Bessie Liu

Bessie Liu

Bessie is a New York based crypto reporter who previously worked as a tech journalist for The Org. She completed her master’s degree in journalism at New York University after working as a management consultant for over two years. Bessie is originally from Melbourne, Australia. You can contact Bessie at bessie@blockworks.co.

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A misunderstanding saw GUSD lending rates spring to 73% on Aave this morning

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TVL is easily affected by market conditions, so the carnage left by FTX’s wake could be to blame

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“I think we need to be very clear that fraud is not something that we ever support,” effective altruism follower Evan Hubinger wrote

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FTX loaned the exchange $120 million after its warm wallets were compromised last year

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Some community members have called for the proposal to be split into smaller, more detailed parts

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The company tweeted on Monday that it attempted to withdraw funds from FTX — very little could be retrieved

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An estimated 10% of Solana’s market capitalization belonged to entities affiliated with Sam Bankman-Fried

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The latest Tether disclosure shows a marked increase in US Treasurys, but its rival stablecoins are still favoring them far more

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Partnerships with Web2 companies may have saved Polygon’s MATIC from market chaos

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The price of Silvergate stock has dropped significantly, but how bad will it get?

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The slight de-peg in Tether caused widespread concern Wednesday, but this is not the first time that USDT prices have dipped

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Prices of FTX-linked cryptoassets like solana (SOL) have tanked, but not all is doom and gloom for DeFi protocols

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Blockworks exclusive: “Venture Studio” will be designed to guide entrepreneurs through the process of launching a startup on the Arweave blockchain

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After a long feud, the two centralized exchanges will soon become one

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Roughly $1 billion worth of bitcoin was recovered in what the Department of Justice calls the second-largest financial seizure ever

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Bear market DeFi-builders are still receiving a fairly steady stream of funding, mostly from crypto-native investors

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SubDAOs and MetaDAOs may be in the cards for many protocols as they scale, but implementation is still an issue

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A new Web3-native game launcher is MetaMask’s latest foray into blockchain gaming

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The report’s original intention was to show how artificial intelligence can be used to detect rug pulls on DEXes

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These ERC-4626 compliant tokens could bridge the gap between mass consumption and DeFi

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Token holders will have two weeks to vote on the latest proposal

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Venture capital firms invested $5.5 billion into crypto startups this quarter, according to the latest Galaxy Digital report

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SushiDAO has recently made plans to set up its new legal structure in the Cayman Islands and Panama

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The updated white paper has addressed community concerns around ATOM issuance