Algorand decentralized lending protocol Algofi to shut down by end of year

Algofi, the borrowing and lending protocol built connected decentralized concern blockchain Algorand, volition soon unopen down.

According to a July 11 announcement, developers' "belief successful the spot of Algorand's exertion and caller statement algorithm has not wavered," however, the Algofi level volition nevertheless upwind down soon:

"A confluence of events has taken spot that nary longer makes gathering and maintaining the Algofi level to the highest standards a viable way for our company. Due to this, we volition statesman sunsetting the level and enactment the level successful withdrawal-only mode shortly."

Starting Sept. 1, collateral factors of ALGO, vALGO, STBL, USD Coin (USDC), goBTC, and goETH markets connected some Algofi V1 and V2 volition beryllium reduced from astir 80% to 0% by the opening of December. In addition, the existent Liquidity Mining programs volition beryllium "halted and nary aboriginal proposals volition beryllium enacted." The Algofi protocol had $25 cardinal successful full worth locked astatine the clip of publication, down from its $135 cardinal highest successful February.

Algofi's TVL implicit time. Source: DeFiLlama

In April, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged cryptocurrency speech Bittrex with operating an unregistered speech successful the U.S. Algorand was 1 of six tokens deemed to beryllium a information by the SEC. The SEC alleged the token's security-like characteristics to beryllium partially linked to Algorand's archetypal coin offering successful 2019.

On June 13, cryptocurrency speech eToro halted ALGO, MANA, MATIC and DASH trading for U.S. customers, citing a "rapidly evolving regulatory landscape." To date, 68 cryptocurrencies are presently seen arsenic securities by the SEC.

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