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DeFi could solve Africa’s foreign exchange problems, neobank CEO says
Forex liquidity and currency swaps are hard to access for many in Africa, which limits the use of United States dollar-based services in the continent’s import-dependent economies. This creates a vacuum that decentralized finance (DeFi)…
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KyberSwap DEX hacker sends an on-chain message: Be nice, or else
The exploiter behind the $46 million crypto theft against KyberSwap has demanded its execs and tokenholders ease up on the hostilities, threatening to push out negotiations until everyone is “more civil.”In an on-chain message addressed to…
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OKX launches crypto exchange, wallet services in Brazil
Cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 developer OKX announced the expansion of its services for users in the Brazilian market with a local crypto exchange and Web3 wallet platform. On Nov. 27, the company said it is focusing on providing a…
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Cosmos Hub greenlights ATOM inflation cut for security boost
The governing body of Cosmos Hub has endorsed a proposal to decrease the maximum inflation rate of its native token, Cosmos (ATOM), from 14% to 10%.According to the proposal, the authorized modification would reduce ATOM’s annualized…
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Indexed Finance thwarts hijackers, set to compensate 2021 hack victims
Indexed Finance, an Ethereum-based project that suffered a $16 million hack in 2021, has successfully thwarted two hijacking attempts. The project’s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) control will be returned to its founders,…
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KyberSwap attacker used ‘infinite money glitch,’ Australia’s tax agency won’t clarify DeFi rules:…
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week.The attacker who stole $46 million from the KyberSwap…
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KyberSwap DEX exploited for $46 million, TVL tanks 68%
Around $46 million in various crypto assets has seemingly been drained from the decentralized KyberSwap exchange in the latest decentralized finance exploit.On Nov. 23, the Kyber Network team alerted its users, stating in an X (Twitter)…
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Aave Companies rebrands to Avara, acquires Ethereum self-custody ‘Family Wallet’
Decentralized finance (DeFi) group Aave Companies has been rebranded to Avara as it looks to broaden its user base across the Web3 ecosystem.Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Avara (formerly Aave Companies), tells Cointelegraph that the…
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Sushi to test Bitcoin swaps and Opyn DeFi protocol founders cave to CFTC pressure: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week.A new DeFi report has highlighted that a significant…
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Yearn.finance token tumbles 43%, community speculates on exit scam
Yearn.finance’s (YFI) governance token plummeted over 43% in just five hours on Nov. 18 after rallying almost 170% early in the month, stirring fears about a possible exit scam. During the dramatic drop in value, over $300 million was wiped…
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