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Yield farming satire MEME turns into multi-million dollar crypto project
4.9.2020
A fake advertisement intended to send up the yield farming frenzy has turned into a genuine NFT farming DAO with a $3 million market cap
Yearn Finance Vault Users Lock $139M: Farmers Claim Collateralized ETH Gathers 90% APY
4.9.2020
On September 3, 2020, the well known Yearn Finance defi project “paused” the popular ethereum liquidity vault (yETH) service, after locking in a significant $139 million. Yearn’s vault feature launched on Wednesday, and saw $100 million deposited on the first day. The vault hype...
ETH miner revenue reaching a new all-time-high may be bad news for low volume yield farmers
3.9.2020
Is DeFi a mousetrap for retail investors?
Yield farming frenzy pushes Uniswap daily volume over $1 billion
3.9.2020
Uniswap has become the first decentralized exchange to tag ten-figure volumes amid a yield farming frenzy and vampire attacks
DeFi users turn to USDC stablecoin to earn high-yield interest — Data shows
1.9.2020
Data shows DeFi platforms and their users are rapidly increasing their use of USDC stablecoin after Curve Finance launched
After Bashing Yield Farming, Buterin Offers a 'Billion Dollar' DeFi Idea
1.9.2020
Vitalik Buterin. After criticizing yield farming once again and looking for a “least favorite DeFi project”, Ethereum (ETH) Co-founder Vitalik Buterin revealed his own vision for a new decentralized finance (DeFi) project.
This time, it’s about forking Maker (MKR).
“All I want for [DeFi] is...
Total Value Locked in Defi Jumped 85% in August, $8 Billion in Assets Held
31.8.2020
A lot has changed during the last month, as the popular decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has swelled considerably in value. Since the first week of August, the total value locked in defi jumped over 85% in 27 days from $4.2 billion to $7.88 billion on August 30. The total value locked (TVL)...
Minereum Launches Crypto Bond With up To 50% Yield
26.8.2020
Minereum, the project behind the first self-mining smart contract, has released a new crypto bond allowing investors to earn up to 50% a year on their digital assets. The Minereum Crypto Bond is described as a blockchain experiment to prove that it is technically possible to bring traditional bond...
Compound governance proposal seeks to end COMP yield farming craze
26.8.2020
A Compound proposal could put a major dent in the profits for all yield farmers
Forthcoming Yield Farming Project Dispenses With Governance
25.8.2020
Everyone may be talking about governance on Ethereum, but the yet-to-launch DeFi project Liquity is taking a contrarian view: zero governance
Inter-Blockchain Liquidity: Minting Synthetic Bitcoin Cash With the Ren Protocol
24.8.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has matured quite a bit in 2020 and one project that’s seen some growth is the Ren Protocol. The application that allows people to access inter-blockchain liquidity for a number of defi applications. The following post is a step-by-step guide on...
Why Are Traditional Investors So Hungry for Yield Curve Control?
23.8.2020
When FOMC minutes suggested the Federal Reserve might not employ yield curve control, the markets reacted angrily
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...
Yield Racing: F1 Delta Time Players Can Now Stake Their NFTs
20.8.2020
Players of the crypto-powered F1 Delta Time game can now stake their NFTs to generate rewards in the form’s Animoca Brands’ REVV token
Flood of Yield Farming Projects Likely Coming to Cryptoverse - Report
19.8.2020
Ethereum (ETH) decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, such as the troubled Yam Finance yield farming project, are expected to rise in popularity in the coming months, with industry observers saying that the extremely high yields they offer encourage the rapid development of communities that...
$200m Staked in YAM-Inspired DeFi Protocol in Under 12 Hours
19.8.2020
The DeFi craze continues as investors stake $200 million in a new yield farming protocol that's not even 12 hours old yet
DeFi-Yield-Hunting Token yEarn Explodes to $11K From $32 in One Month
18.8.2020
A governance token for DeFi investment protocol yEarn Finance has shot up to over $11,000 despite barely being a month old
Bitcoin Investors Swap for Ethereum 'Wrapped BTC' to Yield Farm and Chill
17.8.2020
Demand for Wrapped BTC has surged as Bitcoin investors seek a private method to gain exposure to DeFi and lend farming
Onchain Data Shows $449M Worth of Bitcoin on ETH Eclipses Offchain Competitors
17.8.2020
Onchain analytics show the number of bitcoin (BTC) held on the Ethereum blockchain has been multiplying at an extremely fast rate since the end of May. On Sunday, August 16 there’s approximately 38,021 BTC on Ethereum or roughly $449 million stored in synthetic bitcoin protocols like Wbtc...
Vitalik Buterin Says He Never Tried Yield Farming, Suggests to Evaluate Risks First
14.8.2020
Is Buterin trying to put a lid on the potato-related excesses of yield farming?