DeFi’s novel flash loan products aren’t to blame for the recent string of exploits, industry leaders say.
Origin Protocol Loses $3.25M in Latest Flash Loan Attack: Reports
The attacker utilized a flash loan to alter the prices of assets on Origin Dollar, according to Ether Scan.
Uniswap May Re-up Rewards as Sushiswap Angles to Catch Itinerant Yield Farmers
A new governance vote would continue liquidity mining rewards for certain asset pairs as the original allocation ends.
Uniswap May Re-up Rewards as Sushiswap Angles to Catch Itinerant Yield Farmers
A new governance vote would continue liquidity mining rewards for certain asset pairs as the original allocation ends.
MakerDAO Loans Can Be Gamed to Hold Out Funds From Liquidation, Startup Finds
A loophole in MakerDAO’s collateralized debt market enables positions to be closed far more leniently than intended due to an oversight in the auction process.
MakerDAO Loans Can Be Gamed to Hold Out Funds From Liquidation, Startup Finds
A loophole in MakerDAO’s collateralized debt market enables positions to be closed far more leniently than intended due to an oversight in the auction process.
Developers Debate Disclosure Protocols After ‘Accidental’ Ethereum Hard Fork
Ethereum’s largest client Geth hard-forked after a bug was tripped Wednesday. Developers are now weighing the merits of security disclosures methods.
DeFi Project Akropolis Token Pool Drained of $2M in DAI
Decentralized finance platform Akropolis’s yCurve pools have been drained resulting in the loss of $2 million.
Brent Crude Oil Futures Now Tradable on DeFi Exchange Synthetix
One of two global oil benchmarks, Brent Crude Futures are now available through DeFi exchange Synthetix.
Brent Crude Oil Futures Now Tradable on DeFi Exchange Synthetix
One of two global oil benchmarks, Brent Crude Futures are now available through DeFi exchange Synthetix.
FTX Looking to List ‘Beacon Chain’ Ether as Deposit Contract Goes Live
Exchanges may consider markets for “Beacon chain ether” – that is, ether that’s been staked in the Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract.
Ethereum 2.0 Countdown Begins With Release of Deposit Contract
Ethereum 2.0’s deposit contract is now live, heralding the imminent unveiling of the “world computer’s” second act.
Tron Blockchain Stalled for Hours by ‘Malicious Contract,’ Justin Sun Says
A “malicious contract” caused a Tron blockchain super representative to suspend block production for a few hours on Monday.
Ethereum Developers Pencil In January for Eth 1.x ‘Berlin’ Hard Fork
Ethereum developers are eyeing January for the Berlin hard fork. The backwards-incompatible upgrade of the existing Eth 1.x blockchain was first set for July.
Harvest Finance Boosts Bounty to $1M for Information Leading to Return of Exploited Funds
Harvest Finance is offering $1 million for information leading to the return of funds from Monday’s $24 million exploit.
‘Flash Loans’ Have Made Their Way to Manipulating Protocol Elections
BProtocol used a flash loan to speed up election results on MakerDAO. The DeFi platform is now weighing changes to its voting process.
This Paradigm-Backed Startup Is Offering DeFi’s First ‘T-Bill’
Newly launched DeFi lending project Yield Protocol is offering stable interest rates for investors.
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.
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.
Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Release Kicked Back Until November
Researchers are waiting on a final audit of a critical crypto library before releasing the deposit contract, Ethereum Foundation researcher Danny Ryan said.