Defi Financial News

26.06 / 14:33

defi Metaverse Hong Kong Government Explores DeFi and Metaverse to Boost Fintech Dominance

The Hong Kong government has turned its attention to decentralized finance (DeFi) and metaverse technologies in an effort to strengthen its position in the global fintech landscape.

12.06 / 13:43

defi Bitcoin Exclusive: Rootstock’s Innovations and Bitcoin’s DeFi Evolution, Insights from CEO Daniel Fogg

At Consensus 2024, Rachel from Cryptonews had an engaging conversation with Daniel Fogg, the CEO of Rootstock Labs, shedding light on Rootstock’s innovative contributions to the Bitcoin ecosystem and the broader implications for the future of decentralized finance (DeFi) on Bitcoin.

10.06 / 23:15

markets Provident BTC defi ETF Bitcoin DeFi Technologies Adopts Bitcoin As Treasury Reserve Asset, Buys 110 BTC

Crypto-focused investment provider DeFi Technologies announced that it had bought 110 BTC for its corporate reserves on Friday – and the company’s stock price predictably pumped in the aftermath.

03.06 / 02:33

defi traders risk Bitcoin Platforms Returns Crypto 're-staking' platforms boom as traders chase bigger returns

risk for users and the crypto market. The soaring popularity of so-called "re-staking" is the latest sign of risk-taking in crypto markets as prices rally and traders hunt for yield. Bitcoin, the biggest cryptocurrency, is near all-time highs while ether, the second biggest, is up more than 60% this year.

21.05 / 16:19

defi solana Exchange Tristan Frizza, Founder of Zeta Markets, on Solana’s DeFi Layer 2 Plans, Perpetual Trading, and 2024 DeFi Summer | Ep. 336

In an exclusive interview with Cryptonews, Tristan Frizza, the Founder of DeFi platform Zeta Markets, an on-chain options trading protocol on the Solana blockchain, discussed how he came to build on Solana, encouraged by a chat with the chain’s founder.

16.05 / 08:55

Blockchain UPS Digital defi Funding inclusion Humanity Protocol Achieves Unicorn Status with $30 Million Funding, Valuation Reaches $1 Billion

Humanity Protocol has achieved unicorn status following a recent funding round that raised $30 million, resulting in a valuation of $1 billion.

15.05 / 12:33

Binance Digital defi solana Tether Compilation Barrett Cypher Protocol Developer Confesses to Stealing $300,000 in User Funds and Gambling Away

A pseudonymous developer at Solana-based Cypher Protocol has confessed to stealing approximately $300,000 worth of user funds and gambling them away.

10.05 / 21:11

defi Bitcoin Etherem Institutions Likely To Show Interest in Bitcoin DeFi Applications

Bitcoin ( BTC ) is rapidly evolving. While the Bitcoin network has primarily been used for payment transactions, current activity appears to be resembling that of Ethereum during the height of decentralized application (Dapp) projects.

10.05 / 16:57

defi Asia Starknet Eduard Jubany Tur, Founder of ZKX, on Perpetual Futures, DeFi Growth in Asia, and How DeFi Can Democratize Finance | Ep. 333

Eduard Jubany Tur, the founder of ZKX, a decentralized perpetual futures exchange on Starknet, sat down for an exclusive interview with Cryptonews Podcast.

09.05 / 23:47

defi Exploit Crypto Exploit Gains Network Fork Bug Allowed Traders To Profit 900% On Every Trade: Report

A fork of the Gains Network – an ecosystem of DeFi products on Polygon and Arbitrum – was allowing traders to claim 10X gains on every trade, no matter the price of their tokens traded, according to blockchain security experts.

05.05 / 23:03

Blockchain ETH defi Software Internet Computer testing Features Internet Computer Launches ckUSDC Sepolia, an ICP Copy of USDC in ckERC20 Token Standard

The testing version of the ckETH minter on Internet Computer (ICP) mainnet has been upgraded, now featuring the Sepolia version of the USDC token.

03.05 / 23:19

defi LayerZero LayerZero Airdrop Snapshot Completed: ZRO Token Coming Soon

In a major step towards launching its native token, ZRO, cross-chain interoperability protocol LayerZero successfully completed its first airdrop snapshot on May 1. The snapshot marks a crucial stage in the protocol’s development and has generated considerable excitement within the DeFi community.

03.05 / 18:59

defi Staking Layer-2 Tascha Punyaneramitdee, Founder of INIT Capital, on DeFi, Liquidity Hook Money Markets, Point Farming in Crypto, and 2024 Trends | Ep. 331

Tascha Punyaneramitdee, the Core Contributor and Founder of liquidity hook money market INIT Capital, recently sat down for an exclusive interview with Cryptonews Podcast’s Matt Zahab.

01.05 / 13:25

defi Curve Curve Finance Rewards Security Researcher $250,000 for Uncovering Critical Vulnerability

Popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance has awarded a security researcher $250,000 for discovering a critical vulnerability that has historically enabled hackers to siphon off millions of dollars from cryptocurrency protocols.

30.04 / 17:17

Blockchain defi Bitcoin TOKEN2049 Day 1 Recap: Bullish Views, New BTC, Web2-to-Web3 Bridges, and TradFi Interest

The TOKEN2049 conference, held in Dubai this month, was a massive event. It hosted industry leaders and featured meetups, workshops, networking events, hackathons, and much more.

25.04 / 02:05

Provident defi security Simulation Experts Fireblocks testing Fireblocks Launches DeFi Threat Protection Tools For Institutions

Crypto custodian Fireblocks announced on Wednesday that it has launched its dApp Protection and Transaction Simulation products, which will help protect institutions from run-ins with scammers in decentralized finance (DeFi).

23.04 / 09:47

Blockchain NFT defi crypto news CIFDAQ launches innovative blockchain ecosystem in India

CIFDAQ, a new-age fintech company that offers integrated solutions spanning the blockchain layer 1, native coin, exchange services, MPC Wallet, DeFi, NFT, gaming, and other products, has launched its India operations. The fintech firm is headquartered in Mumbai and has offices in Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata.

19.04 / 22:47

defi Defi Hack Mango Markets Hacker Found Guilty, Faces 20 Years in Prison: Reuters

The Mango Markets hacker, Avraham Eisenberg, was found guilty on Thursday in a Manhattan federal court for orchestrating a scheme that resulted in the theft of approximately $110 million from the Solana-based DeFi platform.

17.04 / 17:51

Blockchain Provident Digital defi CEO community Diversity DeFi Protocol Tranchess, Scroll, and StakeStone Launch New Yield Product, Queen Stone

Tranchess, a decentralized protocol specializing in risk-adjusted yield solutions for digital assets, has collaborated with StakeStone, and Scroll to launch a new yield product, Queen Stone (stoneQUEEN).

09.04 / 20:25

Blockchain defi Niraj Pant, Co-founder of Ritual, on The Future of Crypto and AI, Decentralized AI, and Applying ML to DeFi | Ep. 324

In an exclusive interview with Cryptonews, Niraj Pant, co-founder of Ritual, the decentralized execution layer for AI, talked about why blockchain and AI haven’t joined hands yet – and how blockchain is reaching the point where it’s ready to do that.

09.04 / 07:57

Blockchain defi CEO Web3 security Pool Align Union Labs Partners with Lava, Introduces $100K Incentivized RPC Campaign

The sovereign interoperability layer Union Labs has partnered with Lava to initiate an incentive Remote Procedure Call (RPC) campaign.

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