DeFi
Helium to Fully Migrate to Solana Blockchain by March 27
This upgrade will encompass all wallets, Hotspots and Helium Network state, and will take place over a 24-hour transition period commencing at approximately 15:00 UTC.
Filecoin’s FIL Token Jumps More Than 30%, Sparking Interest in Virtual Machine Launch
It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the rally.
How Solvency Check Error Led to USP Depegging on Avalanche-Based Platypus Finance
Platypus Finance’s native stablecoin fell to 48 cents from $1 earlier on Friday following the attack.
USP Stablecoin Loses Dollar Peg as DeFi Protocol Platypus Suffers $8.5M Attack
The flash loan attack caused Platypus Finance’s native stablecoin to fall to 48 cents from $1. The potential loss is $8.5 million, according to blockchain security firm CertiK.
Global Standard Setters Will Team Up to Tackle DeFi Regulation: FSB
Decentralized finance “does not differ substantially” from traditional finance in its functions or vulnerabilities, according to the Financial Stability Board.
Gaming Network Oasys Onboards Japan Conglomerate SoftBank as Network Validator
Softbank was one of four companies that joined the network, bringing the total number of validators to 25.
Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain Co-Founder Proposes Plan to Reduce Ethereum Dependency for GNO Token
Martin Köppelmann flagged potential security issues in a proposal discussion on Gnosis’ governance forums.
Ether Staking Service Lido Granted 1M Optimism Tokens to Incentivize Wrapped Staked Ether Adoption
Lido and Optimism aim to increase the availability of wrapped staked ether (wstETH) with OP tokens through the new liquidity mining and user incentives program.
Crypto Wallet Messaging Application Push Protocol Expands to BNB Chain
The move to BNB Chain could attract more users to Push, its founder said.
Nomura’s Crypto Arm Invests in Institutional Hybrid DeFi Protocol Infinity Exchange
The investment showcases a growing trend of merging DeFi infrastructure and TradFi solutions to enable tokenizing traditional assets and to create blockchain-based markets for institutional investors.
