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Ethereum’s 2020 Defi Boom Doubles Active Ether Addresses, But Fees Skyrocket
22.7.2020
The number of active Ethereum addresses has grown aggressively in 2020 because of the decentralized finance (defi) boom. Active Ethereum addresses doubled in size leaving networks like Tron, Cardano, and EOS in the dust. There’s a lot happening in the world of decentralized finance (defi)...
Tron's 'JUST DeFi' Exchange and Yield Farming Launching in August
21.7.2020
Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Tron
In an effort to broaden its decentralized finance ecosystem, major blockchain platform Tron has announced the launch dates for two more products - both said to be coming in a month.
Justin Sun, founder of Tron (TRX), took to Twitter to announce...
YFI Grabs Yield Farmers' Attention as DeFi Hits USD 3bn Milestone
21.7.2020
It's getting busier in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) every day: the total value locked surpassed USD 3 billion, while a new governance token took the yield farming spotlight.
DeFi has been hitting major milestones over the past few months, with the total value locked (TVL) rising...
Y Curve Interest Rates Reach 2,000%, Assets Under Management Grows Tenfold After Token Launch
21.7.2020
Depositors to the Y Curve decentralized finance (defi) pool received as much as 2,000% in interest this Saturday and about 600% (annualized) for the entire day. Before this increase, liquidity providers had been earning an aggregate rate of 10.58%. The latest interest rate growth follows Yearn...
Troll Token? Why DeFi Yield Farmers Are Now All About YFI
21.7.2020
YFI is the latest DeFi token to top the charts. Yearn Finance Interest? Your Favorite Idea? Its intent unclear, but YFI is now trading at $1,070
Blockchain Bites: Twitter Hack Fallout, A New Way to ‘Yield Farm’ and a Hurricane-Proof CBDC
16.7.2020
What the Twitter hack means for Bitcoin, why stablecoins are on the rise in Hong Kong and a new way to farm yield using NFTs on Ethereum
Yield Farming ‘Frenzy’ Didn’t Boost DeFi User Numbers
16.7.2020
A new report has found that so-called “yield farming” has taken the decentralized finance (DeFi) scene “by storm” of late – but has failed to bring large amounts of new people to the DeFi table, and has done little to help the “DeFi community grow beyond its current borders.”
These were...
Yield Farming Expands From Finance to Digital Collectibles
15.7.2020
Fresh new soils can now be tilled for yield on Ethereum: the world of digital collectibles. NFT site Rarible is issuing a governance token
ConsenSys: BTC Tokenization and Yield Farming Drives DeFi Growth
15.7.2020
DeFi’s growth has been propelled by the increasing popularity of yield farming and Bitcoin tokenization protocols, according to ConsenSys
This Platform Automates DeFi Yield Farming for Its Users
14.7.2020
A newly launched DeFi platform promises to always find the best yield for its users by taking advantage of variable interest rates and reward schemes
Ethereum's Buterin Calls DeFi-powered Yield Farming ‘Unsustainable’
14.7.2020
Ethereum (ETH) Co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he has a bit of “love and hate” for the influx of decentralized finance (DeFi) apps that have been built on the network of late – although he labeled them “valuable and essential” to the blockchain's community.
Speaking in an interview with Ryan Sean...
Compound Tops $1B in Crypto Loans as DeFi Farmers Keep Digging for Yield
13.7.2020
Yield farming continues to push Compound to new heights. On Monday, the lending protocol topped $1 billion in loans issued
Kyber Network Is Bringing Yield Farming to DEXland
8.7.2020
Fresh pastures are opening in the world of yield farming. Kyber, a decentralized exchange (DEX), is preparing to share trading fees with KNC token holders
Market Wrap: As Stocks Rally, Bitcoin Trades Above $9.3K for the First Time in 10 Days
6.7.2020
Equities continue to beat bitcoin’s performance, but everything is making gains Monday
What Is Yield Farming? The Rocket Fuel of DeFi, Explained
6.7.2020
If all these terms ("DeFi," "liquidity mining," "yield farming") are so much Greek to you, fear not. We're here to catch you up
Compound’s ‘Yield Farmers’ Briefly Turned BAT Into DeFi’s Largest Coin
6.7.2020
The digital advertising token briefly became bigger than ether in the decentralized finance space, thanks to popular lending protocol Compound
Trouble in Defi Paradise: Compound-Issued DAI Surpasses DAI in Circulation
3.7.2020
A number of cryptocurrency proponents have been discussing the stablecoin DAI this week, as the DAI allegedly held on the Compound platform is much larger than what is recorded in circulation. At press time, Compound statistics show there’s $523 million worth of DAI held in reserves, while...
Search For Yield Drives Ether’s Put-Call Ratio to One-Year High
3.7.2020
Ether's put-call open interest ratio has jumped to 12-month highs. However, this increase is not necessarily a bearish signal
There Are More DAI on Compound Now Than There Are DAI in the World
3.7.2020
The amount of DAI deposited on Compound skyrocketed by more than $140 million on Thursday – somehow exceeding the total amount of DAI in existence
DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Maxed Out by Yield-Farming Boom
2.7.2020
Nexus Mutual is seeing a surge in demand. "Our product has honestly seen massive interest since yield farming kicked off," said founder Hugh Karp