Defi protocols record double-digit losses, total TVL tanks 19%

The decentralized finance ecosystem has recorded a high amount of losses as the crypto market falls below the $2 trillion mark. According to data provided by Defi Llama, the total defi total value locked (TVL) plunged by 19% over the…

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Total value locked across DeFi protocols down more than $3B since Curve Finance attack

In the last three days, the DeFi sector has seen an 8% decline in the total value of locked assets (TVL), falling to $40. 31 billion, as per DeFiLlama data. As of July 30, DeFi projects TVL stood at $43.

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US Justice Department on the hunt for DeFi hackers and thieves: Finance Redefined

The total value locked in DeFi protocols fell below $50 billion after nearly a month of bullish price action.

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DeFi enjoys prolific start to 2023: DappRadar report

DeFi protocols have seen significant growth in total value locked in January, with Lido Finance leading the charge.

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Why The DeFi Sector Has Seen $1.57B In Exploits And Already Exceeds 2021 Record

Per a report from blockchain security firm Peck Shield, the DeFi sector has been under attack with a profitable season for bad actors. The total amount extracted from different crypto projects has already surpassed the total recorded last year.

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DeFi Deep Dive: MakerDAO — ETH’s Longest Running Project

MakerDAO received a capital injection of $15 million from Andreessen Horowitz, in 2018, when he bought 6% of the total Maker (MKR) in circulation. Currently, Maker is the top DeFi protocol with a total value locked of around $4.

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Total value locked in DeFi surpasses $14BN

The total Bitcoin and Ethereum held in DeFi protocols has surpassed the $14 billion…

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Total Value Locked in DeFi May Be Overestimated by $2.83 Billion

DeFi Pulse denies claims it overestimates the total USD value locked in DeFi by $2.83 billion.

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Milestone Reached as Total Value Locked in DeFi Climbs to $6 billion

Decentralized finance reached a new milestone over the weekend as the Total Value Locked (TVL) in DeFi broke $6 billion for the first time. What’s more, the rate of DeFi growth is reflecting the explosion in interest witnessed over the past few months.

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New Highs for DeFi Results in it Accounting for 95% of the Total Value Created on Ethereum

DeFi continues to push higher. Even though Bitcoin is surging today, reaching $11,600, the likes of Akropolis is up 30% against BTC and Bancor 13%. In yet another record, the total amount locked in DeFi has reached $4.

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Another Bubble in the Making? The Case of Flashy DeFi with Fancy Interest Rates

DeFi space has been seeing explosive growth for the past few weeks.  The total market cap of DeFi has reached $6. 2 billion, as per DeFiMarketCap. Also, the total amount locked in DeFi has hit a new all-time high at $1.

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DeFi Markets Back at $1 Billion in Total Value Lockup

Decentralized financial markets (DeFi) have made a remarkable recovery since the mid-March COVID-19 crash. So much so, that the total locked value has again surpassed $1 billion. The DeFi ecosystem took a big hit three months ago when the Ethereum price crashed by 50%, wiping out a considerable amount of locked-up crypto collateral.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Dominance Crucial For Ethereum-Based Products, Says DeFi Founder

Bitcoin (BTC) dominance figures show how much of the total crypto market cap is comprised of Bitcoin (BTC). But this metric is of importance for more than BTC holders

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DeFi surpasses $1Bn in TVL again

In the wider Ethereum ecosystem, DeFi has witnessed significant success over the last year. The Total value locked [USD] in DeFi skyrocketed to $1.25 billion on February 13th. This did not last long aThe post DeFi surpasses $1Bn in TVL again appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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DeFi’ing the Odds; Celsius Network Reports Over $1 Billion Cryptocurrency Deposits

In a press release issued on June 4, 2020, decentralized finance (DeFi) platform crypto interest-earning platform Celsius Network announced that it had surpassed over $1 billion in total cryptocurrency deposits in less than two years after launch its mobile app.

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DeFi Platform Celsius Hits $1 Billion in Cryptocurrency Deposits

Decentralized finance platform Celsius Network has crossed $1 billion in total cryptocurrency deposits.

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A Shake-Up in DeFi Sees Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) Growing Faster Than Lightning Network

Ethereum network has minted 1,000 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) on May 12th via a single transaction, dwarfing the entire amount of Bitcoin locked in the Lightning Network (LN). This recent transaction brought the total number of Bitcoin locked in WBTC to 2,300, which is significantly higher than the 923 Bitcoin currently locked in the Lightning network. […]

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Ether (ETH) Held by Bitfinex Exceeds Entire DeFi Market; Bitcoin Holdings Plunge by Half

Major crypto exchange Bitfinex, while experiencing a sharp plunge in BTC balance since mid-March, is now holding more ETH than the total value locked (TVL) in the decentralized finance (DeFi) market.

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Bitcoin backed WBTC may be the need of the hour on DeFi

After noticing a constant rise in Bitcoin locked in Decentralized Finance [DeFi], the total BTC on the platform stood at 2.1k. Despite the tremendous losses noted by the DeFi in March, the value of BTThe post Bitcoin backed WBTC may be the need of the hour on DeFi appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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dForce DeFi Protocol Hacked, $25M in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Stolen

Today, the worldwide DeFi community witnessed probably its most devastating hack ever. The attack on the dForce protocol (aka Lendf.me) resulted in a $25M total loss.

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DeFi Platform dYdX Originated Over $1 Billion in Loans in Past Year

The non-custodial trading platform on Ethereum, dYdX is the eight-biggest platform with $24. 6 million locked in total value. This decentralized finance (DeFi) platform has seen immense growth in the past year, having originated more than a billion dollar.

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Bitcoin locked in DeFi hits an ATH despite dull price action

There has been tremendous growth in terms of decentralized finance or DeFi. Following the early 2020 rally, the total value locked in DeFi grew exponentially. However, these figures went down after thThe post Bitcoin locked in DeFi hits an ATH despite dull price action appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Why Ethereum locked in DeFi plunged $600m after intense 57% ETH drop

The total amount of Ethereum (ETH) locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms plunged by more than $600 million since February 16. It coincided with a 57 percent drop in the price of ETH from $280 to $120.

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DeFi Suffers Its Own ‘Halving,’ Total Value Drops by Over 50%

In mid-February, the total value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) was around $1. 2 billion. That number is now around $500 million. Decentralized finance (DeFi) has been all the rage in the past few months.

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DEX Volume Soars But Bzx Exploit Raises Questions About ‘Decentralization Theatre’

As the decentralized finance juggernaut rolls inexorably forward, the exploitation of defi project Bzx – in which $350K, or around 2% of total assets was taken – has called the decentralization of the industry into doubt.

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Ethereum DeFi tokens may not scream investment opportunity

Ethereum's DeFi platform has been able to grab significant attention over the past year. In fact, a recent announcement had revealed that the total value locked [TVL] had surpassed a sum of $1 billionThe post Ethereum DeFi tokens may not scream investment opportunity appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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DeFi's latest milestone shows why finance is the main use case for Ethereum

Decentralized finance [DeFi] has continued to gain steam in the past couple of months. The latest milestone includes surpassing $1 billion Total Value Locked [TVL]. Source: Binance Research | MontThe post DeFi's latest milestone shows why finance is the main use case for Ethereum appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Defi Market Surpasses $1 Billion – But There’s a Catch

The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance applications has surpassed $1 billion, prompting celebrations from the Ethereum community. Not everyone has been swift to toast the milestone, however, with suggestions that the true value locked into defi protocols is materially lower.

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Pushing ETH’s Trillion-Dollar Case? DeFi Hits Historic Day With $1 Billion in Total Locked Value

In a new milestone, Decentralized Finance has surpassed $1 billion in total locked value, according to Defi Pulse. DeFi leverages decentralized networks to transform the traditional financial products into transparent and trustless protocols.

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DeFi (Decentralized financial applications) Funds Reach Close to 1 Billion USD

With the recent Ethereum price surge, decentralized finances sphere is ready to celebrate a crucial milestone. Total sum of money locked in DeFi may now exceed $1B

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Total Value Locked in DeFi Hits New All-Time High of $852M

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has been a steadily-growing trend in the digital asset industry, recently reaching new highs in terms of the amounts that have been locked away. DeFi adoption exploded in 2019 and recent trends indicate that adoption will continue to grow in 2020.

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Decentralized Finance Is Blossoming, But Just How Decentralized Is Defi?

The defi market has hit an all-time high as the total value locked up in decentralized finance has surged past $850 million. A flurry of new applications, privacy proposals, wallets, DEXs, and protocols is extending the limits of what defi is capable of.

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When Will the DeFi Boom Reflect in Ethereum Prices?

Crypto markets have been bullish for the past couple of days but Ethereum is still not getting the momentum it needs. This begs the question as to why ETH is still flat when DeFi is booming. Since the weekend over $20 billion has flooded back into crypto markets raising total capitalization to $250 billion once again.

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Ethereum's DeFi: Why the industry is hesitating to adopt it

DeFi continues to be a contentious topic in the blockchain industry. In recent months, the total USD locked in DeFi hit an ATH and is likely to see a significant increase. However with regard to DeFi The post Ethereum's DeFi: Why the industry is hesitating to adopt it appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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DeFi is not going to 'scale the same way as centralized companies'

The decentralized finance sector of the cryptocurrency space has garnered a lot of attention over the past few months, with the total value locked in platforms that fall under this consequently breakiThe post DeFi is not going to 'scale the same way as centralized companies' appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Here’s How DeFi’s Smashing Growth Puts a Trillion-Dollar Case for Ethereum

Decentralized Finance or DeFi for short is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the crypto industry. After a massive upswing in 2019, 2020 is promising to be another great year. Already the total value in USD locked in DeFi has surpassed $800 million.

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Ethereum locked in DeFi hits all-time high, total deposits up 22,400 percent in two years

The amount of Ethereum locked in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has hit an all-time-high after one of the most explosive months for deposits on record and is now up 22,400 percent since December 2017.

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Ethereum Adds 38,000 New Addresses in a Day as DeFi Booms and Istanbul Looms

In terms of new wallets being created, Ethereum is by far the fastest-growing blockchain in the cryptocurrency industry. Ethereum users created a total of 38,164 new wallets over the last 24-hours alone.

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Ethereum's total value locked in DeFi reaches ATH of 4.4 million

Decentralized Finance [DeFi] has seen enormous growth in terms of products and platforms providing services, over the past few months. The charts reflect growth potential for Ethereum as it set a new The post Ethereum's total value locked in DeFi reaches ATH of 4.4 million appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Ethereum, DAI reach ATH in terms of total locked value [TVL] in DeFi

The sub-industry of Decentralized Finance or DeFi is showing no signs of stopping at the moment. Over the past few months, DeFi’s stock has risen leaps and bounds and has managed to grow into a $600 million ecosystem.

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Investor: DeFi reflects rising Ethereum demand, total ETH locked up hits ATH

According to a research team that focuses on DeFi (decentralized finance), the usage of Ethereum (ETH) on decentralized financial networks is on the rise. The DefiPulse team said: “Total ETH locked in DeFi (currently 2.

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DeFi Behemoth Compound Protocol Steps Toward Total Decentralization

Compound’s money markets have quickly become one of the most utilized dApps in all of crypto. The enthusiasm for the protocol has yet to die down, even as Moloch and SpankChain CEO, Ameen Soleimani, released a detailed overview of Compound, highlighting how centralized it is.

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Investor: Ethereum fundamentals are strong despite 88% drop from ATH

The Ethereum (ETH) price has dropped by 88 percent from its record high at $1,448, showing a sluggish price trend year-to-date. Yet, according to investor Spencer Noon, the fundamentals of the asset remain strong as the total value of Ether locked in DeFi apps continues to increase.

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ETH Shoot Up: Total Value of Ethereum Locked in DeFi Reaches a Record 3 Million

A new record has been set by Ethereum locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) projects at 3 Million. According to the tracker site, DeFi Pulse, the total value locked in DeFi reached a new milestone, hitting 3 million ETH for the first time ever.

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Nearly $500M Locked In DeFi Smart Contracts

Ethereum-based lending continue to dominate the nascent sector of decentralized finance (DeFi). Nearly half a billion dollars’ worth of assets are locked up in DeFi smart contracts, with stablecoin and CDP provider MakerDAO (DAI) remaining the clear market leader.

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Total amount of wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) in the Kyber Network triples after being added to Compound

The total amount of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) locked in the Kyber Network had almost tripled in a single day, DeFi Pulse reported. The sudden increase in WBTC reserves could have been a reaction to the news that the DeFi protocol Compound has added WBTC to its offerings.

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