Overall losses caused by DeFi exploits have totaled $12 billion so far in 2021, according to a report from Elliptic. Fraud and theft accounted for $10.5 billion of that sum — a sevenfold increase from ...

Blockchain data platform Chainalysis has released a new report on cryptocurrency crime trends, finding that $14 billion in cryptocurrency was sent to illicit addresses in 2021, nearly double the ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CertiK, the global leader in smart contract and blockchain security, today released its inaugural 2021 State of DeFi Security report. The report offers expert insight into ...

The cryptocurrency industry is going through a period of intense growing pains. Like a lanky tween, it is running faster and jumping higher than ever before, thanks to major milestones such as bitcoin ...

Decentralized applications store DappRadar recently published their annual Dapp Industry Report, highlighting records for the decentralized application (dApp) space. As noted in a release shared with ...

Illicit crypto addresses received $14 billion last year, up nearly 80% from $7.8 billion in 2020, a new study from Chainalysis shows. But total crypto transaction volume also ballooned 550% to $15.8 ...

Decentralized finance is an umbrella term for a host of activities that cut the middleman out of traditional financial services like banking. It encompasses loans, interest-earning accounts, money ...

DeFi uses new technology to allow for secure financial transactions without a bank. It has the potential to revolutionize the financial industry, but it's still in its infancy. If it succeeds, it ...

Three years after setting up a quantitative multi-strategy hedge fund that now manages $25 million for other institutions, my partners and I have gradually come to the conclusion that decentralized ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bridging the narrowing divide between TradFi and FinTech. The hype and excitement surrounding DeFi’s impact at Money 20/20 stands ...

After a crackdown on Binance and other cryptocurrency firms, regulators are now turning attention to the world of decentralized finance. Decentralized finance, or "DeFi," lets users take part in ...