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Tokens Fueling Innovation in the Dynamic Fantom DeFi Ecosystem

In the rapidly evolving realm of Defi and L1’s, the Fantom ecosystem shines as a vibrant hub for innovation. Within this dynamic landscape, various protocols play pivotal roles in sculpting the future of decentralized finance on Fantom. Each protocol brings its distinct features, vision, and potential to the forefront, propelling growth, stability, and inclusivity within the Fantom DeFi ecosystem. The most known protocol in Fantom is SpookySwap (Ticker : BOO), an EVM-compatible DEX, has been pioneered since its April 2021 launch. Endorsed by the Fantom Foundation and bolstered by community

Crypto Chaos

Despite the second-largest bank failure in US history, the Federal Reserve continued its interest rate hike strategy last week. This caused markets to react by pricing in continued monetary tightening, pushing back their expectations of rate decreases to 2024. Some have perceived this move as necessary to combat inflation, even if it comes at the cost of breaking the banking sector. Unfortunately, this sober outlook suggests that the rest of the year may be marked by more sideways action in the markets rather than a steady recovery. Meanwhile, in the

Paribus. The Benefits of Collaboration.

After discovering we were victims of an exploit, we’ve decided to share our plans to open-source our code and make it accessible to external developers. Our aims in so doing are simple; through leveraging a wider pool of minds, we will be better positioned to avoid potential faults and bugs that may arise in the future. Open-sourcing code has become increasingly popular in recent years, with many companies and organizations embracing these principles as a way to enhance innovation, reduce costs, and improve transparency. It involves allowing the public to

Defi Hack: “stupid kid” nick name goes viral as BXH hack mystery unfolds

The latest update in the $130 million Defi hack of the BXH protocol unveiled that the exploit took place due to a modification in the network’s administrative privileges, which led the attackers to use this privilege to transfer project assets. According to the Chinese Journalist, Colin Wu, BXH protocol irresponsibly consigned the authority of fund management to the attackers which further led to the most convenient hack in recent history. This has triggered the nickname “stupid kid” in the Chinese community for the protocol since BXH has the same initials

White hat hacker paid DeFi’s largest reported bounty fee

Belt Finance, an automated market maker (AMM) protocol operating a yield optimization strategy on Binance Smart Chain (BSC), claims to have paid the largest bounty in the history of decentralized finance (DeFi) to a whitehat hacker who averted a $10 million bug crisis. Industry whitehat programmer Alexander Schlindwein discovered the vulnerability in Belt Finance’s protocol this week and reported the news to the team. For his efforts, Schlindwein received a generous compensation of $1.05 million, the majority of which ($1 million) was granted by Immunefi, with the additional $50,000 offered by

Poly Network hacker returns less than 1% of the $600M theft

These transfers have occurred across the three wallets associated with the Poly Network hacker across the Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and Polygon networks. Poly Network confirmed receipt of the returned funds via a tweet issued on Tuesday.Details from Etherscan show that $2 million worth of Shiba Inu (SHIB) and $616,000 in Fei USD (FEI) tokens are being returned.So far, we have received a total value of $4,772,297.675 assets returned by the hacker.ETH address: $2,654,946.051BSC address: $1,107,870.815Polygon address: $1,009,480.809 pic.twitter.com/bPFAQk4mvS— Poly Network (@PolyNetwork2) August 11, 2021Data from BscScan also shows the

Nugenesis Ecosystems – Upholding the Principles of Monotheism Financial Practices, Paving the Way for Future Application of Islamic and Non-usury Banking

Islamic scholars have long had major issues with whether cryptocurrency is permissible, and is it equal or more appropriate to Islamic finance than Fiat?All Monotheism religions have strict rules around finance, and it historically defines currency as commodities with intrinsic value — gold, silver, metals, tradable products, etc.Some may argue that government-issued fiat currencies do not have any intrinsic value and may be incompatible with a careful interpretation of Sharia law. This would pose a problem for the burgeoning Islamic finance industry, which aims to produce financial returns in compliance

THORChain hit by another exploit; loses up to $7.6M

With the emergence of cryptocurrencies, also came a corresponding rise in ransomware attacks. Several security loopholes in the cryptocurrency space in general, and smart contract platforms in particular, have come to light over the last few years. Once hailed as foolproof, blockchains have fallen fall prey to illicit activities, an assertion evidenced by the numerous scams and fraudulent activities that ensued. The latest to fall victim to the same is THORChain, a popular cross-chain decentralized exchange. It’s in the news today after an exploit drained millions of dollars from the

ChainSwap saga: Platform hit again; MATTER, ROOM, others tank; compensation plan announced

On Saturday, a hacker attacked the cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) platform ChainSwap (ASAP), exploiting a critical vulnerability in its smart contract.Roughly nine days after its latest exploit, which resulted in losses of around $800,000, the project got drained for a significantly larger sum as more than 10 tokens have been impacted.ChainSwap hacker Many projects partnered with the cross-chain platform to bridge tokens between Ethereum (ETH)) and Binance Smart Chain (BSC) were affected, including Umbrella Network (UMB), Antimatter (MATTER), Dafi (DAFI) and Option Room (ROOM), to name a few.The team published a

Uncomfortable Truths of Trading And What to Watch Out For

There are some uncomfortable truths about trading crypto, which many people refuse to acknowledge. For instance, everybody — no matter how they play the market — is part of an emotional scheme. That means you, too. Thierry Gilgen, CEO of MachinaTrader, takes a deeper look into how social media channels dominate information about cryptocurrencies. The market is not purely mathematics. Raw human emotions play a big role, and that includes you potentially getting played. It is easy to be carried away while trading and make an emotional-based decision that results

Bulls Stampede Toward $12K Bitcoin Price as Weekly Close Approaches

Bitcoin price is making a strong push toward $12,000 with just 24-hours before the weekly close occursDespite multiple rejections at the $12K mark, BTC continues to make higher lows and traders are buying dips at underlying support levelsChainlink reached a new all-time high at $19.80 and Ether is struggling to push above $430Cryptocurrency daily market performance snapshot. Source: Coin360Typically, for Bitcoin (BTC), weekends are marked by reduced trading volume as day traders take a break and the CME Bitcoin markets are closed. Experienced traders will also know that exchange order books