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Cryptocurrency Firms Face a Talent Shortage as the Space Grows Crowded
26.6.2021
Cryptocurrency companies and exchanges are currently facing significant hurdles when recruiting talent. This is because the crypto space is growing at an alarming rate. Traditional finance companies entering the scene seem to be making the talent squeeze even more dire. There are hundreds...
Stablecoin Demand in 2021 Skyrockets, Fiat-Pegged Token Economy Nears $100 Billion
14.5.2021
While most cryptocurrency markets are down today in value, dollar-pegged stablecoins have seen significant demand during the last 24 hours. Currently, the entire market valuation of all the stablecoins in existence is roughly $96 billion. The Rise of Fiat-Pegged Stablecoins Crypto assets like...
Dogecoin imitator Shiba Inu pumps 146% on Binance listing
10.5.2021
The Doge imitator gained nearly 1,000% in the past 48 hours as Binance announces it's making room for SHIB, despite Vitalik Buterin owing 50% of the supply
BTC Futures Open Interest Hits $23B, Binance Captures Lion’s Share, Signals Say 43% Chance of $64K Bitcoin by Month’s End
6.4.2021
Bitcoin futures open interest on Monday has crossed $23 billion according to data recorded on April 5. The crypto asset exchange Binance has taken the lead as far as open interest in bitcoin futures is concerned with a massive $10.5 billion in open interest. Binance Captures the Bitcoin Futures...
DEX volumes have already surpassed $120b in 2021
25.2.2021
DEX trading volumes on Ethereum hit $63 billion in January, smashing the sector’s previous record of $28 billion
Four of the top 70 crypto assets by market cap are Bitcoin
19.1.2021
Crypto data sites are double-counting tokenized Bitcoin, with three BTC tokenization protocols representing more than 1.4% of the reported altcoin market cap
CoinGecko & Band Protocol to Help with Band Standard Phase 2
8.1.2021
To get an insightful picture of the cryptocurrency market, it is important to have a complete and in-depth analysis. CoinGecko is one of the most trusted names in the cryptocurrency analysis segment, and it provides clients information related to a variety of cryptocurrency indifference such...
Telling the truth? How crypto data aggregators fight fake exchange volumes
5.1.2021
Crypto data aggregator websites are stepping up their game to fight fake exchange volumes — but it’s not all smooth sailing
CoinGecko challenges CoinMarketCap's dominance as a crypto market resource
7.12.2020
“CoinGecko is locked in a David and Goliath battle to be the site record for crypto financial information.”
Major Defi Token Prices Plunge, as Money Moves Back Into Bitcoin
2.11.2020
Major decentralized finance (defi) projects fell sharply in October, with token prices tumbling by between 30% and 56%, as money appears to be moving away from the overhyped space and back into bitcoin. According to Coingecko data, Andre Cronje’s Yearn Finance (YFI) fell fastest, crashing...
Yearn Finance Founder Andre Cronje’s New Defi Token KP3R Soars 3,600% 24 Hours After Launch
29.10.2020
Yearn Finance founder Andre Cronje’s new defi token called KP3R has soared more than 3,600% in just over 24 hours after official launch, as yield farmers pour in millions of dollars into the project. The token opened at just $10 on Uniswap on Oct. 28, but is currently trading at $373.58,...
Defi Protocol Harvest Finance Hacked for $24 Million, Attacker Returns $2.5 Million
26.10.2020
Decentralized finance (defi protocol) Harvest Finance was hacked on Monday for $24 million. The attacker targeted the protocol’s liquidity pools, performing an arbitrage attack using a large flash loan – a type of uncollatarized loan – but later returned $2.5 million. In seven...
Q3 Crypto Volumes up by $155 Billion as Defi Hype Drives DEX Growth by 197%
11.10.2020
The latest data from Coingecko shows that the combined trading volumes of cryptocurrency exchanges went up by $155 billion between July and September, from $175.7 billion to $330.6 billion. The new total volume represents a 88% increase which Coingecko attributes to the decentralized finance (defi)...
Stablecoin Supply Doubles in 3 Months as Combined Market Cap Surpasses $20B
4.10.2020
2020 has been the year of stablecoins, as the token supply has doubled in the last three months. The aggregate market capitalization of 28 stablecoins captures over $20 billion on October 4, 2020. While tether still dominates the stablecoin ranks, USDC has been moving closer toward the top...
Survey: Large Number of Yield Farmers Can’t Read Smart Contracts Despite High Risk
23.9.2020
A new Coingecko survey has found that a large number of yield farmers do not know how to read smart contracts despite claiming they understand the risks that come with such investments. According to the survey, which polled 1,347 people, around 40% of decentralized finance (defi) users cannot...
Binance Retains Top Spot as CoinGecko Revamps Exchange Trust Metric
1.7.2020
CoinGecko has added a cybersecurity metric to its Trust Score. Like with rival data site CoinMarketCap, the largest exchange Binance retains pole position
CoinGecko Adds Crypto Exchanges' Cybersecurity Ratings to Trust Score
1.7.2020
Crypto data platform CoinGecko has partnered with cybersecurity firm Hacken to incorporate the security of crypto exchanges into its Trust Score metric
Crypto Exchange Ranking Methods Still Contested as CMC Takes More Heat
10.6.2020
Experts say CoinMarketCap’s update is not good enough after the latest method tweak causes further controversy among the community
Many People Know About DeFi, But Few of Them Use It
20.5.2020
DeFi projects seem to be well known in the cryptocurrency circles surveyed by CoinGecko, but usage is somewhat lackluster, especially for lending protocols
CoinGecko CEO: ‘Hard for CoinMarketCap to Stay Neutral’
7.4.2020
The recent acquisition of CoinMarketCap by Binance has some in the crypto community speaking out, including CoinGecko CEO Bobby Ong