DeFi


Tech

DEX Merlin and CertiK Plan to Compensate $2M to Users Impacted in Rug Pull

A rogue developer behind the hyped launch allegedly conducted the rug pull on Wednesday.

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Finance

CeFi Exchanges Helped Mass Crypto Adoption; DeFi Will Further It

Centralized exchanges will continue to serve as a first step into crypto but decentralized exchanges will further the future of financial systems, panelists say at Consensus.

Sidney Powell, Salman Banaei and Nathan Cha at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

Arbitrum Airdrops $120M to Projects; Some Dump, Some Look to Bolster Themselves

Not everyone is aiming for community growth and market capture with the ARB stimulus.

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Finance

DeFi Protocol iZUMi Finance Raises $22M

The fundraising round involved issuing semi-fungible tokens.

Brevan Howard Digital was among the backers for Puffer's $5.5 million round. (Pixabay)

Finance

DeFi Protocol DFlow Raises $5.5M to Bring Payment for Order Flow to Crypto

The project would bring a controversial practice in the equities market into the world of decentralized finance.

Lending money handing over paying cash (Shutterstock)

Consensus Magazine

What to Expect at Consensus 2023

From Solana phones to the future of U.S. crypto policy, here’s what to look out for at crypto’s Big Tent event – Consensus.

(CoinDesk)

Finance

DeFi Protocol Thetanuts Finance Raises $17M for Expansion, New Partnerships

The startup offers multi-chain structured financial products with plans for a buy-side altcoin options market.

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Markets

Wrapped Bitcoin Token Goes Live on Cardano Testnet

The anetaBTC project aims to attract bitcoin liquidity to the Cardano ecosystem.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

DeFi-Focused Layer 1 Berachain Raises $42M Series A at $420.69M Valuation

The round was led by Polychain Capital and included participation from venture capital firms Hack VC, dao5, Tribe Capital, Shima Capital, CitizenX and Robot Ventures.

A brown bear waving. (Getty Images)

Finance

Credit Agency Giant TransUnion Will Deliver Credit Scores for Crypto Lending

TransUnion, one of the largest credit agencies in the U.S., will off-chain credit scores for blockchain-based loan applications in a way that maintains the privacy of consumers.

Puntaje crediticio. (Getty Images, modificado por CoinDesk)