DeFi
Aave's Decentralized Social Media Platform Lens Protocol Releases New Governance Model
Lens Improvement Proposals (LIPs) is an attempt to create a framework for developers, creators and users to participate in the decision-making process of Len’s future development.
Wallet Linked to Curve Founder Repays $1.3M to Aave Amid CRV Token Decline
Lending protocol Aave DAO has already been recommended to “freeze” millions worth of CRV tokens.
Cross-Chain Bridge deBridge Launches App for Trading Without Liquidity Pools
The DLN app is now live with support for Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, Fantom, BNB Chain, and Avalanche.
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.
Crypto Investing Platform Finblox Starts Offering Tokenized Treasury Yield With OpenEden
Demand for tokenized versions of short-term U.S. government bonds has been increasing as crypto investors turn to real-world assets to earn returns on their investments.
21Shares Introduces Exchange-Traded Product for Liquid Staking Platform Lido DAO
While the product offers investors single asset exposure to the liquid staking leader, the Switzerland-based firm classified it as a class 7 risk, the highest level.
CFTC Wins Lawsuit Against Ooki DAO
A federal judge has sided with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in a lawsuit alleging decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) Ooki DAO offered unregistered commodities. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for other DAOs and decentralized finance (DeFi) actors in the industry.
Curve Finance CEO Egorov Sued by 3 DeFi-Focused Venture Capital Firms
Michael Egorov, the CEO of decentralized finance (DeFi) firm Curve Finance, is being sued for fraud by venture capital firms ParaFi Capital, Framework Ventures, and 1kx. A complaint filed in the Superior Court of California, San Francisco, alleges Egorov misappropriated trade secrets of the three VC firms, and defrauded the firms out of close to $1 million in funds. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the lawsuit against Egorov and what this means for the exchange.
Defiant by Default: Why Regulators Must Understand, Not Police, DeFi
Consensus 2023 visitors discussed DeFi's growth, its need to comply with regulations, and the challenges of balancing crypto-native concepts with traditional finance requirements.
Cardano Developer Rejects SEC Claim Its ADA Token Is a Security
“Under no circumstances is ADA a security under U.S. securities laws,” IOG said in a release.
