Aave is climbing the DeFi and market cap rankings as its flash loans see daily volume exceeding $100 million. Decentralized finance (DeFi) loan protocol Aave has seen an explosion in the number of flash loans issued — with the daily…
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Data Breach at Crypto Wallet Firm Ledger Exposes User’s Personal Info
Hardware wallet provider Ledger said its marketing database was breached between June and July. Major cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider Ledger has alerted customers to a data breach it faced in June and July. In an email on July 29, the…
Ethereum Turns 5 But ETH Price Vs. Bitcoin Never Recovered Since 2018
The Ethereum network is turning five years old, but ETH price performance versus Bitcoin leaves something to be desired. Ethereum is five years old and Ether (ETH) has surprised investors with a trip above $300 — but compared to Bitcoin…
Peter Schiff: Gold ‘Harder to Confiscate’ Than Bitcoin as Searches Spike
Schiff makes some controversial assertions about gold’s prowess as mainstream interest in both gold and Bitcoin surges. Bitcoin (BTC) loses to gold when it comes to how easy it is to transport and confiscate, says Peter Schiff. In a tweet…
Synthetix Founder: DeFi Makes Legacy Fintech Obsolete
The founder of Synthetix believes that the DeFi ecosystem is realizing many of the promises that the fintech sector has failed to deliver. Kain Warwick, founder of DeFi derivatives platform Synthetix, argues that projects built on Ethereum can finally deliver…
Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Smashes Records Two Days Running
Bakkt breaks another record with more than 11,700 Bitcoin futures contracts traded on Tuesday. Intercontinental Exchange subsidiary, Bakkt, is reporting record numbers of trades for its monthly Bitcoin futures contracts as BTC prices made a new high for the year.…
Grayscale’s Crypto Funds Grow by $1 Billion in Just 11 Days
Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust currently holds $4.3B assets under management, but this growth may be due to ‘in kind’ purchases. Crypto fund manager Grayscale Investments has managed to increase its assets under management by another $1 billion in less than two…
Augur Deploys V2 Upgrade, Integrates Features From DeFi
Decentralized prediction market platform Augur has completed its v2 upgrade, introducing a host of DeFi features onto the platform. Decentralized predictive betting market platform Augur (REP) has announced the successful deployment of its v2 upgrade. The upgrade is intended to…
Vitalik Says DeFi Users Are ‘Underestimating Smart Contract Risk’
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has warned about the risks of smart contract exploits in DeFi. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has warned of the dangers of ‘smart contract risk’ in DeFi protocols in an interview to mark Ethereum’s fifth birthday. Buterin…
Messari: DeFi Can Continue to Grow as ‘Useless’ Top 30 Coins Wither
With the value of funds locked in DeFi almost quadrupling in less than two months, the community is debating whether DeFi is in a bubble. Data published by crypto market analytics firm Messari on July 29 indicates that the collective…