Blockchain security firms SlowMist and CertiK also believe the crypto wallet drainer, Angel Drainer, was involved in the estimated $238,000 exploit. The team behind Balancer, an Ethereum-based automated market maker, believes a social engineering attack on its DNS service provider was what led to its website’s front end being compromised on Sept. 19, leading to…
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Across their social media channels, Ethereum-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Balancer reported an attack against its front end. The platform confirmed that a Domain Name System (DNS) attack targeted the DEX, preventing users from accessing the DEX. Ethereum DeFi Under Siege According to an official post, a team is investigating the DNS attack against Balancer. In…
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Balancer, the Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, is facing a security breach, marking the second such incident in less than a month. The platform issued a warning to its users after detecting an attack on its frontend, urging them to refrain from interacting with the Balancer user interface until further notice. The breach was revealed…
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The platform notified its community on Sept. 19 at 11:49 pm UTC, urging users to not interact with Balancer’s protocol until further notice. Balancer, an Ethereum-based decentralized finance protocol is warning users to stay away from its website, after an attack on its frontend. The platform notified its community on Sept. 19 at 11:49 pm…
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On March 4, the decentralized exchange Pancakeswap announced that the team plans to launch its version three (v3) iteration of the platform during the first week of April 2023. Pancakeswap v3 will provide new features and improve liquidity alongside enhancements in interface accessibility and the decentralized exchange (dex) platform’s yield farming experience. Pancakeswap Announces Version…
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Crypto prices have surged in value over the past few days, and the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has surpassed the $50 billion mark for the first time since the collapse of FTX. As of Feb. 16, 2023, the TVL in defi is $51.1 billion, with the liquid staking protocol Lido accounting…
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According to statistics, decentralized exchange (dex) monthly trading volumes have dropped significantly since Jan. 2022. After a brief spike in volume in Nov. 2022, dex trade volumes have been lackluster for the past 44 days. As of Jan. 14, 2023, Uniswap version three (V3) has the highest trade volume during the past 24 hours at…
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Balancer’s native token, BAL, appears to be holding up despite the platform’s ongoing security issues. On Friday, Jan. 6, the DeFi project tweeted a statement asking liquidity providers on its platform to withdraw their tokens from certain pools valued at $6.3 million. Via their official Twitter handle, the decentralized exchange stated there was a security…
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PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, Singapore / April 4th / – TrueUSD (TUSD) and Balancer (BAL) Automated Market Maker (AMM) partnered up with Polygon to offer liquidity providers with TUSD and BAL rewards from a stablecoin pool incentive program last November. The program incentivizes liquidity providers to add TUSD-DAI-USDC-USDT liquidity to the Polygon ecosystem. In return for…
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