DeFi


Markets

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell Issues Tough Critique of 'Reckless' DeFi Launches

"Stop f**king up your bulls**t DeFi scams and expecting exchanges to bail you out," Powell said.

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell

Finance

Ocean v3 Brings Wave of Data Monetization Tools to Ethereum

A third version of Ocean Protocol has been released, fleshing out its vision for “datatokens” and decentralized data marketplaces.

Ocean, Surfers, Waves

Tech

Harvest Finance: $24M Attack Triggers $570M 'Bank Run' in Latest DeFi Exploit

Harvest Finance has seen its total value locked drop by more than $500 million in the 12 hours since being hit by a flash loan attack.

Customers outside the Berlin Stadtbank, waiting to withdraw their savings at the outbreak of World War I, August 1914.

Finance

Notional Launches Out of Stealth to Bring Fixed-Rate Lending to DeFi

Notional enables fixed-rate debt on Ethereum using a new on-chain automated market maker.

Jeff Wu (left) and Teddy Woodward (right), co-founders of Notional Finance

Markets

Uniswap, Curve Daily Trading Volumes Surges Past $2B, Likely Driven by Harvest Attack

Daily trading volume on Uniswap surged by over 1,200% to a record $2.04 billion, surpassing the previous record high of $953.59 million registered on Sept. 1 by a big margin.

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Markets

Harvest Finance Token Plummets 65% After Attack Saps DeFi Site of TVL

A possible exploit in DeFi protocol Harvest Finance has caused the site's TVL to drop sharply, along with the price of its FARM token.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sticks Around $13K While Ether Locked in DeFi Dips

Bitcoin’s price continues its upward trend while ether holders withdraw crypto from DeFi.

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Tech

Lossless Lottery PoolTogether Opens Up to More Coins, More Prizes

PoolTogether v3 will enable more ERC-20 tokens, more yield sources and more prize distribution schemes for the DeFi savings game.

The PoolTogether Team with IDEO CoLab's Tara Tan at the whiteboard.

Markets

Forget Ethereum, DeFi Is Being Built on Bitcoin

Edan Yago looks to reclaim "decentralized finance" as Bitcoin's, not Ethereum's, turf.

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