Messari Says Initial Dex Offerings Are ICO 2.0, Urges Investors to Resist Initial Hype

Crypto research firm, Messari says new Defi token offerings or initial dex offerings (IDO) are a reincarnation of initial coin offerings (ICO) and warns average investors to steer clear these. The firm notes that several early participants of IDOs are the ones that typically make off with outsized returns, while others are left deeply in … Read more

Defi Trader Pockets $250k From Bug Exploit, Hints at Possible Exit Scam by $SYFI Devs

An anonymous Defi trader says he gained almost $250 000 after inadvertently exploiting a rebase bug embedded in the $SYFI Defi token. The trader, who insists he had no prior knowledge about the bug, got this reward after staking an initial investment of 0.5 ETH or about $175 at current prices. In a long Twitter … Read more

Defi Implosion: YAM Token Market Cap Plummets to Near Zero After Founder Claims He ‘Failed’

Yield farmers excited about the recent decentralized finance (defi) project, Yam Finance, got a rude awakening after the token’s value plummeted in value to near zero. Yam Finance developers discovered a major flaw in the rebasing contract and at 4 a.m. ET, cofounder Brock Elmore tweeted that he was sorry he “failed.” On Wednesday, well … Read more