Polkadot’s $245M Treasury Would Last 2 Years at Current Spending Rate
The blockchain spent $87 million in the first six months this year, with marketing activities accounting for the majority of expenses.
Blast Token Debuts at $3B Value as 17% of Supply Airdropped to Early Adopters
Blast is the second largest layer 2 network with $1.6 billion in TVL.
Marathon's Layer-2 Chain, Anduro, Plugs In 'Portal to Bitcoin' for Atomic Swaps
The publicly-traded bitcoin miner Marathon began incubating Anduro in February as a "platform built on the Bitcoin network that allows for the creation of multiple sidechains."
DeFi Heavyweight Curve Focused on Becoming ‘Safest’ Lending Platform, Founder Says
Egorov’s $100 million in loans taken from various protocols using Curve’s CRV tokens started to automatically liquidate on Thursday, sending the token down as much as 30% before it briefly recovered.
DeFi Giant Curve Roiled as Founder's Loans Get Liquidated; CRV Slides 30%
Addresses tied to Curve founder Michael Egorov are borrowing nearly $100 million in various stablecoins against $140 million in curve tokens.
Crypto Hacks Totaled $19B Since 2011: Crystal Intelligence
According to a new report from Crystal Intelligence, almost $19 billion worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen in thefts over the past 13 years. The report notes 785 incidents of crypto theft comprising 220 security breaches, 345 DeFi hacks and 220 fraud schemes. CoinDesk's Michele Musso presents "The Chart of the Day."
Defi Protocol UwU Lend Suffers $19.3M Exploit: Arkham
The protocol was set up by Quadriga CX co-founder "Sifu."
A More Than $1T Bitcoin DeFi Opportunity
Decentralized finance is coming to Bitcoin – and it could be huge.
Uniswap Vote Delay Shows DeFi Stakeholders Aren't All in It Together
The Uniswap Foundation keeps punting on a "fee switch" proposal that would give UNI governance token holders a cut of liquidity providers' revenue.
Crypto Hacks, Rug Pulls Led to $473M Worth of Losses in 2024: Immunefi
The figures show a decrease in hacking activity since 2022 and 2023.
