Ethereum News

NBA Top Shot Whale Launches NFT Lending Platform 'Flowty' With $4.5M in Funding
Michael Levy, one of the first large investors in the NBA Top Shot NFT project, has raised $4.5 million in funding to launch a peer-to-peer NFT lending marketplace on the Flow blockchain called Flowty. “The Hash” group discusses the potential of the NFT lending space and the difference between Flow and other base layer chains like Ethereum and Solana.

‘Built to Fail’? Why TerraUSD’s Growth Is Giving Finance Experts Nightmares
The Terra/Luna blockchain is growing at a blinding pace. At its heart, according to some critics, is a ticking time bomb.

Bitcoin's Quick Reversal of Two-Day Rally Leaves Price Back at $41K
Bitcoin analysts are still long-term bullish even as the cryptocurrency gives up gains from the past two days.

MakerDAO Moves Toward Multi-Chain With StarkNet Bridge
Ethereum-based DeFi lending and stablecoin platform MakerDAO is bridging to an overall network called StarkNet as part of efforts to reduce transaction fees and gradually move toward a multi-chain future. “The Hash” group discusses the significant impact MakerDAO has had in the DeFi space and security concerns that might arise as projects like Maker undergo fast-paced development.

Is Ethereum Staking Pool Lido’s Growth an Omen of Centralization?
Lido might be on track to control over 50% of all staked ether on the Beacon Chain. Better it than Coinbase, proponents say.

Australia to List Crypto Spot ETFs; WazirX Founders Leave India
Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs landing in Australia next week. India’s WazirX founders move to Dubai. Memecoin fans hope to head to the moon on “Dogecoin Day.” Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Ethereum DeFi Staple MakerDAO Adds StarkNet Bridge in First Step Toward Multi-Chain
Rebuilding Maker on StarkNet involves four phases, starting with a simple bridge that goes live on April 28.

Australia Crypto ETF Market Heats Up With Two More Spot Funds Set to Launch
21Shares and ETF Securities will introduce Australia's first spot exchange-traded products for bitcoin and ether next week.

Ethereum Foundation Holds $1.3B in Ether, $300M in Non-Crypto Investments
Ether held by the non-profit represents about 0.3% of the total ether supply as of March 31, 2022.

Attacker Drains $182M From Beanstalk Stablecoin Protocol
Ethereum-based stablecoin protocol Beanstalk Farms was exploited for $182 million in a flash-loan attack over the weekend, making this the second nine-figure decentralized finance (DeFi) attack in a month.
