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CoinDesk Market Index Adds Convex, Serum, 12 Other Digital Assets
The digital-asset index deleted Polymath and Tribe as constituents, in a series of changes that take effect Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. ET.
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Harvest Finance Boosts Bounty to $1M for Information Leading to Return of Exploited Funds
Harvest Finance is offering $1 million for information leading to the return of funds from Monday's $24 million exploit.
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Innovation takes priority over investor protection in the anything-goes market of decentralized finance, or DeFi.
First Mover: Bitcoin Surges to New 2020 High as Harvest Debacle Provides Costly DeFi Lesson
This week's $24M exploit of DeFi platform Harvest shows risks as real as rewards in open-beta crypto markets, where investor protection is minimal.
Innovation takes priority over investor protection in the anything-goes market of decentralized finance, or DeFi.

Customers outside the Berlin Stadtbank, waiting to withdraw their savings at the outbreak of World War I, August 1914.
Harvest Finance: $24M Attack Triggers $570M 'Bank Run' in Latest DeFi Exploit
Harvest Finance has seen its total value locked drop by more than $500 million in the 12 hours since being hit by a flash loan attack.
Customers outside the Berlin Stadtbank, waiting to withdraw their savings at the outbreak of World War I, August 1914.

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), "Wheatfield with a Reaper," Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Sept. 1889. Oil on canvas, 73.2 cm x 92.7 cm.
Uniswap, Curve Daily Trading Volumes Surges Past $2B, Likely Driven by Harvest Attack
Daily trading volume on Uniswap surged by over 1,200% to a record $2.04 billion, surpassing the previous record high of $953.59 million registered on Sept. 1 by a big margin.
Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), "Wheatfield with a Reaper," Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Sept. 1889. Oil on canvas, 73.2 cm x 92.7 cm.

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Harvest Finance Token Plummets 65% After Attack Saps DeFi Site of TVL
A possible exploit in DeFi protocol Harvest Finance has caused the site's TVL to drop sharply, along with the price of its FARM token.
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Farmers harvesting, Ethnographic Museum in Avgorou, Cyprus.
Harvest Finance Doubles Total Value Locked to $704M in One Week
Harvest Finance’s dramatic growth took place during a time when enthusiasm around the DeFi space has slowly hit a wall.
Farmers harvesting, Ethnographic Museum in Avgorou, Cyprus.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bounces to $11.8K; Over 10K BTC Locked in Harvest Finance
Bitcoin’s price tested $11,800 Monday as investors continue to put BTC into new DeFi protocols.
CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index