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What Is DeFi?
18.9.2020
DeFi is short for "decentralized finance," an umbrella term for Ethereum and blockchain applications geared toward disrupting financial intermediaries
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18.9.2020
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The latest trends at the cryptocurrency market are largely characterized by DeFi gaining more momentum and the upcoming launch of ETH 2.0 staking algorithm. As both DeFi and staking markets keep...
This DeFi Group Wants to Bring Maturity to the Yield Farming Craze
18.9.2020
The Chicago DeFi Alliance, launched in April 2020, is now poised to help members profit from yield farming and the liquidity mining craze
Uniswap Recaptures DeFi Buzz With UNI Token’s Airdropped Debut
17.9.2020
A minimum of 400 UNI was airdropped to everyone who used Uniswap prior to September. Some called it “stimulus for Ethereum users.”
How Normies Are Getting Crypto-Rich With DeFi
17.9.2020
DeFi may be a whale's game, but plenty of small players are making life-changing amounts of money with these risky crypto experiments
Uniswap Takes Lead Over SushiSwap Less Than 24 Hours After SUSHI Rewards Drop
13.9.2020
Shortly after SushiSwap's block rewards fell from 1,000 SUSHI tokens to 100, total value locked has fallen behind rival Uniswap
Huobi Launches Crypto Saving Products to Compete With DeFi Yield Farming
9.9.2020
Huobi's new crypto saving product is a less risky version of DeFi for crypto newbies
What Is Yearn Finance? The DeFi Gateway Everyone Is Talking About
8.9.2020
Some $650 million has poured into Yearn.Finance since mid-August. Can Yearn and its YFI token be the mass-market gateway to DeFi?
DeFi Meets Universal Basic Income With Just-Launched Project From eToro
8.9.2020
eToro's GoodDollar initiative will provide a universal basic income for some of the world's poorest by incentivizing people to yield farm on its platform
Exchanges suffer as Chinese users chase DeFi gains
8.9.2020
Chinese demand for DeFi is surging, with local exchanges reportedly struggling under the weight of withdrawals destined for yield farming protocols
Binance Unveils New Product for ‘Yield Farming’ Crypto Assets
7.9.2020
Users of the new Launchpool will be able to stake Binance's tokens, as well as the ARPA token, for rewards in Bella (BEL)
Defi Boom Fueling ETH Gas Fees, Threatens Viability of Smart Contracts
5.9.2020
Growing Ethereum network transaction fees, which touched new highs recently, are a direct consequence of the increasing number of defi projects and yield farming. Yield farmers need to pay ETH for transactions like moving funds in and out of pools. The increased number of yield farmers leads...
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...
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)...
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