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EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan at ETHDenver 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Technology
Features
EigenLayer, Crypto's Biggest Project Launch This Year, Is Still Missing Crucial Functionality
The "restaking" protocol with $15 billion in deposits won't pay rewards to depositors and is missing its mission-critical "slashing" feature.
EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan at ETHDenver 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Sam Kessler
Apr 10, 2024 at 5:59 p.m. UTC
Apr 10, 2024
FeaturesEigenLayerRestakingEthereumLiquid stakingDecentralized Finance
BIS tower building (BIS)
Policy
Regulations
DeFi Borrower Behavior Key to Gauging Tokenization Risks: BIS Study
The study was designed to look at the largely unexplored "intricacies" of user behavior and dynamics of decentralized finance lending, the authors said.
BIS tower building (BIS)
By Amitoj Singh
Mar 14, 2024 at 10:44 a.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2024
RegulationsDeFiCollateralized cryptoBISBank for International SettlementsCryptoStudydecentralized governanceDecentralized FinanceTokenizationtraditional finance
(Alina Grubnyak/Unsplash)
Technology
The protocol
The Protocol: Restaking Tokens Are Exploding, and Restaking Isn't Even Live
In this week's issue of our weekly blockchain tech newsletter, Sam Kessler explores how "liquid restaking tokens" or LRTs are remaking decentralized finance. PLUS: Starknet's...
(Alina Grubnyak/Unsplash)
By Bradley Keoun
Feb 21, 2024 at 7:13 p.m. UTC
Feb 21, 2024
The ProtocolNewsletterEthereumProtocolsRestakingDeFiDecentralized Financestarknet
Pendle TVL. (DeFiLlama)
Markets
Defi
DeFi Platform Pendle Nears $1B in Total Value Locked
Pendle crossed the $100 million TVL mark in mid-June 2023.
Pendle TVL. (DeFiLlama)
By Sam Reynolds
Feb 9, 2024 at 7:18 a.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2024
DeFiDecentralized FinanceRestaking
Christy Goldsmith Romero (CFTC)
Policy
Regulations
DeFi Identity Should Be Focus of U.S. Policymakers, CFTC Says
Policymakers should identify the projects of greatest concern and prioritize progress on digital identity, a report from one of the regulator's committees said.
Christy Goldsmith Romero (CFTC)
By Amitoj Singh
Jan 9, 2024 at 9:43 a.m. UTC
Jan 9, 2024
RegulationsCFTCDecentralized FinanceDeFiTechnology Advisory CommitteeIdentity Verification
DeFi TVL and volume (DefiLlama)
Finance
Defi
DeFi Market Rebounds to $50B as Speculators Hunt for Yield
An uptick across Solana-based protocols coupled with more than $700 million in deposits to Blast has fueled growth of the value locked in decentralized finance.
DeFi TVL and volume (DefiLlama)
By Oliver Knight
Dec 5, 2023 at 10:46 a.m. UTC
Dec 5, 2023
DeFiDecentralized FinanceTVLSolanaEthereumLiquid staking
Hands of two people are seen holding pencils over a pad of paper placed between two open laptops
Finance
Defi
KyberSwap Offers 10% Bounty to Attacker Who Made Off With $50M
The attacker had said negotiations would start when they are "fully rested," and hasn't been heard from since.
Hands of two people are seen holding pencils over a pad of paper placed between two open laptops
By Sam Reynolds
Nov 24, 2023 at 9:06 a.m. UTC
Nov 24, 2023
DeFiDecentralized FinanceHackAttackdexsKyberNetwork
Ramon Recuero, Kinto CEO and co-founder (Kinto)
Finance
Decentralized finance
Blockchain Startup Kinto Plans 'First KYC'd' Ethereum Layer-2 Network After Raising $5M
Ethereum layer 2 Kinto network features native know-your-customer (KYC) checks and investor accreditation mechanism to help onboard regulated financial institutions.
Ramon Recuero, Kinto CEO and co-founder (Kinto)
By Krisztian Sandor
Nov 15, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 15, 2023
Decentralized FinanceDeFiKYCOptimismEthereumReal World Assets Layer 2s
Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)
Policy
Regulations
Australia Updates Its Capital Gains Tax Guidance to Include Wrapped Tokens and DeFi
Last year, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) warned cryptocurrency investors that capital gains and losses must be reported every time a digital asset is sold.
Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)
By Amitoj Singh
Nov 14, 2023 at 11:06 a.m. UTC
Nov 14, 2023
RegulationsAustraliaCryptoTaxDeFiDecentralized FinanceWrapped
DeFi market volume and TVL (DefiLlama)
Finance
Defi
DeFi Market Recovers From 30-Month Low as Volume Hits Highest Point Since March
Total value locked across DeFi protocols has risen from $35.8 billion to $42 billion in two weeks.
DeFi market volume and TVL (DefiLlama)
By Oliver Knight
Oct 30, 2023 at 12:10 p.m. UTC
Oct 30, 2023
DeFiDecentralized FinanceTVLOn-chain Data