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The Curve Finance exploit has created a liquidity crisis in the DeFi ecosystem, with several lending protocols rushing to minimize their exposure. 270 Total views 6 Total shares Abracadabra Money, a cross-chain lending platform, has proposed increasing the interest rate on its outstanding loans to manage risks associated with its exposure to Curve DAO (CRV). The proposal…

The exchange said all AMP trading will be halted on Aug. 15, adding that it “may resume at some point in the future." 267 Total views 68 Total shares United States-based crypto exchange Binance.US said it will be delisting the AMP token “out of an abundance of caution” of possible enforcement by federal regulators. In a…

Aztec 2.0 is both a scaling and a privacy solution rolled into one. 5586 Total views 29 Total shares Aztec, a privacy protocol developing on Ethereum, announced on Monday the launch of its second iteration, promising private transactions and smart contracts while being cheaper than standard transfers.The layer two solution adopted by Aztec relies on…

Charities and donations have been a trending topic in the cryptocurrency realm as of late. And its not simply as an act of giving; in countries such as the U.S., the country's revenue authority provides generous tax deductions for those who donate their crypto to registered charities. One company, The Giving Block, provides such crypto-fundraising…

Binance.US has asked the court to deny the securities regulator’s proposed temporary restraining order against its assets ahead of a June 13 hearing, claiming that the move would “effectively end” its business.In a June 12 filing, Binance.US slammed the SEC’s emergency motion for a temporary restraining order on its business, calling it “draconian and unduly…

Yam is gearing up for its V3 release later this week after undergoing a security audit from PeckShield. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Yam Finance is relaunching on September 18.Yam Finance V2, a fork of Compound (COMP) featuring a native token with an elastic supply, burst onto the DeFi scene last month — garnering more than…

The roadmap proposes the launch of a regulatory sandbox and the creation of a national blockchain-backed realty register. 292 Total views 16 Total shares Blockchain4Ukraine — a group of pro-crypto Ukrainian lawmakers — and the citizen group Virtual Assets of Ukraine (VAU) revealed a joint roadmap for promoting and developing Web3 in the country. The…

Bitcoin’s price goes up once regulatory setbacks are digested by the crypto community, Zap Procotol co-founder Nick Spanos says. 1042 Total views 2 Total shares China’s crackdown on Bitcoin (BTC) mining continues to face determined responses across the crypto ecosystem. One of the first BTC exchange operators and co-founder of Zap Protocol, Nick Spanos, said…

Fintech and blockchain developer Ant Financial, an affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has been ranked the fifth most valuable private firm in China.In an inaugural rankings report by Hurun, which is best known for compiling a rich list for China, Ant Financial is the top firm in its field and fifth largest in a ranking…