Ethereum Watch

Advertisements Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a financial system built on top of blockchain technology that allows for financial services without traditional intermediaries DeFi is open, transparent, and secure, and offers greater financial inclusion and potentially more efficient and cost-effective services Potential drawbacks include complexity, lack of regulation, risk of losses, risk of hacking, and limited […]

Advertisements Summary: Decentralized finance protocol Aave paused loans for Ether (ETH). Aave’s community voted in favor of the decision in light of Ethereum’s upcoming Proof-of-Stake upgrade. The protocol has recorded higher loan utilization rates leading up to the Merge. Aave’s decision came shortly before Bellatrix, the first of two stages before Ethereum’s final PoS transition, […]

Advertisements Summary: A digital wallet belonging to Axie Infinity CEO allegedly moved $3 million worth of AXS to Binance before the announcement of the $600 million exploit on the Ronin Bridge. Crypto Youtuber, Asobs, was the first to spot the significant AXS transaction from the wallet. Sky Mavis’ spokesperson has explained that the AXS was […]

Advertisements Summary: Celsius Network has reportedly laid off 150 staff members who constitute 25% of its workforce. The team behind the lending platform had last month hired restructuring advisors. Celsius Network has also put forward three proposals for rebuilding through Bnk to The Future Capital: a restructuring to launch Celsius, a pool of most influential […]

Advertisements Summary: Sky Mavis, the parent company of Axie Infinity, expects to reimburse hack victims on June 28th. The Ronin Network bridge is also expected to reopen on the same day. The parent company and developer of the Axie Infinity Video Game, Sky Mavis, has said in a statement that it expects to reimburse all […]

Advertisements Key takeaways: Uniswap labs have welcomed the former President of the New York Stock Exchange, Stacey Cunningham, as an advisor. Ms. Cunningham served as the NYSE’s first female President between 2018 and 2022. Her appointment as advisor comes at a time when DeFi protocols are under increased scrutiny from regulators. Uniswap is also reportedly […]

Advertisements Summary: The ApeCoin Community has initiated a proposal to keep APE within the Ethereum ecosystem. 99.95% of the votes are so far for the proposal that ends on June 9th. The proposal under AIP-41 points out that migrating to a different chain is a costly, risky, and complex endeavor that may result in catastrophic […]

Advertisements Summary: The New York Department of Justice has announced that it will be charging a former OpenSea employee for alleged insider trading of NFTs. The former employee was arrested and will be presented in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The charges cite that the Opensea employee used […]

Advertisements Summary: Aurora has launched a token fund worth $90 million geared towards financing DeFi-based applications on the Near Protocol The fund also is geared toward attracting developers to Aurora and the Near Protocol Aurora is an Ethereum Virtual Machine created by the team at NEAR Protocol Aurora has launched a $90 million token fund […]

Advertisements Quick take: Compound Finance’s Treasury has received a B- credit rating from S&P Global Ratings This makes Compound Finance the first institutional DeFi offering to be rated by such a credit agency Traditional institutions have begun to weigh the significance of DeFi services Regulatory clarity could increase Compound Finance’s ratings and see more DeFi […]