Fears of AI-driven DeFi hack epidemic overstated for now — but not for long
A wave of high profile crypto hacks in April that many suspected had been orchestrated using sophisticated AI tools to identify smart contract exploits, led...
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Centralized Elements 'Frequently Persist' in DeFi and Should Be Regulated: FATF
In brief The Financial Action Task Force said that many DeFi platforms are decentralized in name only and fall under its rules wherever identifiable people...
Following Ripple’s European regulatory approval, EX DeFi enabled XRP investors to earn $15,000 daily
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. As XRP ETF expectations...
ARK challenges a16z over whether TradFi really needs DeFi
ARK Invest has challenged a16z crypto’s view that traditional financial institutions will mainly adopt controlled blockchain systems rather than decentralized finance. Summary ARK argues public...
ARK pushes back against a16z’s ‘TradFi wants blockchain, not DeFi’ claim
ARK Invest’s director of research disputed a16z crypto’s thesis that traditional finance will adopt permissioned blockchain infrastructure instead of decentralized finance, saying institutions will increasingly...
Hyperion DeFi to deploy 500K HYPE for Hyperliquid HIP-3 markets
The deal gives Hyperion an equity stake in Skew and a share of listing-service revenue as it expands the utility of its HYPE treasury assets....
Another DeFi Exploit: Perp DEX Ostium Loses $18 Million in Oracle Attack
In brief Ostium lost about $18 million USDC in an oracle exploit on Wednesday. Attackers used a compromised oracle signer key to submit falsified future-dated...
FLEOA Backs Digital Asset CLARITY Act With Four DeFi Accountability Demands
The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) endorsed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on July 10, coming just weeks before what many see as...
UK to Defer Capital Gains Tax on DeFi Lending, Liquidity Pool Deposits
In brief HMRC has announced that depositing crypto into DeFi lending protocols and liquidity pools will be treated as “no gain, no loss,” deferring capital...
AI has not triggered DeFi ‘hackpocalypse,’ Dragonfly partner says
Fears that artificial intelligence would trigger a wave of catastrophic decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks in what was coined as a “hackpocalypse” have not materialized, according...