DeFi


Consensus Magazine

Hayden Adams: From Ethereum Idealist to Business Realist at Uniswap

Uniswap, the first decentralized crypto exchange of its kind, was Adams’ first and greatest contribution to Ethereum. The latest V4, inviting praise and criticism, earns him a spot on the Most Influential 2023.

Uniswap's Hayden Adams (portrait by Mason Webb for CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Ogle Catches the Crypto Crooks

Hacks happen a lot in crypto. So, Ogle has professionalized asset recovery for the victims. He's pretty good at it.

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Policy

Duo Behind $9M Platypus Exploit Acquitted by Paris Court: Report

Charges were dropped after one of the accused argued he was an "ethical hacker," according to French news publication Le Monde.

Code (Markus Spiske / Unsplash)

Markets

There Are Tentative Signs of Revival in DeFi and NFT Markets, JPMorgan Says

Expectation of U.S. approval of a spot bitcoin ETF has led to an increase in DeFi and NFT activity in recent months, the report said.

Decentralized finance activity is starting to pick up. (Alina Grubnyak/Unsplash)

Videos

How Spool Is Aiming to Help Institutions Enter DeFi

SpoolDAO, which wants to help institutions enter decentralized finance (DeFi), has launched v2 of its middleware product. Spool lead contributor Simon Schaber discusses the current demand from TradFi institutions, details on Spool V2 and mitigating some of the risks that come with DeFi for institutional clients.

Recent Videos

Markets

Crypto Trading Firm Kronos Research Offers 10% Bounty to Hacker

Kronos Research was hacked in mid-November via stolen API keys, with the attacker making off with $25 million.

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Videos

Ethereum Average Gas Fees Touched Highest Level in Six Months: Kaiko

DeFi activity is picking up, according to a recent report by blockchain analytics platform Kaiko. Wallet data shows the average gas fees on Ethereum touched the highest level in roughly six months recently. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Markets

Cross Chain Swap Token FLIP More Than Doubles on First Day of Trading

The token received praise from THORChain developers.

ChainFlip jumps 150% (Alicia Quan/Unsplash)

Finance

KyberSwap Offers 10% Bounty to Attacker Who Made Off With $50M

The attacker had said negotiations would start when they are "fully rested," and hasn't been heard from since.

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Finance

What's Next for Ex-Binance CEO CZ? Passive Investing, DeFi

CZ said that he wants to spend more time investing in startups in the DeFi space after taking a break from working for a while.

Binance's CZ (Twitter/Modified by CoinDesk)