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Badgerdao Introduces a New Ether-Backed Synthetic Bitcoin Token
26.3.2024
Badgerdao, in partnership with Lido, has unveiled eBTC, an ether-backed synthetic bitcoin token aimed at enhancing the decentralization and capital efficiency of borrowing bitcoin in the decentralized finance (defi) space. Badgerdao and Lido Forge Partnership to Launch eBTC Badgerdao,...
Chainlink supports ezETH: Pioneering liquid restaking
21.3.2024
Renzo, an EigenLayer ecosystem node, has contributed to a notable achievement through its recent integration of Chainlink Price Feeds into prominent platforms, including Ethereum mainnet, Arbitrium, and Hinterland, among others. This strategic collaboration adds a dependable and safe data counter...
BTC and ETH Derivative Tokens Dominate by Securing Several Top Positions in the Crypto Economy
17.3.2024
Throughout this month, bitcoin and ethereum have risen to their highest valuations in years. These two pivotal crypto assets have substantially influenced the cryptocurrency market, with bitcoin currently holding a 51.9% market dominance and ethereum at 17% as of mid-March 2024. Furthermore,...
Ether Locked in Liquid Staking Platforms Skyrockets to $54.34B With a $26.85B Rise in 64 Days
10.3.2024
The volume and worth of liquid staking derivatives (LSDs) have expanded significantly since the beginning of the year, with 1.56 million ether being added to LSD protocols since Jan. 6. The total value of ethereum stored surged by $26.85 billion in the last two months. LSD Market Flourishes:...
Liquid Restaking Tokens: What Are They and Why Do They Matter?
6.3.2024
LRTs repurpose staked ether to support external systems like rollups and oracles with an economic security layer, explains Marcin Kazmierczak, Co-Founder of RedStone & Warp.cc
Liquid Restaking Protocol Ether.Fi Raises $23M Series A
28.2.2024
Liquid restaking protocol ether.fi has raised $23 million in a Series A round led by Bullish Capital and CoinFund
Liquid Restaking Protocol Puffer Rakes in $1B in Deposits in Just 3 Weeks
20.2.2024
Liquid restaking protocols are seeing ample demand from users as speculation mounts over potential applications for the Ethereum restaking juggernaut EigenLayer, and the prospects for rewards paid out to early users
Liquid Restaking Tokens or 'LRTs' Revived Ethereum DeFi. Can the Hype Last?
20.2.2024
New liquid restaking platforms like Puffer and Ether.Fi have attracted billions of dollars in deposits, but they've birthed a speculative "points" frenzy that carries some risks
Bitcoin Order Books Are Most Liquid Since October as Market Depth Nears $540M
20.2.2024
Order book liquidity indicates how easy it is to buy and sell large quantity at stable prices
DeFi Protocol Tranchess Launches New Staking Products With Lido Finance
15.2.2024
Tranchess, a decentralized protocol specializing in risk-adjusted yield solutions for digital assets, announced the launch of two new staking products in collaboration with Lido Finance, a leading liquid staking platform. These products, dubbed “staYETH” and “turYETH,”...
Crypto Custodian Taurus Enlists Lido to Bring Liquid Ethereum Staking to Swiss Banks
14.2.2024
Taurus, which counts Deutsche Bank and Santander as partners, expects European jurisdictions to follow Switzerland’s example
Puffer Finance is 2nd biggest liquid restaking protocol on Ethereum
13.2.2024
With a TVL of $857 million, Puffer Finance has positioned itself as the second most substantial liquid restaking protocol on the Ethereum blockchain. In addition to DeFi, users may deposit stETH and generate returns through ETH staking and pufETH. Prominent entities in the investment industry have...
Filecoin's Liquid Staker Glif Raises $4.5M, Hints at Token Airdrop
6.2.2024
Glif's "liquid leasing" gives FIL holders a way to earn yield on their assets
Tether’s ‘Record-Breaking’ Q4 Profit Partly Attributed to Gold and BTC Price Appreciation
1.2.2024
In the last quarter of 2023, Tether Holdings Limited registered a “record-breaking net profit of $2.85 billion.” Overall, the stablecoin issuer’s net profit in 2023 topped $6.2 billion. Tether’s secured loans ($4.8 billion), which are collateralized by highly liquid...
Cloned Assets: An Ideal Tool for Bringing Liquidity to Non-Native Tokens on Solana, Says Evan Deutsch
28.1.2024
According to Evan Deutsch, a core contributor and co-inventor of Clone, cloned assets, perpetual contracts, and bridged tokens are two tools that can bring liquid spot markets to non-native assets on Solana. Deutsch, who is better known as Mark to many in the crypto space, cautions that the latter...
Which Is the Best Self-Custody Lightning Wallet?
26.1.2024
Bitcoin educator Anita Posch tested the Blixt, Green, Mutiny, Phoenix and Zeus Lightning wallets while traveling in Zimbabwe
Value Locked in Defi Surpasses $57 Billion, Securing Over $20 Billion in 3 Months
21.1.2024
Data from defillama.com reveals that over the past 93 days, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) protocols escalated from $37.46 billion on Oct. 20, 2023, to the present $57.74 billion. Notably, 57.3% of the total value in defi is anchored in the Ethereum blockchain, while...
Former LedgerPrime Employees Launch Split Capital Hedge Fund Focused on Liquid Tokens
19.1.2024
Former employees of crypto trading firm LedgerPrime have unveiled a new hedge fund named Split Capital, focusing on liquid tokens. Split Capital’s founders include Zaheer Ebtikar, Michael Churchouse, and Nai Boonkongkird, with Shiliang Tang, former chief investment officer at LedgerPrime...
Bitcoin Could See Growth in Layer-2 Ecosystem, Drawing on Ethereum's Experience: Report
18.1.2024
The report by Singapore-based blockchain investment Spartan Group and Kyle Ellicott details how these auxiliary networks have drawn a page from the Ethereum blockchain's playbook, and could spring up as demand grows for blockspace on Bitcoin
Bitcoin Is Akin to a ‘Liquid Collectible’ Says DOT Activist Giotto De Filippi
18.1.2024
The quality of a meme coin’s distribution is what determines if it has staying power or not, Giotto De Filippi, the co-founder of NFT Juice has said. De Filippi, an activist for Polkadot’s crypto token DOT, suggested that only a few meme coins owe their success to a “very good...