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Defi Project Yearn Finance Smashes Records as Native Token Surpasses $30K
30.8.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) crypto asset tied to the Yearn Finance project has smashed records this week, as the coin touched a high of $30,324 on Saturday evening. Yearn’s token YFI has been recently added to the Aave platform and the project’s founder, Andre Cronje, is currently...
Visa Exec Says ‘Opt Out With Bitcoin’ Slamming Fed’s Policy Change Toward Inflation
29.8.2020
On Thursday, 17 top Federal Reserve officials explained that the committee plans to let inflation run hotter than usual, or above the benchmark 2% rate for a duration of time. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech was considered a “major policy shift” and a number of economists...
3 reasons why Yearn.finance YFI price just hit a new high of $18K
28.8.2020
Yearn.finance’s YFI token has hit a new all-time high following Aave’s listing and a hint at FTX partnership
As Gold Prices Soar, Two Gold-Backed Tokens See Increased Demand Fetching Premiums
28.8.2020
The last few months have bolstered the price of the precious metal gold as governments worldwide have created tremendous amounts of debt and inflation. For instance, the value of gold per ounce jumped over $2k during the first week of August. Meanwhile, similarly to the physical counterparts,...
Think Quant Trading Doesn’t Work in Crypto? Think Again
27.8.2020
Looking at the performance of crypto hedge funds in 2018 and 2019, it is obvious that crypto quant funds are working
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
Latest Fidelity filing outlines mainstream Bitcoin trading product
26.8.2020
Mainstream finance continues piling into Bitcoin
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?
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...
Anyswap, Uniswap, or Trustswap: Which Swap Protocol is Best for DeFi Users?
25.8.2020
DeFi or decentralized finance is currently the hottest topic in the crypto space; however, it shouldn’t come as a surpriseContinue Reading
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Binance launches new hackathon and accelerator for the Indian DeFi ecosystem
24.8.2020
Binance is conducting India’s first DeFi-focused hackathon aimed to accelerate DeFi innovation in the country
Japan’s Finance Minister: Blockchain Can Help in Fight Against COVID
24.8.2020
Taro Aso, Japan’s finance minister, said blockchain could provide one possible solution to COVID contact tracing, emphasizing privacy
Inter-Blockchain Liquidity: Minting Synthetic Bitcoin Cash With the Ren Protocol
24.8.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has matured quite a bit in 2020 and one project that’s seen some growth is the Ren Protocol. The application that allows people to access inter-blockchain liquidity for a number of defi applications. The following post is a step-by-step guide on...
Grayscale’s Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash Trusts Trade for Tremendous Premiums
22.8.2020
This week data from Arcane Research shows there’s been massive demand for Grayscale’s recently launched publicly traded crypto trusts. Following the trusts getting DTC eligibility last monday LTCN (litecoin) shares have been selling for a 753% premium while BCHG (bitcoin cash) shares...
Rich Dad, Poor Dad Author Says ‘Major Banking Crisis Coming,’ Praises Bitcoin and Gold
21.8.2020
Robert Kiyosaki, the author of the best-selling book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” explained this week that time is running out as a “major banking crisis is coming fast.” The best selling author says now is “not a time to think about it” and said people should start...
DeFi Be Warned: The Short, Unhappy Life of Yam Finance
21.8.2020
Was Yam Finance’s short-lived rebasing project a useful economic experiment or just another scam? The crypto community is divided
No, Crypto Payments Won’t Ruin Russia’s Financial System, Key Players Say
20.8.2020
Is Russia harming its economy by banning crypto payments?
The Rise of Trading Products: Granting Sophisticated Access to Crypto
20.8.2020
With crypto trading products appearing ahead of the legacy financial curve, it’s only a matter of time before they enter the mainstream
Yearn Finance Token Jumps 270% in 5 Days – Defi Token YFI Worth More Than a Single Bitcoin
20.8.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) continues to make waves this week, as the Yearn Finance project token (YFI) jumped over 270% during the last five days. The digital token is worth more per coin than the price of bitcoin today, as the asset is currently trading for $15,934 per YFI. It’s very rare...
Algorand’s Newest Upgrade Turns the Project’s Eyes Towards DeFi
19.8.2020
Will features like private key “rekeying” make Algorand a DeFi leader?