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Euler Finance became the victim of a flash loan attack where the exploiter managed to drain hundreds of millions worth of decentralized stablecoins and synthetic ERC-20 tokens. Ethereum-based non-custodial lending protocol Eurler finance faced a flash loan attack on March 13, with the attack er managing to steal millions in DAI, USDC, staked Ether (StETH) and wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). According to on-chain data, the exploiter carried out multiple transactions stealing nearly $196 million as per the last update. On-chain data analytic firm Certik data indicates the exploiter has stolen nearly 43 million in decentralized stablecoin DAI and nearly 93,800 in wrapped Ether (wETH). The ongoing attack has already become the largest hack of 2023.  The breakdown of stolen funds are as follows: Funds stolen from Euler Finance. Source: BlockSec. According to another crypto analytic firm Meta Seluth, the attack er is correlated with the deflation attack that occurred one month ago. The attack e...

Arbitrum is making moves to become the hub of decentralized derivatives trading and DeFi activity within the layer-2 space. The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi applications on the Arbitrum, a layer-2 Ethereum network blockchain, has doubled since the start of 2023. While investors’ hope of an ARBI token airdrop is a major factor attracting activity to the Ethereum layer-1 network, the ecosystem’s DeFi growth is also showing robust growth.  Arbitrum has become a major hub for decentralized derivatives trading and offers high yields for crypto yield hunters, reminiscent of wild west DeFi days of 2020. GMX and Gains Network takeover decentralized derivatives trading GMX is the leading DApp on Aribitrum, which comprises 25% of the network’s total TVL. The perpetual swap trading platform pits traders and liquidity providers against one another. The liquidity providers own GLP tokens, an index of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins that act as trader counterparties. Meanwhile, stakers of GMX ...

Bitbase, a Spanish cryptocurrency ATM company, is planning to keep expanding its services in 2023. The company, which received investments from Dextools and Woonkly, two Web3-based decentralized companies, aims to reach 200 cryptocurrency ATMs installed in Spain. Bitbase is also working to obtain licenses to begin operating in countries like Italy, England, Germany, and the Netherlands, and in Latam countries like Venezuela. Bitbase Receives Major Investments Bitbase, a Spain-based cryptocurrency ATM company with offices all around the world, is now aiming to further expand to new territories for next year. The company, which already has 100 crypto ATMs in Spain, received investments from two decentralized Web3 companies that could help it keep growing into new markets. Dextools, a company offering a series of tools dedicated to the handling of tokens in decentralized exchange s, acquired 22% of the company, while Woonkly, another decentralized exchange , and NFT mar...