Analysis

How a BSC Project Used Netflix’s Squid Game to Scam Investors

A DeFi project inspired by Netflix's Squid Game has carried out a rug pull. The team has now abandoned the project.

CryptoPunk NFT Worth Over $1M Sells at 98% Discount

A rare CryptoPunk NFT worth over $1 million just sold for only 4.44 ETH. It's thought that the seller listed the piece at the wrong price.

5 years ago · By CHRIS WILLIAMS

DeFi Project Spotlight: Yield Guild Games, GameFi’s DAO Titan

Learn everything about Yield Guild Games (YGG), the play-to-earn gaming guild and DAO investing in revenue-generating NFT game assets.

5 years ago · By STEFAN STANKOVIC

$60M Stolen From AnubisDAO in Latest DeFi Attack

About $60 million in ETH was stolen from a AnubisDAO , a new dog-themed token. Some community members suspect the attack was a rug pull.

5 years ago · By VISHAL CHAWLA

Latest

$136M Lost as Cream Finance Suffers Another Flash Loan Attack

Oct. 27, 2021

$136M Lost as Cream Finance Suffers Another Flash Loan Attack

Decentralized lending protocol Cream Finance has been hit for more than $130 million in another flash loan attack.

By STEFAN STANKOVIC

Fidenza Artist Sells $7M in NFTs That Aren’t Yet Minted

Oct. 22, 2021

Fidenza Artist Sells $7M in NFTs That Aren’t Yet Minted

Tyler Hobbs, the artist behind Fidenza, has sold $7M worth of digital art that technically doesn't exist yet.

By BROOKS BUTLER

Binance Smart Chain May Clone Ethereum’s EIP-1559 Update

Oct. 22, 2021

Binance Smart Chain May Clone Ethereum’s EIP-1559 Update

Binance Smart Chain may accelerate BNB's token deflation by replicating Ethereum's EIP-1559 fee burn proposal.

By VISHAL CHAWLA

Polygon Swerves $850M Hack on Ethereum Bridge

Oct. 21, 2021

Polygon Swerves $850M Hack on Ethereum Bridge

Thanks to a tip-off from the bug bounty platform Immunefi, Polygon has avoided a major incident on its Plasma Bridge.

By VISHAL CHAWLA

How Decentralized Is Solana?

Oct. 16, 2021

How Decentralized Is Solana?

Find out how Solana compares to other Layer 1 blockchains in terms of decentralization measured by several key metrics.

By TIMOTHY CRAIG

DeFi Protocol Indexed Finance Suffers $16M Exploit

Oct. 15, 2021

DeFi Protocol Indexed Finance Suffers $16M Exploit

A hacker has made off with over $16 million worth of assets after exploiting a vulnerability in Indexed Finance's smart contracts.

By TIMOTHY CRAIG

NFT Fans Accuse MekaVerse of Rigging Its Own Drop

Oct. 14, 2021

NFT Fans Accuse MekaVerse of Rigging Its Own Drop

MekaVerse is in hot water with the NFT community for allegedly rigging its collection drop to benefit insiders.

By STEFAN STANKOVIC

DeFi Project Spotlight: Abracadabra.Money, DeFi’s Magic Money Spell Book

Oct. 14, 2021

DeFi Project Spotlight: Abracadabra.Money, DeFi’s Magic Money Spell Book

Abracadabra.Money is a lending protocol using interest-bearing assets to mint a multi-chain stablecoin called Magic Internet Money.

By STEFAN STANKOVIC

U.S. Government Drafts Unified Crypto Oversight Plan

Oct. 8, 2021

U.S. Government Drafts Unified Crypto Oversight Plan

The Biden administration has drafted an executive order that could create a unified approach to crypto regulation.

By MIKE DALTON

Crypto Miners Are Stockpiling Bitcoin and Ethereum Rewards

Oct. 8, 2021

Crypto Miners Are Stockpiling Bitcoin and Ethereum Rewards

Recent production reports and on-chain metrics show that crypto miners are holding onto their mining rewards instead of cashing out.

By TIMOTHY CRAIG