Cosmos-Based DeFi Protocol Quasar Raises $5.4M
Venture capital firm Shima Capital led the round at a $70 million valuation.
DeFi Protocol Ondo Finance Sets Up Tokenized Corporate Bonds With Over 8% Yield on Stablecoins
The on-chain funds are directly invested in exchange-traded funds managed by BlackRock and Pimco.
Is 'White Hat' Hacking Good For DeFi Protocols?
Pacific Street Managing Director Gareth Rhodes weighs in on whether hacks are beneficial to DeFi protocols, following the arrest of Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg. "If they don't manage to find the weaknesses, North Korea will," he said.
DCG Concerns Linger Amid Crypto Winter
Digital Currency Group (DCG) faces an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and SEC on the transfer of funds between DCG and its Genesis unit, according to a report from Bloomberg. DCG is the parent company of CoinDesk. Pacific Street Managing Director Gareth Rhodes weighs in. Plus, he discusses his opinion piece titled, "The Impact of Avraham Eisenberg’s Case on the Future of Crypto," focusing on whether "white hat" hacking could benefit DeFi protocols.
DeFi Protocol Yearn Finance Will Let Anyone Create Curve Reward Farms
Yearn was among the first yield aggregators in the now-mature decentralized-finance ecosystem.
Bonk Inu to Mint NFTs on Solana-Based Marketplace Magic Eden. But There's a Catch
A representative told CoinDesk that all BONK tokens used to mint the NFTs will be permanently burned.
BONK Inu creará NFT en Marketplace Magic Eden, con sede en Solana. Pero hay un problema
Un representante le dijo a CoinDesk que todos los tokens BONK utilizados para acuñar NFT se quemarán permanentemente.
Future of the BNB Chain
BNB Chain is one of the largest blockchains by daily active users, and the BNB ecosystem supports over 1,300 dapps across multiple categories, including DeFi, the metaverse, blockchain gaming and NFTs. BNB Chain Business Development Manager Alex Kim joins CoinDesk TV's Christine Lee from CES in Las Vegas to discuss the state of the BNB ecosystem in the wake of FTX's collapse and Huobi's recent layoff announcement.
Tron's Price Sinks 8%, USDD Depegs Amid Drama at Justin Sun-Related Huobi Crypto Exchange
Community sentiment soured around Huobi, which has Tron founder Sun as an adviser, after it said it will lay off hundreds of staff in coming weeks.
Bonk Inu Developers Burn All Their Team Tokens as Solana Ecosystem Frenzy Continues
Some 5% of the bonk token supply was burnt as prices dropped 40% in the past 24 hours.
