Paradigm slams SEC’s ‘incoherent’ attempt to police decentralized exchanges

    DEXes are not securities exchanges, argues crypto venture firm Paradigm. Crypto venture capital firm Paradigm has slammed the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s attempt to redefine the term “exchange” — which if accepted, would bring decentralized exchanges under its purview. On June 8, the firm sent a lengthy 14-page letter to the SEC secretary, Vanessa Countryman,…

    Security or not, Ether looks poised to hold the $1.8K level based on 3 key metrics

    Ether could eventually run afoul of the SEC, but at the moment, key data points suggest ETH is poised to hold the $1,800 level. Ether’s price retested $1,780 after the news of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suing cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Coinbase, but it’s not preposterous to suggest that Ether bulls…

    SEC crackdown on Binance and Coinbase surge DeFi trading volumes 444%

    Total daily trading volumes on decentralized exchanges have surged by nearly $800 million over the past two days. The median trading volume across the top three decentralized exchanges (DEX) jumped 444% in the past 48 hours as crypto investors reeled from the United States securities regulator’s recent legal actions against cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Binance….

    Atomic Wallet hack losses top $35M, on-chain sleuth reports

    Security teams are investigating the cause of the attack. Reports have surfaced of tokens being lost, transaction data being erased, and even entire crypto portfolios destroyed. At least $35 million worth of crypto assets has been stolen from Atomic Wallet users since June 2, according to an analysis from on-chain sleuth ZachXBT. The five largest losses account…

    Atomic Wallet exploited, users report loss of entire portfolios

    Several users on Twitter have reported losses of crypto assets, claiming funds held on the Atomic Wallet app vanished. Atomic Wallet has been apparently exploited, with users on Twitter reporting complete losses of their crypto portfolios. Atomic is a noncustodial-decentralized wallet, meaning users are responsible for assets stored in the application. “We have received reports…

    Rapid growth in DeFi-focused Ethereum liquid staking derivatives platforms raises eyebrows

    ETH use in DeFi is down due to an uptick in staking, but rapid growth in LSDfi could be a bull market catalyst. Ether’s DeFi activity has declined in the bear market and the sector faces further competition from Ethereum’s annual staking reward of 4%, according to Glassnode analysts. However, a DeFi narrative is building…