Blockchain Bites: The Government Won't 'Kill DeFi' but FATF Might Compromise Anonymity
Consensus: Distributed saw discussions over the constitutionality of FATF's Travel Rule and why regulators want DeFi in the U.S.

Popular BTC Derivatives Product Goes Live on DeFi's dYdX
Andreessen Horowitz-backed dYdX released its Bitcoin Perpetual Contract out of private alpha on Wednesday, bringing a key BTC derivatives product to DeFi.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the DeFi ‘Flash Loan’ Attack
There’s now a case study for how DeFi can go awry. bZx, the eighth-largest decentralized finance project according to DeFi Pulse, suffered two attacks last weekend following the introduction of “flash loans,” a new DeFi feature that limits a trader’s risk while improving the upside.

Kyber to Offer Delegated Token Staking After Coming Network Upgrade
A new partnership with StakeWith.US will allow community members to delegate staking if they don't have time or knowledge to get directly involved in governance, said Kyber.

Network Bringing Bitcoin to DeFi Taps Libra Member Bison Trails for Staking Services
DeFi protocol Keep Network has tapped Bison Trails to provide non-custodial staking services for tBTC, an ERC-20 representation of bitcoin (BTC) deposits.

DeFi Project dForce Refunds All Affected Users After $25M Hack
The Lendf.me smart contract was hacked on April 29, but then, curiously, the funds were returned two days later.

AVA Labs Will Splash Millions to 'Brain Merge' DeFi and Traditional Finance
AVA is already in dialogue with five DeFi projects interested in receiving some of the "many millions" it's making available in grants.

Coinbase Launches Price Oracle Aimed at Reducing Systemic Risk in the DeFi Space
With around a billions dollars locked in decentralized finance projects, the new data feed for cryptocurrency prices is aimed to help keep those funds secure.

Market Wrap: Oil Rebounds As Crypto Makes Gains, Especially Ether
Oil’s bounceback performance seems to be taking the driver’s seat in market activity. Bitcoin is also up, and ether’s price performance is even better.

Multi-Chain DeFi Protocol Raises $750K in Token Sale With Framework Ventures
DeFi fund Framework Ventures has purchased roughly 5 percent of Kava Labs' outstanding token supply ahead of the CDP platform's launch next month.
