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Yearn Finance has become the hottest thing in DeFi over the past couple of months when it introduced high yielding liquidity vaults boasting three-figure annual returns.Since then, liquidity has fallen back, and collateral has been shifted to better yielding pools resulting in a slump in earnings. According to Defipulse.com, Yearn liquidity has fallen 26% over the past 30 days.The best example of this is the yETH vault, which, when launched, promised over 90% APY in ETH for those that...

2020 has been a good year for Ethereum: its price increased month after month, and its technological security is at a new peak now that its total hash rate is at ATH levels.The Ethereum hash rate is above 250 Terahashes per second for the first time in its history. This new record comes after an almost uninterrupted growth of 80% since January of 2020.A Steady Race to the MoonAccording to Glassnode, the recent influx of new miners seems to be caused by the rapid growth of the DeFi industry...

The DeFi space continues to expand as the total value locked in protocols has recently almost hit $11 billion. More interestingly, BTC value locked in DeFi is also on the rise as there are currently around 141,000 bitcoins locked in various lending protocols.RSK’s infrastructure framework (RIF) has recently integrated Maker’s DAI stablecoin into its ecosystem.RIF Integrates Maker’s DAI StablecoinThe RSK infrastructure framework (RIF) has integrated the DAI stablecoin on its Bitcoin-powered...

A recent report indicated that approximately 20 Israeli cryptocurrency executives were extorted after a hack and identity theft in a coordinated cyberattack at the start of September.The country’s intelligence agency Mossad and the internal security service Shin Bet were involved with the investigation.20 Israeli Crypto Execs HackedAccording to the report, the coordinated attack took place at the beginning of September. The hackers’ group name remains undisclosed, but people familiar with the...

Polkadot has released a fully detailed explanation of its new IPO (Initial Parachain Offering) model and how it’s going to work.This is the first time the project has gone in-depth about the process, and it’s also the first time they are officially discussing it as teams are preparing for the launch. In an official press release shared with CryptoPotato, the team explained how the new process would work.Polkadot IPO ExplainedBack in 2017, the cryptocurrency field was taken by a storm by the...

The wife of the famous tech entrepreneur John McAfee weighed in on the most recent events, thanking and calling for the community’s support.John McAfee’s Arrest: InjusticeThose who have been following McAfee on social media for the past few years know that he has been particularly vocal about intentionally not paying taxes.As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, the now-retired tech mogul was arrested in Spain and is pending extradition to the US. He was indicted on charges of tax evasion.That’s...

Europol has named privacy integrated cryptocurrency mixing services as one of the most gnawing cybercrime threats of our times in the 2020 edition of its IOCTA report. Also, Monero is in the process of becoming the de-facto crypto coin for Darkweb transactions. Zcash and Dash are the next popular alternatives, the agency noted.Privacy Enhancing Cryptocurrency Wallet Services Are ‘Top Threats’Europol is out with it’s 2020 Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment report. In it, the...

Yield chasers in search of the next “DeFi gem” are falling victim to elaborate scams with rogue actors on the prowl, using cleverly devised malicious contract codes to steal funds.From “rug pulls” to outright absconding with presale funds, the activities of DeFi scammers are threatening to overshadow the novel developments in the emerging crypto market niche.DeFi Farming Hopeful Loses 36,000 UNI TokensTweeting on Oct. 5, Alex Manuskin, a researcher at crypto keyless wallet maker ZenGo,...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges against the popular cryptocurrency proponent and well-known tech entrepreneur, John McAfee.According to the documents, McAfee has taken advantage of his massive Twitter following and has “leveraged his fame to make more than $23.1million in undisclosed compensation by recommending at least seven initial coin offerings (ICOs).”The charges outline that the entrepreneur has failed to disclose that he was being paid to...

The combined stablecoin market recently topped a valuation figure of $20 billion. Apparently, this was the total market value of all cryptocurrencies in the pre-bull run month of February 2017. Also, stablecoins together are contributing to $26 billion worth of trading volume.The Crypto Stablecoin Market Is BoomingAs per the latest statistics, the total market cap of all stablecoins in circulation has topped $20 billion. This, as per crypto Twitter commentator, Dan Romero, was the value of...