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The person behind 2023’s Euler Finance hack has congratulated the Penpie exploiter after the latter moved the bulk of the funds they stole to Tornado Cash. The Penpie thief transferred the money even as the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform pleaded for the funds to be returned in exchange for a bounty. The $27M Penpie Protocol Hack On Sep. 6, blockchain security company Peckshield made a post on X featuring the Euler Finance exploiter’s message to the Penpie protocol...

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platform Penpie, built on the Pendle network, reportedly suffered a major exploit on September 3, 2024. According to the real-time on-chain monitoring system Cyvers Alert, the hack led to the loss of at least $26 million in various wrapped and synthetic crypto assets. Details of the Attack Emerge The security surveillance company stated that the attack on Penpie was initiated by a smart contract that had been initially funded to the tune of 10...

Matter Labs reduces its workforce by 16% in response to market and business changes. The company promotes decentralization and operational efficiency. Matter Labs, the key developer of Ethereum’s layer 2 scaling technology ZKsync, is laying off 24 employees, or 16% of its staff. This is the first time the organization has had to make such reductions since it was founded in 2018. Restructuring to Meet Evolving Needs The employment reduction is part of a larger organizational reform aimed at...

Nexo’s new onboarding process follows FCA requirements, improving user risk awareness. The platform’s 10-month halt allowed for a full modify to meet UK regulatory standards. Nexo, a centralized cryptocurrency lender, has restarted client registrations in the United Kingdom after a 10-month halt. The delay was first triggered in December 2023 owing to changes in regulatory requirements. Nexo has now improved its operations to satisfy Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) compliance standards,...

The SunPump community changed its mind about an LP burning mechanism, instead opting for an on-chain buyback and burn mechanism, which Justin Sun agreed to. After hearing the SunPump community out, Justin Sun has decided to implement a 100% on-chain buyback and burn mechanism for the SUN token, memecoin generator SunPump’s native asset. While the initial decision was to integrate an LP token burn mechanism, the community decided against it for various reasons, pushing Sun to choose the...

Threshold has proposed a merger of its tBTC token with WBTC as the industry is concerned for the latter’s future. Threshold, a protocol offering a decentralized version of wrapped bitcoin through its tBTC token, has proposed a merger with BitGo’s WBTC token in an effort to “save” the biggest wrapped bitcoin token by market cap. WBTC’s future has become concerning for the crypto community after BitGo partnered with Hong Kong-based BiT Global to expand its foothold beyond the United States....

Cardano introduces the Chang hard fork, a step towards decentralized governance. The new governance system includes DReps and a tricameral layout to ensure balanced decision-making. The Cardano blockchain has taken an immense step toward decentralized governance with the release of the Chang hard fork. At 10:44 p.m. London time on Sunday, Cardano began handing control of its $13 billion blockchain to holders of its native ADA coin. This is the first stage of the blockchain’s shift to a fully...

Household DeFi protocol Maker replaced its decentralized DAI stablecoin with centralized USDS as it rebranded to Sky. Users are not happy. DeFi lending protocol, Maker, came out of its rebranding efforts as Sky. With that, Maker’s stablecoin, DAI—the largest decentralized stablecoin in the crypto ecosystem—was replaced by the new USDS. Maker’s MKR governance token also saw an upgrade as the rebranding ushered in the SKY governance token. Sky’s team suggested the rebranding will help take this...

Maker, one of the first and largest DeFi lending protocols on Ethereum, has rebranded to “Sky” following key upgrades to its decentralized stablecoin system. That stablecoin, previously known as DAI, has also rebranded to USDS, and the MKR governance token has been changed to SKY. From MKR to SKY: What’s New? As announced over Twitter on Tuesday, SKY is an “upgraded version” of MKR obtainable by supplying USDS token to the Sky protocol through Sky.money. 1 DAI can be...

Tron founder Justin Sun has downplayed concerns following the removal of 12,000 Bitcoin, worth over $729 million, from the reserves backing Decentralized USD (USDD), a stablecoin governed by the Tron DAO Reserve. The action was recorded on August 19, when the blockchain observer Blockchair discovered that the Bitcoin was taken out of the address that was linked to the USDD collateral. This led to concerns on the social media platform x (former Twitter), where some of the users said that Sun...