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"CoinDesk Daily" host Michele Musso breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as the U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it expects just one rate cut this year. Plus, Australia's regulators are looking to include stablecoin legislation into its legislative bill for the digital assets sector and the CRV token plunges as Curve founder faces multi-million dollar liquidation risk.

13. Juni 2024

Curve founder Michael Egorov has deposited 68 million CRV tokens worth $35 million to settle his entire debt position on DeFi lending platform Aave, according to blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

28. Sept. 2023

The $70 million hack on Curve, one of the largest decentralized crypto exchanges, revealed cracks in the DeFi promise. The hack set off a Rube Goldberg-esque series of events that pushed DeFi lending to its limits – threatening to send the price of a key DeFi asset into a downward “death spiral,” and raising critical questions about whether community-driven financial platforms are equipped to manage risk. "The Hash" panel weighs in.

23. Aug. 2023

Kaiko says Curve’s 3pool and Uniswap V3’s main USDT-USDC pool both became imbalanced late last week, as USDT selling escalated. However, the research firm points out the trend actually started in mid-July, well before the Curve exploit. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

8. Aug. 2023

Risk management firm Gauntlet posted a proposal to Aave community members, suggesting the ongoing crisis situation stemming from a large curve token collateral can be prevented by pausing borrowing activity. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the aftermath of the Curve Finance exploit that has put the entire DeFi ecosystem under stress since Sunday.

2. Aug. 2023

"CoinDesk Daily" breaks down some of the top headlines from the world of crypto, including Justin Sun's efforts to help DeFi giant Curve after a recent exploit. There could be a path forward to reboot FTX, but the revamped exchange would only be available to offshore customers. And, a closer look at what Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is promising for the future of crypto, if he wins the race to the White House.

1. Aug. 2023

Blockchain data shows that Tron founder Justin Sun purchased about 5 million CRV tokens at an average price of $0.4, helping to protect Curve Finance against a possible bad debt situation stemming from falling token prices that could impact a massive loan tied to its founder. "The Hash" panel weighs in on what Sun and others are doing following the exploit Curve experienced over the weekend.

1. Aug. 2023

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as Coinbase continues its war of words with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Curve is the latest victim of an exploit, according to a tweet from the project. The SEC is suing internet marketer Richard Heart and his projects Hex, PulseChain and PulseX, And, Margot Robbie, the star of this summer's ubiquitous movie sensation Barbie, has an interesting take on bitcoin (BTC).

31. Juli 2023

Upwards of $100 million worth of cryptocurrency is at risk due to a “re-entrancy” bug in Vyper, a programming language used to power parts of the Curve system. "The Hash" weighs in on the state of smart contracts and risk management in decentralized finance (DeFi).

31. Juli 2023

Ava Labs president John Wu joins "First Mover" to discuss Avalanche Vista, a $50M initiative for purchasing tokenized assets minted on the Avalanche blockchain, along with the opportunities and challenges of asset tokenization. Plus, his reactions to the Curve Finance exploit, Ripple's partial win against the SEC and outlook for the metaverse.

31. Juli 2023