Michael Egorov is attempting to pay off his mountain of DeFi debts by selling CRV at a discount. Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov is attempting to offload some of his DeFi positions to alleviate his mountain of debt, but some have highlighted his liquidity sources. On Aug. 1, Nansen research analyst Sandra Leow posted a…
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The Ethereum DeFi space is currently experiencing a rough few hours. All major DeFi coins are posting deep red numbers in the last 24 hours: Compound (-18%), Aave (-10%), Curve (-10%), Frax (-6%), and Synthetix (-6%). The reason? Curve Finance, a flagship decentralized exchange specializing in stablecoin swaps, recently suffered a significant exploit. The resulting…
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Recent statistics reveal that in the past fortnight, about 270,000 units of ethereum (ETH) were deposited into liquid staking derivative protocols. Currently, these decentralized finance (defi) staking platforms hold an estimated 10.65 million ether locked within their systems. Ethereum Liquid Staking Landscape Continues to Swell Liquid staking platforms based on ethereum (ETH) have continued to…
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Data reveals that since the start of the year, the count of circulating wrapped bitcoins (WBTC) has diminished, plunging by more than 22,000 WBTC. Notably, a year-long assessment reflects an even more significant contraction, with over 86,000 WBTC evaporating from circulation since last July. A 12-Month Decline of 86,000 WBTC in Circulation The Wrapped Bitcoin…
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Cryptocurrencies and DeFi have shaken up the world of finance, but the spotlight on Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the mysterious FTX founder, has raised serious concerns about how the U.S. government handles financial regulation and fairness. SBF faces some serious accusations like misusing customer funds, market manipulation, insider trading, witness tampering, and money laundering. Some folks…
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Binance’s 120-page “Half-Year Report 2023 July 2023,” released on July 20, provides insights into the current state of the crypto market, almost two years after its peak in late 2021. Despite facing challenges in the first half of the year, the crypto industry has demonstrated resilience, with positive growth in market capitalization on a quarterly,…
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The decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Conic Finance has lost more than $3.2 million worth of Ether (ETH) in two separate hacking incidents in recent days. The first attack, which happened on Friday last week, was described by the Conic Finance team as a “re-entrancy attack” that exploited a vulnerability in Curve V2 pools, earning the…
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Aave, a prominent lending protocol within the decentralized finance (defi) sphere, has unveiled GHO, a new stablecoin, which is now live on the Ethereum network. Aave users can now mint the stablecoin asset by leveraging Aave version three (v3). Aave’s Dollar-Pegged GHO Token Goes Live on Ethereum This week, on July 14, 2023, Aave’s community…
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