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BTC and ETH Crypto Derivatives in Demand, Market Expected to Grow Further
8.8.2020
Options interest and volumes reach their all-time highs, with derivatives markets exploding as market sentiments remain bullish on BTC and ETH
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips to $11.5K; Cardano Is Making a Big DeFi Move
7.8.2020
After testing a $11,900 high bitcoin takes a dip while a DeFi competitor to Ethereum checks off a roadmap box
ParaFi Invests and Begins Staking in Bitfinex Spin-Out Exchange
7.8.2020
ParaFi and D1 have invested a total of $450,000 into Bitfinex spin-out DeversiFi and will now play a governance role in the project's DAO
UK Startup Radix Shapes a New Future for DeFi
7.8.2020
With more than $3.6 billion locked in smart contracts, 2020 is shaping up to be the breakthrough year for DeFi. DeFi is the notion that crypto entrepreneurs can build digital assets, protocols, and apps in a decentralized architecture, without being controlled by other companies or the government....
First Mover: Kyber CEO Predicts 2020 Transactions at $3B as DeFi Token Soars
7.8.2020
Kyber Network's KNC token has brought traders eightfold returns this year, dwarfing those for bitcoin and ether. CoinDesk spoke with Kyber CEO Loi Luu about the project and the token's performance
Analysis: Most DeFi Tokens Are Concentrated In Hands of Top 500 Holders
7.8.2020
A new analysis suggests the token supplies for most DeFi projects are not widely distributed, with up to 99% held by the top 500 addresses
Santiment Reveals Top DeFi Platforms by Development Activity
6.8.2020
Maker, Synthetic, Band Protocol, and Augur are the top DeFi platforms in terms of developer activity
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Trudges Past $11.7K as DeFi Lending Rates Gyrate
5.8.2020
Bitcoin’s price is trending up. Meanwhile, interest rates for lending crypto in DeFi are still unpredictable
DeFi Traders Are Gaming Ethereum for Higher Profits, Researchers Say
5.8.2020
DeFi trading bots create "walls of executions," resulting in higher rewards for Ethereum miners, higher profits for traders and higher fees for everyone
Two Reasons Crypto’s Bull Market Is Coming
5.8.2020
Capital from dying token projects and an inflationary environment provide conditions for crypto's march towards a $1 trillion market cap
ETH Lite: Reflexer Labs Raises $1.7M to Build a Somewhat-Stable Coin for DeFi
5.8.2020
Reflexer Labs, a new decentralized finance project aimed at softening volatility, has closed a $1.68 million seed round led by Paradigm
Inside the Flash Crash & DeFi’s Most Recent All-Time High
5.8.2020
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Inside the Flash Crash & DeFi’s Most Recent All-Time High
5.8.2020
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Ethereum Saved by DeFi in July, Tron Scores in All Metrics - DappRadar
5.8.2020
A contrast, so to say, between two major blockchains was observed by dapp (decentralized app) data aggregator and analysis firm DappRadar in July: While Ethereum (ETH)'s results were "controversial," Tron (TRX)'s development was positive across the board.
While ETH price increased in July...
While Compound’s Locked Value Grows, COMP Tanked 60% Since June Highs
5.8.2020
Following a divergence between the price of the Compound platform’s COMP token and the total value locked (TVL) in the DeFi (decentralized finance) platform, early token investors are now being accused by some for dumping their tokens on the market.
Popular crypto investor Andrew Kang wrote...
Ethereum Transaction Fees Fall by 75% as Congestion Eases
5.8.2020
Ethereum gas fees appear to be finally going down as activity levels fall from the highs of July
Hacked DeFi Platform Opyn Says They Will Reimburse the Victims in Full
5.8.2020
Options issuance platform Opyn said that they would reimburse the victims of a hack that occurred less than a day ago.
"We will be reimbursing ETH put sellers in full who were affected by the vulnerability," Opyn said this morning (UTC time). They added that more details on...
Opyn Removes Liquidity from Uniswap After $370K Stolen in DeFi Exploit
5.8.2020
Attackers exploited a Uniswap trading loophole to get away with more than $370K
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Flat at $11.2K; DeFi Has Highest Volume Month Ever
4.8.2020
A weak bitcoin market is not stopping Ethereum-powered DeFi growth
CoinDesk Monthly Review, July 2020
4.8.2020
In the opening weeks of July, it looked like gold would surpass bitcoin for monthly returns, as it reached an all-time high, a frustrating state of affairs for those who believe the current macro situation should be a “perfect storm” for bitcoin’s “gold 2.0” narrative. That was before bitcoin shot...