Nomad restarts bridge after $190 million hack

    Cross-chain bridge Nomad plans to relaunch and partially reimburse those that lost funds in its $190 million hack in August. Meantime, the developer team has asked users to go through KYC verification to let bridge back their assets. “Since the Nomad Token Bridge hack, the team has been working hard on recovering funds and making…

    MetaMask adds cross-chain bridge aggregator to its app

    Popular crypto wallet MetaMask has launched a new feature that will aggregate bridge services for users who want to transfer their crypto across different blockchains. The bridge aggregator shows users the best route for cross-chain token transfers. In a blog post, MetaMask said that the service is part of its newly launched portfolio app and…

    Nomad hacked for $190 million, amid cross-chain bridges lost $2 billion in 2022

    US crypto firm Nomad has suffered a $190 million hack, blockchain analytics reported on August 3. Experts estimate the funds have been stolen from cross-chain bridges to $2 billion so far in 2022. Nomad said on an official Twitter account that it was “aware of the incident” and was currently investigating without giving further details….

    SushiSwap launches crosschain DEX across seven major chains

    On July 21, SushiSwap launched its crosschain DEX (decentralized exchange) XSwap. The protocol called the new feature the “first-ever” automated market maker (AMM) exchange enabling cross-chain swaps. SushiSwap (SUSHI) is trying to reverse its declining market share by enabling cross-chain swaps across seven major blockchains. According to an official blog post, XSwap allows traders to…

    Sienna Network Raises $11.2M to Build Out DeFi Functionality on Secret Platform

    Sienna is a privacy-first and cross-chain DeFi platform. The Sienna Network, a privacy-focused, cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, has raised $11.2 million in a private and public token sale. Of the total amount, $10 million came from long-term investors including NGC, Inclusion Capital, Lotus Capital, FBG, SkyVision Capital and others. Sienna is built on the…