DeFi


Videos

Mango Markets Exploiter Faces Fraud Charges, Filing Reveals

Court documents reveal Avraham Eisenberg, the crypto investor whose “highly profitable trading strategy” drained decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platform Mango Markets of crypto worth $110 million, was arrested Monday in Puerto Rico. "The Hash" panel discusses the details.

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Videos

Mango Markets Exploiter Arrested in Puerto Rico on Fraud Charges

Avraham Eisenberg, the crypto investor who drained DeFi trading platform Mango Markets of crypto worth $110 million, was arrested Monday in Puerto Rico on charges of commodities fraud and commodities manipulation. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what we know so far.

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Finance

Midas, una firma de inversión cripto, cierra su plataforma tras las pérdidas sufridas

El colapso de Celsius y FTX provocó el retiro de más del 60% de los activos administrados por Midas.

El toque de Midas. (Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Investment Firm Midas Shutting Down Platform Following Losses

The collapse of Celsius Network and FTX led to more than 60% of Midas’ assets under management being withdrawn.

El toque de Midas. (Getty Images)

Finance

Las DeFi son el camino a seguir, pero necesitan evolucionar

La base técnica de las DeFi demostró ser increíblemente resistente a los catastróficos acontecimientos del mercado durante los últimos meses. La oportunidad para construir una nueva generación de servicios financieros sobre las DeFi nunca ha sido tan grande, pero el espacio necesita enfrentarse a importantes desafíos.

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Finance

Defrost Finance Says Hacked Funds Have Been Returned

The hack, which some observers had characterized as a rug pull, was estimated to have netted $12 million.

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Finance

Defrost Finance Hacked in Attack Some Say May Have Been a Rug Pull

The total value of funds locked on the protocol had dropped to less $93,000 on Sunday from about $13 million, Defi Llama data shows.

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Opinion

DeFi Derivatives Trading Has Untapped Potential

If we learn to read the markets, make smart use of the data at our disposal and overcome a few speed bumps along the way, options will certainly drive the next era of DeFi to higher highs than ever before.

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Opinion

ZK Rollups Bring Ethereum's Decentralized Vision Into Focus

Polygon founder Mihailo Bjelic makes the case for zero knowledge technology.

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Tech

Aave DAO Votes to Integrate Chainlink Proof of Reserves to Tighten Network Security

Although the decentralized lending protocol’s data is inherently on-chain, introducing Chainlink’s PoR would help mitigate the risk of attacks on the Aave protocol.

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