DeFi Protocol Ankr Suffers Infinity Minting Exploit – Here’s What Happened
DeFi infrastructure provider Ankr has been exploited to the tune of over $5 million due to a bug that allowed for unlimited minting of its token.
Latest DeFi News
DeFi, or decentralized finance, is one of the biggest things in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry right now, and it does pretty much what its name suggests. That is, it uses blockchains, smart contracts and/or cryptoassets to deliver financial services to customers, be these loans, payments, remittances, derivatives, or investments.
Aave DeFi Platform Freezes 17 Crypto Markets on Platform Due to Volatility Concerns – More Trouble on the Way?
Major decentralized lending protocol Aave has "temporarily" frozen its lending services across 17 markets citing excess volatility that could pave the way for market manipulation attempts.
Japanese Regulator Suggests it May Be Preparing to Police DeFi
The top Japanese financial regulator has given a hint that it may be preparing to attempt to police the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector.
Uniswap Decentralized Exchange New Privacy Policy Says Platform Will Collect User Data – Here’s What’s Included
Major decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap has updated its privacy policy to now collect certain on-chain and off-chain data from users, a move that has attracted the ire of some members of the crypto community. Read more here.
