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Fantom Foundation issues clarification statement about departure of Andre Cronje and Anton Nell
11.3.2022
The statement comes amid ongoing speculation regarding the recent departure of two of its most prominent developers
Fantom, Other DeFi Tokens Shaken as Top DeFi Developer Andre Cronje Quits
7.3.2022
The well-known decentralized finance (DeFi) developer and creator of Yearn.Finance (YFI), Andre Cronje, has left the DeFi space, one of his closest collaborators has announced on Twitter. The news sent the price of several tokens of protocols Cronje had been involved in into a freefall, but some...
Andre Cronje and Anton Nell Announce Their Exit From Crypto
7.3.2022
Anton Nell took to Twitter to announce that he and Andre Cronje have decided to leave the Crypto space. Both of them will be terminating applications and services that are related to them tentatively on April 03, 2022. The announcement has led to a downfall in FTM, YFI, and SOLID. Contributors...
DeFi 'Godfather' Cronje quits as TVL and tokens tank for related projects
7.3.2022
The prominent developer and prolific project founder has stepped down from any involvement in the crypto and DeFi space following the spotty launch of the Solidly project
Dozens of Tokens Tumble as Prolific Developer Andre Cronje Calls It Quits
6.3.2022
Fantom Launches NFT Marketplace Artion – Platform Aims to ‘Unburden Creators of High Fees’
26.9.2021
On September 24, 2021, the Fantom Foundation announced the launch of a new non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace that aims to compete with the myriad of NFT markets out there today. The market dubbed Artion is an NFT marketplace built on the Fantom network and claims to bolster “0%...
Wormhole Network Launches Ethereum Solana Bridge, Solana AMM Saber Surpasses $4 Billion TVL
19.9.2021
On September 17, 2021, Solana protocol fans were introduced to the launch of the Wormhole Network’s ethereum – solana bridge, which means assets between each chain can be intermingled. The launch announcement notes that Saber, the Solana-fueled protocol with more than $4 billion...
Users Criticize Uniswap’s Decision to Remove Over 100 Tokens From Main Interface
25.7.2021
The largest decentralized exchange (dex) platform, in terms of trade volume, Uniswap has revealed the dex has removed a number of tokens from the platform interface. The community assumes the tokens could be deemed securities by global regulators. Uniswap users can still swap these tokens...
Yearn Finance Founder Andre Cronje Set to Fight the Rug Pulled Crypto Messiah in a Dubai Boxing Match
6.5.2021
South African crypto entrepreneur and Yearn Finance founder, Andre Cronje, is set to brawl Crypto Messiah in a physical fight at a Dubai crypto conference. The event, which has been dubbed the Cryptocurrency International boxing match, is scheduled to take place on October 15. Pledged Prize Goes...
C.R.E.A.M. launches Iron Bank flash loans, eyes cross-chain capital efficiency
8.4.2021
Iron Bank is ready to re-enter the spotlight after the Alpha Homura hack, and plans are underway to take the lending protocol to new heights
DeFi Protocols Cream Finance, Alpha Exploited, $37.5M Lost: ‘Prime Suspect’ ID’d
13.2.2021
Alpha Finance says the "loophole" has been patched
Core contributors, investors debate Yearn token mint
18.1.2021
After a stormy weekend for DeFi's original yield vault, dust is settling and a path forward is being paved
Finance Redefined: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? Jan. 6–13
13.1.2021
A DeFi dev’s vent highlights why traditional investment has its merits
Uniswap's growth lead bites back over Yearn Finance’s SushiSwap merger
13.1.2021
Uniswap’s growth lead, Ashleigh Schap, has slammed Yearn Finance founder Andre Cronje for complaining about forked projects in the DeFi sector
A lifetime in 24 Tweets: The rise of Inverse.Finance
20.12.2020
"I felt like I wanna do things my way for once," says solo developer Nour Haridy
Andre Cronje: DeFi Expressionist
8.12.2020
Andre Cronje founded the platform that kick-started 2020's DeFi summer that made thousands rich. It almost broke him
Yearn Finance continues acquisition spree with Cover
28.11.2020
"That's how shit gets done here," says one team member
Yearn Finance formalizes operations budget as YFI rallies
15.11.2020
Price and social media sentiment swoon in unison as Yearn Finance formalizes operations budget
Major Defi Token Prices Plunge, as Money Moves Back Into Bitcoin
2.11.2020
Major decentralized finance (defi) projects fell sharply in October, with token prices tumbling by between 30% and 56%, as money appears to be moving away from the overhyped space and back into bitcoin. According to Coingecko data, Andre Cronje’s Yearn Finance (YFI) fell fastest, crashing...
Report: Token Listings Have Short Term Positive Influence on Price, M&A Have Better Impact in the Long Term
1.11.2020
A study by Etoro and The Tie find listing and partnership announcements as significant developments (Sigdev) that have an immediate, large, and positive influence on token price. This influence, which peaks within the first 24 hours, usually wears off after a week, according to the study report....