Chainge Finance officially becomes the most liquid cross-chain crypto trading...
In early 2009, Bitcoin trading was peer-to-peer, initially via PayPal. However, it only took a few months before the first ramp was launched. Mt Gox and earlier variants were, as expected, rudimentary and centralized. Fast-forward less than a decade later, and crypto trading is a vibrant industry with billions moved every day. Exchanges are critical channels for moving billions of assets between users and chains. As the industry expands and crypto finds adoption, their role will only be magnified. This rise is especially when decentralized finance (DeFi) is at the fore, dangling....
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pNetwork, a cross-chain composability system that allows assets and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) to move freely between blockchains, has officially partnered up with Algorand, the pure proof-of-stake blockchain focused on the convergence between decentralized and traditional finance, to launch cross-chain bridges for the Algorand ecosystem. pNetwork has received a grant from the Algorand Foundation for creating a pNetwork-powered bridge for Algorand to be connected with external assets and ecosystems. As the cryptocurrencies industry continues to evolve, the development of alternative....
Decentralized finance (DeFi) and cross-chain bridges have seen some of the highest growth in recent months. The crypto market has begun another recovery trend and its effects are reverberating through the entire industry. Cross-chain bridges which allow different blockchains to interact with one another, thereby allowing for trading between two blockchains, are in high demand. […]
On Tuesday, the liquid staking firm Alluvial revealed a consortium of organizations will collaborate on the “first enterprise-grade multi-chain liquid staking protocol.” Alluvial’s announcement detailed the protocol will be known as the “Liquid Collective” and the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has joined as a foundation member. Liquid Collective Aims to Bolster a Multi-Chain Liquid Staking Standard In a blog post published by the liquid staking company Alluvial, the startup introduced the new enterprise-grade multi-chain liquid staking protocol called....
On Monday, the cross-chain token bridge Nomad was attacked and hackers managed to siphon $190 million from the protocol, draining a great majority of the funds. The Nomad cross-chain bridge attack was the third-biggest crypto heist of 2022, and the ninth largest of all time.
Nomad Cross-Chain Bridge Exploited for $190 Million
Cross-chain bridges in the world of decentralized finance (defi) just can’t catch a break no matter how long they have been running and even after the bridges have been audited. On August 1, 2022, the cross-chain bridge Nomad suffered an attack that....
Relite is a decentralized, cross-chain lending protocol built on Polkadot. Relite aims to provide a platform where lending and borrowing is accessible to all and isn’t limited to any one blockchain. This cross-chain lending platform will enable users to lend and borrow with their native crypto in one protocol; something that the DeFi market is […]