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Solana's Network Congestion Prompts Liquidations, Drives Away Users
24.1.2022
Public blockchain platform Solana (SOL) experienced high network congestion once again over the weekend. The team confirmed the outage, which extended from Friday to Saturday, adding that the network suffered from overload due to bots spamming the network....
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Value Locked in Defi Slides 21% in 2 Weeks, $200B TVL Still 10x Larger Than This Time Last Year
23.1.2022
The value locked in decentralized finance (defi) has dropped 21.22% since January 4, 2022. At the time, the total value locked (TVL) in defi was $255.84 billion and today, the TVL is around $201.55 billion. TVL in Defi Loses $54 Billion in 2 Weeks While digital currency markets shed significant...
What are flash loans in DeFi?
23.1.2022
Flash loans, though relatively new, are quickly rising in popularity. Learn more about these uncollateralized-type loans in crypto in the article below
El Salvador Plans to Offer Crypto Loans to Small-Scale Entrepreneurs
22.1.2022
The government of El Salvador will offer cryptocurrency-based loans to small companies. Conamype, the National Commission for Micro and Small Enterprises, will be the link between the investors and a decentralized finance protocol called Acumen, that will be able to provide funding in stablecoins....
How should DeFi be regulated? A European approach to decentralization
22.1.2022
The question for DeFi regulation: Is there an "owner" of the platform who can be held accountable for complying with the regulations?
Finance Redefined: Secret’s $400M fund, and 1inch expanding, Jan. 14–21
22.1.2022
Secret Network launched a $400 million DeFi fund and 1inch integrated Avalanche and Gnosis protocols — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
NFTs and DeFi overturn a banker's generational curse of poverty in 2 years
22.1.2022
"When I started, I almost gave up multiple times. I just want to help others have a more streamlined way to get into crypto," said Brenda Gentry, a former USAA mortgage underwriter
The life cycle of smart contracts in the blockchain ecosystem
22.1.2022
The life cycle of smart contract development involves crucial steps: create, freeze, execute and finalize
New research expects a gloomy year for Bitcoin as DeFi and DAOs rise
21.1.2022
On the brighter side, DeFi will continue to expand and adapt, with DAO governance eventually becoming a major driver of activity on the chain
Harmony Is Gearing to Launch Bitcoin Bridge
21.1.2022
In order to further intensify and widen the scope of its bridging and decentralized solutions, Harmony is now preparing for the launch of its Bitcoin bridge. This launch will be carried out with the help of the community members of the Harmony, and external participation in the process will...
JPMorgan: Ethereum Losing Ground to Other Crypto in NFT Market Due to High Transaction Fees, Congestion
21.1.2022
JPMorgan has told its clients that ethereum is losing ground to rival cryptocurrencies, such as solana (SOL), in the non-fungible token (NFT) market due to sky-high transaction fees on the network. “It looks like, similar to defi apps, congestion and high gas fees has been inducing...
Aleph.im raises $10M to develop censorship-resistant data storage
20.1.2022
Decentralized storage and computing network Aleph.im raised fresh funds to face Amazon Lambda as a decentralized alternative
New Investors and $400 Million Funding in Secret Network
20.1.2022
Shockwave was recently revealed by Secret Network. It is a growth-oriented initiative that is aimed to strengthen the grounds of Secret Network as a pillar and data privacy hub for Web3. Secret Network has now made three announcements under the initiative. The first announcement reveals a list...
Multichain Losses Reportedly Exceed USD 3M As Critical Vulnerability Remains Unsolved
20.1.2022
Losses of the cross-chain router protocol (CRP) Multichain have reportedly exceeded USD 3m as the protocol is still prone to additional hacks and exploitation.
Tal Be’ery, co-founder of the crypto wallet app ZenGo, claimed that the "hack is far from being over." He added that hackers have...
SCRT Labs Launches $400 Million Fund to Bolster Privacy Network’s Ecosystem and Application Layer
19.1.2022
On Wednesday, the Secret Network announced the launch of a $400 million fund in order to expand the application layer and provide grants to ecosystem participants that accelerate user adoption. The market capitalization for the network’s native token SCRT is the third-largest privacy-centric...
Top Risks for DeFi Users and Investors According to Moody's and Gauntlet
19.1.2022
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is rapidly evolving, but insufficient transparency, a lack of shared awareness about its risks, and methods to measure and mitigate those risks continue to pose challenges to its users, according to a report by international risk assessment firm Moody’s.
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THORChain brings DeFi yields and swaps to DOGE
19.1.2022
Dogecoin users can now swap their favorite memecoin for native BTC, ETH, BNB and stablecoins using THORSwap
BitDAO Community Sponsors Chainlink Price Feeds Launch for BIT Token
19.1.2022
The BitDAO community recently sponsored Chainlink Price Feeds’ launch on Ethereum privately. After the launch, the price feeds will act as a decentralized oracle for the BIT token. It will also optimize the trading of BIT on derivative and sport decentralized exchanges. Moreover, it will promote...
Opera Launches Web 3 Browser With Built-in Non-Custodial Wallet
19.1.2022
The popular multi-platform web browser Opera has unveiled its “Crypto Browser Project” meant to offer users direct access to Web 3 services across multiple networks. The project's beta version is already available with a built-in non-custodial wallet for Windows, Mac, and Android users....
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Top Crypto Trends to Watch in 2022, According to Pantera’s Paul Veradittakit
18.1.2022
With 2022 already underway and the crypto market still sliding lower, it's an excellent time to take a look at what expectations industry insiders have for the crypto landscape in the year before us.
To help you get some insight into what to expect for the year, we took a look at the main...