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Ethereum has witnessed a notable surge in the past week as its Layer 2 TVL nears the $30 billion milestone with sustained momentum. As shown by L2Beat, the cryptocurrency, second only to Bitcoin in market capitalization, has shown an upward trajectory. It is worth highlighting that assets and tokens associated with its ecosystem have also demonstrated positive movements. Arbitrum Leads Ethereum L2 TVL Surge Ethereum is up more than 10% over the last week to trade at $3,254, a...

Aave, the popular decentralized lending platform belonging to the company now known as Avara, will have to look for a new company to provide risk management services following its recently announced split with Gauntlet. The decision was announced by Gauntlet co-founder John Morrow on the AAVE forums yesterday evening. Running The Gauntlet According to Morrow, the relationship between his company and the Aave DAO that oversees the protocol has become strained due to...

Coinbase verwaltet 20 Milliarden US-Dollar Coinbase Global, Inc. ist eine US-amerikanische Aktiengesellschaft, die eine Handelsplattform für Kryptowährungen betreibt. Coinbase ist die erste der echten grossen Bitcoin-Börsen, welche an die Tech-Börse NASDAQ ging: Am 14. April 2021 schrieb die US-Kryptobörse Coinbase Geschichte. Der Dienstleister schloss durch eine direkte Notierung an der Nasdaq zu einer Bewertung von über 100 Mrd. USD den bis dato...

Farcaster, an Ethereum Layer 2 Optimism-based decentralized social protocol, has seen its total revenue surge to $600,000. The platform’s rise has been likened to FriendTech, another decentralized social network, which attracted a lot of users initially until it grappled with high fees that led to its failure. Farcaster’s Growth Surges with Frames Integration Farcaster initially caught users’ attention in early December 2023 and saw a modest increase in users paying for...

DeFi regulation has been a major bone of contention among regulatory watchdogs across the world. A recent paper, authored by Rebecca Rettig, Katja Gilman from Polygon Labs, and Michael Mosier from Arktouros, proposes a strategy to classify truly decentralized DeFi protocols as critical infrastructure. This classification would place them under the oversight of the US Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP). Although the OCCIP isn’t a...

Polygon, a layer-2 scaling network, nearly matched Ethereum’s user base in 2023, as reported by blockchain analytics firm Flipside. Polygon acquired 15.24 million users that year, coming close to Ethereum’s 15.4 million, with a difference of around 160,000 wallets. Polygon Topped User Acquisition in First Half of 2023 Flipside defines an “acquired” user as someone who engaged in at least two transactions on a specific blockchain, with at least one occurring in 2023. During...

Despite a challenging market and waning trust in centralized crypto entities, Binance Labs disclosed 25 new investments in 2023. In the latest report, Binance Labs primarily focused on decentralized finance (DeFi), Web3 gaming, tooling, and infrastructure throughout the year. In the DeFi sector, Binance Labs invested an undisclosed amount in the lending and borrowing protocol Radiant Capital. Additionally, it allocated $5 million to support Curve DAO Token (CRV) for its...

The dApp industry experienced unprecedented growth, with DappRadar’s 2023 Industry Report revealing a 124% year-over-year increase in Unique Active Wallets (UAW). The report provides an overview of the dynamic landscape, shedding light on key NFTs, DeFi, and blockchain gaming trends. Blockchain Games Dominate Blockchain-powered games took the lead in dApp activity with a dominance of 34%, boasting an average of 1.1 million UAW by year’s end. NFT collections and DeFi sectors...

In its recent report, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) underscored a fundamental issue within DeFi systems, pointing to the absence of clear lines of responsibility and accountability intentionally overlooked by certain industry structures. The report emphasized the substantial risks that DeFi systems pose to consumers, investors, financial stability, market integrity, and the fight against illicit finance. The central concern is the lack of a well-defined...

A new report by Kaiko reveals that the liquidity for privacy tokens has plummeted to an all-time low of just $5 million. This drop follows the delisting of several trading pairs by OKX for not meeting certain criteria. Regulatory Challenges Behind Delisting Regulatory pressures have particularly impacted tokens like Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC), pushing them to the brink of being delisted from platforms like Binance due to low liquidity. Despite the market turmoil, the end of...