Why we are now seeing clear institutional interest in the growing space of decentralized finance that will take it to the next level. The decentralized finance sector has been steadily growing and has begun to see the fruits of its labor. But while there is much hype surrounding DeFi projects and applications, particularly during Bitcoin’s […]
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Bancor V2 is getting ready for release as it publishes both the code of its smart contracts and a bug bounty for researchers to report vulnerabilities. As the launch of Bancor V2 draws close, the team is inviting the community to take a look at its code and report any vulnerabilities they may find. On […]
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DeFi will see a number of bullish developments over the long term, the latest dGen report alleges. Big Four accounting firms like KPMG and Deloitte will become an important part of the decentralized finance — or DeFi — in the coming decade, according to Berlin-based non-profit think tank dGen. In its report titled “Decentralised Finance: […]
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Super users on DeFi platforms soared 20% in Q2, while bot usage has also increased. Massive growth in decentralized finance over the past three months has been accompanied by a big increase in the number of ‘super users’ who dominate the sector. Along with the prevalence of trading bots, it has raised questions over the […]
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DeFi’s growth has been propelled by the increasing popularity of yield farming and Bitcoin tokenization protocols, according to ConsenSys. The growing tokenization of Bitcoin and the emergence of yield farming has propelled the growth of the decentralized finance sector over the past three months according to ConsenSys. The second quarter report into Ethereum-based DeFi emphasizes […]
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The Vega Protocol claims to have found a solution to sustainably bootstrap liquidity for decentralized exchanges. The founders of the Vega Protocol believe that the concept of order book-based decentralized exchanges is not quite dead yet. A key component of their quest to reinvigorate the concept was announced on Wednesday as a research paper. Titled […]
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Speed, reliability and availability are the cornerstones of modern finance, and DeFi has the potential to enhance and even supplant traditional finance. When blockchain technology began to expand beyond Bitcoin (BTC) and into more general-purpose applications, many within the industry saw an opportunity to remake key financial infrastructure using this technology. They soon came to […]
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A frenetic day of trading on Coinbase Pro saw unusual activity from what seems to be an early investor in Compound, which briefly hit $427. The rapid growth in the price of so-called decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens is raising fresh suspicions after one altcoin hit $427. In a curious sequence of events still unfolding on […]
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CoinMetrics has found that the impact of Coinbase Pro listing announcements is overstated, producing price performances ranging from -1% to +14% over 20 days. The fabled ‘Coinbase Effect’ has a much more limited impact on the price of newly listed coins than is popularly believed, according to CoinMetrics. The crypto data analysis firm has just […]
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Many DeFi smart contracts can withdraw unlimited amounts of money from user wallets, potentially spelling disaster. A vulnerability discovered on Bancor on June 18 would have allowed hackers to simply drain the funds of anyone who interacted with its smart contracts. The exploit relied on the concept of withdrawal authorization, introduced in the ERC-20 standard. […]
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