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Stimulus Is Failing: Global Banks to Break Support Levels, US Dollar Plummets to 2-Year Low
31.7.2020
Central banks worldwide have injected further stimulus into the economy, as European Union (EU) leaders recently approved a $2.1 trillion budget, the Bank of England boosted stimulus injections in mid-June, and the Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it would keep lending until the end...
Coincheck Revenues Down, Operator Launches Crypto Lending in US
30.7.2020
Coincheck, one of Japan’s leading crypto exchanges, has reported that its revenues are down by over a third on last year’s figures – although its operator has launched crypto lending services in the United States.
Per a financial report from its operator the Monex Group, Coincheck said that...
Zero Collateral: $138 Million in Defi Flash Loans Issued in 24 Hours
30.7.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) realm continues to heat up with concepts like yield farming, but another scheme called defi flash loans has also grown exponential. On Monday, the noncustodial lending protocol Aave issued $138 million in loans with zero collateral. Since the last week of June, defi...
Cake DeFi: A One-Stop Shop for Generating Yield
29.7.2020
Cake DeFi, a platform that allows users to generate cash flow through pooled masternode staking and options lending, has created a platform with a clean user interface that allows anyone from the novice to the time-starved investor, to start earning interest on their cryptocurrency with a couple...
Monex's US Subsidiary TradeStation to Launch Crypto Lending Service
29.7.2020
U.S. online brokerage TradeStation will soon launch its own cryptocurrency lending service
Aave Ascends Market Rankings as Flash Loans Explode
29.7.2020
Aave is climbing the DeFi and market cap rankings as its flash loans see daily volume exceeding $100 million
What Crypto Lender Celsius Isn’t Telling Its Depositors
28.7.2020
Like all lending, the crypto kind carries risk. Celsius may be taking more of it than depositors, who have loaned it more than $1 billion, fully realize
Mainframe's Latest Blockchain Protocol Acquisition to Enable DeFi Bond System
28.7.2020
Mainframe plans to integrate Sablier’s money streaming technology into a fixed-rate lending protocol and create tokenized debt markets akin to digital bonds
Israel’s Stock Exchange Launches Blockchain Platform for Securities Lending
28.7.2020
The new blockchain platform can facilitate peer-to-peer trading and allow the securities lending market to reach its full potential, the exchange said
Silvergate’s Bitcoin-Backed Lending Product Grew 80% in the Last Quarter
27.7.2020
Silvergate Bank continued to add a steady drip of crypto customers in Q2 but its issuance of bitcoin-collateralized loans is what stood out
Maker's Value Locked Breaches $1B Ceiling, but There's a Caveat
27.7.2020
MakerDAO posts records in value locked as yield farmers create new Dai and Ether rallies
Plutus Capital Unveils DeFi Lending App With Efficient Features
20.7.2020
Plutus Capital, a renowned financial and stock advisory firm has announced the news about the launch of a potential decentralized DeFi app offering the highest interest rates to the investors. The app has been designed to give the best-in-class financial tools to the users who strive to have full...
Report: Investors Are Dumping Compound Token as Soon as It Gets Listed
17.7.2020
A report from Flipside Crypto contends that investors are dumping Compound tokens as soon as it gets listed on exchanges with the majority of the supply held by speculators
Teller Raises $1M in Seed Funding to Bring Credit Scores to DeFi
17.7.2020
Lending startup Teller has raised $1 million in a seed funding round led by Framework Ventures to create a credit score protocol for DeFi
Compound Tops $1B in Crypto Loans as DeFi Farmers Keep Digging for Yield
13.7.2020
Yield farming continues to push Compound to new heights. On Monday, the lending protocol topped $1 billion in loans issued
Fueling the Cannabis Industry: US Crypto Lending Service Files for Regulated Token Sale
10.7.2020
Chicago-based lending firm Ceres recently filed for a request to conduct a Reg. A sale in order to get approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ceres wants to launch a token that will be used for garnering equity, while the company also wants to launch a coin that can...
Cannabis and Lending Firm Seeks SEC Permission to Raise $50M in Crypto Sale
9.7.2020
Ceres, started by graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, recently filed paperwork with the SEC seeking permission to sell its digital token and Ceres coin
Crypto Lender Nexo Enters Prime Broker Race, Enlists Chainlink for Audits
8.7.2020
Nexo is preparing to enter the prime brokerage space with Chainlink-powered audits that will bring more transparency to its operations
Users Surge but Just Five DeFi Projects Account For 94% of Locked Funds
8.7.2020
DeFi’s surging popularity has seen the sector grow to comprise 240,000 users and more than $2 billion in value
Tether
7.7.2020
Tether was one of the first cryptocurrencies to peg its market value to a fiat currency. Launched in July 2014, Tether, originally called “Realcoin”, valued each token at $1.00 to reduce the friction of moving real currency throughout the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Due to its dollar peg, Tether...