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Yearn.Finance’s Creator Says He’s Quit DeFi, but Project Has Bench Strength
9.10.2020
Andre Cronje, the prolific coder and creator of Yearn, said he's quit the project – and decentralized finance (DeFi) altogether – out of frustration with its realities
Bloomberg: Biden election would be good for Bitcoin, bad for DeFi
9.10.2020
Biden's administration may not have the same "hands-off" approach to crypto regulation, contends Bloomberg
Market Update: Bitcoin Captures $11K, Flash Buy Signals, Bollinger Band Squeeze
9.10.2020
Cryptocurrency markets are seeing decent gains on Friday following the announcement Square made the day prior about purchasing $50 million worth of bitcoin for reserves. During the morning trading sessions, the overall market capitalization of all 7,000+ crypto assets is up over 2% hovering at $340...
Bitcoin price breaks $11K, crypto traders optimistic about BTC’s action
9.10.2020
Bitcoin slumped to $10,500 in the first week of October and has recovered above $11,000. Traders explain what happens next for BTC
CorionX and Syscoin Join Hands to Drive Stablecoin Adoption, CorionX IEO Enters Third Round
9.10.2020
9th October 2020, Zug, Switzerland – The non-profit Corion Foundation is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Syscoin Foundation. The foundation partnership is the result of a shared vision to make global access to swift, safe low-cost Open Finance solutions a reality....
Bitcoin Defi: Smart Contract Platform RSK Integrates ETH-Based Stablecoin DAI
9.10.2020
On October 6, 2020, the RIF (RSK Infrastructure Framework) development team announced that the Makerdao project’s DAI stablecoin is now available via the smart contract protocol RSK. According to the software engineers, RIF developers leveraged the RSK-Ethereum token bridge and individuals...
SEC Commissioner Peirce Weighs in Defi Token Regulation Debate: Panel Predicts Defi Will Self Correct in Twelve Months
9.10.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner, Hester Peirce says while defi tokens carry some equity-like benefits, she believes that giving something away is distinct from selling something. As a result of this lack of clarity, Peirce says questions about the regulatory structure and how these...
Bitcoin price fundamentals in ‘moon mode’ as BTC held on exchanges drops
8.10.2020
Analysts believe Bitcoin’s on-chain fundamentals point to a 2017-style bull run
NFTs take on DeFi? Nonfungible tokens push to be the next crypto craze
8.10.2020
NFTs have been gaining traction in the background, but where is the industry headed?
Ex-Goldman Sachs exec believes that his decentralized clearing house can rescue DeFi from oblivion
8.10.2020
"I have seen this movie before," said the ex-banker with reference to DeFi
Decentralized Exchange on Ethereum Is Not Sustainable - FTX CEO
8.10.2020
Despite this summer’s success for Ethereum (ETH)-based decentralized exchanges (DEXes) like Uniswap and its fork SushiSwap, the SushiSwap saviour and CEO of centralized crypto derivatives exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, argued that Ethereum – as it is now – is not the best place to host...
First Mover: Bitcoin ‘Comatose’ Under $16K For Rest of 2020, While Ether Traffic Eases
8.10.2020
Bitcoin is stuck in an ever-tightening range between $10.5K and $10.8K and appears set for a breakout, though options trading suggests $16K might represent an upper bound in 2020
Solana set to launch decentralized Ethereum bridge to power DeFi
8.10.2020
Ethereum liquidity will no longer have to go through FTX to reach Solana
DeFi market cap drops 25% in one day
8.10.2020
The DeFi markets took a sharp downturn yesterday, with the combined capitalization of DeFi assets falling 25% while volumes shrunk 30%
Yearn Finance Token Value Slides 67%, While Locked Value Loses Over $300M
8.10.2020
Yearn Finance’s native token YFI has been seeing significant capitulation as the price has dropped from an all-time high (ATH) of $43k in mid-September to today’s $13,875 USD value. Despite the -67.7% loss since the token’s ATH, the Yearn Finance project still has around $624...
Experts weigh in: Is DeFi dead or is it still the future of finance?
8.10.2020
The current DeFi ecosystem's trajectory is reminiscent of the ICO boom
As DeFi Deflates, Ethereum Users Get Reprieve From Soaring Fees, Congestion
7.10.2020
The popularity of decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges had backed up the Ethereum blockchain, raising questions about its ability to scale
Finance Redefined: DeFi party’s over, back to building now, Sept. 30—Oct. 7
7.10.2020
DeFi tokens suffered massive losses this week, and they could continue
How Bitcoin Could Become the Reserve Asset for DeFi, Feat. Qiao Wang
7.10.2020
Crypto trader, analyst and operator Qiao Wang looks at bitcoin’s macro resilience and why DeFi is here to stay
No DeFi Bubble, But Merely ‘a Blip’
7.10.2020
Despite people arguing that a bubble is currently deflating in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, the popular author and crypto venture capitalist Chris Burniske suggested remembering 2017 to get a better perspective of what a bubble really is.
Burniske, who is a partner in the crypto-focused...