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Curve Crisis Reveals Cracks in Decentralized Risk Management
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.
Curve Crisis Averted, NFT Loans Protocol Now Votes on Next Steps
JPEG’d DAO voters are deciding how to account for a $1 million bounty.
The Protocol: Blockchains Keep Launching, From Sei to Shibarium
The week in blockchain tech: Two much-hyped networks debut, though the launches weren't quite as smooth as organizers might have hoped. ALSO: What is restaking? (Answer: it's the blockchain security trend you didn't know you needed to know about.)
Aave Token Holders Voting on 2 Proposals Following Averted Curve Liquidation Crisis
The proposals, which aim to disable CRV borrowing and decrease Aave’s exposure to Curve’s native token on its Ethereum V2 markets, are responses to the liquidation pressure faced by Curved founder Michael Egorov.
Curve Token Climbs After Binance Labs Commits to $5M Investment
The decentralized exchange, which suffered a $70 million hack last month, will also consider deploying on the BNB Chain.
The Protocol: Coinbase Launches Own Blockchain as Sleuths Scour PayPal's Stablecoin Software
We're covering Coinbase's launch of "Base," a layer-2 network atop Ethereum, along with the crypto community's reaction to PayPal's new stablecoin and the brouhaha over Matter Labs' use of Polygon-crafted open-source software.
As Curve Averts DeFi Death Spiral, Fiasco Exposes Serious Risks
Curve, a leading decentralized exchange on Ethereum, was hacked for more than $70 million in July. Questions continue to linger around the platform's long-term viability and potential contagion risk.
Dissecting the Tether Imbalance on Curve and Uniswap
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."
Curve Offers Hackers 10% Bounty in Exchange for Return of Crypto
"We will pursue you from all angles with the full extent of the law," said Curve, Metronome and Alchemix.
Aave Should Block Curve Token Borrowing, Risk Management Firm Argues
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.