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Crypto Fest 2021 Explores the Growing NFT and DeFi Ecosystem and the Future Ahead
15.11.2021
Bitcoin Events hosted its highly anticipated 3rd edition of the Crypto Fest on October 29, 2021. The event was hosted virtually for the 2nd consecutive year, due to COVID-19 and South Africa’s lockdown regulations. The jam-packed day attracted 1649 attendees from 79 countries and featured...
NFT-based Fixed Lending Protocol Pledge Backed by Stanford Alumni Announces Successful Fundraise
18.9.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Pledge Finance is launching a cross-chain decentralized finance ecosystem, purpose-built for the financial sector following a successful private round in which it raised more than $3 million. Hong Kong – Pledge Finance, an algorithm-driven, multi-chain decentralized finance...
Avalanche Foundation raises $230M to support DeFi ecosystem
16.9.2021
The smart contracts platform has made substantial progress within the DeFi space since its launch last year
ABEYCHAIN Launches Decentralized Exchange XSWAP
25.8.2021
ABEY Foundation, the organization that oversees the activities of multi-layer blockchain protocol ABEYCHAIN has revealed the launch of XSWAP: its native decentralized exchange. This development is expected to herald the beginning of innovations with the ABEYCHAIN DeFi ecosystem. XSWAP: Built...
BENQI and Avalanche Launch $3M Liquidity Mining Initiative to Accelerate DeFi Growth
11.8.2021
PRESS RELEASE. BENQI, an algorithmic liquidity market protocol, and the Avalanche Foundation are collaborating on a joint liquidity mining program to celebrate the launch of the BENQI protocol on the 19th of August and the next phase of growth within Avalanche’s DeFi ecosystem. $3MM of AVAX...
Binance Smart Chain Dethroning Ethereum as Backbone of Defi Ecosystem
28.7.2021
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The blockchain ecosystem witnessed explosive growth in 2020, thanks to the surging popularity of DeFi and NFTs. The growth has amplified the limitations...
STASIS and Free TON DeFi Alliance Partners to Boost the Development of Free TON DeFi Ecosystem
6.7.2021
Free TON, a decentralized proof of stake blockchain powered by its community and STASIS, a EU compliant EURS stablecoin project, partnered to make DeFi more functional and affordable for everyone. The STASIS team will be deploying their protocol to the Free TON ecosystem, so that their stablecoin...
Simplex Tie-Up With Kava Brings Fiat Directly to Defi
23.6.2021
As Kava works to expand its multi-asset defi platform’s appeal, the inclusion of Simplex’s fiat-to-crypto processing infrastructure will provide a fresh avenue for users to enter the defi ecosystem with fewer steps and conversions. New On-Ramp to Streamline Defi Accessibility...
Wallet provider Ledger raises $380M to welcome DeFi ecosystem
10.6.2021
Now valued at $1.5 billion, Ledger aims add new products to its hardware and software wallet portfolio
Solana Aims to Raise $450 Million to Battle Ethereum Supremacy
8.6.2021
Solana, a proof-of-stake, smart contracts-enabled currency, is aiming to raise $450 million in a funding round that was extended last March. The Solana ecosystem, which is backed by Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of derivatives exchange FTX, would use these funds to take on Ethereum supremacy...
TRON DeFi Ecosystem Has a New Participant, YFX
31.5.2021
TRON, the leading blockchain-based operating system that aims to build a global digital content entertainment platform, has been making a huge investment in DeFi since 2020. In its effort to solidify its DeFi position in the market, TRON has teamed up with leading platforms like JUST,...
DeFi Yield Protocol (DYP) Launches Decentralized Tools Dashboard
24.5.2021
Yield Farming protocol DYP has launched its long-awaited DYP Tools. DYP Tools V1 is a decentralized tools dashboard built with features that will increase the use cases for DYP Token and the entire DeFi ecosystem. The tool dashboard serves as a liquidity locker for any DeFi project and protects...
Tether to Launch USDT Natively on Avalanche
18.5.2021
The blockchain company Tether has announced it will make available its stablecoin token as a native asset in Avalanche, a smart contract platform that has picked steam in the last year. Avalanche has a growing decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem, so this launch will most likely improve...
DeFi Ecosystem Continues to Grow at an Enviable Pace
26.4.2021
The ecosystem of decentralized finance (DeFi) is on a roll. It is among the most rapidly growing segments in the cryptocurrency sphere. According to the latest estimates, the total number of wallets in the DeFi has crossed the two-million milestone. Dune analytics (a platform involved in mapping...
Shopify CEO muses integrating e-commerce giant into DeFi ecosystem
3.4.2021
Shopify's CEO seems to have caught the crypto bug, and it could be a boon for adoption
pNetwork Launches Wrapped EOS on Ethereum to Connect the Two Biggest DeFi Ecosystems
2.2.2021
During the last year, Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem has grown exponentially to form a multi Billion Dollar market. As Decentralized Finance expands, it becomes more and more relevant to have cross-chain connections that enable crypto assets to flow instantly and seamlessly across blockchain...
xSigma DeFi Is a Game Changing Protocol Backed by a NASDAQ Listed Company
1.12.2020
The DeFi ecosystem has been growing faster than anyone can keep up with recently. Billions of dollars in digital assets are invested, despite all the problems the current services suffer from. Buggy code, security vulnerabilities and shady anonymous developers are just some of the issues that...
EcoChain’s Capital Logic Will Transform the DeFi Ecosystem
29.10.2020
Decentralized finance(DeFi) has taken the blockchain network by a storm and is now arguably the most discussed topic. Although it has been a roller coaster ride, the DeFi network has grown enormously in size and number. Today, the total value locked in DeFi contracts is more than $11b. Forex Market...
Boringdao Raises $1.4M: Project’s Tokenized BTC Bridge Backed by 200% Collateral
10.10.2020
There’s a new tokenized bitcoin project coming to the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem that’s recently received $1.4 million from blockchain investors. The project called Boringdao, a decentralized bridge between Ethereum and alternative blockchains, plans to launch...
After Banning ICOs China’s Defi Ecosystem Grows Exponential This Year
5.10.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has become a multi-billion dollar industry and quite a bit of the popularity is stemming from China. While a number of defi projects from the West like Uniswap, Compound, and Makerdao are popular in the country, China is also creating its own landscape...