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What are the side effects of UST losing its peg?

As TerraUSD (UST) has lost its dollar peg, the issue of the implications on the larger crypto market remains. Here are a few examples of...

11 May 2022

Stan Colenbrander

How the NEAR’s Rainbow Bridge was able to repel an attack

A malicious actor attacked the NEAR Protocol Rainbow Bridge on May 1, but the attacker failed due to how the bridge was designed. The failed...

02 May 2022

Stan Colenbrander

Argent raises $40 million to make crypto more user friendly

Crypto wallet provider, Argent has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round to develop a DeFi super-app. London-based Argent raises $40 million Fabric...

28 Apr 2022

Stan Colenbrander

Decentralized derivatives protocol DEUS Finance hacked, loses at least $13.4M

Blockchain security and data analytics company, PeckShield revealed that the Fantom-based decentralized derivatives protocol, DEUS Finance, has faced yet another attack. DEUS Finance loses at...

28 Apr 2022

Anisha Pandey

Vertex Protocol has raised $8.5M to bring forex trading to Terra

Vertex Protocol, a decentralized foreign exchange platform, announced on Tuesday that it had raised $8.5 million in seed funding. Hack VC and Dexterity Capital led...

26 Apr 2022

Stan Colenbrander

Solving the mystery of Palladium

Palladium is a mysterious project that first appeared on our radar about two weeks ago. There was not a lot of information out there besides...

26 Apr 2022

Stan Colenbrander

0x Labs raises $70 million following successful Coinbase NFT integration

After a series of successful integrations, 0x Labs, a San Francisco-based provider of decentralized exchange infrastructure, has closed a $70 million Series B funding round....

26 Apr 2022

Stan Colenbrander

The long-awaited USN Stablecoin is now live on NEAR

The much-anticipated decentralized stablecoin known as USN has launched today on Near Protocol, according to the account address displayed on Near’s official blockchain explorer. The USN stablecoin has gone live...

25 Apr 2022

Stan Colenbrander

DeFi

How Beanstalk Farms is trying to return the stolen $76M

Beanstalk Farms, a credit-based stablecoin protocol that was exploited for approximately $76 million in crypto on April 18, has offered a 10% bounty if the...

20 Apr 2022

Stan Colenbrander

DeFi

Andre Cronje calls for crypto regulations: “Crypto is dead Long live Crypto”

Andre Cronje is well-known for his work in the Fantom ecosystem, and Yearn Finance recently wrote an article criticizing crypto culture and sharing his thoughts...

18 Apr 2022

Stan Colenbrander

DeFi

Stablecoin protocol Beanstalk hit by $182 million exploit

According to security firm Peckshield, a flash loan attack on the credit-based stablecoin protocol Beanstalk resulted in the theft of $182 million in tokens. A...

17 Apr 2022

Stan Colenbrander

DeFi

Rari Capital’s co-founder joins Chapter One as a Venture Partner

Jack Lipstone, one of the co-founders of open interest rate protocol Rari Capital, will join Chapter One as its first Venture Partner to support its...

14 Apr 2022

Stan Colenbrander