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Alchemix announces $4.9 million raise led by CMS, Alameda, and e-Girl Capital
14.3.2021
Established VC firms join more atypical investment entities in positioning the young DeFi protocol for the future
Dropping GBTC Premium: Anonymous Group Claims Blockfi Facing Solvency Issues Due to Exposure to the BTC Trust
12.3.2021
An anonymous group has claimed that Blockfi, which has an estimated $1.8 billion in customer assets invested in Grayscale Investment’s GBTC, is facing potential insolvency issues associated with the negative premium on the GBTC shares. Using the negative premium of minus 7.89% on the GBTC...
Asset tokenization project DeFi Money Market shuts its doors
6.2.2021
DMG token holders take to Twitter to grieve as their holdings crash 75%
CEX.IO LOAN Experiences Massive Institutional Demand With Over $100 Million of Loan Requests
1.2.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Crypto-backed lending service CEX.IO LOAN that launched in October 2020 in select global jurisdictions, has been experiencing major demand, receiving over $100 million worth of loan requests to date. While the service has been widely popular among retail investors, most of...
Second-Generation Lending Protocol Lendefi Is Coming for Compound’s Crown
27.1.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Lendefi is a brand-new protocol aiming to provide opportunities such as lending and borrowing, leveraging and investing. Lendefi is an innovative second-generation DeFi lending protocol that allows lenders to earn interest on stablecoin deposits, and for borrowers to obtain...
Major payments firm SIA to launch DLT-based secondary credit marketplace
27.1.2021
Italian financial services firm SIA plans to launch an Ethereum-based platform for secondary credit trading in the second half of 2021
Traditional Lenders Extended Millions in Loans to the Crypto Space Through Genesis in Q4
26.1.2021
The average loan size for a first time lender on the platform is $3.2 million, Genesis said
Aave hits record $288 high as demand for flash loans and staking increases
25.1.2021
Surging volume, demand for flash loans and a strong rally in DeFi tokens pushed AAVE price to a new all-time high today
Warp Finance adds Chainlink oracles to protect against flash loans
8.1.2021
Warp Finance's hack for $8M could have been prevented with better oracles, team says
Physical Crypto Bank Opens in India — These 14 Locations Offer In-Person Banking, Lending, Crypto Exchange
30.12.2020
A crypto bank has begun opening physical branches in India through a joint venture between Cashaa and United Multistate co-op society. Customers can open bank accounts, buy and sell cryptocurrencies, obtain crypto-backed loans, as well as learn about crypto. Crypto Bank Opens Physical Branches...
Side-Chaining $3 Billion in Value: There’s More Than 141,000 Tokenized Bitcoins Issued on Ethereum
21.12.2020
According to onchain statistics, there is a colossal amount of bitcoin, approximately 141,231 bitcoins or $3.3 billion at the time of publication locked into Ethereum-based tokens. There are roughly seven different wrapped or synthetic bitcoin tokens but the Wrapped Bitcoin project has...
Interview with Sergey Nazarov
19.12.2020
Chainlink co-Founder Sergey Nazarov explains why a decentralized oracle network is needed to ensure trust in the DeFi ecosystem
One exchange is trying to make debt tokenization a thing in crypto
17.12.2020
Entities can receive U.S. dollars or Bitcoin by issuing debt bonds via this platform
Crypto users split on taking out loans to buy Bitcoin dips
14.12.2020
Some crypto investors are willing to risk extensive financial obligations for a chance to get into Bitcoin
Buterin Warns Followers Not to Take Out Personal Loans to Buy Crypto
14.12.2020
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin took to Twitter to warn his followers not to take personal loans to purchase cryptocurrencies
Report identifies 18 serious 'non-financial risks' for DeFi
11.12.2020
Beyond the obvious financial risks, there are a number of technical risks DeFi users should be aware of
Fidelity Digital to Accept Bitcoin as Collateral for Cash Loans
10.12.2020
Fidelity Digital says it will allow institutional customers to pledge bitcoin as collateral against cash loans in partnership with Blockfi. The firm’s decision helps bitcoin investors turn their digital holdings into cash without selling. Fidelity’s targeted clients include hedge funds...
Fidelity Digital to Accept Bitcoin Collateral on Cash Loans for Institutions
9.12.2020
Fidelity Digital Assets is reportedly partnering with crypto lender BlockFi for the new business angle
Meet Exchase.io: All-in-One Fintech Service Provider Announces Token Sale
8.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Exchase (Exchase OÜ) announced that it plans to build an all-in-one fintech solution that will bring the most popular fintech services and technologies under one umbrella. The Estonian based fintech company has been operating a cryptocurrency exchange, but now seeks to bring...
DeFi project Aave unlocks collateral with version 2 release
3.12.2020
Users can now trade assets while they are locked up as decentralized finance collateral