DeFi insurance protocols debuted with huge ambitions during the 2020 crypto boom. But as hacks evolved and users chased yields over protection, most of the sector collapsed under the same risks it was built to cover.
Pudgy Penguins’ recent rally may be a breakout driven by ecosystem momentum. This move appears to have benefited long-term holders in unexpected ways, according to on-chain data. According to DNTV Research founder Bradley Park, the surge may have provided liquidity, that is, enough buyers in… Read More
Not everything in bitcoin is at risk from a quantum computer. Bitcoin mining, the process by which new blocks get added to the blockchain, uses a type of math called hashing that quantum computers cannot meaningfully break. The ledger itself and the rule that new… Read More
Chaos Labs, one of Aave’s key risk managers, is leaving the DeFi lending giant’s ecosystem, marking the latest in a string of high-profile contributor exits that have reshaped the protocol’s core operating team in recent months. The departure follows earlier exits from major contributors like… Read More
Gauntlet, one of decentralized finance’s (DeFi) leading providers for risk management tools, has seen its total value locked (TVL), a measure of the assets deposited across its vaults, fall sharply over the past seven days, dropping 22.84% to $1.325 billion. That has erased roughly $380… Read More
Days after JPMorgan Chase & Co. admitted to debanking President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, the Federal Reserve seeks comments on its proposal that would stop government supervisors from pushing banks to sever ties with lawful customers based on… Read More
