• Ethereum,  Security,  Technology

    Sandwich Attacks: Are You on the Menu?

    Explanation of “front running” risks in crypto and how to avoid them

    Traditional “front running” is trading of stocks or other financial assets using privileged information about an upcoming transaction that is anticipated to significantly impact its price. For example, brokers could front run trades by using insider knowledge regarding their firm’s imminent issuance of a buy or sell recommendation to clients, a move expected to influence the asset’s price. Trading on this kind of non-public information is illegal in most jurisdictions, not only because it’s unfair to other market participants but also because it degrades the integrity of financial markets and erodes investor trust. In the often “Wild West” of crypto markets, given that all too often lawmakers haven’t caught up…

  • Innovators,  People,  Technology

    Injective Protocol

    Modern Consensus talked to Eric Chen, CEO of Injective Labs

    An introduction Eric Chen is CEO and co-founder of Injective Labs, a core contributor behind the Injective decentralized exchange. Injective Protocol decentralized exchange protocol (DEX) backed by big names like Binance and Mark Cuban. The protocol is designed to be permissionless, fully decentralized, and fast with low gas fees. It runs on a governance proposal procedure, community members are a pivotal part in all of Injective’s decisions. “Injective is purely community driven. Governance dictates everything.” What is Injective Protocol? “It’s pretty similar to the overall model of Uniswap. Which is basically all the protocol upgrades and contract upgrades are dictated by the community, a governance vote is required for major…

  • 1inch launches governance token
    Alt coins

    Decentralized exchange 1inch launches governance token

    The DEX claims that it takes ‘governance in the DeFi space to a new level’

    The launch by 1inch's independent board is a major step forward in the decentralized finance (DeFi) organization’s progress towards becoming a full-fledged DAO, or—as the announcement puts it—take “governance in the DeFi space to a new level.”

  • Kadena to launch DEX
    Innovators,  Technology

    ‘Ethereum 2.0 has lost credibility’: Kadena launches rival DEX

    President Stuart Popejoy says Kadenaswap will be able to handle 480,000 transactions per second—and offer a safer smart contract language

    Ethereum 2.0 has lost credibility as a project that will ship in any kind of predictable timeframe,” Kadena President Stuart Popejoy told Modern Consensus. “Ethereum’s congestion and high gas prices are providing a strong incentive for DeFi projects to consider other platforms."