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A federal jury has convicted crypto trader Avraham Eisenberg of fraud and market manipulation. The charges stemmed from Eisenberg’s exploitation of Mango Markets, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on the Solana blockchain. Eisenberg Convicted for Market Manipulation Eisenberg, 28, was found guilty by jurors in a federal court in Manhattan on charges of commodities fraud, commodities manipulation, and wire fraud. “Avraham Eisenberg executed a manipulative trading...

Pac Finance, a lending app on Blast, has had its users report a $24 million liquidation on April 11 due to a sudden change in parameters by the developer wallet. Mass liquidations are common for leveraged traders who borrow crypto, but they often occur due to fluctuations in the market, not protocol parameter changes. Pac Finance LTV Change Leads to Liquidation Pac Finance is a platform where crypto holders can earn interest by lending their assets. The app implements a...

Eine Stablecoin ist eine Art von Kryptowährung, die darauf ausgelegt ist, ihren Wert stabil zu halten, indem sie an den Wert eines anderen, stabileren Vermögenswerts, wie z.B. einer Währung (meistens den US-Dollar) oder eines Rohstoffs, gebunden ist. Dieses Konzept steht im Gegensatz zu anderen, volatileren Kryptowährungen wie Bitcoin oder Ethereum, deren Preise stark schwanken können. Stablecoins dienen als Brücke zwischen der Welt der...

The core technical team behind the Filecoin-based STFIL protocol said that they are under investigation by Chinese authorities. Over the past couple of days, there have been unforeseen updates to the protocol, along with funds transfers to different addresses. Mysterious Token Transfers and Upgrades The news came out in a public post by STFIL Protocol on X, revealing that they believe the STFIL core technical team is under investigation by local Chinese police. They mentioned...

Several sectors within the crypto market are seeing a resurgence. AI and Big Data, Liquid Staking, and DeFi projects managed to secure the most gains in the past week. According to their weekly returns, artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data, which comprised 100 projects, topped the chart with a strong performance and a notable increase of 8.65%, as noted by blockchain intelligence platform Santiment’s latest analysis. The collective market cap of AI and Big Data currently...

DeFi market maker Swaap Finance has launched a new service called Swap Earn, allowing users to earn an extra yield on already yield-bearing assets. The protocol tops up investor returns through market-making yield, spreading investors’ assets across multiple pre-defined protocols. Yield On Top Of Yield Market making is when DeFi users provide liquidity to decentralized exchanges, allowing fellow crypto buyers to easily find sellers, and vice versa. Market-making yield can...

Der Erfolg von Ripple Labs, den Produzenten hinter der Ripple-Währung XRP ist unglaublich erfolgreich. Es gibt fast keine grosse Bank, welche nicht irgend ein Produkt von Ripple Labs einsetzt oder zumindest am testen ist. Auch wenn Bitcoin die Welt erobert, die Banken setzen auf die Produkte von Ripple. Und diese Woche kam dann die ganz grosse News: Ripple Labs plant eine Stablecoin auf der Ripple-Blockchain. Kommt endlich die ganz grosse Konkurrenz zu Tethers USDT? In jedem Fall reagierte...

Decentralized applications (dApps) saw a rise of 77% in activity in the first quarter of 2024 and a 7 million total daily active user wallet count. This growth comes as Bitcoin hit an all-time high in Q1 2024, reaching above $73,000. DApp Activity Resurges According to DappRadar, the recent increase in new users shows a strong recovery, indicating the end of the longest bear market experienced. The growth has been attributed to the approval of U.S. spot Bitcoin...

A recent report by Coinbase Research uncovered that restaking has emerged as the second-largest sector in decentralized finance (DeFi) on Ethereum. The study highlights EigenLayer’s restaking protocol as an important component for new services and middleware on the Ethereum network, potentially offering significant ETH rewards for validators in the future. EigenLayer’s Restaking Protocol Ethereum’s proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism is the largest economic security fund...

Amidst improved investor sentiment, blockchain security firm PeckShield’s report for March 2024 revealed a concerning surge in crypto hacks, with over 30 incidents causing approximately $187.29 million in losses. Despite these setbacks hindering progress in the DeFi sector, the community can find some solace in the recovery of almost $99 million during the same period. In fact, the latest figure also marks a significant 48% decrease from the previous month, February 2024....