Bounce Finance hit with DDoS attack during public token sale
The Bounce Finance hack happened during the public sale of BitStable’s BSSB token and saw an unauthorized party acquiring most of the supply.
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— DeFi
At most, four services control the majority of any DeFi sector
According to new research by Gauntlet, a maximum of four competitors control a majority market share of any DeFi sector.
Uniswap’s new trading fee neglects UNI holders
Uniswap is charging an extra 0.15% fee for users of its website and wallet. The trading fee will not be passed along to UNI holders.
Curve hacker not in the clear despite returning $50M of stolen funds
Curve reportedly sent the hacker a message telling them they could keep 10% of the stolen funds if they returned the rest.
— DeFi
Curve exploit shows DeFi still far from decentralized in 2023
DeFi 2023 was supposed to solve the problem of centralized crypto collapses in 2022 like FTX, Celsius, Voyager, and Terra LUNA.
Here’s why decentralized finance is actually very centralized
Most DeFi protocols are controlled by a small number of smart contracts whose keys are held by one person or a tiny group of insiders.
— BarnBridge, Crypto
Allegedly decentralized ‘credit market’ shutters after attorney Discord post
DeFi protocol BarnBridge DAO immediately halted operations after a lawyer warned that token-holders could be personally liable.
Arcadia Finance says exploiter contacted after $450K hack
Arcadia Finance has said that it's in contact with the exploiter who drained $455,000 in a hack made possible through code vulnerabilities.
Uniswap founder trolled for asking devs to contribute to DeFi protocol update
Since teasing a new version of its decentralized exchange protocol, Uniswap has been accused of co-opting the community's open-source ethos.
Latest round of DeFi exploits display its wide range of vulnerabilities
Threats against DeFi protocols can come from all sides and include hackers, governance attacks, and potentially vulnerable third-party code.