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Valuing Open Source: Principles for Acquiring DeFi Projects
3.12.2020
As DeFi sees its first M&A, we’re left with a big question: How do you value an open-source project in a very new industry?
Aave Launches V2 in Bid to Make Borrowing Against Volatile Assets Less Risky
3.12.2020
DeFi platform Aave has rolled out its second version, with several features that should make it more flexible and more capital efficient
Finance Redefined: What’s a DeFi merger, anyway? Nov. 25–Dec. 2
3.12.2020
Yearn “acquisitions” dominated headlines this week
Roll-ups to preserve Ethereum’s DeFi monopoly despite competitors: Messari
3.12.2020
Popular crypto data provider Messari has predicted that roll-ups will beat out Layer 1 alternatives as the dominant scaling solution amid Eth2’s multi-year incubation
The challenges of Eth2 staking, explained
2.12.2020
Eth2 staking has its downsides — people may not have the means to contribute 32 ETH, or the technical knowhow to run a node. Can these issues be solved?
$10.8M Stolen, Developers Implicated in Alleged Smart Contract ‘Rug Pull’
2.12.2020
Rogue developers seem to have rug-pulled their own project, Compounder Finance, netting some $10.8 million in funds from the project’s investors
1inch Raises $12M to Keep Up With DeFi’s Growing Crop of DEX Aggregators
2.12.2020
Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch has closed a $12 million funding round led by Pantera Capital
DeFi protocol 1inch closes $12M funding round led by Pantera Capital
2.12.2020
Funding will be used to expand 1inch's presence in Asia and build new products
Yearn Finance Set to Gobble Up SushiSwap for Its Fifth DeFi Merger
1.12.2020
Yearn Finance is eyeing yet another merger – only this time, the candidate, SushiSwap, has a larger market size than Yearn itself
Yearn’s merger with SushiSwap will be the most comprehensive to date
1.12.2020
YFI token holders will vote on some aspects of the integration
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...
YFI and SUSHI Rally as DeFi Superpowers Headed for Merger
1.12.2020
Source: Adobe/Nik_Merkulov
The DeFi protocol yearn.finance (YFI) is set to merge with SushiSwap (SUSHI), another leading DeFi protocol, with their respective tokens surging.
SUSHI is up 27% in the past 24 hours, trading at USD 1.87 (09:11 UTC), YFI jumped by almost 8%, to USD 27,380.
Per a blog...
Earnfinance Is a Powerful DeFi Platform for Staking, Farming and Borrowing – YFE Presale Is Live
30.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. What is yield farming? Yield farming, also referred to as liquidity mining, is a way to generate rewards with cryptocurrency holdings. In simple terms, it means locking up cryptocurrencies and getting rewards. In some sense, yield farming can be paralleled with staking. However...
Can DeFi indices finally make crypto-based passive investing worthwhile?
30.11.2020
The concept of a DeFi ETF sounds promising, but it’s not without pitfalls
Yearn teams up with Akropolis to boost institutional outreach
30.11.2020
Akropolis says calling it a merger “is a bit of a misnomer.”
Better than DeFi: SINOVATE’s New Infinity Nodes Provide Up to 130% Returns
30.11.2020
SINOVATE’s Incorruptible Data Storage (IDS) dCloud network is providing game-changing decentralised cloud storage to the market – and to do that, the network needs reliable, distributed hardware and dedicated servers which will provide it with the stability and longevity needed to...
‘Basis Cash’ Launch Brings Defunct Stablecoin Into the DeFi Era
30.11.2020
With Basis Cash, a team of anonymous developers is making what might be called a fork of a project that never launched
Introducing MoonDeFi, a New Part of Decentralized Finance
29.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Centralized exchanges have been the backbone of the cryptocurrency market for years. They offer fast settlement times, high trading volume, and continually improving liquidity. However, there’s a parallel world being built in the form of trustless protocols. Decentralized...
Yield farming is a fad, but DeFi promises to change the way we interact with money
29.11.2020
The sector has a long way to go in terms of accessibility if DeFi really wants to challenge traditional financial institutions
Yearn Merges With Cover, DeFi Protocol’s 4th Deal in a Week
28.11.2020
Yearn is “joining forces” with market coverage provider Cover, capping a busy week for the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol