Decentralized Finance
DeFi Market Recovers From 30-Month Low as Volume Hits Highest Point Since March
Total value locked across DeFi protocols has risen from $35.8 billion to $42 billion in two weeks.
How Charges Against Tornado Cash Developers Could Alter Future of DeFi
The Department of Justice alleged that two Tornado Cash developers, Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, have laundered "more than $1 billion" with the crypto privacy mixer, including "hundreds of millions" for North Korea's Lazarus Group. "The Hash" panel discusses the indictment and what it could mean for the future of decentralized finance.
DeFi's Total Value Locked Slumps to Lowest Level Since February 2021: Data
Data compiled by DefiLlama shows that the amount of money stashed in decentralized finance protocols has dwindled to the lowest level since February 2021. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the potential reasons behind the decline of total value locked (TVL) in DeFi.
Curve Founder’s $168M Stash Is Under Stress, Creating a Risk for DeFi as a Whole
Curve CEO Michael Egorov pledged 34% of CRV’s total market cap to back loans across DeFi protocols. A forced liquidation would result in selling at a time when prices are already falling.
Berlin: The Center for Decentralized Finance – and Techno Music
When the tech hub of Europe meets a society that prizes financial autonomy, the result is a crypto community that practices the very decentralization it preaches. Case in point: Blockchain Week Berlin, the flagship annual conference of the No. 10 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023, is a self-organized, crypto-agnostic community initiative.
Someone Flash Loaned $200M From MakerDAO to Make $3 Profit
An arbitrage bot flash loaned $200 million worth of the dai stablecoin (DAI) from MakerDAO on Wednesday, making a $3.24 profit after transaction fees. "The Hash" panel discusses the flash loan and the state of decentralized finance.
U.S. SEC Out-of-Bounds in Dragging DeFi Into Proposed Exchange Rule, Industry Says
The agency’s comment window is closing for its proposal to expand how it defines exchanges, including a major swath of decentralized finance, and the crypto sector is objecting.
Treat Crypto as Securities by Default, European Parliament Study Says
Landmark new crypto laws under MiCA may have few short-term benefits without further steps, the report commissioned by EU lawmakers says.
The Plight of Hyped-Blockchain Canto Demonstrates Dreary DeFi Outlook
Canto's slide is an example of fickle crypto investors' lack of appetite in DeFi.
Num Finance Raises $1.5M, Will Expand Stablecoins in Latin America, Middle East
Decentralized finance protocol Num Finance will offer stablecoins in Brazilian real, Colombian peso, Mexican peso and Bahrain dinar within the next month.
