Flash Loans are quite a hot topic in the decentralized finance ecosystem, due to events using this technology leading to a loss of funds…

Lev Livnev, a formal verification researcher at dapp.org and a founding partner at Symbolic Capital Partners, talks about the two attacks on bZx in the last week. He describes what the attackers did, why he thinks flash lending is not the culprit and how…

1inch Exchange accused bZx of withholding a bug that put $2.5 million of user funds at risk. bZx hit back, claiming they patched the bug.

So what is Tellor? We are a decentralized oracle that securely brings off-chain data onto Ethereum. To enable this we created a protocol where staked Proof-of-Work miners compete to provide the data to the Tellor smart contract

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution…

Andy talks with self-described ‘flash loans maximalist’ Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of the Aave Protocol. We explore the exotic and esoteric landscape of Decentralized Finance. Against the backdrop of the recent DeFi exploits, we discuss the new flash…

Listen to this episode from Blockcrunch: Global Crypto Investors on Spotify. In this very special episode, Ben Sparango (@bennybitcons) from Multicoin Capital and Christian Keroles (@CK_SNARKS) debate the most common critiques for DeFi: DeFi can't scale…

Maya Zehavi, blockchain consultant, and Zubin Koticha, cofounder and CEO of Opyn, discuss the two recent bZx attacks, whether they were hacks or arbs and whether they were unethical or[...]

Over the past week we have received two responsible vulnerability disclosures. None of them have been exploited and no mutual funds have…

Steps towards complete decentralization

Recently two hackers used flash loans to attack bZx, netting hundreds of thousands of dollars. These attacks have big consequences for…

Listen to this episode from Relay Chain on Spotify. What are the challenges in integrating off-chain data into blockchain smart contracts with oracle systems, and how might secure, oracle-powered DeFi create meaningful social impact? In this episode, Joe…

Why do we build dApps and protocols in the first place? Because we want trustless collaboration across borders, censorship resistance, and…

Not a sensationalist title, honestly it sucks. It’s expensive, the community is hostile, the users are entitled.

Cryptocurrencies today serve two purposes: store of value and speculation.  The application infrastructure that has been built around cryptocurrency is mostly to support these use cases. At some point in the future, perhaps cryptocurrencies can be used as…

We are excited to finally announce the Ren Alliance!

Listen to this episode from CoinGecko Podcast - Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Insights on Spotify. In this episode, Bobby Ong, co-founder of CoinGecko is joined by Leighton Cusack, CEO of PoolTogether. Bobby interviewed Leighton on the story behind PoolTogether…

The developer of hopeful decentralized finance (DeFi) project iEarn Finance has quit the space today, citing the toxic community.

For the first time in DeFi, you can earn meaningful premiums on your ETH by providing insurance to others for their Compound USDC and DAI…

TL DR; What the Internet did to data, Ethereum will do to finance. As a result, Ether will be the best risk-adjusted investment this…