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Kraken CEO: ‘Defi Scams’ Must Take Their Losses as Way to ‘Enlightenment’
29.10.2020
Jesse Powell, chief executive officer of the world’s fourth-largest crypto exchange Kraken, has criticized decentralized finance (defi) projects, accusing them of being “scams” that enter the market too quickly, unprepared. In a charged Oct. 26 tweet, Powell said...
Defi Projects That Will Succeed
20.10.2020
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The Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ecosystem went through an exponential rise this year, rising from $1 billion to $11 billion in 2020. Many investors have greatly profited from this sudden and unexpected rise...
Six Binance Smart Chain DeFi projects awarded grants from $100M fund
14.10.2020
More than 180 projects have applied for grants since the $100 million accelerator fund was announced in September
Boringdao Raises $1.4M: Project’s Tokenized BTC Bridge Backed by 200% Collateral
10.10.2020
There’s a new tokenized bitcoin project coming to the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem that’s recently received $1.4 million from blockchain investors. The project called Boringdao, a decentralized bridge between Ethereum and alternative blockchains, plans to launch...
After Banning ICOs China’s Defi Ecosystem Grows Exponential This Year
5.10.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has become a multi-billion dollar industry and quite a bit of the popularity is stemming from China. While a number of defi projects from the West like Uniswap, Compound, and Makerdao are popular in the country, China is also creating its own landscape...
Smart Contract Protocol RSK Attempts to Bring Defi to the Bitcoin Network
2.10.2020
During the last year, Ethereum has dominated the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem but a number of other blockchain projects plan to join the fray. The second layer, smart contract protocol RSK aims to bring the defi demand to the Bitcoin blockchain and there’s already a few RSK-based...
Degens for Hire: Based.Money Is Launching Moonbase, a Place for DeFi Projects to Find Community
26.9.2020
BASED has a new method for aligning decentralized finance (DeFi) projects with each other. At its core is a smart contract called Moonbase
How many DeFi projects still have ‘God Mode’ admin keys? More than you think
25.9.2020
The vast majority of DeFi projects still have the ability to enter ‘God Mode’ and unilaterally make changes to pretty much everything
DeFi projects rush towards Layer 2 as Ethereum clogs up
24.9.2020
Leading DeFi protocols are rushing to implement Layer 2 to ease the burden of high gas fees
Uquid Launch the Defi Shopping Stake (DSS) and Defito Finance (DTO)
21.9.2020
The trouble with many current DeFi projects is that while they eliminate traditional institutions from the mix, they instead transfer ultimate control over to a select group of insiders who have their financial motives and agendas. It’s an arrangement that’s ripe for abuse,...
OKEx CEO slams Binance’s Changpeng Zhao for promoting questionable DeFi projects
18.9.2020
Jay Hao did not mince words in disparaging Binance for strategies he referred to as "irresponsible."
Binance CEO wants more Ethereum-based DeFi projects to join his platform
13.9.2020
A bold invitation from CZ
Defi Boom Fueling ETH Gas Fees, Threatens Viability of Smart Contracts
5.9.2020
Growing Ethereum network transaction fees, which touched new highs recently, are a direct consequence of the increasing number of defi projects and yield farming. Yield farmers need to pay ETH for transactions like moving funds in and out of pools. The increased number of yield farmers leads...
Safety Second: Top DeFi Projects By Highest Audit Scores
4.9.2020
The anonymous DefiSafety team looked into popular decentralized finance (DeFi) projects and their codes, scoring each platform, and finding that six have overall scores above 80%, with Synthetix Exchange leading the list. SushiSwap, on the other hand, got a score of less than 20%.
As said,...
How can DeFi projects avoid getting cloned and dying?
2.9.2020
Was the Uniswap fork that created SushiSwap a good thing for the DeFi sector?
UK exchange Archax teams up with Algorand on DeFi projects
28.8.2020
The partnership between Archax and Algorand could help bridge the gap between decentralized and centralized finance
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?
Two DeFi projects with $1.2B in TLV have major governance issues
24.8.2020
One project's founder controls 71% of its voting power
Top 5 DeFi Projects to Watch in 2020
17.8.2020
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If you have been following blockchain, you have probably already heard of the recent emerging industry called DeFi (decentralized finance). Perhaps unsurprisingly, this market has experienced substantial growth...
Matic Pledges $5M in Tokens to Entice DeFi Projects Into Building on Its Network
3.8.2020
Matic wants its incubator fund to incentivize promising DeFi projects to build on its scalable sidechain, rather than directly onto Ethereum itself