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DeFi: June headlines - Real-world asset protocols outperform DeFi blue chips due to tokenization wave. The top uncollateralized lending protocols for institutions, TrueFi and Maple, have increased by 26.6% and 117.8%, respectively, in 2023. Centrifuge, a real-world asset tokenization platform, has surged by 32% year to date (source). - DeFi Platform EigenLayer Rolls Out Restaking Protocol on Ethereum Mainnet, EigenLayer's developers raised $64.5 million in a series of investment rounds (source). - Arbitrum-Based DeFi Project Chibi Finance Rug Pulled: Over $1 Million Drained: On-chain analysis conducted by blockchain security platform CertiK revealed that Chibi devs deployed a malicious contract that enabled them to steal user funds from the protocol’s smart contracts (source). - DeFi Protocol Maverick Raises $9M Led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, the round also included contributions from Pantera Capital, Binance Labs, Coinbase Ventures and Apollo Crypto (source). - BlackRock Executive: Knowing Who Counterparties Are Is Key to Engaging Institutions in DeFi. Issues such as the automated market making in DeFi instead of central order limits books are just fig leaves, said Chalom. "We need clear understanding of who is in a pool" (source). #DeFi#trends#June2023