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Maverick is entering an increasingly competitive market of decentralized exchanges. (Maverick Protocol)
Markets
Markets
DeFi Protocol Maverick Unveils UniSwap Rival Decentralized Exchange on Ethereum
Maverick Protocol said its automated market maker algorithm offers investors more customization and the potential to earn greater profits than on top decentralized exchange Un...
Maverick is entering an increasingly competitive market of decentralized exchanges. (Maverick Protocol)
By Krisztian Sandor
Mar 8, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 8, 2023
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Finance
Startup
DeFi Trading Platform Aurox Seeking Funding at $75M Valuation
The DeFi-focused software developer firm is seeking to raise up to $1 million in a crowdfunding campaign on tZERO.
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By Krisztian Sandor
Feb 28, 2023 at 8:37 p.m. UTC
Feb 28, 2023
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The exploit of Platypus Finance is the latest example of crypto's rampant problem with hackers. (Meg Jerrard/Unsplash)
Technology
Exploit
DeFi Protocol Platypus to Repay at Least 63% of User Funds After $9M Hack
The Avalanche-based protocol worked with crypto exchange Binance to identify the exploiter responsible for last week's attack.
The exploit of Platypus Finance is the latest example of crypto's rampant problem with hackers. (Meg Jerrard/Unsplash)
By Krisztian Sandor
Feb 23, 2023 at 6:04 p.m. UTC
Feb 23, 2023
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Markets
Exploit
USP Stablecoin Loses Dollar Peg as DeFi Protocol Platypus Suffers $8.5M Attack
The flash loan attack caused Platypus Finance’s native stablecoin to fall to 48 cents from $1. The potential loss is $8.5 million, according to blockchain security firm CertiK...
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By Krisztian Sandor
Feb 16, 2023 at 9:34 p.m. UTC
Feb 16, 2023
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Clearpool Prime is set be released in the first quarter of the year. (Clearpool)
Markets
Clearpool
DeFi Protocol Clearpool Chooses Polygon Network for Its Institutional Lending Platform
Clearpool also opened the onboarding and whitelisting process for institutional borrowers and lenders to its Prime platform.
Clearpool Prime is set be released in the first quarter of the year. (Clearpool)
By Krisztian Sandor
Feb 13, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 13, 2023
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Aave is the Finnish word for ghost. (MidJourney/CoinDesk)
Tech
Aave
Aave Deploys Native Stablecoin GHO on Ethereum Testnet
GHO joins an increasingly competitive space as rival DeFi protocols also issue or are moving to release their own protocol-native stablecoins.
Aave is the Finnish word for ghost. (MidJourney/CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Feb 9, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2023
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Markets
Yield farming
Flux Finance Launches Lending Token Collateralized by U.S. Treasurys
Flux Finance invests in Ondo’s Short-Term U.S. Government Bond Fund (OUSG) a tokenized version of a Blackrock Treasury Bond ETF.
(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Sam Reynolds
Feb 9, 2023 at 8:16 a.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2023
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Spark Protocol would be a new liquidity market for lending and borrowing crypto assets focused on DAI. (Dawid Zawila/Unsplash)
Markets
Decentralized finance
MakerDAO Contributors Propose First Native Liquidity Market Focused on DAI Stablecoin
The proposed Spark Protocol will leverage MakerDAO’s DAI stablecoin and its crypto assets for liquidity, and would be based on lending protocol Aave’s upgraded smart contract...
Spark Protocol would be a new liquidity market for lending and borrowing crypto assets focused on DAI. (Dawid Zawila/Unsplash)
By Krisztian Sandor
Feb 8, 2023 at 8:13 p.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2023
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Decentralized finance
Decentralized Lending Protocol Clearpool to Start Institutional Borrowing Platform
Clearpool Prime will allow institutional borrowers to create permissioned borrowing pools with their own loan terms.
(Unsplash)
By Krisztian Sandor
Feb 6, 2023 at 5:59 p.m. UTC
Feb 6, 2023
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Markets
Decentralized Lending Protocol Centrifuge Accrues $6M Unpaid Debt
1754 Factory, the originator of the debt pool with the most distressed loans, said it is liquidating the assets off-chain and negotiating with borrowers for repayments.
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By Krisztian Sandor
Feb 3, 2023 at 10:09 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2023
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