Since June 12, 2022, the Tron-based stablecoin USDD has remained below a U.S. dollar in value. On Monday, USDD had a 24-hour trading range of around $0.943 to $0.966 per unit and the day prior on June 19, USDD saw an all-time low at $0.928 per unit. Despite being below the U.S. dollar parity, the…
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The decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Bancor (BNT) said it has paused its impermanent loss (IL) protection mechanism due to what it calls “hostile market conditions.” In an announcement published on Monday, the team behind Bancor said that impermanent loss protection has been “temporarily paused,” while promising that it will be turned back on “as…
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A 2018-like bearish cycle could have Ether drop toward $420 in the coming weeks. The price of Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), careened below $1,000 on June 18 as the ongoing sell-off in the crypto market continued despite the weekend. Ether reached $975, its lowest level since January 2021, losing 80% of its value from…
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Decentralized finance (defi) has been hit hard by the recent crypto market rout as the total value locked (TVL) across 118 different blockchains has slipped below the $100 billion mark to today’s $74.27 billion. The TVL in defi today is down more than 70% from its December 2, 2021, all-time high (ATH) at $253.91 billion.…
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Although the liquidity situation in financial markets will remain “brutal” for the next 6 to 12 months, the “planting season” for asset allocators is now, before central banks bring their droplets of liquidity, the former BitMEX CEO, Arthur Hayes, wrote in a new essay…. Read More: Next 6-12 Months to be ‘Brutal’, but Ivestment…
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At the time of publication, it is not clear how the DeFi detective allegedly connected wallets with questionable activities to Jeff Huang. On Thursday, ZachXBT, a cyber detective in the decentralized finance, or DeFi, realm, accused prominent Taiwanese musician and blockchain personality Jeff Huang, also known as Machi Big Brother, of misconduct in 10 different…
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A number of prominent browser extension wallets, including Ethereum (ETH) wallet MetaMask, Solana (SOL)’s Phantom, Brave, and cross-chain wallet extension XDefi, have patched a “critical vulnerability” that could have exposed sensitive login credentials if specific conditions were met. The wallet providers claim the vulnerability has not been exploited by bad attackers, meaning no user…
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DeFi contagion fears and bearish technicals mean additional downside pressure on Solana price. Solana (SOL) tumbled on June 16 amid a broader retreat across the top cryptocurrencies, led by the Federal Reserve’s 0.75% interest rate hike a day before. Solana price rebound fizzles Notably, SOL/USD plunged nearly 17% to $30 a token, wiping out almost…
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