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This Week in Crypto: A Data Perspective (June 29-July 3)
24.6.2020
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DeFi-Nitely A Bubble? Seller Blamed as COMP Crashes 45% on Coinbase
24.6.2020
A frenetic day of trading on Coinbase Pro saw unusual activity from what seems to be an early investor in Compound, which briefly hit $427
DeFi Boom: Balancer Echoes Compound With 235% Spike on First Day
24.6.2020
DeFi tokens like LEND — the price of which has increased by 3900% since 2019 — rallied further this week, some to new all-time highs
Compound Token Suffers Heavy Losses But Still Dominates DeFi Rankings
24.6.2020
After a Coinbase Pro listing drove Compound Governance Token prices up more than 100%, the market is now crashing back to Earth
Surge in Stablecoin and DeFi Growth Bring Ethereum Fees to 2-Year High
24.6.2020
Fees for Ethereum transactions are at an all-time high but what does this mean for the network and ETH price?
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Trading Flat, Holding at $9.6K
23.6.2020
Trading volume in the crypto market weakened Tuesday but bitcoin is still holding strong from a recent rally
Bancor’s Bug Exposes Dangerously Common Practice in Ethereum DeFi
23.6.2020
Many DeFi smart contracts can withdraw unlimited amounts of money from user wallets, potentially spelling disaster
Following COMP’s Surge, DeFi Platform Balancer Begins Distribution of BAL Tokens
23.6.2020
Balancer Labs, the maker of an automated portfolio management tool, has confirmed with CoinDesk that it has begun distribution of its BAL token
Is Ethereum (ETH) Price on Course to $300 as DeFi Coins Skyrocket?
23.6.2020
Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) is taking advantage of Bitcoin rallying early this week and looks to break a key resistance level on the road to $300
DeFi Protocols Should Be Fiduciaries, Not Structured Product Dealers
23.6.2020
Open protocols can help reform the financial system, says our columnist. But they need to come with safeguards consumers understand
Let's Not Make a New ICO Bubble Out of DeFi, Says Waves CEO
23.6.2020
Waves founder Sasha Ivanov warns that decentralized finance's surge might have negative consequences
3 Reasons Why DeFi Tokens Are Outperforming Bitcoin Price
22.6.2020
DeFi-based tokens are posting double digits gains and outperforming Bitcoin but can the rally continue?
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $9.6K as Bullish Crypto Sentiment Returns
22.6.2020
Bitcoin is back in bullish territory but can the buying last?
Compound Reward 'Farming' Results in Six-Fold Increase of Lending Activity
22.6.2020
Compound’s controversial COMP reward scheme triggered a gold rush of yield arbitrage, sending its assets under management and price to new heights
DeFi Hedging Startup Opyn Raises $2.16M From Dragonfly Capital, 1kx
22.6.2020
Opyn, a hedging instrument for decentralized finance (DeFi) has closed a $2.16 million funding round led by Dragonfly Capital
Compound Tops MakerDAO, Now Has the Most Value Staked in DeFi
20.6.2020
Compound has overthrown MakerDAO as the decentralized finance protocol with the most value staked, locking $484 million to Maker's $481 million on Saturday
Ethereum 2.0 Likely to Affect DeFi and DApps With PoS Introduction
20.6.2020
The first stage of Ethereum 2.0 is almost here, but how will the DApp and DeFi space adapt to this change?
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Spot Volumes Are Weak While Options and DeFi Strengthen
19.6.2020
Lower bitcoin spot volumes and flatter-than-usual price action doesn’t mean crypto traders have zero opportunities to capitalize
DeFi Startups Built on Compound Weigh What to Do With $200 COMP Tokens
19.6.2020
Startups built on Compound's decentralized lending protocol are now pondering the second-order effects of COMP's price surge
Tether’s Supply on Compound Jumps to Over $224M in a Week
19.6.2020
Tether's volume on decentralized lender Compound has quadrupled to over $224 million in just a few days, and is by far the dominant stablecoin on the platform