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Voyager Digital is the latest crypto lender to suspend transactions
Voyager Digital suspends withdrawals, trading and deposits to its platform, says it’s exploring alternatives to preserve the platform’s value. Read more…
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Crypto lenders hit hard as DeFi returns plunge
As crypto markets tumble, DeFi activity is being hit particularly hard, robbing crypto lenders of their most lucrative returns. Read more…
Features
Can DeFi boost digitalisation for Malaysia’s SMEs?
SMEs are under-capitalized, and capital market infrastructure is siloed and complex. DeFi offers key advantages over this legacy system. Read more…
Features
DeFi can unlock APAC’s digital hub ambitions
Decentralised Finance (DeFi) is taking the world by storm – and Asia Pacific is no exception. The benefits are clear to see. Read more…
Views
Web 2.0 wasn’t what most people think it is
Web 2.0 wasn’t what most people think it is, or at least it means slightly different things to different people. Read more…
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OpenSea flaw enables punters to buy NFTs at bargain prices
A flaw in OpenSea allowed people to buy at least $1.1m worth of NFTs for well below market price. OpenSea says it’s a blockchain problem. Read more…
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DeFi drives record cryptocurrency crime surge in 2021
Cryptocurrency-linked crime surged to a record high last year, with the rise in DeFi a big factor in an increase in stolen funds and scams. Read more…
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Asia VC and crypto hedge funds to invest $100m in Assembly blockchain
Some of Asia’s largest venture capital firms and crypto hedge funds will invest $100m to develop applications on new Assembly blockchain. Read more…
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Crime is booming on DeFi platforms, raking in $10.5b so far in 2021
Fraud and theft at DeFi platforms has totalled $10.5 billion so far this year, thanks mainly to buggy software and design flaws: report Read more…
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DeFi platforms: the latest front in cryptocurrency’s hacking problem
Cryptocurrency exchanges were the epicentre for cyberheists. Now, a bigger hacking risk is peer-to-peer crypto or DeFi platforms. Read more…
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Tokens worth $600 million stolen from DeFi cryptocurrency platform
A cryptocurrency platform has lost an estimated $600 million in digital tokens after one of the sector’s biggest ever hacking attacks. Read more…
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Cryptocurrency crime fell in 2020 but ‘DeFi’ breaches are on the rise
Losses from cryptocurrency crime fell 57% in 2020, but crime in the ‘decentralized finance’ or DeFi space continued to grow. Read more…
Features
Welcome to the freewheeling world of ‘DeFi’ cryptocurrency lending
DeFi (decentralised finance), where peer-to-peer cryptocurrency platforms allow lenders/borrowers to transact without traditional gatekeepers Read more…