Tezos Adds Support for Private Transactions and DeFi Contracts

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Andreas Antonopoulos: Use DeFi Contracts for BTC Passive Income

HODLing Bitcoin may pay off eventually, but it means one’s money isn’t working for them now, says Andreas Antonopoulos.

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Bancor’s Bug Exposes Dangerously Common Practice in Ethereum DeFi

Many DeFi smart contracts can withdraw unlimited amounts of money from user wallets, potentially spelling disaster.

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EOS-Based DeFi, Equilibrium, Adds Binance, Eosfinex to EOSDT Stablecoin Governance Council

According to official reports, the two companies joined the council alongside independent block producers, EOS Nation and EOS Cannon, to provide oversight over approval of contracts and amendments made on smart contracts on the EOSDT stablecoin blockchain.

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Ethereum: DeFi, smart contracts face issues as gas prices rise by exorbitant levels

Over the last month, Ethereum's gas prices have been surging faster than Bitcoin's price. The average gas price increased 3X since the start of May. The reason for this surge is similar to when CryptoThe post Ethereum: DeFi, smart contracts face issues as gas prices rise by exorbitant levels appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Andreessen Horowitz-backed DeFi Exchange, dYdX, Rolls Out BTC-USDC Perpetual Contracts

dYdX, one of the leading Ethereum based DeFi's, has released its BTC perpetual contracts for trading to the public. This initiative was initially under a private alpha testing phase but will now be fully integrated with Ethereum's DEX ecosystem.

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Synthetix, Optimism Demo Synthetix.Exchange on Optimistic Virtual Machine (OVM)

Synthetix, the second-largest Ethereum-powered decentralized finance (DeFi) platform has joined forces with Optimism, a Public Benefit Corporation dedicated to developing scaling solutions for the Ethereum smart contracts blockchain, to demo the Synthetix Exchange on the Optimistic Virtual Machine (OVM).

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DeFi Bug Freezes $30,000 of Ether Forever

Hegic, a DeFi options trading protocol, has been forced to redeploy its smart contract after a bug in the codebase rendered the options contracts unlockable. A war of words ensued...The post DeFi Bug Freezes $30,000 of Ether Forever appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Has Zilliqa Built a Better Ethereum Yet?

Zilliqa, a smart contracts platform, has been following Ethereum’s missteps every since CryptoKitties brought the number two network to a halt in 2017. Now, with DeFi’s future in question, can Zilliqa pick...The post Has Zilliqa Built a Better Ethereum Yet? appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Celsius Network Changes from CeFi to DeFi with Chainlink’s Oracle Data Integration

Celsius Network, a crypto lending firm has teamed up with Chainlink to use its Oracle live data feeds to decentralize the process of estimation of interest rates on the platform. Chainlink has created a name for itself because of its Oracle real-world data feeds mostly used for smart contracts.

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Chainlink To Launch Its First Oracles Outside Ethereum on Polkadot Blockchain

Chainlink’s oracles have become a popular solution for Ethereum based DeFi’s as blockchain innovators seek to integrate their smart contracts with external data for more information. Polkadot, another blockchain built ecosystem, announced on Feb 25th through their blog post that they will also be leveraging the Chainlink tech.

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DeFi attacks may be 'fundamentally caused by centralization of power'

Love it or hate it, decentralized finance has been taking the cryptocurrency space by storm in recent times. Using smart contracts on the blockchain, DeFi apps enable lending, borrowing, and a multituThe post DeFi attacks may be 'fundamentally caused by centralization of power' appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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'Flash Loan' exploits spark DeFi debate

DeFi protocols are swelling, with more funds than ever locked in smart contracts. But two recent exploits have highlighted their vulnerabilities—leading critics to suggest they are not as decentralized as they might appear to be.

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Funds Locked in DeFi Approach $1 Billion Milestone

The amount of money locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) contracts has just blasted through $900M — nearly reaching $920M at the time of publishing. DeFi is increasingly looking like it will be the main driver of Ethereum’s growth as its funds continue to increase.

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Ethereum's DeFi space marks another milestone as TVL registers new ATH

Ethereum, the world's leading smart contracts platform, is well-noted for being the main hub of decentralized finance. The DeFi space that gained massive momentum in the crypto-verse last year continuThe post Ethereum's DeFi space marks another milestone as TVL registers new ATH appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Tezos to Join DeFi Movement with StakerDAO

Given the burgeoning DeFi ecosystem, Tezos Capital CEO Jonas Lamis is launching StakerDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that will decide on which blockchains to stake for. Booming DeFi Market the Inspiration Behind StakerDAO According to DeFi Pulse, around $700 million is locked inside DeFi smart contracts.

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Scope of DAI Use Cases are Exponentially Widening

A recent report from MakerDAO digs into the growing adoption of the DAI stablecoin. Issuance of DAI may be done through Maker debt contracts, but usage is being leveraged across the Ethereum dApp ecosystem, June 8, 2019.

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To DeFi or Not DeFi: The Latest on Ethereum’s Dilemma from ConsenSys’ Ethereal Summit NY

Ethereum is the second largest cryptocurrency and for good reason – when it was released, smart contracts were just beginning and Ethereum offered more than being a currency. It offered the world a new way to look at applications, a way to decentralize them and to usher in a new era of privacy and application […]

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After QuadrigaCX: New Regulations for Canadian Exchanges Are in the Works

As anxiety grows around every new twist and turn in the ongoing QuadrigaCX drama, along with extensive QuadrigaCX media coverage, Canada’s mainstream media has been calling on the government to bring in better oversight and regulation of cryptocurrency businesses, especially cryptocurrency exchanges.

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