decentralized finance

Crypto Hackers Clean Up in October, Adding to $3B Haul 
Crypto Hackers Clean Up in October, Adding to $3B Haul 
October 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto hackers busted through the gates of 2022 mounting up record hauls of swiped assets, already closing in on last year’s tally. So far this...

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Today in Crypto: Fraudster Takes $100M in Solana Heist; Fed’s Barr Calls Crypto Deposits ‘Liquidity Risks’
Today in Crypto: Fraudster Takes $100M in Solana Heist; Fed’s Barr Calls Crypto Deposits ‘Liquidity...
October 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A European Central Bank (ECB) study found that retail central bank digital currencies (rCBDCs), which would be used for everyday retail transactions, will see difficulties...

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Crypto Whale Pilfers $100M From Solana DeFi Platform Mango 
Crypto Whale Pilfers $100M From Solana DeFi Platform Mango 
October 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A crypto fraudster took off with an estimated $100 million after manipulating the token price of Mango using two accounts funded with the stablecoin USD...

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SushiSwap Plans Reveal Top-Heavy Side of DeFi Governance
SushiSwap Plans Reveal Top-Heavy Side of DeFi Governance
October 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Decentralized finance’s (DeFi’s) reign as a crypto-libertarian tool of bypassing government control of finance took another step toward the ash heap of history this week...

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Fed’s Powell: Crypto Regulation Needed Before DeFi Melds With Banking
Fed’s Powell: Crypto Regulation Needed Before DeFi Melds With Banking
September 27, 2022  |  Regulation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell thinks the crypto industry could cause broader financial turmoil in the future than it has so far, so there’s a...

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Jury Still Out as Web3 Takes Shape
Jury Still Out as Web3 Takes Shape
September 26, 2022  |  Blockchain

When you get past the marketing hype and dig down into what Web3 actually is, it’s hard not to ask whether it’s a real revolution...

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‘Decentralization Theater’ and the Myth of DeFi
‘Decentralization Theater’ and the Myth of DeFi
September 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

When the well-known crypto industry lawyer Preston Byrne found his Twitter profile had been used to create one of some 20,000 profiles prepopulating a new...

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FTX Helps Raise Crypto Startup Mysten Labs Valuation to $2B
FTX Helps Raise Crypto Startup Mysten Labs Valuation to $2B
September 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency startup Mysten Labs has raised $300 million, bringing the valuation of the firm to more than $2 billion. As the Wall Street Journal reported...

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Tornado Cash Arrest Signals Gathering AML Storm for DeFi Developers
Tornado Cash Arrest Signals Gathering AML Storm for DeFi Developers
August 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The arrest of a Tornado Cash developer in the Netherlands just days after U.S. authorities blacklisted the crypto mixing service for its alleged use by...

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