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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...
The Aave protocol beats Maker and Compound to become #1 in DeFi rankings
25.8.2020
The race for first place in DeFi’s total value locked heats up
Aave Becomes Second DeFi Project to Overtake MakerDAO for Most Crypto Deposited
25.8.2020
DeFi credit market Aave has pulled ahead of stablecoin mint MakerDAO for the title of most collateral staked on Ethereum, according to DeFiPulse
Offline Staking, Explained
22.8.2020
Defining the concept of offline staking, what benefits and risk it poses, and how it could transform the user experience
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...
BlockFi Raises $50M From Universities, NBA Star, Others as Crypto Lending Soars
20.8.2020
BlockFi, a major player in the crypto-lending sector, has now raised nearly $100 million in the past 12 months
Pomp’s Morgan Creek Leads $50M Investment in Crypto Lender BlockFi
20.8.2020
BlockFi’s Bitcoin reward card is inching forward
Bequant, Now in Crowded Prime Brokerage Race, Adds Signature Bank Integration
18.8.2020
In a newly crowded market, Bequant is still adding features to the suite of services it's been building for the past two years
Lending Protocol Aave Eyes Tokenized Mortgages With Launch of V2
14.8.2020
Tokenized mortgages may be coming to decentralized finance (DeFi) following Aave v2’s specification announcement Friday
Crypto Savings Accounts Are Coming to Fintech Firms That Use Wyre
14.8.2020
Crypto payments startup Wyre is offering white-labeled savings accounts that dole out interest on crypto, the company announced Friday
Coinbase to Offer Bitcoin-Based Cash Loans of up to $20,000 Across 17 US States
14.8.2020
U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase will start offering bitcoin-backed cash loans to select customers as early as next month. Investors can borrow up to 30% of the bitcoin they hold on the exchange, or a maximum $20,000, it said. In a blog post on August 13, Coinbase unveiled its new crypto lending...
Coinbase to Offer Bitcoin-Backed Loans to US Customers
12.8.2020
Coinbase will allow U.S. retail customers to borrow fiat loans against as much as 30% of their bitcoin holdings starting in the fall
Passive Income via Digital Wealth: A Deep Dive Into Crypto Earning, Staking, Interest Bearing Accounts
12.8.2020
During the last two years investment vehicles that allow crypto asset holders to gather yields have grown exponentially and anyone can make passive income with a number of avenues. Staking validators, decentralized finance (defi) lending services, and interest rate earning accounts provide digital...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stumbles to $11,300; USDC Lending Rates Skyrocket
11.8.2020
Bitcoin experienced heavy selling Tuesday, while traders are finding profits in stablecoin borrowing strategies
Compound Gets Ready to Deploy Decentralized Oracle
10.8.2020
Open Price Feed could be a big step forward for Compound
The Brave New World of Generating Yield Returns from Crypto Lending
7.8.2020
Ryan Anderson is the Head of Trading at Wave Financial Group, a Los Angeles and London based investment management company that provides institutional digital asset fund products. Before joining Wave Financial Group in 2019 Ryan was a research associate at Bridgewater Securities and trader...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Trudges Past $11.7K as DeFi Lending Rates Gyrate
5.8.2020
Bitcoin’s price is trending up. Meanwhile, interest rates for lending crypto in DeFi are still unpredictable
Genesis Reports Q2 Crypto Loans Spiked 118% to $1.4 Billion Amid Rising Yield Farming Interest
5.8.2020
Genesis Capital said Tuesday that its total number of loans outstanding more than doubled to $1.4 billion for the second quarter to June, up from $649 million three months earlier. The crypto lender, which targets institutional investors and wealthy individuals, added over $2.2 billion in...
Genesis’ Crypto Lending Rebounds in 2Q; Firm Acknowledges Unsecured Loans
4.8.2020
Genesis’ crypto lending arm came back strong in 2Q after a rocky 1Q. Separately, executives acknowledged the firm makes some uncollateralized loans
Total Value Locked in Defi Surpasses $4 Billion, ETH Up Over 70% Last 30-Days
3.8.2020
Statistics show that the decentralized finance (defi) economy has grown massively this year as the total value locked (TVL) in defi recently surpassed $4 billion. Between dex platforms, derivatives, stablecoins, lending, and non-fungible asset creation the second quarter of 2020 has propelled...