Chain

In December 2020 the Huobi ECO Chain mainnet launch took place, followed a month later by the decentralized exchange MDEX on this blockchain. Here we discuss MDEX's features, its Initial MDEX Offering platform, and the MDX governance token.

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