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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!
The chance for DeFi to fulfill the technology's promise
2.10.2020
Decentralized finance clearly has the potential to change the world, but most of what carries that moniker today is not at all truly DeFi
Russian 'ex-oligarch' reportedly backing a new DeFi project
2.10.2020
The former owner of a Russian bank seems to be pivoting to the decentralized space
BitMEX Crackdown Will Fuel DeFi, Industry Insiders Say
2.10.2020
A recent crackdown by US regulators on the crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has shown once and for all that decentralization is the way to move forward for those offering crypto-related services, several industry insiders argue.
According to the decentralized finance (DeFi)-focused newsletter...
Russian Oligarch to Launch USD 15m DeFi ‘Cryptobank’
2.10.2020
Screenshot. Prominent Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev is set to launch a new decentralized finance (DeFi) “cryptobank” – and could spearhead a USD 15 million investment in the new venture.
Lebedev, whose fortune was estimated at a cool USD 3.1 billion back in 2008 by Forbes, is the former head...
Yield farming platform APY Finance locks $67 million in first hour
2.10.2020
APY.Finance is the latest DeFi protocol to explode in popularity, locking more than $67 million of stablecoins in the first hour of launching its mining program
More than half of all crypto exchanges have weak or no ID verification
2.10.2020
The highest number of exchanges defying regulatory norms are in Europe
$1B in Wrapped Bitcoin now being audited using Chainlink’s ‘Proof of Reserve’
2.10.2020
Wrapped Bitcoin is now even safer with Chainlink oracles checking custody wallets every ten minutes
Smart Contract Protocol RSK Attempts to Bring Defi to the Bitcoin Network
2.10.2020
During the last year, Ethereum has dominated the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem but a number of other blockchain projects plan to join the fray. The second layer, smart contract protocol RSK aims to bring the defi demand to the Bitcoin blockchain and there’s already a few RSK-based...
Why the BitMEX charges could be bad news for DeFi
2.10.2020
Charges against BitMEX for weak AML and KYC policies could be bad news for the world of decentralized finance
Venezuela Wants to get into DeFi with Ethereum-powered Stock Exchange
2.10.2020
Not content with its plans to use bitcoin (BTC), altcoins and its own state-issued petro (PTR) coin in international trade deals, the Nicolás Maduro-fronted government of Venezuela now appears ready to take the plunge into the world of DeFi. Well, sort of.
The Venezuelan National Superintendency...
Are 'social tokens' the next big thing?
2.10.2020
Creators and influencers have a new way to monetize their efforts and reward their loyal followers