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Decentralized Exchange Trading Volumes Remain Lackluster in the New Year, Uniswap Leads the Way with Daily Swaps
14.1.2023
According to statistics, decentralized exchange (dex) monthly trading volumes have dropped significantly since Jan. 2022. After a brief spike in volume in Nov. 2022, dex trade volumes have been lackluster for the past 44 days. As of Jan. 14, 2023, Uniswap version three (V3) has the highest trade...
Crypto Incidents Involving Exit Scams, Hacks, and Code Exploits Reach Record Low in December 2022 According to Certik
3.1.2023
According to blockchain security company Certik, the number of cryptocurrency incidents involving exit scams, hacks, and code exploits in Dec. 2022 was the lowest monthly figure of the year. Certik noted that the combined incidents amounted to $62.2 million “lost to exploits, hacks, and scams.”...
Defi More Scalable Than Traditional Finance, New Study Says
22.12.2022
Despite the market conditions that prevailed in much of 2022, decentralized finance (defi) still demonstrated its greater scaling potential than that of the traditional financial industry, a new report has said. Even though the total value locked dropped from the peak of $180 billion in Dec. 2021...
TVL in Defi Slides Under $40 Billion, Tapping a Low Not Seen Since February 2021
17.12.2022
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has fallen below the $40 billion mark for the first time since the first week of Feb. 2021. On Dec. 17, 2022, the TVL in defi is roughly $39.53 billion after dropping more than 4% in value during the past 24 hours. Value Locked in Defi...
Decentralized Finance Protocols Flounder as Value Locked in Defi Shed More Than 25% Since FTX Collapsed
12.12.2022
On December 12, 2022, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has been range bound after falling 25.5% from $55.94 billion on Nov. 5, to today’s $41.67 billion. Moreover, during the past 12 months, the TVL in defi dropped 82.56% from roughly $239 billion in Dec. 2021,...
DeFi, such as Oryen Network, Maker, and Convex Finance, allow you to stay in control of your assets
8.12.2022
Decentralization of finance is changing the world order by bringing financial matters into the hands of individuals. As a result, there has been a significant rise in DeFi protocols promoting this major devolution by encouraging the world to decentralize their finance. Centralization in crypto...
Value Locked in Defi at Its Lowest Point Since March 2021, Smart Contract Tokens Shed $22 Billion in 36 Days
16.11.2022
Smart contract platform tokens and decentralized finance (defi) protocols have taken a beating since the FTX collapse last week. The market capitalization of all the smart contract platform tokens in existence lost more than $22 billion during the last 36 days. The total value locked (TVL) in defi...
Maintaining decentralization: Are custody services a threat to DeFi protocols?
10.11.2022
DeFi ecosystems try to live up to crypto’s decentralized ethos, but single-token governance protocols could prove a challenge
Automation opens up pathway to a simplified, more user-friendly DeFi
5.11.2022
Hunting for the best opportunities in the world of DeFi is often time consuming. But automation is changing that
Crypto News Summary: DBS Adopts DeFi Protocols for FX & Government Securities Transactions, Union Bank of Philippines to Launch BTC & ETH Custody & Trading
2.11.2022
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State of Decentralized Finance Remains Lackluster, Value Locked in Defi Slid 67% in 6 Months
22.10.2022
During the last 125 days or roughly four months, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has been range bound within the $50 billion to $65 billion region. The TVL in defi has shed significant value during the past six months as it dropped from $161 billion on April 1, down...
Sam Bankman-Fried Under Fire for Controversial Comments on DeFi Protocols
21.10.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of the crypto exchange FTX, has come under fire by the crypto community for comments that could imply that he is in favor of censoring DeFi protocols....
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Crypto Hackers Gross Over $3 Billion From 125 Hacks so Far This Year
15.10.2022
Data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis shows that October is “the biggest month in the biggest year ever for hacking activity.” The firm added that crypto hackers have grossed over $3 billion across 125 hacks so far this year. Crypto-Hacking Activity Soars in October...
Value Held by Blockchain Oracles Slides 61% in 7 Months, Chainlink Dominates by 45%
10.10.2022
While the crypto economy has shed significant value, losing more than $2 trillion since the highs recorded at the end of 2021, a great deal of value was erased from smart contract platform tokens and decentralized finance (defi) protocols. One sector of the defi ecosystem that’s recorded...
Taking Yield Farming to the Next Level With Animal Farm
4.10.2022
As a result of DeFi protocols, access to finance has been democratized, allowing anyone with an Internet connection to gain access to opportunities and services. However, they only gained popularity after the ‘DeFi summer of 2020’ and the yield farming craze that followed. The concept...
Value Locked in Defi Drops to Lows Not Seen Since March, Ethereum Dominates TVL by 57%
24.9.2022
The state of decentralized finance (defi) in terms of total value locked (TVL) has been tumultuous, to say the least, and currently the TVL in defi today is approximately $54.95 billion. The TVL has not been this low in over five months since March 29, and the most dominant defi protocol today...
USM.World Partners With BNBChain and 10 Other DeFi Protocols
16.9.2022
Creating a Web3.0 where control, security, wealth, and information are once more in the hands of the communities, and the individuals are dependent on working with top standards. The anonymity, decentralization, and community tenets underpin the bitcoin market will restore economic equilibrium....
Boom and bust: How are Defi protocols handling the bear market?
14.9.2022
A look at how DeFi protocols have fared during the recent bear market and the importance of continuing to build during market downturns
Why DeFi Protocols Are Limiting ETH Borrowing Ahead of Ethereum’s Merge
8.9.2022
The Merge May Negatively Impact DeFi Protocols, Stablecoins: Report
26.8.2022
The transition to proof-of-stake could decrease stablecoin values and shrink lending pools, according to a DappRadar report