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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...
Blockchain Exec Says Decentralized Platforms Won't Necessarily Replace YouTube
2.7.2020
While decentralized platforms provide a viable alternative to YouTube, Theta Labs' Wes Levitt believes there is still a place for centralized platforms
Market Wrap: As Traditional Markets Rally, Bitcoin Gets Boring
1.7.2020
Equities show strength as bitcoin stays rangebound above $9,000
Decentralized Exchange Volumes Up 70% in June, Pass $1.5 Billion
1.7.2020
June trading volume on decentralized exchanges set a record high of $1.52 billion, up 70% from May
Iota Enters First Phase to Become ‘Fully Decentralized Network’ by 2021
30.6.2020
Iota Foundation expects to remove network Coordinator and become a “fully decentralized network” by Q1 2021
DeFi’s ‘Agricultural Revolution’ Has Ethereum Users Turning to Decentralized Exchanges
30.6.2020
Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are seeing more action than ever thanks to a surge in decentralized finance (DeFi) activity
Dfinity Opens Platform to Outside Developers, Launches Decentralized TikTok Rival
30.6.2020
Decentralized cloud computing startup Dfinity has announced that its "Internet Computer" is now open to third-party developers
IOTA Takes Step Towards Decentralized Network
30.6.2020
IOTA (MIOTA) has announced the release of Pollen, the first phase towards IOTA 2.0, its decentralized network that is expected to arrive in the first half of the next year.
IOTA is continuing its path towards the so-called 'Coordicide' - the death (that is, the removal) of the Coordinator, which...
‘Sophisticated’ Hacker Plunders $450,000 From Defi Protocol Balancer
29.6.2020
Decentralized finance (Defi) protocol ​Balancer was on Sunday hacked for more than $450,000 worth of cryptocurrency. In two separate transactions, an attacker targeted two pools containing Ethereum-based tokens with transfer fees – or so-called deflationary tokens. Pools with Sta...
DeFi Protocol Balancer Hacked Through Exploit It Seemingly Knew About
29.6.2020
A spat between the Balancer and STA team following the $500,000 hack suggests that the DeFi protocol was aware of the weakness
Yield Farming Pool Concept May Solidify Ethereum’s Role as BTC’s Main Sidechain
26.6.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) applications on the Ethereum chain have been growing wildly during the last two years. Now a number of synthetic versions of bitcoin, that leverage the Ethereum chain, has outpaced offchain solutions like Blockstream’s Liquid and the Lightning Network. Just...
Defi Platform Opyn Launches Put Options on Compound Token
26.6.2020
Decentralized options marketplace Opyn has launched put options on COMP that will provide a safety net of sorts should COMP’s fortunes take a turn for the worse
Jack Dorsey Has Floated Decentralized Fact-Checking at Twitter. Here’s What That Could Look Like
25.6.2020
Twitter's CEO has endorsed the idea of decentralized fact-checking. We looked at some prototypes to see what that might look like
Liquidity Mining With Compound Finance — Just a Fad, or the Latest Toolbox After IEO, ICOs?
25.6.2020
Introduction to Compound Finance What Is It? Compound Finance is an algorithmically-operated, decentralized, interest rate protocol for lending and borrowingContinue Reading
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Is Mobile Decentralized Exchange Trading Riskier? Komodo's CTO Says Not Necessarily
24.6.2020
Security for mobile decentralized exchange usage depends on several factors
Market Wrap: A Sea of Red Across Markets as Bitcoin Drops to $9.2K
24.6.2020
Bitcoin experienced a dip on Wednesday, but equities and other assets also dropped on an uncertain economic outlook
FTX Is Building Lots of Sophisticated Markets Few Traders Use
24.6.2020
FTX has launched eight unique index futures and volatility markets in less than 12 months. But few traders use these markets
This Week in Crypto: A Data Perspective (June 29-July 3)
24.6.2020
Powered by As developments in decentralized finance (DeFi) have grabbed headlines in the crypto space in the last few weeks,Continue Reading
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Activists Document Police Misconduct Using Decentralized Protocol
23.6.2020
Built on the InterPlanetary File System and the Ethereum blockchain, the protocol lets anyo file police misconduct reports anonymously
An Ethereum Wallet Will Let You Easily Host Your Decentralized Website
18.6.2020
MyEtherWallet is adding an integration with IPFS to let its users easily launch websites on the decentralized web, but the network is still quite limited