DeFi

Ethereum DeFi Surges to $100B as Stablecoin Boom Hits $160B

The value locked in Ethereum's decentralized finance (DeFi) economy is close to $100 billion.The total amount of stablecoins on Ethereum has almost doubled since...

Vitalik Buterin: Low-Risk DeFi Can Give Ethereum Google-Like Stability

Vitalik Buterin says low-risk decentralized finance could bring financial stability to Ethereum.He compares this to how Google Search supports Google's other businesses.Buterin addresses concerns...

Taoshi launches DeFi forex market using Bittensor on Base chain

Taoshi launched 0xMarkets, a decentralized Forex exchange, on Coinbase’s Base Blockchain. The platform enables trading between major fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. 0xMarkets...

Arbitrum Launches $40M DeFi Incentive Amid 80% Token Drop

Arbitrum has launched a $40 million token incentive program to encourage DeFi activity on its blockchain. The first phase will target “looping” traders who repeatedly...

DeFi Protocols Adopt Safe Harbor to Protect White Hat Hackers

DeFi platforms are using the Security Alliance’s Safe Harbor Agreement to protect white hat Hackers from prosecution during cyberattacks.These legal agreements encourage ethical hackers...

Crypto Industry Urges Lawmakers to Shield DeFi Developers from Prosecution

Crypto industry leaders have sent a letter to U.S. lawmakers asking for legal protections for DeFi and open-source software developers.The group warns that prosecuting...

US Treasury mulls digital ID checks for DeFi, sparking privacy fears

The U.S. Treasury is considering new rules that would require identity checks in decentralized finance (DeFi) smart contracts.The GENIUS Act, passed in July, asks...

US Treasury Seeks Input on Digital ID for DeFi Money Laundering

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is asking for public input on using digital identity and new technology to curb illegal activity in crypto...

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k0t Campaign Exploits Fortinet and Palo Alto Firewalls

A large-scale campaign targeting Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks firewalls has been disclosed, with threat actor k0t linked to...

BRICS Drops De-Dollarization, Vows Not Anti-Western

India opposes de-dollarization but supports using local currencies for cross-border trade Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov says BRICS is not anti-Western...

a16z Drops ‘Crypto’ From Its Fund Name

Andreessen Horowitz rebranded its crypto fund to a16z Frontier, expanding into AI and biology while pledging continued crypto investmentBitcoin...