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DeFi User Base Needs to Be More Decentralized, Says Former ConsenSys Exec
31.7.2020
A panel of known Ethereum investors and influencers discussed decentralization and the value of the total value locked in DeFi
Decentralized Exchange Bancor Officially Launches Upgraded V2 Platform
31.7.2020
After months of work, Bancor V2 finally launches promising to improve the user experience for both traders and liquidity providers
Aave’s LEND Token Jumps 23% After Plan for Liquidity Mining
30.7.2020
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...
Pantera Capital Leads $2.6M Seed Round for DEX Protocol Injective
29.7.2020
The protocol, incubated by Binance Labs, sets out to solve some of the issues facing users of decentralized exchanges
Anyswap’s Decentralized Cross Chain Swap Protocol vs. Centralized Exchanges
28.7.2020
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The long-awaited Anyswap decentralized cross chain swap protocol, based on Fusion ($FSN)DCRM technology, is due to be launched on July 20th. Anyswap will usher a new era of interoperability between finance...
FTX to Launch ‘Scalable’ Decentralized Exchange in Weeks
27.7.2020
Building on the Solana blockchain means the new platform's operations are less restricted than those on Ethereum, the firm says
For Some Reason, Wash Trading Happens on Decentralized Exchanges Too
25.7.2020
Wash trading is happening in some instances on Binance DEX and Loopring, showing that decentralized exchanges are not immune to volume inflation
EU Privacy Shield Ruling Is an Opportunity and Conundrum for Decentralized Tech
23.7.2020
A judgement striking down an EU-U.S. data sharing agreement could pose compliance issues for U.S. startups. But privacy tech could offer a post-law solution
Dfinity’s Internet Computer Could Be a Truly Decentralized Alternative
22.7.2020
The blockchain and smart contracts you interact with may be decentralized, but the cloud services often used to access them aren’t. Dfinity’s Internet Computer is stepping up to set that straight
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)...
July’s Decentralized Exchange Volumes Have Already Topped June’s Record, Reaching $1.6B
21.7.2020
DEX trading volume already beat June's record, passing $1.6 billion as of Tuesday
Y Curve Interest Rates Reach 2,000%, Assets Under Management Grows Tenfold After Token Launch
21.7.2020
Depositors to the Y Curve decentralized finance (defi) pool received as much as 2,000% in interest this Saturday and about 600% (annualized) for the entire day. Before this increase, liquidity providers had been earning an aggregate rate of 10.58%. The latest interest rate growth follows Yearn...
Institutional Investors Are Turning Their Attention to Decentralized Finance
19.7.2020
Why we are now seeing clear institutional interest in the growing space of decentralized finance that will take it to the next level
Crypto Social Network ‘Minds’ Sees Users Flock From Twitter and Facebook Over Privacy Concerns
19.7.2020
Crypto social media platform Minds has been garnering users who are concerned about their privacy, according to the company’s CEO. The open-source platform, seen as an alternative to Facebook or Twitter, awards users with cryptocurrency for engagement. Crypto Social Network Minds Gaining...
Cloudflare Outage Shows Crypto Holders Are Not That Decentralized
18.7.2020
Cloudflare suffered an outage on July 17, affecting much of the internet, including Bitcoin transactions
Bancor Invites Bounty Hunters to Peek Into Its Code Ahead of V2 Launch
17.7.2020
Bancor V2 is getting ready for release as it publishes both the code of its smart contracts and a bug bounty for researchers to report vulnerabilities
Top Decentralized Finance Projects and Investors Gather Online for Global Defi Summit
17.7.2020
Draper Goren Holm, ConsenSys, Chainlink, DeFi Money Market, and more take the stage to dictate the future of decentralized finance. Los Angeles, CA — July 13, 2020 — Draper Goren Holm today announces the inaugural Global DeFi Summit taking place virtually on August 6, 2020, at 8 am PST, with...
Filecoin Pushes Back Final Testing Phase, Announces ‘Calibration Period’ for Miners
15.7.2020
Filecoin has delayed the launch of its incentivized testnet by two weeks, providing a window for miners to test their set-ups
OKCoin Launches Its Own DeFi Price Oracle Based on Compound Tech
15.7.2020
Global crypto exchange OKCoin unveiled its own oracle as a verifiable price data source for the decentralized finance, or DeFi, space