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Vitalik Buterin praises compliance-focused privacy project Railgun for preventing zKLend attacker from laundering stolen funds

The Ethereum founder praised Railgun after the compliance-focused privacy tool successfully prevented the zkLend attacker from washing $9.5 million in stolen ETH. Railgun uses ZK-proofs and curated privacy sets to screen out potential bad actors.

theblock.co • 13/02/2025 - 22:08 PM

Ethereum Foundation injects nearly $120 million worth of ether into DeFi lending protocols

The Ethereum Foundation moves 30,800 ETH into DeFi protocols Aave and Spark to earn yields without selling assets, amid community concerns over treasury management.

theblock.co • 13/02/2025 - 10:42 AM

Lens Chain plans to adopt Aave’s GHO stablecoin as native gas token

Lens Protocol will use Aave's GHO stablecoin as its gas token, aiming for predictable transaction fees. It will support decentralized interactions on a Layer 2 blockchain.

theblock.co • 13/02/2025 - 10:22 AM

Lido unveils V3, introducing customizable 'stVaults' that support advanced Ethereum staking strategies

Lido v3 introduces modular smart contracts called stVaults, enabling users to design customized staking strategies. The upgraded protocol could bring institutions with the need for compliance and provide operational controls into the staking ecosystem.

theblock.co • 11/02/2025 - 15:00 PM

Founders say liquidations from tariff-led market selloff shows DeFi is working: 'Better than TradFi in times of crisis'

The article discusses a recent market selloff affecting DeFi protocols, emphasizing their resilience despite sizable liquidations and how they perform better than traditional finance during crises.

theblock.co • 04/02/2025 - 17:16 PM

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Bitcoin Suisse, Steakhouse Financial and Block Analitica join as validators for oracle provider Chronicle Protocol

Bitcoin Suisse, Steakhouse Financial, and Block Analitica join Chronicle Protocol's validator network, enhancing DeFi security against oracle hacks and technical issues.

theblock.co • 31/01/2025 - 00:05 AM

Solana-based ridesharing app Teleport is shutting down

Teleport, a Solana-based ride-sharing app, is shutting down, offering user support until February 28 after failing to sustain operations amid challenges.

theblock.co • 30/01/2025 - 22:59 PM

Symbiotic launches first fully permissionless and modular restaking protocol to go into production on Ethereum mainnet

Symbiotic, the first permissionless restaking protocol, launches on Ethereum, enabling flexible asset restaking and slashing to enhance capital utilization for various projects.

theblock.co • 28/01/2025 - 15:38 PM

Maple Finance launches 'Lend + Long' product that buys bitcoin call options using revenue from its high-yield lending pool

Decentralized lending platform Maple Finance has launched a “first-of-its-kind” onchain structured yield product targeted towards institutions. The product will take yield from the “Maple High Yield Secured Pool” and purchase BTC call options.

theblock.co • 27/01/2025 - 12:05 PM

Ethereum-based lending protocol Litquity's newest version wants you to fork it

Litquity, the Ethereum-based lending and borrowing protocol, has launched the second version of its app, Litquity V2. Liquity V2 will enable borrowers to pick their own interest rates when borrowing against ETH and staked ETH from RocketPool or Lido.

theblock.co • 23/01/2025 - 23:27 PM

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