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Finance
Bzerox
The Liability of DAOs and Their Founders Has Been Put to the Test in Court
Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) are beginning to look like general partnerships in the eyes of U.S. courts.
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By Sam Reynolds
Mar 29, 2023 at 4:31 a.m. UTC
Mar 29, 2023
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Policy
Regulations
CFTC’s Ooki DAO Action Shatters Illusion of Regulator-Proof Protocol
The action raises still-unanswered questions about who is culpable when a DAO commits a crime – will casting a vote with a governance token be seen as a smoking gun?
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Sep 26, 2022 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
Sep 26, 2022
RegulationsDAOCFTCbZxOoki DAO
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Finance
Hack
DeFi Lender bZx Suffers Hack for Reported $55M
bZx tweeted that a private key controlling the protocol’s deployment on Polygon and Binance Smart Chain was breached.
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By James Rubin
Nov 5, 2021 at 7:26 p.m. UTC
Nov 5, 2021
HackbZxDeFiLending
Markets Daily Front Page Adam Lyllah
Markets
Iran
Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 14, 2020
As some bitcoin options traders bet on new all-time highs and another DeFi protocol is attacked, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Markets Daily Front Page Adam Lyllah
By Adam B. Levine
Sep 14, 2020 at 4:05 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2020
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The hacker was exposed sometime on Monday.
Markets
Hacks
DeFi Lender bZx Reclaims $8M Stolen in Sunday's Attack
DeFi lending project bZx has been able to recover about $8 million in cryptocurrency from an attacker who stole the funds after exploiting a code bug over the weekend.
The hacker was exposed sometime on Monday.
By Paddy Baker
Sep 14, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2020
HacksDeFibZxCoinFlash
It might just take a big stock-market sell-off for the Federal Reserve to accelerate the pace of money printing. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Markets
Federal reserve
First Mover: As Central Banks Print $1.4B an Hour, Bitcoiners Bet on Federal Reserve 'Capture'
Though no fresh stimulus is expected this week from the Fed, bitcoiners betting on money printing could just wait for the next sell-off in U.S stocks.
It might just take a big stock-market sell-off for the Federal Reserve to accelerate the pace of money printing. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Bradley KeounOmkar GodboleSebastian Sinclair
Sep 14, 2020 at 12:34 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2020
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Markets
Hacks
DeFi Lender bZx Loses $8M in Third Attack This Year
An attacker found a way to mint unbacked iTokens that they could then redeem against other cryptos held in lending pools for DeFi lender bZx.
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By Paddy Baker
Sep 14, 2020 at 9:58 a.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2020
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bZx stickers at EthDenver
Markets
Ether
Yields of 25% to 42% Lure Lenders Back to DeFi Platform bZx
Lenders and depositors are coming back to bZx, as the decentralized protocol for margin trading offers significantly higher yields on ether deposits compared to its peers.
bZx stickers at EthDenver
By Omkar Godbole
Mar 5, 2020 at 5:48 p.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2020
EtherDeFibZx
Ether prices, Jan. 1, 2020 to Feb. 26, 2020.
Markets
Proof-of-work
The 3 Factors Fueling Ether’s 2020 Rally
Several factors could explain ether’s spectacular gains and determine whether they will continue.
Ether prices, Jan. 1, 2020 to Feb. 26, 2020.
By Omkar Godbole
Feb 26, 2020 at 7:25 p.m. UTC
Feb 26, 2020
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FOR A RAINY DAY: Nexus Mutual members voted to pay out two claims following the bZx flash loan attacks – a first for the DeFi insurance pioneer. (Image via Shutterstock)
Tech
Insurance
DeFi Insurance Firm Nexus Mutual Makes Its First Payout Following bZx Attacks
Nexus Mutual members voted to pay out two claims following the bZx flash loan attacks – a first for the DeFi insurance pioneer.
FOR A RAINY DAY: Nexus Mutual members voted to pay out two claims following the bZx flash loan attacks – a first for the DeFi insurance pioneer. (Image via Shutterstock)
By Brady Dale
Feb 20, 2020 at 9:15 p.m. UTC
Feb 20, 2020
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