Race to Empty: Peter Vessenes Exposes Critical Re-Entrancy Flaw Threatening Ethereum Smart Contracts
The young Ethereum ecosystem faces one of its most serious security challenges to date as Peter Vessenes, founder of the […]
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Decentralized finance protocols, yield farming, and liquidity pools
The DAO Crosses $150 Million as Security Researchers Raise Red Flags Over Smart Contract Vulnerabilities
The Strategy Outline By early June 2016, The DAO had become the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, sitting at $158.5
Ethereum Surges Past $13 as Crypto Markets Rally Ahead of Bitcoin Halving With DeFi Ambitions in Focus
The cryptocurrency market enters June 2016 with unmistakable momentum. Bitcoin pushes toward $570, Ethereum breaks above $13, and the total
The DAO Creator Calls for Investment Freeze as $150 Million Smart Contract Fund Faces Security Scrutiny
The decentralized finance world holds its breath as Christoph Jentzsch, the architect behind The DAO, formally recommends suspending all investment
The DAO Completes Record-Breaking $150 Million Token Sale as Security Concerns Surface
The decentralized finance ecosystem reaches an inflection point as The DAO concludes its 28-day token sale, having amassed over $150
Russia Announces Plans for State-Backed Cryptocurrency as Global Powers Watch Closely
The Strategy Outline Russia’s federal financial monitoring service, Rosfinmonitoring, announced on May 27, 2016, that the country is actively developing
Hot Wallet Breaches Expose DeFi Custody Risks as Gatecoin Loses 185,000 ETH to Sophisticated Routing Attack
The Incident On May 13, 2016, Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin discovered a devastating breach that would shake confidence in
Inside The DAO: How a \ Million Smart Contract is Rewriting the Rules of Decentralized Venture Capital
The Strategy Outline By May 15, 2016, the cryptocurrency world witnesses the emergence of a financial instrument that defies every
The DAO Crowdsale Surges Past $30 Million in Its First Week as Ethereum-Based Venture Fund Attracts Thousands of Investors
On April 30, 2016, a new kind of organization launched on the Ethereum blockchain, and within its first week, it
New York Greenlights First US-Based Ethereum Exchange as Gemini Wins Regulatory Approval
The regulatory landscape for cryptocurrency in the United States just shifted in a major way. On May 5, 2016, New