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Is 2020's "DeFi mania" the next evolution of financial markets?
27.8.2020
This year’s DeFi growth may become the defining crypto event of 2020. But what does a “DeFi mania” actually mean?
Polkadot-Based Acala Raises $7M as DeFi Grabs Land on Another Blockchain
27.8.2020
Acala, a DeFi startup building on the Polkadot blockchain, has closed a $7 million simple agreement for future tokens (SAFT) led by Pantera Capital
A new Polkadot to Ethereum bridge could enable cross-chain DeFi composability
27.8.2020
Smart contracts on Ethereum will be able to directly interact with Polkadot
First Mover: Monetary Challenges Aren’t Just Virtual as Fed’s Powell Returns to Jackson Hole
27.8.2020
Crypto traders are prepping for a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where inflation is on the agenda
Why DeFi Pulse’s Key Metric Is So Simple It’s Confusing
27.8.2020
DeFi Pulse invented "Total Value Locked." Yet TVL's mechanics have been somewhat confusing to those in the space. Here's how the leading DeFi metric works
Celsius Network raises more than $20M via equity crowdfunding
27.8.2020
After numerous extensions, Celsius’s equity crowdfunding raise has attracted 1,000 investors and more than $20 million
Audits first: ‘No strings-attached grants’ to prevent DeFi debacles
27.8.2020
Fair Launch Capital’s business model may help prevent future YAM DeFi debacles
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Braces for $700M in Options to Expire; Record $7B Value Locked in DeFi
26.8.2020
Bitcoin price is trending up while crypto keeps flooding into DeFi
‘It’s Part and Parcel of Crypto’: How Memes Drive Narrative and Value
26.8.2020
In 1964, the Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan said the "medium is the message." Today, in crypto, the meme is the message
Ethereum whale's uniswap token briefly hit $100K — but there’s a catch
26.8.2020
Boa, a new Uniswap token created by the well-known pseudonymous Ether whale Bill Drummond, briefly hit $100,000
First Mover: Binance’s New DeFi Futures Let Crypto Traders Bet on Decentralization
26.8.2020
Binance's new "DeFi Index Futures" show the push by centralized crypto exchanges to cash in on this year's frenzy in so-called decentralized finance
IOST Announces RAMP DeFi as First Project for Noah Oracle Fund
26.8.2020
Leading decentralized blockchain ecosystem IOST announced on Wednesday that RAMP DeFi would be the first project to be a part of the recently launched Noah Oracle Fund. This will allow IOST users to access liquid capital from their staked digital assets without giving up on IOST staking rewards....
Minereum Launches Crypto Bond With up To 50% Yield
26.8.2020
Minereum, the project behind the first self-mining smart contract, has released a new crypto bond allowing investors to earn up to 50% a year on their digital assets. The Minereum Crypto Bond is described as a blockchain experiment to prove that it is technically possible to bring traditional bond...
What Binance’s choice of integration protocol tells us about DeFi projects
26.8.2020
How do Compound and Kava differ from other popular DeFi projects, and why did Binance select them as its first DeFi integration protocols?
Compound governance proposal seeks to end COMP yield farming craze
26.8.2020
A Compound proposal could put a major dent in the profits for all yield farmers
DeFi surpasses $7B in locked funds, but just six projects hold 90% of capital
26.8.2020
Despite DeFi’s meteoric growth, only half a dozen projects represent more than 90% of the capital locked in the sector
Tezos improves DeFi infrastructure with Harbinger price oracles
26.8.2020
Delegated price feed oracles are coming to the Tezos ecosystem
Aave Protocol Outpaces Maker With $1.4B Locked, Defi Project Granted UK Electronic Money License
26.8.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) open-source protocol built on Ethereum, Aave, has surpassed the Maker Dao project in terms of total-value-locked (TVL) this week. The lending and borrowing platform Aave has $1.43 billion locked on Tuesday climbing 7.7% in the last 24-hours. On August 25, the defi...
Forthcoming Yield Farming Project Dispenses With Governance
25.8.2020
Everyone may be talking about governance on Ethereum, but the yet-to-launch DeFi project Liquity is taking a contrarian view: zero governance
DeFi giant Aave (LEND) rallies 40% after receiving UK FCA approval
25.8.2020
Aave (LEND) rallied to a new all-time high at $0.77 after receiving an Electronic Money Institution license from the UK Financial Conduct Authority