DeFi News

SEC Delays Decision on 6 Firms’ Bitcoin ETF Filings!

SEC postpones decision on six companies' spot Bitcoin ETF applications; Binance says goodbye to BUSD; 16 million dollar worth of cryptocurrency hacks in August

Friend.tech beats Uniswap and Bitcoin Network!

Friend.tech beats Uniswap and Bitcoin network; Binance allegedly limits withdrawals in Europe; Vitalik Buterin transfers Ethereum to Coinbase

What is Feedzai, and how is it used to detect financial fraud?

Financial scams are rising, with losses amounting to $8.8 billion in 2022 alone. According to the United States Federal Trade Commission, losses from financial...

Cypher Protocol reveals $600K of stolen funds is now frozen on CEXs

Solana-based decentralized futures exchange Cypher Protocol has managed to freeze $600,000 worth of crypto stolen from an Aug. 7 security exploit.In an X (Twitter)...

Ethereum is a ‘dumpster fire’ — Charles Hoskinson

An amusing attempt at satire has drawn the ire of Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson, or so it appears.In response to a fan commentary...

5 smart contract vulnerabilities: How to identify and mitigate them

Smart contracts, the self-executing code on blockchain platforms, have transformed industries by automating processes and enabling trustless transactions. However, their complexity can also make...

SwirlLend rugs on new Coinbase layer 2 Base as large number of scammers reported

Base, Coinbase’s new layer 2, has been fully operational for a week and has already seen an influx of bad actors. In the latest...

A Based week: Looking back at the first 7 days of Onchain Summer

It’s been an eventful week since Coinbase launched its new layer-2 network Base to the public, bringing with it a frenzy of activity from...

Shiba Inu’s Shibarium Ethereum L2 blockchain goes live on mainnet

Shiba Inu launched the Shibarium mainnet, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution, on Aug. 16 after months of testing that saw millions of users participate...

Fantom DEX rescued at eleventh hour following planned shutdown

SpiritSwap, a decentralized exchange (DEX) on Fantom, will no longer shut its doors in September after having treasury funds stuck on troubled cross-chain protocol...

$26M ETH bridged: ConsenSys completes public launch of zkEVM Linea

ConsenSys has completed the launch of its Ethereum scaling rollup Linea, onboarding over 150 partners and bridging more than $26 million in Ether (ETH)...

Europe’s first Bitcoin ETF listed!

Europe's first Bitcoin ETF listed;Donald Trump has $2.8 million in his Ethereum wallet; Binance Connect closes on August 16

How to protect your privacy online

As the world becomes increasingly connected through digital platforms, preserving online privacy has become more critical than ever. For individuals engaged in the world...

Sei token valued at $1.8B after beta launch, exchange listings

Layer one trading blockchain Sei Network has reached a fully diluted valuation of $1.8 billion on the initial day of token listing.On August 15,...

How to identity fake cryptocurrency

With the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, the digital landscape has become a breeding ground for scams and fraudulent schemes. Fake cryptocurrencies and fraudulent projects...

Base project RocketSwap shares emergency plan following $865K exploit

Base project RocketSwap Labs has outlined its emergency programme to bounce back from a brute force hack which swiped $865,000 or 471 Ether (ETH)...

Commodity tokenization is the economic aid Africa needs

In my youth, amid Ghana’s cocoa farms, I walked with my grandfather, a soldier turned farmer. He shared how these beans fueled our nation’s...