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DeFi staking protocol Compound erroneously paid out approximately $90 million in liquidity mining rewards following an update to one of its smart contracts. The founder is now pleading to users to return the tokens and issuing a few potential threats.

Oct 1, 2021

TikTok has announced an NFT collection auctioning next week called “TikTok Top Moments,” featuring contributions from artists including Grimes, Lil Nas X, and Bella Poarch. “The Hash” group discusses the industry implications for the social media app’s first experiment into the world of crypto and blockchain-based digital collectibles.

Oct 1, 2021

“The Hash” team reacts to El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, revealing the country has officially mined the first bitcoin using volcanic energy. With almost 22% of the country’s energy supply coming from geothermal sources, could El Salvador provide an answer to the hunt for a reliable, clean energy source to power bitcoin mining?

Oct 1, 2021

In a proposal Thursday on MakerDAO's governance forums, French multinational banking giant Société Générale (SocGen) applied for the DeFi lending platform to accept on-chain bond tokens issued by the bank as collateral for a stablecoin DAI loan for up to $20 million. "The Hash" panel discusses the historic step towards institutional adoption of DeFi.

Oct 1, 2021

Crypto job postings are reportedly continuing to surge, with one crypto-focused job board saying its paid listings category exploded nearly 1,500% in the past year. "The Hash" hosts react, discussing the boom in the crypto hiring sector. "These are really interesting signals in terms of where the market is going and where the interest is on the hiring side," host Zack Seward said.

Sep 30, 2021

Payments behemoth Visa has proposed a platform to enable interoperability between central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and other stablecoins. The “universal payments channel” (UPC) aims to allow the cryptocurrencies to be transferred between different blockchain networks.

Sep 30, 2021

Chinese factories are struggling with an energy crisis brewing in the country. Some speculate this could provide a clue to China’s crackdowns on crypto mining operations this summer. “The Hash” team discusses the latest blow to the state of the world’s second-biggest economy and its possible role in the central government’s crypto ban.

Sep 30, 2021

In a possible exploit on Wednesday night, decentralized money market Compound has been erroneously paying out millions of dollars in COMP tokens intended as liquidity mining rewards following an update to one of its smart contracts. In one transaction, $27 million was claimed.

Sep 30, 2021

A pawn shop for NFTs? Startup NFTfi is bringing collateralized lending to the fast-growing NFT market, providing a gateway to DeFi for retail investors. Users can mortgage their NFTs in exchange for other cryptocurrencies that can then be sold for cash. The service provides immediate liquidity to NFT holders who aren't yet ready to part with their CryptoPunks or Bored Apes. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest move signaling the growing demand for DeFi applications.

Sep 29, 2021

As a pitched battle in the U.S. Congress raises the risk of the government defaulting on its $28 trillion in debt, some cryptocurrency traders are speculating whether the gridlock over raising the debt ceiling could cause a swoon in bitcoin prices.

Sep 29, 2021