Minswap – which is the largest decentralized exchange on Cardano – witnessed a spike across various metrics after months of low activity. According to the latest update by DappRadar, Minswap’s unique active wallets (UAWs) and transaction count increased by 89.85% and 63.05%, respectively over the past seven days. The volume was also up by a modest 16% in the last seven days. During the same period, Minswap added 11.29k UAWs, 129.59k transactions, and $592.08 million in...
Read More »Federal Reserve Releases Working Paper Exploring Asset Tokenization and RWA
The Federal Reserve has released a comprehensive working paper delving into asset tokenization and Risk-Weighted Assets (RWA). As the financial landscape continues to evolve, these innovative financial instruments garner significant attention for their potential to revolutionize investment strategies and reshape traditional markets. The paper explains that tokenization, similar to stablecoins, consists of five core components: a blockchain, a reference asset, a valuation...
Read More »DeFi Protocol Linear Finance Suffers Liquidity Drain in LUSD Token Attack
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Linear Finance has fallen victim to an attack that resulted in the complete depletion of liquidity in its Linear USD (LUSD) token. Following the incident, Linear Finance’s team apologized to the community and implemented various safety measures. LUSD Price Collapses to Zero On Sept. 21, Linear Finance announced it had experienced a security breach, leading to the complete drainage of all LUSD liquidity on the PancakeSwap and Ascendex...
Read More »SEC Announces Further Enforcement Actions Against Crypto Industry
David Hirsch, the head of the SEC’s Crypto Assets And Cyber Unit, recently promised further enforcement actions against crypto platforms deemed to be non-compliant with the agency’s demands. The announcement was made at the SEC’s yearly Securities Enforcement Forum Central event, which took place at the Four Seasons hotel in Chicago this year and was streamed online for those who could not attend. DeFi Is Not A Workaround, Says Hirsch During the event, which hosted speakers...
Read More »Europol Hails Blockchain’s Unbeatable Independence and Security, Slams DeFi for Soaring Criminal Activity
In what’s described as a rapidly evolving landscape of financial and economic crimes threatening the internal security of the European Union, Europol has applauded the independence and protection offered by blockchain technology. Europol has also raised concerns over the rising criminal activity within decentralized finance (DeFi). Europol Warns of Rising Criminal Activity in DeFi and NFT Space Europol, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, recently...
Read More »Coinbase Launches Web3 Wallet Targeting Institutional and Enterprise Clients
Coinbase, one of the most popular crypto exchanges, continues its expansion journey with the official launch of its Web3 wallet designed to facilitate transactional interactions for major institutions with Web3, DeFi, and NFTs. Per Coinbase’s statement, this crypto wallet will rely on MPC tech to enable clients to store tokens from supported networks, access funds, interact with dApps and smart contracts, and tap into decentralized liquidity to trade a wide range of assets....
Read More »Solidus Labs Uncovers $2 Billion Worth of Wash Trades on Decentralized Exchanges
The latest market manipulation report from Solidus Labs, specializing in crypto-native trade surveillance and risk monitoring, has identified wash trading activity of at least $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency on Ethereum-based decentralized exchanges (DEXs) since 2020. Solidus Labs Exposes Wash Trading in DEXes Solidus Labs analyzed a sample of approximately 30,000 DEX liquidity pools and found that wash traders manipulated 67% of them. Wash trading refers to traders...
Read More »DeFi Should Be Off-Limits For CFTC, Says Coinbase CEO
Coinbase, one of the world leaders in crypto services, is currently battling accusations of improper conduct in U.S. courts. The platform’s legal representatives have denied any wrongdoing, even going so far as to request the dismissal of the case. In spite of the accusations, Coinbase – and the platform’s CEO, Brian Armstrong – are generally viewed as a positive force in the market by institutional investors and even policymakers. As previously reported by CryptoPotato,...
Read More »Von Bitcoin zu CBDCs: Die Evolution von digitalen Währungen und ihre Auswirkungen auf den globalen Finanzmarkt
Seit der Einführung von Bitcoin im Jahr 2009 hat sich die Welt der digitalen Währungen rasant entwickelt. Die Entstehung und Akzeptanz von Kryptowährungen, gefolgt von der aktuellen Welle der Zentralbank-Digitalwährungen (CBDCs), zeigt, wie tiefgreifend die digitale Revolution den Finanzsektor verändert hat. In diesem Artikel werden wir die Evolution von digitalen Währungen und ihre Auswirkungen auf den globalen Finanzmarkt untersuchen. 1. Bitcoin:...
Read More »dYdX Foundation Releases Semi-Annual Report, Reveals Ecosystem Growth in 2023
The dYdX Foundation, a non-profit organization behind the decentralized crypto exchange dYdX, has released its semi-annual report detailing its ecosystem growth and milestones reached in 2023. According to the report, the foundation fostered the development of the dYdX protocol and grew the community in preparation for the release of the v4 open-source software – the dYdX Chain. The Journey So Far in 2023 The foundation said the regulatory challenges of the crypto industry,...
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