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Curve Finance
Curve Finance Exploit Puts $168M Lending Position Held by Founder at Greater Risk of Liquidation
Curve Finance's token (CRV) has fallen over 20% in the past three days, after the stablecoin exchange at the heart of DeFi on Ethereum fell victim to an exploit. BlockSec co-founder Yajin "Andy" Zhou breaks down the details what happened as Tron founder Justin Sun and others step in to help.

Crisis at DeFi Giant Curve Eases After Justin Sun and Others Step In With Help
Sun said a liquidity pool that utilizes tether stablecoins issued on the Tron network would “amplify user benefits,” pointing to saving a potentially bad loan.

Curve Founder’s $168M Stash Is Under Stress, Creating a Risk for DeFi as a Whole
Curve CEO Michael Egorov pledged 34% of CRV’s total market cap to back loans across DeFi protocols. A forced liquidation would result in selling at a time when prices are already falling.

Curve Debacle Triggers Transaction Frenzy, Sending Ethereum ‘MEV’ Rewards to Record High
On July 30, over 6,000 ETH ($11M worth) in so-called Maximal Extractable Value rewards were paid out to Ethereum validators, the most ever for a single day.

Bitcoin Flirts With $29.5K Shrugging off Macroeconomic Events, Curve Finance Exploit
Bitcoin briefly broke above $29,500 in the last 24-hours as investors await the upcoming U.S. jobs report on Friday. The largest cryptocurrency by market cap appears to be unfazed by recent moves from central banks around the globe and even material technical events like the Curve Finance exploit. eToro US Investment Analyst Callie Cox shares her crypto markets analysis and outlook.

Crypto Hacks and Exploits Cost Traders $303M in July; Worst Month of 2023
Some $52 million of assets were siphoned from Curve Finance just this weekend.

Upbit Halts CRV Withdrawal and Deposit After Curve Finance Exploit
Other exchanges say they are monitoring the situation closely but have not taken any action.

Bitcoin Teeters Around $29.2K as Crypto Markets Slide Amid Curve Exploit, SEC Clampdown on Hex
BTC hovered comfortably over $29,300 for much of the weekend but dropped in the hours after Curve Finance tweeted that it had suffered a breach.

Curve Finance Drained of $50M While CRV Token Sinks 12% in Latest DeFi Exploit
More than $100M-worth of cryptocurrency could be at risk due to a bug impacting Curve, a stablecoin exchange at the center of Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem.

Curve Finance Founder Deposits $24M CRV into Aave to Safeguard $65M Stablecoin Loan
CRV is trading 2.1% lower over the past 24-hours following a sharp drop on Saturday.
