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As DeFi Booms, Yearn Finance (YFI) Shifts 100% of Token Supply to Users
3.8.2020
The DeFi sector recently achieved a record $4.23 billion in total value locked, so why did Yearn Finance distribute its full token supply to its users?
Zero Collateral: $138 Million in Defi Flash Loans Issued in 24 Hours
30.7.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) realm continues to heat up with concepts like yield farming, but another scheme called defi flash loans has also grown exponential. On Monday, the noncustodial lending protocol Aave issued $138 million in loans with zero collateral. Since the last week of June, defi...
DeFi Yield Farming Is Driving Adoption, but Stakeholders Urge Caution
27.7.2020
Industry observers say unchecked yield chasing may have negative consequences on the fledgling DeFi market
pNetwork Launches Yield Farming Programme, Steroids
24.7.2020
The pNetwork, the decentralised ecosystem backing the cross-chain pTokens solution, has announced the launch of its yield farming programme, Steroids. The programme will run for a period of one month and will award Uniswap liquidity providers with up to 10% monthly interest, distributed in pNetwork...
A Simple Explanation of DeFi and Yield Farming Using Actual Human Words
22.7.2020
A primer on yield farming, liquidity mining, automated market making and all the other terms shaping the brave new world of decentralized finance
Ethereum’s 2020 Defi Boom Doubles Active Ether Addresses, But Fees Skyrocket
22.7.2020
The number of active Ethereum addresses has grown aggressively in 2020 because of the decentralized finance (defi) boom. Active Ethereum addresses doubled in size leaving networks like Tron, Cardano, and EOS in the dust. There’s a lot happening in the world of decentralized finance (defi)...
LG Shows off Blockchain-powered Farming System at Seoul Metro Station
22.7.2020
Source: LG U+
South Korean electronics giant LG has created a very public showcase for its blockchain-powered food and agriculture traceability platform – at one of Seoul’s busiest subway stations.
Per Paxnet, LG’s telecoms subsidiary LG U+ and its IT services arm LG CNS have teamed up for...
Tron's 'JUST DeFi' Exchange and Yield Farming Launching in August
21.7.2020
Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Tron
In an effort to broaden its decentralized finance ecosystem, major blockchain platform Tron has announced the launch dates for two more products - both said to be coming in a month.
Justin Sun, founder of Tron (TRX), took to Twitter to announce...
Troll Token? Why DeFi Yield Farmers Are Now All About YFI
21.7.2020
YFI is the latest DeFi token to top the charts. Yearn Finance Interest? Your Favorite Idea? Its intent unclear, but YFI is now trading at $1,070
Yield Farming ‘Frenzy’ Didn’t Boost DeFi User Numbers
16.7.2020
A new report has found that so-called “yield farming” has taken the decentralized finance (DeFi) scene “by storm” of late – but has failed to bring large amounts of new people to the DeFi table, and has done little to help the “DeFi community grow beyond its current borders.”
These were...
Yield Farming Expands From Finance to Digital Collectibles
15.7.2020
Fresh new soils can now be tilled for yield on Ethereum: the world of digital collectibles. NFT site Rarible is issuing a governance token
ConsenSys: BTC Tokenization and Yield Farming Drives DeFi Growth
15.7.2020
DeFi’s growth has been propelled by the increasing popularity of yield farming and Bitcoin tokenization protocols, according to ConsenSys
This Platform Automates DeFi Yield Farming for Its Users
14.7.2020
A newly launched DeFi platform promises to always find the best yield for its users by taking advantage of variable interest rates and reward schemes
Ethereum's Buterin Calls DeFi-powered Yield Farming ‘Unsustainable’
14.7.2020
Ethereum (ETH) Co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he has a bit of “love and hate” for the influx of decentralized finance (DeFi) apps that have been built on the network of late – although he labeled them “valuable and essential” to the blockchain's community.
Speaking in an interview with Ryan Sean...
Compound ‘5x Overvalued’ as COMP Farming Accounts for 88% of Its Assets
13.7.2020
Researchers claim that the Compound token is at least five-fold overvalued as over 88% of its $1 billion book is lent to liquidity miners
Compound Tops $1B in Crypto Loans as DeFi Farmers Keep Digging for Yield
13.7.2020
Yield farming continues to push Compound to new heights. On Monday, the lending protocol topped $1 billion in loans issued
Kyber Network Is Bringing Yield Farming to DEXland
8.7.2020
Fresh pastures are opening in the world of yield farming. Kyber, a decentralized exchange (DEX), is preparing to share trading fees with KNC token holders
Market Wrap: As Stocks Rally, Bitcoin Trades Above $9.3K for the First Time in 10 Days
6.7.2020
Equities continue to beat bitcoin’s performance, but everything is making gains Monday
What Is Yield Farming? The Rocket Fuel of DeFi, Explained
6.7.2020
If all these terms ("DeFi," "liquidity mining," "yield farming") are so much Greek to you, fear not. We're here to catch you up
Trouble in Defi Paradise: Compound-Issued DAI Surpasses DAI in Circulation
3.7.2020
A number of cryptocurrency proponents have been discussing the stablecoin DAI this week, as the DAI allegedly held on the Compound platform is much larger than what is recorded in circulation. At press time, Compound statistics show there’s $523 million worth of DAI held in reserves, while...