Solana’s Macalinao Brothers Double Down on Crypto Venture Fund
Crypto VCs told CoinDesk that building projects and investing in them is a tricky mix.

Solana’s Biggest DeFi Lender Almost Got Rekt. Then Binance Stepped In
Solend’s whale crisis rattled depositors and threatened to crash Solana. Can the lending protocol recover?

Kavita Gupta on 'Cascading Effect' of UST Crash on Crypto Lending & DeFi
Kavita Gupta, Delta Blockchain Fund founder and former ConsenSys Ventures head, discusses the "cascading effect" of TerraUSD (UST)'s crash on the wider crypto industry, with crypto lending and DeFi activity on the ropes. Plus, reactions to Morgan Creek looking to counter FTX's BlockFi bailout offer.

Ethereum Lending Protocol XCarnival Hit With $3.8M Exploit, Recovers 50%
The DeFi protocol persuaded a hacker to return $1.9 million.

Opaque Platforms and Intertwined Protocols Pose Big Risk to Crypto
Second article in a series about risks we’re thinking about during these crypto down days.

Bitcoin Protocol vs. Platform Risk
CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin explains what makes protocol failures in DeFi projects different from bitcoin (BTC)’s latest downturn.

Convex Finance Sets Up New URLs After Website Address Is Hijacked
At least five wallets were affected in the front-end exploit. No funds on verified contracts were exploited.

Chainalysis Exec on Leveraging Blockchain Transparency to Prevent Market Contagion
Chainalysis Director of Research Kimberly Grauer shares insights into her findings on bitcoin (BTC) prices, tech stocks and the DeFi ecosystem, and what they reveal about the need for transparency of blockchain data amid fears of crypto market contagion.
