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What Is DeFi?
18.9.2020
DeFi is short for "decentralized finance," an umbrella term for Ethereum and blockchain applications geared toward disrupting financial intermediaries
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tests $11K; Uniswap Passes $1.5B Locked
18.9.2020
Decentralized finance, or DeFi, is captivating the crypto market, and that is causing weakness for bitcoin
Price analysis 9/18: BTC, ETH, XRP, DOT, BCH, BNB, LINK, CRO, LTC, BSV
18.9.2020
Bitcoin and altcoins are facing selling near key resistance levels, but for now the possibility of a sharp fall remains low
Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 18, 2020
18.9.2020
As bitcoin battles to establish a foothold above $11K and with DeFi surging on Ethereum, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Argentina’s Peso Plunges After Central Bank Tightens Foreign Exchange Controls: Citizens Discuss Bitcoin Adoption
18.9.2020
The Argentine peso plunged by more than 10% shortly after the country’s central bank announced measures to tighten controls on the movement of foreign currency. The peso, which is officially pegged at 72 for every USD, touched new lows of 145 to the greenback on the black market. The latest...
Uniswap’s Newly Launched UNI Token Has Already Doubled in Price
18.9.2020
Uniswap's new UNI token is already trading at double the price it started out when it launched less than two days ago
Bitcoin whale clusters show $9.8K support is now weaker despite rally
18.9.2020
Bitcoin whale clusters at $9,800 have grown in size in the past few days, indicating some whales may be preparing to sell
Uniswap’s Sudden $5B Token Valuation Cements Comeback from `Vampire Mining’ Attack
18.9.2020
Uniswap's surprise token delivery has given the decentralized exchange a market value of more than $5 billion, instantly making it No. 1 in DeFi
This DeFi Group Wants to Bring Maturity to the Yield Farming Craze
18.9.2020
The Chicago DeFi Alliance, launched in April 2020, is now poised to help members profit from yield farming and the liquidity mining craze
Bitcoin Rises Back to $11K Despite Signs of Indecision in the Market
18.9.2020
Bitcoin is again looking to establish a foothold above $11,000 on Friday, although the technical charts are anything but stridently bullish
MicroStrategy CEO says ‘Bitcoin scales just fine as store of value’
18.9.2020
Arguably the biggest Bitcoin adoption move of 2020 turned 78,338 off-chain transactions into just 18 on-chain ones, with MicroStrategy praising scalability
Bitcoin maxis DeFi ideology as BTC tokenized on Ethereum tops $1B
18.9.2020
Lured by the sirens’ call, traders are wrapping their Bitcoin at record levels in order to yield farm and trade DeFi tokens
bitFlyer Japan Says Bitcoin Rewards Are Drawing New Users in Record Numbers
18.9.2020
A report shared with CoinDesk Japan revealed that bitFlyer users exchanging loyalty points for bitcoin hit a record high in August
Inflation Hit Ethiopia Demonetizes Currency To Curb Cash Hoarding
17.9.2020
The Ethiopian government has unveiled a new set of banknotes that are expected to help authorities in curbing cash hoarding, illegal trade and illicit financial flows. The move is also aimed at boosting the liquidity of banks that are struggling to cope with Ethiopia’s cash-based economy....
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slumps to $10.7K; Ethereum Fees Rise Again
17.9.2020
Bitcoin's price is heading down while DeFi is helping Ethereum fees go up
‘Alt-season’ abruptly ends as Bitcoin dominance rises near quarterly close
17.9.2020
Bitcoin price is gathering strength as its dominance rate bounced from recent lows, possibly bringing a close to the altcoin season
Uniswap Recaptures DeFi Buzz With UNI Token’s Airdropped Debut
17.9.2020
A minimum of 400 UNI was airdropped to everyone who used Uniswap prior to September. Some called it “stimulus for Ethereum users.”
Bitcoin Supply on Ethereum Tops $1B
17.9.2020
More than 92,000 bitcoins have been tokenized on Ethereum
It’s a bull trap! 3 key metrics forecast Bitcoin price rejection at $11K
17.9.2020
3 key indicators signalled that Bitcoin’s rally to the $11K level was a dud
Ethereum Gas Fees Drive Gnosis-Powered Prediction Market to xDai’s Layer 2
17.9.2020
"Ethereum is on the way to becoming a whale chain," said Gnosis co-founder Stefan George. That's why his team's tech is moving to xDai