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The sudden jump of total value locked on the DeFi platform Compound has caused a flippening event in the decentralized finance sector. The TVL on Compound surpassed MakerDao’s as of yesterday, and the gap continues expanding today.Compound Overtakes MakerDAOMakerDAO has been the predominant force for total value locked for years, according to data from the DeFi monitoring resource – DeFi Pulse. Its influence over the entire marker was so unambiguous that the website tracked “Maker Dominance,”...

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has recently stated that interest rates on decentralized finance protocols that are significantly higher compared to those in traditional finance come with unstated risks attached.Vitalik Buterin on High DeFi Interest RatesThe co-founder of Ethereum and one of the most prominent members of the cryptocurrency community, Vitalik Buterin, recently took it to Twitter to comment on high yields and interest rates associated with Decentralized Finance...

The price of Compound (COMP) tokens is seeing a massive surge amid a manic week for the decentralized finance (DeFi) project, which included a listing announcement by U.S. crypto exchange giant Coinbase.Compound TVL Crosses $400M TVL MilestoneWith the number of lenders on the Compound protocol increasing rapidly, data from DeFiPulse shows the project crossing the $400M mark in total value locked (TVL). Barely a week ago, this figure stood at $100 million. Compound becomes the second lending...

Ren, the open-source protocol enabling permissionless and private transfers of value between any blockchain, launched its mainnet and a dApp utilizing it within a few weeks.Interestingly, the protocol’s native cryptocurrency REN has gained more than 40% of value in the same period.Ren Launches RenVM MainnetThe blockchain-based company announced the release of its RenVM Mainnet in late May, asserting that it’s the “beginning of a cross-chain era for DeFi,” as it “brings interoperability” to...

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The number of DAI locked up in the Ethereum based Aave lending protocol almost doubled, leading into June 8.Aave is a prominent protocol in Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Users can lend cryptocurrency at stable or variable rates, earning daily payouts to the wallet of their choice. They can take advantage of uncollateralized, trustless flash-loans, paid back within the same transaction block.DAI Locked in Aave Almost Doubles OvernightAccording to data from DeFi Pulse, the...

TRON, a popular blockchain platform and decentralized content ecosystem have just announced its move into the world of decentralized finance (DeFi), with the launch of JUST – a decentralized lending platform with its associated stablecoin, USDJ.JUST and USDJ are Now LiveTRON’s first DeFi project is JUST, a new platform that allows TRX holders to receive a new stablecoin called USDJ in return for locking up TRX in a collateralized debt position, or CDP.Like Tether (USDT), TRON’s new USDJ token...

The recent attack on the popular Chinese decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, dForce, may have come to a happy end for customers. The company explained that over 90% of all assets had been distributed back to users in less than 24 hours.dForce Made Whole Its UsersAs Cryptopotato reported last week, an unknown attacker exploited the Chinese DeFi protocol dForce Network. By hacking its lending solution, Lendf.Me, the perpetrator managed to dramatically reduce the total value locked (TVL) in...

A group of miners controlling 70% of the decentralized network PegNet hash rate manipulated the price of a Japanese Yen-pegged stablecoin dubbed pJPY. By submitting false data, they managed to artificially inflate a wallet balance of $11 up to $6.7 million but couldn’t liquidate the assets later. Miners Manipulate A Stablecoin’s Price Built on top of the Factom protocol, PegNet is a decentralized network allowing users to trade stablecoins pegged to fiat currencies, commodities, and other...

Just days after stealing $25 million from the Chinese DeFi protocol dForce, the attacker has returned almost all the funds. The unexpected events occurred after compelling transactions carrying several memos, contact email exchanges, and pleads from people. dForce Hacker Returns The Assets As Cryptopotato reported over the weekend, a hacker exploited the popular DeFi protocol – dForce Network. The attacker managed to drain all $25 million worth of crypto assets from its lending solution...