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Velar Launches Dharma AMM to Propel Bitcoin Into the Decentralized Finance Spotlight
19.3.2024
On Tuesday, the bitcoin liquidity protocol Velar unveiled Dharma, an automated market maker (AMM) designed to enhance decentralized finance liquidity within the Bitcoin realm. The inaugural version of Velar’s Dharma is set to function on the Bitcoin layer two (L2) Stacks, featuring an initial...
Bitcoin Surge Propels DeFi TVL Past $100 Billion Milestone
10.3.2024
The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has surpassed a significant milestone, with the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols exceeding $100 billion.
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Crypto Startup Velar Plans Perpetual Swaps Exchange for Bitcoin DeFi After Raising $3.5M
1.2.2024
Crypto trading startup Velar raised $3.5 million to build a suite of DeFi tools for Bitcoin's nascent DeFi scene
BitcoinOS Unveils ‘Superlayer’ Protocol, Introducing Rollups to Enhance Bitcoin
26.1.2024
Source: Adobe / top images A new platform named BitcoinOS aimed at bringing Bitcoin into the decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape has been introduced by a team of blockchain developers at Sovryn. The platform, which the developers describe as an “operating system” for Bitcoin, utilizes...
Is Internet Computer Crashing? ICP Price Drops 8% as This Bitcoin Mining Protocol Takes All the Attention
12.1.2024
Leading decentralized data protocol Internet Computer has witnessed a sudden -8% drop in ICP price, and with panicked holders asking ‘Is Internet Computer Crashing?’ explore this ICP price analysis to find out. This comes amid excitement in the crypto community for Bitfinity layer-2...
Infra Firm Set to Launch EVM That Solves Bitcoin’s Limited Use Issue, Secures $7 Million
11.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Syda Productions Web3 infrastructure firm Bitfinity Network has raised millions from major backers, while nearing the launch of its Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Its founder talked with Cryptonews about how this EVM works to solve the issue of Bitcoin’s limited use, as well...
Bitcoin Development Platform Tap Protocol Secures $4.2 Million in Funding
18.12.2023
Source: trac.network Bitcoin Ordinals-based development platform Tap Protocol has raised over $4 million in an oversubscribed round, promising more “big” news to come. “We are happy to announce our successful fund raise of $4.2m which was oversubscribed by $13m+,”...
Sushi Makes DeFi History with Native Bitcoin on ZetaChain
17.11.2023
Source: Adobe / David Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Sushi has made history by adding support for the use of native Bitcoin (BTC) on its protocol through an expansion to ZetaChain. The move, announced by Sushi in a blog post on Thursday, will allow users to seamlessly swap BTC across...
Sushi taps into ZetaChain to begin testing native Bitcoin DeFi swaps
17.11.2023
Decentralized exchange Sushi will test native Bitcoin DeFi functionality that promises to allow users to swap BTC across 30 blockchain networks
Decentralized Social Network Friend.tech Surpasses $1 Million in 24-Hour Fees, Leaving Uniswap and Bitcoin Behind
21.8.2023
Decentralized social network Friend.tech has generated over $1 million in fees within just 24 hours of its release, outperforming well-established players like Uniswap and the Bitcoin (BTC) network.
According to data from crypto data aggregator DefiLlama, Friend.tech has generated $1.12 million...
Lomesh Dutta, VP of Growth at DFINITY, on Internet Computer, Bitcoin DeFi, and ckBTC | Ep. 252
1.8.2023
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Lomesh Dutta, Vice President of Growth at DFINITY, talks about the Internet Computer (IC), the future of Bitcoin-based DeFi, and ckBTC....
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Blockchain Project Interlay Wants its New Platform to Become a ‘One-Stop-Shop for Bitcoin DeFi’
5.7.2023
“We've only seen the tip of the iceberg with bitcoin DeFi today,” said Interlay CEO and Co-founder Alexei Zamyatin in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk
Developers Deploy Uniswap Contracts on Bitcoin as BRC20-Based SHIB, PEPE Gain Popularity
11.5.2023
Tokens issued on Bitcoin ran to a cumulative market capitalization of as much as $1.5 billion earlier this week before sharply correcting
Bitcoin and liquid staking protocols lead crypto resurgence in Q1 2023
18.4.2023
The first quarter of 2023 saw Bitcoin outperform traditional assets after a 72% quarterly gain in market capitalization
Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem explained
17.1.2023
DeFi on Bitcoin was made possible by the Taproot upgrade. Find out how Bitcoin DeFi works compared to the Ethereum blockchain
Bitcoin could become the foundation of DeFi with more single-sided liquidity pools
5.11.2022
More options for single-sided Bitcoin staking could lead to a consolidation of decentralized exchange aggregators — meaning improved liquidity for users
Study Finds Nearly 60% of Hong Kong and Singapore’s Super Rich Have Invested in Digital Assets
28.10.2022
According to a study jointly published by KPMG China and Aspen Digital, about 58% of Singapore and Hong Kong’s family offices and high-net-worth individuals have invested in digital assets. Reports suggest the info shows the crypto market downturn has not diminished the super-rich’s...
What will drive crypto’s likely 2024 bull run?
7.9.2022
Easing monetary policies, the decline of inflation, the change in Bitcoin's mining difficulty, and growing confidence in DeFi are factors that point to a renewed surge for crypto prices
After Inflation Fiasco, Central Banks Now Want to Monopolize Trust in Money With CBDC Push and Crypto Bashing
21.6.2022
As central banks across the globe are now admitting they failed to keep inflation under control and by sharply rising rates threaten to push economies into recession, they now claim that they are the main source of trust in the monetary system. ...
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Report on Lightning Network-Powered DeFi and NFTs Dismissed Even by Bitcoin Advocates
6.6.2022
A discussion has emerged about possible use cases for the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network, and whether the network could potentially support decentralized finance (DeFi) applications and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The discussion followed the publication of a paper by three well-known...