Uniswap fee-switch: new era for DeFi or ‘a sad day for DAOs’?
The latest iteration of Uniswap’s long awaited fee-switch proposal looks set to pass. But the milestone is seen by some as a DAO failure.
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Stream Finance meltdown: winners and losers in DeFi ‘risk curator’ reckoning
The recent depeg of Stream Finance's xUSD has led to concerns over the health of an interwoven ecosystem of similar high-yield vaults.
Stream Finance halts withdrawals after $93M loss, xUSD depegs 75%
DeFi platform Stream Finance has halted deposits and withdrawals in response to the loss of $93M of “Stream fund assets.”
Balancer exploit drains $129M in DeFi disaster
The exploit, which hit Balancer's v2 liquidity pools on multiple blockchains, reportedly affected projects that "forked" the exchange's code.
DeFi projects under fire for inflated TVL and murky lending loops
Critics of DeFi yield farming projects claim they created a "daisy chain" by recursively lending funds between one another to inflate TVL.
Ledger faces backlash for charging fees on ‘free’ security upgrade
Ledger fine print revealed that the “free” service would cost $10 per transaction or 0.05% of the amount transferred, on top of gas costs.
Is Aster just CZ taking Binance on-chain?
Support from Changpeng Zhao and Binance sent ASTER soaring and had the crypto community wondering if Aster could take Hyperliquid’s crown.
DeFi default: Kinto shutdown prompts first haircut for Wildcat lenders
A $750K bridge loan wasn't enough to save Kinto following a hack in July. Wildcat lenders will recover 76% of their deposit.
Fears of $27M Venus Protocol hack turn out to be phishing attack on power user
The Venus Protocol user signed a malicious delegation transaction, granting the attacker's contract control over their deposited funds.
ETH unstaking wait queue hit multi-year high
On Sunday, Ethereum users were unstaking $4 billion worth of ETH from the network due to two impactful headlines from finance.