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How DeFi trading is evolving after a whirlwind 2020
30.12.2020
Although DeFi’s market cap has surged by 2,100% over the course of 2020, critics argue that the industry needs to evolve to be on a more sustainable footing
US FTC digs into Big Tech's centralized reservoirs of user data
14.12.2020
As antitrust enforcement hits Facebook and Google, the Federal Trade Commission is digging into misuse of consumer data
Though centralized, a digital yuan is too big for China to surveil, says Cypherium CEO
3.12.2020
Despite ambitions of overtaking the dollar, China's central bank will have a hard time monitoring all the transactions involved in a CBDC, though commercial banks might lend a hand
Introducing MoonDeFi, a New Part of Decentralized Finance
29.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Centralized exchanges have been the backbone of the cryptocurrency market for years. They offer fast settlement times, high trading volume, and continually improving liquidity. However, there’s a parallel world being built in the form of trustless protocols. Decentralized...
Former Microsoft Engineer Says Nigerian Expatriates Are Using Bitcoin to Circumvent Country’s Overvalued Exchange Rate
26.11.2020
A former Microsoft software engineer and co-founder of Buycoins Africa Tomiwa Lasebikan says some Nigerians expatriates are now using bitcoin to circumvent the country’s overvalued exchange rate when sending remittances. According to Lasebikan, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s fixed...
XRP Price Climbed 123% in 30 Days, Spark Token Airdrop Pushes Value Higher
24.11.2020
During the course of the week digital currency markets have seen colossal gains and one crypto asset, in particular, XRP, has jumped significantly in value over the last seven days. The distributed ledger token XRP climbed 25% upwards on Tuesday alone, and seven-day price stats show the coin...
Flash Loans Aren’t the Problem, Centralized Price Oracles Are
11.11.2020
Flash loans attacks have received a lot of press attention. But they're not DeFi's biggest vulnerability, says Chainlink's CMO
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bounces From $13.2K; Ether on Centralized Exchanges at 2-Year Low
2.11.2020
Bitcoin's price is trending up after a dip while traders are moving ether off from centralized exchanges
Report: Governance remains highly centralized on many DeFi projects
30.10.2020
Top holders control vast amounts of supply
All in on DeFi: Why the Days of Centralized Exchanges Are Numbered
29.10.2020
The CEO of Binance on why DeFi will come to dominate CeFi
Finance Redefined: Is DeFi really a threat to centralized finance? Oct. 14-21
22.10.2020
If you look at its governance, definitely not
Five mega exchanges hold 10% of Bitcoin's entire supply
15.10.2020
The Bitcoin ecosystem continues to be dominated by a handful of platforms and companies
Centralized Exchange Operators Believe Low Liquidity on DEX Platforms Stops User Migration
14.10.2020
Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEX) operators say they are unfazed by the increasing trading volumes on decentralized exchanges (DEX) because the latter’s liquidity is still too insignificant to cause user mass migration. The majority of CEX operators also insist that it is very...
Maker DAO’s Embrace of Centralized Stablecoins Offers Risks and Rewards
12.10.2020
MakerDAO's ingestion of centralized stablecoins may help maintain a $ peg. But it could also invite more regulatory scrutiny
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)...
Cryptowisser: 75 Crypto Exchanges Dead in 2020 – More Will Follow
5.10.2020
5th October 2020, leading Crypto service comparison site – Cryptowisser, announces its Crypto exchange graveyard. The detailed page lists and explains the many crypto exchanges (largely centralized exchanges) that have disappeared, expired or collapsed this year, giving an insight into...
Centralized data management hampered the global response to COVID-19
4.10.2020
Blockchain-supported decentralization has a chance to improve the difficulties for pharmaceutical and life sciences supply chains
Kucoin Hack: $17M Laundered Via Decentralized Exchanges, Blockchain Analysis Firm Claims This Can Still be Traced
2.10.2020
Elliptic says the Kucoin hacker has sold $17.1 million worth of tokens via decentralized exchanges (dex) platforms like Uniswap, Kyber Network, Tokenlon. The shift to dex applications comes after centralized projects came to the aid of the beleaguered exchange by blocking any cashing out of...
Uniswap Captures $2 Billion Locked, Dex Volume Outpaces Second-Largest Centralized Exchange
30.9.2020
The decentralized exchange (dex) built on Ethereum, Uniswap has accumulated a whopping $2 billion in total value locked (TVL) this week. Tuesday’s data shows out of all the decentralized finance (defi) application’s Uniswap dominates the $11 billion landscape by over 18%. Just recently...
Token Projects to Recover $130M from the Kucoin Hack, Devs Condemned for Centralization
29.9.2020
The cryptocurrency community has been discussing the Kucoin hack as a great number of ERC20 projects have frozen, paused, or reversed their smart contracts after the hack. Estimates say that at least $129 million ERC20 tokens affected are considered “safe” from the hacker’s...