DeFi


Finance

Digital Asset Data Provider Amberdata Acquires Crypto Analytics Company Genesis Volatility

The deal will allow Amberdata to expand its DeFi analytics offerings to institutional clients, which include Citi, Fidelity and Nasdaq.

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Finance

BNB Chain Introduces $10M Fund to Incentivize Project Growth on the Blockchain

The program will initially support 10 projects in the fourth quarter, with gas incentives up to 800 BNB a month in total.

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Tech

Polygon-Based DeFi Platform QuickSwap Closes Lending Service After Exploit

Over $220,00 in tokens was stolen on Monday with the use of a flash loan.

Attackers drained all liquidity from the affected QuickSwap pool. (Shutterstock)

Opinion

On-Chain Analysis: How to Effectively Manage DeFi Risks

On-chain analysis provides insights into protocol liquidity and security, and can help simplify complex investment decisions.

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Markets

MakerDAO Members Support Founder's 'Endgame' Plan to Break Up into MetaDAOs, $2.1B of Transfers

Community members will move ahead with founder Rune Christensen's ambitious plan to break up the protocol into MetaDAOs.

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Opinion

Outsmart Yourself: Become a Better Crypto Trader by Avoiding the Top Cognitive Biases

The DeFi Edge runs down four of the most mental hang-ups affecting crypto traders.

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Markets

Crypto Staking Platform Freeway Halts Withdrawals, Citing Market Volatility

The small-cap platform that promised users up to 43% in annual awards puts the brakes on withdrawals and scrubs its team from the site.

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Policy

DeFi’s ‘Severe Threat’ Needs New Kind of Regulation, EU Commission Told

The EU executive is seeking academic input as it turns its attention to decentralized finance based on software protocols

The EU Commission, Parliament and Council are due to begin negotiations on the MiCA framework. (Daniel Day/Getty Images)

Markets

THE Memes Won’t DIE: Crypto Hopefuls Seek Value in Joke Tokens After Vitalik Buterin’s Tweets

If there’s money to be made peddling trendy topics, expect a market for it somewhere in niche meme coin circles.

Una nueva clase de tokens de memes creados durante la semana pasada les devolvió mucho de su capital inicial a los primeros inversores. (Getty Images)