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Nexo in Miami: Crypto interest account giant talks DeFi, institutional adoption
12.6.2021
Nexo believes that in the long run, regulation will help crypto more than hurt
1inch releases composable Limit Order Protocol
10.6.2021
The liquidity aggregator just beefed up its functionality with the Limit Order Protocol, a new tool that may have use cases beyond DEXes
Reports suggest BlockFi seeks to raise millions at a valuation of $5B
8.6.2021
Financiers from New York and London are said to be leading the private investment round, according to reports
Binance Smart Chain Faces yet Another Flash Loan Attack: Belt Finance Loses $6.3 Million
31.5.2021
Belt Finance, a Binance Smart Chain-based decentralized lending protocol, lost $6.3 million in a flash loan attack last week. The attackers took advantage of a series of inefficiencies in the smart contract to manipulate the price of the set and obtain profit from a series of transactions. This...
Crypto Savings Platform Ledn Raises $30 Million in Latest Funding Round
28.5.2021
Ledn, a cryptocurrency lending and savings platform based in Canada, has managed to raise $30 million in its latest funding round. The money raised will be used to expand its offer of lending products, and to expand its reach in more countries. Ledn could take advantage of the recent problems that...
Blockfi Messes up Promo Payments: Transfers up to 700 Bitcoin Mistakenly
20.5.2021
Blockfi, a cryptocurrency lending platform, wrongly distributed a set of payments to a group of customers, who found deposits of up to 700 BTC in their accounts. While most weren’t able to withdraw these funds, in the confusion, other customers that applied for withdrawals are now being...
Coinbase Mulls Ethereum Collateral Amid Lending Program Expansion
14.5.2021
Alesia Haas. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Coinbase
US-based crypto exchange giant Coinbase might add ethereum (ETH) as collateral in the near future as part of the company’s strategy to expand their lending business, according to Alesia Haas, Chief Financial Officer at Coinbase.
Haas...
Crypto Pawn Brokerage DeFi For You Launches P2P Lending
13.5.2021
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
Hanoi, Vietnam - The world's first crypto-pawn platform DeFi For You is launching a peer-to-peer lending platform that allows users to stake crypto-assets and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) as collateral...
Sequoia-Backed Onchain Custodian To Set Up New Crypto Lending Business
12.5.2021
Source: Adobe/Андрей Яланский
The Singapore-headquartered digital asset custody provider Onchain Custodian (ONC) is about to strengthen their positions in crypto lending and borrowing business, according to ONC Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO), El Lee.
There is a novel company in...
DeFi lending platform Aave reveals “private pool” for institutions
12.5.2021
Designed for institutional investors, the lending pool will feature KYC and AML restrictions
DeFi resurgence lifts Maker, Aave and Compound price to new highs
3.5.2021
As Ethereum rallied to new highs, the total value locked in multiple DeFi platforms surged above $10 billion, lifting MKR, AAVE and COMP toward new all-time highs
Polygon’s New $100M Fund Aims to Attract Next Million Defi Participants
29.4.2021
As part of its ongoing efforts to make the decentralized finance ecosystem more accessible through infrastructure development, this layer2 scaling solution has introduced a $100 million fund designed to lower the barriers to entry for yield farming and lending. #Defiforall to Support Development...
Genesis spot volume up 287% in Q1, corporate treasury service takes off
29.4.2021
Genesis Global Trading released its Q1 report on April 28, with corporates leading trading volumes, accounting for $8 billion in spot trading alone
Lending giant Aave set to launch liquidity mining program
24.4.2021
Can governance token distribution help Aave overtake Compound?
How to make hodling worthwhile, explained
23.4.2021
Hodling can be a nerve-wracking experience — and if crypto is left to languish in a cold wallet for several years, it can also end up being an unrewarding one
Liquity Protocol attracts $1B TVL in just 10 days
16.4.2021
The “interest-free loans” decentralized lending protocol now has $1 billion worth of locked-up value after it launched on April 5
NFT Roundup: Tom Brady’s Autograph Initiative, Topps Digital Baseball Cards, Annoying Orange’s 4K NFT Clip
16.4.2021
The past week has been busier than usual for the NFT ecosystem. Rap stars Jeezy and Riff Raff entered the NFT realm, Hoard introduced its lending platform for NFT-collateralized crypto loans, The Topps Company is dropping its Series 1 Baseball collectibles, super-quarterback Tom Brady is launching...
Experts debate whether NFTs really need blockchain
15.4.2021
Crypto YouTuber EllioTrades and law professor Edmund Schuster debated the value of NFTs and the role of blockchain in digital collectibles
Bitcoin bulls are confident even as a key BTC price metric hits a new low
12.4.2021
Bitcoin’s long to short ratio has dropped to a 5 month low but bears are not taking the bait, suggesting bulls are still in control of BTC price
C.R.E.A.M. launches Iron Bank flash loans, eyes cross-chain capital efficiency
8.4.2021
Iron Bank is ready to re-enter the spotlight after the Alpha Homura hack, and plans are underway to take the lending protocol to new heights