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Wrapped Bitcoin is now Ethereum's 6th Largest Token
30.10.2020
With a market cap now over $1.5 billion, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) makes up 80% of the total BTC held on Ethereum
Protect and serve? The dilemma of reissuing lost or frozen DeFi tokens
28.10.2020
DeFi apps attempt to return crypto funds affected by the KuCoin hack to users. Are they to blame for the issues?
Yearn Finance Founder Blames Social Actors for Role in the EMN Token Hack
18.10.2020
Yearn Finance founder Andre Cronje suggests he did not mishandle the Eminence (EMN) project’s economic exploit, which he insists functions well. He accuses certain social actors of creating a story around EMN that caused rational actors to jump onto the token. Cronje’s comments follow...
12 Defi Con Artists Exposed – Are Rug Pulling Incidents Threatening the Future of Defi ?
12.10.2020
The ongoing hype about the abnormally high returns from Defi tokens has naturally seen many more investors moving funds to decentralized protocols. As of October 10, total value locked in Defi protocols was nearly $11 billion. However, despite this apparent endorsement of Defi, rug pulling...
Q3 Crypto Volumes up by $155 Billion as Defi Hype Drives DEX Growth by 197%
11.10.2020
The latest data from Coingecko shows that the combined trading volumes of cryptocurrency exchanges went up by $155 billion between July and September, from $175.7 billion to $330.6 billion. The new total volume represents a 88% increase which Coingecko attributes to the decentralized finance (defi)...
Yearn.finance (YFI) gains 36% as DeFi tokens follow Bitcoin’s bullish trend
10.10.2020
Yearn.finance (YFI) price surged by 58% in the last few days as three key factors suggest investors expect further upside
Bitcoin runs crypto markets, but DeFi tokens don’t follow its lead
10.10.2020
DeFi tokens have been around for a few months now — long enough to plot some recurring trends that show some clear patterns
Defi Market Cap Drops 25.1% in One Day: Proponents Say Tokens Self Correcting
10.10.2020
The latest data from Santiment shows that the collective market capitalization of all defi-related assets dropped by 25.1% on October 7, while daily trading volumes went down 30.2%. The data also shows popular defi tokens like Sushi took heavy knocks after dropping by 50.9% during the week. Also...
SEC Commissioner Peirce Weighs in Defi Token Regulation Debate: Panel Predicts Defi Will Self Correct in Twelve Months
9.10.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner, Hester Peirce says while defi tokens carry some equity-like benefits, she believes that giving something away is distinct from selling something. As a result of this lack of clarity, Peirce says questions about the regulatory structure and how these...
Yearn Finance Token Value Slides 67%, While Locked Value Loses Over $300M
8.10.2020
Yearn Finance’s native token YFI has been seeing significant capitulation as the price has dropped from an all-time high (ATH) of $43k in mid-September to today’s $13,875 USD value. Despite the -67.7% loss since the token’s ATH, the Yearn Finance project still has around $624...
SEC Commissioner Peirce Chats About DeFi, Tokens and Her Unikrn Dissent at LA Blockchain Summit
7.10.2020
While Peirce steered clear of commenting on specific DeFi projects like SushiSwap, she pointed out that issuers of governance tokens do have to think about how they share characteristics with equities
DeFi tokens are oversold but revenue and TVL show traders expect a bounce
3.10.2020
The pullback in the value of Yearn.finance and Aave signals that the DeFi market may be oversold but increasing revenues of the top projects suggests otherwise
Messari Says Initial Dex Offerings Are ICO 2.0, Urges Investors to Resist Initial Hype
29.9.2020
Crypto research firm, Messari says new Defi token offerings or initial dex offerings (IDO) are a reincarnation of initial coin offerings (ICO) and warns average investors to steer clear these. The firm notes that several early participants of IDOs are the ones that typically make off with outsized...
Bored with Bitcoin price, traders chase gains in altcoins and DeFi tokens
29.9.2020
Bitcoin price is sideways and pinned below $11K, leading traders to seek greener pastures in altcoins and DeFi tokens
The Yearn.finance factor: Key use cases to explain YFI’s high value
27.9.2020
Two exchanges weigh in on the scene around Yearn.finance and its highly priced YFI token
CEX.IO to Provide One-Click DeFi Access, Lists New Tokens, and Offers Instant 0% Fee Visa Deposits
26.9.2020
LONDON, the United Kingdom, September 26 – CEX.IO, one of the leading international cryptocurrency exchanges, announces its plans for entering the decentralized finance (DeFi) market. To set the stage, CEX.IO lists major DeFi tokens on its exchange platform and offers instant, 0% fee Visa...
Crypto Hedge Fund Looks for $50M to Buy DeFi Tokens Amid Market Pullback
23.9.2020
Panxora, a cryptocurrency hedge fund manager, seeks $50 million to buy digital tokens associated with decentralized finance, known as DeFi
Yearn Finance founder nominates self as Uniswap delegate
19.9.2020
He’s made his governance intentions clear
While DeFi Tokens Are Selling Off, Total Value Locked Jumps
16.9.2020
After seeing a near-meteoric price rise this summer, the tokens of many well-known DeFi protocols were hit by a wave of selling pressure today, causing most tokens in the space to drop between 5% and 20% over the past 24 hours. However, the total value locked in DeFi jumped sharply today.
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New Index From DeFi Pulse and Set Protocol Offers Easy Access to 10 DeFi Tokens in 1
14.9.2020
Data company DeFi Pulse and investment-minded Set Protocol have created a permissionless index of the very best DeFi tokens, called the DeFiPulse Index