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The debate over the feasibility of using Ethereum as the Swiss Army of the crypto-verse is heating up again now that DeFi, gaming, and NFT are enjoying a recent surge in popularity. But the outlook is not very positive considering the current state of affairs. The impact of xcessive fees, long confirmation times, and slow updates is starting to worry retail users, techies, and large investors. Ethereum Developers Should Focus on L1 Faced with the difficulties of delivering a...

According to data provided by the blockchain analysis company – Elliptic – investors have lost $12 billion to criminals targeting decentralized finance platforms since the beginning of 2021. More than $10 billion of that amount accounts for cases of fraud and theft on DeFi products. Seven Times More Than in 2020 Over the recent years, the total value locked in DeFi projects has skyrocketed from $500 million to nearly $250 billion. With this major increase, though, comes the...

cBridge – the multi-chain network that’s designed to enable value transfers into Ethereum and its layer-two scaling solutions, has surpassed $1 billion in terms of total cross-chain transaction volume and assets bridged. According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, Celer Network’s cBridge has achieved a considerable milestone, surpassing $1 billion in total cross-chain and transaction volume and assets bridged. This comes only four months after cBridge was...

Maple Finance – an institutional capital marketplace for digital assets – has partnered with fintech investment firm Alameda Research to launch Defi’s first syndicated loan. Alameda will use Maple Finance’s new development to provide loans to accredited non-US institutions through a single-borrower DeFi lending pool. Decentralized Syndicated Loans Alameda is to operate as the sole borrower of the pool, leveraging its high profile to score better pricing on loans. Lenders to...

DeFi trading platform Injective Protocol is launching its mainnet after rolling out a $120 million incentive program for traders, market makers, and DeFi projects, the protocol announced this Tuesday. First DeFi Cross-Chain Derivatives Markets As per the press release, Injective Protocol is set to launch the world’s first DeFi derivatives markets using the IBC Oracle, the popular Cosmos-based third-party service that will provide access to external, off-chain data. For now,...

ING – the Dutch multinational banking corporation – has begun collaborating with the Netherlands’ financial authority on utilizing decentralized finance. The Bank’s Defi Project Annerie Vreugdenhil – ING’s Chief Innovation Officer – said as much at the Singapore Fintech Festival earlier today. Speaking in a panel discussion, the CIO complimented Singapore’s welcoming regulatory environment. As reported last week, the Monetary Authority of Singapore has no plans on banning...

Digital assets firm Genesis recently published its Q3 Market Observations Report, and it highlights some of the major trends across the market. This time, it shows the demand for bitcoin had faded during Q3 as institutions were exploring DeFi platforms and altcoins. BTC Demand Trends Downward Due to Institutionalization As per the report, BTC demand trended downward during Q3 due to the lack of opportunities for traders to profit from spreads between the BTC price in spot and...

Das letzte grosse Bitcoin-Upgrade ist bereits vier Jahre her und spaltete damals die Community – im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes. Das Update namens SegWit ging 2017 an den Start und führte effizientere Transaktionen auf der Bitcoin-Blockchain ein. Gleichzeitig sorgte das Update für einen so genannten „hard fork“, eine Abspaltung im Bitcoin-Netzwerk. Ab diesem Zeitpunkt gab es nicht nur Bitcoin, sondern auch die Kryptowährung Bitcoin Cash. Beim neuen...

The masterminds behind the Squid rug pull are probably enjoying the good life after stealing more than $3 million in a matter of seconds. But Binance is doing everything it can to make sure their party is short-lived. Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange platform in the world, is tracking the scammers. According to Barron’s, an intelligence team is auditing the blockchain, gathering information to hand over to the authorities and help apprehend the scammers. Binance...

The SQUID token made headlines in various financial and cryptocurrency media around the world this week. Still, it might not be the miracle everyone was hoping for. After rising over 110,000% in less than a week, reports of “investors” who have been unable to sell their tokens after astronomical gains are starting to pop up all over the internet. The token is ranked #2905 among the cryptocurrencies listed on Coinmarketcap, but the price aggregator itself has already put up a...