Balancer, the Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, is facing a security breach, marking the second such incident in less than a month. Read on to know more.

Ethereum-based decentralized exchange Balancer suffered a domain name system attack on its front-end website, the team confirmed.

DeFi protocol Balancer has warned the community not to interact with its frontend because it has been compromised.

Institutional investors tread lightly in DeFi space, top fund wallets reveal diverging trends with higher losses.

Balancer DeFi protocol suffers security breach, funds remain secure

Metis, high-performance L2 blockchain on Ethereum (ETH), launches Metis Journey, massive program for DeFi enthusiasts

Nexera Exchange, a decentralized exchange (DEX) by AllianceBlock, has unveiled its first trading feature, an on-chain limit order book

In a Sept. 18th blog post, Rupert Schaefer, Executive Director of Strategy, Policy, and Control at BaFin, stressed the importance of creating a unified global regulatory framework for crypto.

Ethereum-Based DeFi protocol Balancer has urged its users to not interact with the platform due to an attack on the Balancer's frontend. The protocol is still investigating the routes of the attack.

Circle has deployed USDC in the Polkadot ecosystem of parachains, further expanding the native availability of the dollar-backed stablecoin.

Spiderchain offers a two-way pegged sidechain for Bitcoin, helping to enable Ethereum-like functionalities on the Botanix EVM Layer 2.

North Korean hacking groups are increasingly using Russian cryptocurrency exchanges to launder stolen funds, according to Chainalysis. 

There could be more enforcement actions headed toward crypto exchanges and decentralized finance projects, said the SEC's David Hirsch.

If the crypto investment craze of 2021 could be defined with one investor name, that would be Andreessen Horowitz — or a16z for short. The well-known VC firm has raised over $7.6 billion for its crypto funds. As TechCrunch’s Jacquelyn Melinek wrote earlier this summer, crypto funding dropped for the fifth consecutive quarter.

Dogecoin price defies regulatory news as New York regulatory removes DOGE and XRP from its green list to strengthen grip.

DeFi protocol Balancer frontend is under attack, $238K crypto stolen

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to bring cases against additional crypto firms, as first observed by Coindesk on Sept. 19.

Jiritsu also unveiled its asset tokenization platform Tomei RWA.

Cosmos-based Layer 1 blockchain Injective launched its inEVM Layer 2 rollup solution, enabling Ethereum apps to run natively on the network.

Base is building an economic moat thanks to a resurgence in Friend.tech activity and the launch of new DeFi applications.

PayPal releases its first PYUSD transparency report, shows all assets are fully collateralized although adoption is slow.

The Ethereum scaling protocol allocated $26.7 million in free coins to wallets that delegated their OP tokens to community votes and on-chain governance

In response to DeFi's liquidity fragmentation challenges, the Liquidity Hub is poised to streamline trading for DEX users. QuickSwap, the leading …

We take a look at an analysis on FriendTech, while BNB Chain's opBNB deploys on mainnet and Synapse's layer-2 chain launches. Check out more DeFi news in our weekly roundup!

Oil prices rise on supply deficit concerns

Layer-1 chains Canto and Astar have announced plans to migrate from Cosmos and Polkadot to Ethereum over the last week, re-establishing themselves as a zero-knowledged powered layer 2s.

Blockchain Capital closes funds totaling $580M for investments in crypto gaming, DeFi

Blockchain Capital announced the closing of two funds for crypto gaming, DeFi and infrastructure totaling $580 million dollars.

U.S. House of Representatives member Rudolph Yakym announced support to the anti-central bank digital currency (CBDC) Bill.

Malta's MFSA seeks public input on crypto regulation changes aligned with EU MiCA rules. Public consultation is open until September 29.

Blockchain Capital secures a record $580 million in new funding to invest in emerging and later-stage crypto initiatives.

Coinbase, the largest US cryptocurrency exchange, has raked in $1 million in profit from the recent hack of DeFi platform Curve Finance.

A Kenyan top Official has revealed that the US Government blocked the detention of Worldcoin co-founders in the country

LINK price has defied negative market sentiments linked to the transfer of millions of tokens. The token which powers one of crypto’s most …

Chronicle Protocol aims to redefine the oracle space with Scribe, when it launches to the public this month.

Tron's pie of the total value locked on all blockchains went into double digits for the first time in history.

Coinbase CEO stands up for DeFi, Polygon says $1B ZK-rollup paying off: Finance Redefined

Funders see the novel social media network as emblematic of an abundance of opportunity in crypto and DeFi amid infrastructure gaps and increased integration with real-world assets