Search
DeFi indexes crash despite strong fundamentals
6.10.2020
Binance Futures’ DeFi Composite Index has lost half of its value since launching, while TokenSets’ DeFi Pulse Index is down by one-third
MetaMask hits 1M monthly users thanks to DeFi boom
6.10.2020
The booming DeFi sector is driving up MetaMask’s user base, with the popular Ethereum wallet report now reporting more than one million active monthly users
Many yield farmers lost more than they bargained for when they trusted this DeFi dev
5.10.2020
Some UniCats users saw their entire token balances drained due to a malicious contract
No single blockchain can carry all of DeFi right now, MyEtherWallet founder says
5.10.2020
Scaling solutions sometimes come at the cost of decentralization
Yearn Finance Connect (YFIC) New DeFi Project Decentralized Finance, Staking, Lending & Yield Farming
5.10.2020
Yearn Finance Connect is a decentralized token under the ERC-20 protocol, that allows users to stake YFIC, borrow assets, and vote for improvements within the community. Yearn Finance Connect staking platform enables investors to earn a yield on YFIC token, depositing, and selecting the amount...
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...
First Mover: Day In The Life of a Yield Farmer Means Part-Time Gig, Full-Time Risk
5.10.2020
Yield farming steals crypto traders' obsession as bitcoin's volatility falls to 180-day low; Coinbase employees take severance
Open Interest in CME Bitcoin Futures Slides as Market Sapped by Surging DeFi
5.10.2020
Institutional interest in bitcoin futures has plummeted as the DeFi explosion made carry trades less attractive, said Bequant's Denis Vinokourov
Meet the Yield Farmers Plowing Cryptocurrency’s Riskiest Trend
5.10.2020
Yield farming could result in promising developments in the DeFi ecosystem. Nonetheless, each yield farmer told CoinDesk the same thing: This stuff is really, really risky
CEXs Vs. DEXs: The Future Battle Lines
4.10.2020
The future will see DEXs challenge centralized exchanges by finally separating custody and exchange, says the co-founder of IDEX
Top 4 Risks DeFi Investors Face
4.10.2020
Impressive growth in the DeFi (decentralized finance) market since the start of the year has shown us that there is a high demand for yield-generating protocols, despite the risky nature of these new financial products.
DeFi’s value proposition is easily apparent: borderless access to a host...
ETH Volumes Top $119.5 Billion in Q3: High-Risk Dapps Dominate Tron Network
4.10.2020
A recent report says total Dapps transaction volumes reached $125 Billion in Q3 2020, a figure which is $113 billion higher than in Q2 2020. From these volumes, the Ethereum blockchain accounts for 96% or $119.5 billion of the total created value with the majority of this being attributed to...
DeFi craze propels Uniswap monthly volume to $15.3B, surpassing Coinbase
4.10.2020
Uniswap processed $15.3 billion in monthly volume in September, outpacing Coinbase and signalling that DeFi is here to stay
DeFi tokens are oversold but revenue and TVL show traders expect a bounce
3.10.2020
The pullback in the value of Yearn.finance and Aave signals that the DeFi market may be oversold but increasing revenues of the top projects suggests otherwise
Security, regulation, and knowledge gaps: Bad crypto news of the week
3.10.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast
Venezuela’s State-Run ‘Defi’ Crypto Exchange Goes Live After Maduro’s Anti-Blockade Speech
3.10.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) is allegedly coming to Venezuela after a recent decree from Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. The government recently introduced a defi platform called BDVE that purportedly provides Venezuelan citizens with the means...
Stacking Satoshis: Leveraging Defi Applications to Earn More Bitcoin
2.10.2020
As decentralized finance (defi) has become more popular, digital currency proponents are making money off of more than 140 yield-bearing cryptocurrencies. While most of the defi ecosystem revolves around the Ethereum network, a number of people leverage these defi applications in order to earn more...
DeFi Unlocked: How to Earn Crypto Investment Income on yearn.finance
2.10.2020
Source: Twitter/@iYearnFinance
As the decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape continues to grow, capital inflows are on the rise, suggesting that - despite some bubble attributes - DeFi might remain a part of the digital asset markets in the years to come.
In our DeFi Unlocked series, we explore...
‘Good Reason to Worry’: What the BitMEX Indictment Means for DeFi and Bitcoin, Feat. Stephen Palley and Preston Byrne
2.10.2020
Crypto legal experts join to discuss the U.S. government’s case against BitMEX and its implications for the broader ecosystem
Bitcoin News Roundup for Oct. 2, 2020
2.10.2020
With Pres. Trump testing positive and a systemically important exchange in the crosshairs, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!