DeFi


Markets

Crypto Trading Firm Kronos Research Offers 10% Bounty to Hacker

Kronos Research was hacked in mid-November via stolen API keys, with the attacker making off with $25 million.

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Videos

Ethereum Average Gas Fees Touched Highest Level in Six Months: Kaiko

DeFi activity is picking up, according to a recent report by blockchain analytics platform Kaiko. Wallet data shows the average gas fees on Ethereum touched the highest level in roughly six months recently. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Markets

Cross Chain Swap Token FLIP More Than Doubles on First Day of Trading

The token received praise from THORChain developers.

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Finance

KyberSwap Offers 10% Bounty to Attacker Who Made Off With $50M

The attacker had said negotiations would start when they are "fully rested," and hasn't been heard from since.

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Finance

What's Next for Ex-Binance CEO CZ? Passive Investing, DeFi

CZ said that he wants to spend more time investing in startups in the DeFi space after taking a break from working for a while.

Binance's CZ (Twitter/Modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Could the Bank Secrecy Act Harm Crypto? Coin Center Thinks So

In this episode of Unchained, Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research at Coin Center, explains why the IRS's proposed broker rule for tax reporting in crypto could harm the crypto industry as well as the security and privacy of users. He explains how Coin Center thinks the IRS should accomplish its aims, and why that would even work for collecting taxes on DeFi gains.

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Finance

Blockchain Startup Kinto Plans 'First KYC'd' Ethereum Layer-2 Network After Raising $5M

Ethereum layer 2 Kinto network features native know-your-customer (KYC) checks and investor accreditation mechanism to help onboard regulated financial institutions.

Ramon Recuero, Kinto CEO and co-founder (Kinto)

Policy

Australia Updates Its Capital Gains Tax Guidance to Include Wrapped Tokens and DeFi

Last year, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) warned cryptocurrency investors that capital gains and losses must be reported every time a digital asset is sold.

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Videos

The U.S. Is Weighing Crypto Tax Rules: What Could Happen Next?

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a public hearing slated on Monday about proposed regulations for digital asset transactions. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what to expect, along with some of the concerns about the framework, which includes user privacy.

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Videos

How a New Tax Proposal From the IRS Could Impact DeFi

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a public hearing slated on Monday about proposed regulations for digital asset transactions. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the crypto industry's reaction to the proposal and what it could mean for decentralized finance (DeFi) projects.

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