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Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange dYdX has postponed plans to unlock nearly $300 million worth of dYdX tokens for investors, extending the lockup period from February until December.  Since the news broke, DYDX has surged by 24% on the day.  Extending the Lock-up Period As announced by dYdX on Wednesday, the dYdX foundation, dYdX trading, and parties to the warrants for purchasing DYDX tokens signed an amendment to extend the transfer restriction schedule of said tokens....

The digital asset markets have been shaky in the past year, but the blockchain sector continues to scale as demand intensifies from both crypto-native as well as traditional institutions eyeing to leverage the space. Decentralized smart contracts platform Injective is the latest to announce a new $150 million ecosystem initiative to spur the adoption of interoperable infrastructure and DeFi. Leading the charge is a consortium of prominent Web3 players such as Pantera Capital,...

Pantera Capital – a blockchain-focused institutional asset manager – has released a report reviewing the state of the blockchain industry in 2022, and what to expect on the technological and adoption front going forward. The report predicted that crypto has already bottomed and that the next market cycle will be defined by greater adoption of decentralized finance (Defi).  The Era of Defi According to Pantera’s co-Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Joey Krug, the crypto industry...

2022 was indeed a challenging year for the crypto industry, marked by significant declines in the value of major assets, liquidity issues for many firms, and an unfortunate number of bankruptcy filings. The industry also faced substantial security threats as hackers stole billions of dollars from users and DeFi protocols. A report by blockchain security firm SlowMist, titled “Blockchain Security and AML Analysis,” provided an overview of the security status of various sectors...

WonderFi Technologies – a tech company that provides access to decentralized finance (DeFi) – has reportedly been mulling a merger agreement with the trading platform Coinsquare. The goal would be to establish the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Canada. A Deal on the Horizon As reported by Bloomberg, the two parties have been in advanced merger talks. However, WonderFi did not make further comments, adding that the discussions could not guarantee the collaboration: “These...

Woo Network is a DeFi liquidity provider for institutional platforms and has attracted equity investments from backers like Binance. Revamped Tokenomics for Woo The Woo Network tokenomics revamp involves a series of improvements to its token distribution, the team announced on Monday, (January 10, 2023). These improvements are part of efforts to address issues regarding the current token distribution. Woo’s token revamp will begin with a planned burn of 705 million WOO...

The DeFi world, along with the rest of the cryptoverse, is still in the grip of fear and dread. 2022’s crypto winter continues with no clear end on the horizon. With still no sight of a near-term market bottom forming, some investors have even taken to wondering if DeFi is dead on arrival altogether. But there are some inspiring data about the health and usage of the most prominent DeFi ecosystems today. The winners will go on to keep playing through the next big crypto...

The Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg with violating federal commodities laws during his $110 million manipulation attack in October.  The commission seeks various forms of penalties and relief from the attacker, some of which include trading bans, restitution, and disgorgement. Eisenberg’s Crime Per the complaint filed on Monday, the CFTC said that Eisenberg misappropriated over $100 million from the Mango...

Cryptocurrency firms struggled greatly in 2022, with multiple companies facing financial issues and bankruptcy. In addition to these challenges, over $3 billion was stolen from crypto projects this year, according to Forbes. These setbacks have caused turmoil in the industry and raised concerns about its stability. According to the report, crypto projects witnessed more than 125 hacks, and the top five heists (all involving decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols) accounted...

Die Kryptoindustrie hatte 2022 mit großen Herausforderungen zu kämpfen: stark gefallene Kurse von Kryptowährungen wie Bitcoin und Ether, das Kollabieren des Stablecoins UST mit der dahinter liegenden Währung Terra sowie die FTX-Implosion. In der Folge hat die Diskussion um eine stärkere Regulierung Fahrt aufgenommen. Mit Blick auf 2023 und darüber hinaus kann niemand sagen, wie die Entwicklung der Kryptoindustrie weitergehen wird. Was man aus Sicht von Hartmut Giesen, Kryptoexperte bei der...