Defi Financial News

08.09 / 05:23

defi CFTC crypto regulation defi protocols CFTC Targets DeFi Protocols Opyn, ZeroEx, and Deridex in Sweeping Crackdown

The U.S. derivatives markets regulator Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged three decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, Opyn, Inc., ZeroEx (0x), Inc., and Deridex, Inc. with offering illegal derivatives trading.

08.09 / 04:33

business Adoption defi Futures Derivatives Synthetix DEX launch to join efforts reducing the 'serious friction' in DeFi

Decentralized derivatives protocol Synthetix is the latest project aiming to close the usability gap between centralized and decentralized exchanges — with a Q4 slated launch of the Synthetix V3 protocol and its decentralized exchange front-end, called Infinex.

08.09 / 00:13

defi regulation Derivatives defi protocols CTFC cracks down on DeFi protocols Opyn, ZeroEx and Deridex

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is taking regulatory action against three decentralized finance protocols for allegedly failing to register various derivatives trading offerings.

07.09 / 21:45

Blockchain Provident defi Oracle Digital Asset ‘Pure’ DeFi has little chance for real-world use because of need for oracles: BIS

The need for an oracle in decentralized finance (DeFi) is a major impediment to adoption in the real world, according to the authors of a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) bulletin. The problems with oracles are both practical and principled, and the study’s authors saw no way around them.

07.09 / 17:29

Blockchain defi Volatility DeFi 3.0 introduces a new way to hedge crypto assets against volatility

Price volatility is one of the biggest deterrents of the crypto market, dissuading newcomers from trading or investing in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) or Ether (ETH). Extreme market conditions can trigger billions of dollars in liquidations, making it less than ideal for institutional investors as well.

07.09 / 17:29

Blockchain Binance defi Upbit Cyber Binance to reimburse users $1M for Cyber Earn incident

Crypto exchange Binance is refunding users 1 million Tether ($1 million) over its handling of the CyberConnect (CYBER) token incident.

07.09 / 13:09

Blockchain Ethereum Binance defi Polygon Polygon Foundation denies MATIC dump on Binance, claims wallets were mislabeled

Blockchain analytic firm Lookonchain flagged a crypto wallet allegedly belonging to Polygon Foundation that transferred large amounts of Matic tokens on Binance. Polygon Labs founder Sandeep Nailwal refuted the claim and said it was a case of mislabeling and the wallet doesn’t belong to Polygon Foundation.

06.09 / 21:27

business Blockchain Ethereum defi Staking Bitcoin VC Roundup: Enterprise blockchain, Bitcoin staking and Web3 pique investors’ interest

The sharp increase in global interest rates may have limited investors’ appetite for crypto ventures, but new projects are still flourishing and attracting capital to speed up growth. Data from the Cointelegraph Research Venture Capital Database shows June closed out with a 29.73% decrease in venture capital investments, with just $779.32 million secured in 62 deals, compared to June 2022. However, the overall trend for the year shows a rise in venture capital deals. Cointelegraph’s VC roundup highlights the latest projects striving in this complex and competitive environment.

06.09 / 19:21

Blockchain Technology Binance defi Rug Pull Binance creates smart contract to refund users affected by $3M rug pull

Crypto exchange Binance has created an automated smart contract to reimburse users following the events of the Xirtam rug pull.

06.09 / 18:53

Blockchain Ethereum defi privacy zk-Rollup zk Financial Financial privacy and regulation can co-exist with ZK-proofs — Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has published a research paper diving into privacy pools systems as a tool to achieve more privacy in financial transactions, allowing users to prove dissociation from illicit funds through zero-knowledge proof technology.

06.09 / 15:08

business defi Investments Venture Capital cryptocurrency investment strategies Crypto VC: Risk and investment strategies with Shima Capital

Venture capital has been a key driver for myriad startups in the blockchain space. Founders know how competitive it can be to secure valuable VC funding that can keep the lights on and employees paid during the critical first days of a new project.

06.09 / 08:49

event defi DEX Decentralized Exchange Derivatives DYdX to launch decentralized order book exchange on Cosmos: KBW 2023

Decentralized exchange (DEX) platform dYdX plans to offer a “purely decentralized” order book exchange as it migrates its ecosystem from the Ethereum network to the interchain network Cosmos.

06.09 / 07:31

defi Venture Capital DAO MakerDAO AI will reinvent DAOs and tokenized models will be valuable: Vance Spencer

Artificial intelligence could be the missing piece for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), while trained AI models could become valuable assets on-chain, according to the co-founder of Framework Ventures.

05.09 / 19:49

Ethereum defi Cosmos dydx Support DYDX Token Receives Full Community Support for dYdX Chain Integration

Popular decentralized exchange dydx has received unanimous approval from its community to transition to version 4 and adopt the DYDX token as the Layer 1 token for its upcoming blockchain.

05.09 / 17:03

Ethereum Stablecoin Adoption defi coinbase layer2 BaSe USD Coin officially expands to Base and Optimism networks

Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) has launched natively on both Base and Optimism networks, allowing Circle account holders to send USDC stablecoin from their accounts to Base or Optimism. Coinbase has also made USDC transfers to Base available, according to a Sept. 5 social media post. Circle claimed that it is working with “ecosystem partners” to develop a system for users to swap old, bridged versions of USDC for the new, official versions.

05.09 / 14:07

Blockchain defi regulation Report exchanges Bitcoin crypto trading platforms 40% of crypto trading platforms are decentralized: World Federation of Exchanges

A report from the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) noted that 40% of the crypto trading platforms are decentralized and make use of distributed ledger technology. On the other hand, the majority, or 60%, of platforms make use of Central Limit Order Books (CLOBs), quite similar to regulated exchange platforms.

05.09 / 13:31

Blockchain defi Liquidity Pump and Dump SYN Nima Capital goes dark after dumping 9M SYN tokens, community calls it VC rug

The price of the native token of the decentralized finance (DeFi) cross-chain bridge Synapse (SYN) plummeted on Sept. 5 after an unknown liquidity provider on the platform dumped nearly 9 million SYN tokens and pulled all stablecoin liquidity from the bridge.

05.09 / 13:31

Adoption defi Payments transactions Decentralization Money Transfers Mobile Payments Making real-world blockchain solutions possible — Solana co-founder Raj Gokal

Raj Gokal, co-founder of blockchain protocol Solana and chief operations officer of Solana Labs, started his career in venture capital with a focus on high-growth tech business.

05.09 / 10:31

Ethereum defi European Union community ETH Warsaw Sparks Poland's Rise as the Premier EU Blockchain Hub

The European Union seems to have gotten its blockchain king - Poland - judging by the overwhelmingly positive feedback from the attendees of ETH Warsaw.

04.09 / 10:07

Binance defi Bull run Binance CEO CZ Predicts DeFi to Outshine CeFi in Upcoming Bull Run

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao believes decentralized finance (DeFi) can outshine centralized finance (CeFi) during the upcoming bull run.

04.09 / 07:07

Blockchain defi Altcoin layer2 Shiba Inu memecoin Shibarium hits 1M wallets amid meteoric growth, SHIB yet to catch up

The total number of wallets on Shiba Inu’s newly launched layer-2 blockchain, the Shibarium network, has surpassed the 1 million mark in a meteoric rise since its relaunch.

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