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Yam plans protocol overhaul despite first successful V3 rebase
23.9.2020
Despite Yam’s first post-relaunch rebase executing successfully, its developers are planning many more changes to the protocol
Survey: Large Number of Yield Farmers Can’t Read Smart Contracts Despite High Risk
23.9.2020
A new Coingecko survey has found that a large number of yield farmers do not know how to read smart contracts despite claiming they understand the risks that come with such investments. According to the survey, which polled 1,347 people, around 40% of decentralized finance (defi) users cannot...
DeFi may not be like the ICO boom, but is that a good thing?
22.9.2020
Cameron Winklevoss and Tone Vays disagree on the quality of the DeFi space within the context of previous blockchain booms and busts
Emin Gun Sirer’s $42 million blockchain for DeFi scaling has launched
22.9.2020
The platform's native asset began trading OKEx, Binance, and elsewhere shortly thereafter
The great unbanking: How DeFi is completing the job Bitcoin started
22.9.2020
While most of us will prefer to forget the horrors of 2020, DeFi may well prove to be the guarantee of a better, more liberated future
Understanding the landscape of decentralized finance
20.9.2020
There are exciting ways to make extra income from engaging in the DeFI market and locking assets in decentralized protocols
The battle between DeFi, CeFi and the old guard
20.9.2020
We are at the start of some big changes in the financial world, and by combining DeFi and CeFi the transition to the future would be faster
DeFi right now is like "trying to fly to the moon in a cardboard box" — Diginex CEO
19.9.2020
DeFi is almost certainly the future, but that future may not be today
DeFi and healthcare: A trillion-dollar opportunity for the taking
19.9.2020
When applied to healthcare, DeFi becomes a very fundamental disruption with the greatest impact
Ethereum’s Gas Spike Forces Coinbase Pro to Pass Network Fees to Customers
19.9.2020
While Ethereum network fees have jumped to new highs this year, the popular cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase Pro, announced that the trading platform would be passing network fees onto customers. The move followed the exchange listing Uniswap’s native token UNI, an airdrop that saw miners...
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
Defi Economy Rebounds: Total-Value Locked Jumps 28% Capturing Close to $9B
18.9.2020
The total-value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) economy has recaptured much of the value lost during the Sushiswap fiasco last week. At the time, the defi TVL tumbled down to $6.8 billion from the $9.6 billion high on September 8, suffering a loss of close to -29%. Since then, however...
OKEx goes all in on Uniswap's new token amid soaring DeFi fees
17.9.2020
They're the first exchange to offer such a robust set of trading tools for the day-old asset
Over 15% of ETH Supply Locked in Smart Contracts, BTC Dominance Declining
17.9.2020
The rapid growth of decentralized finance (defi) protocols is contributing to the increasing proportion of ETH supply that is now locked in smart contracts. More than 15% of the total ETH supply is now locked, compared to 11.5% from a year ago. This growth led to the inevitable decline of...
Curve, Aave, Synthetix and 7 others join Global DeFi Alliance
15.9.2020
Huobi's Global DeFi Alliance has announced 10 new members, including sector heavyweights Aave, Curve Finance, and Synthetix
Defi Boom: Bubble Fears Grow as ‘Toxic’ Community Disagrees on Way Forward
15.9.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) space is headed for an implosion unless the divided community leaders step forward with solutions. This is discernible from September 13 Sunday morning tweets by some influential players in the defi space wherein they attack each other. Waves blockchain creator...
DeFi app overview: How to navigate crypto’s new finance wave
14.9.2020
With DeFi platforms bringing in profits for users, jumping onto this wagon seems to be highly attractive. But how easy is it to do?
Defi Protocol Bzx Loses $8.1 Million in Third Hack This Year
14.9.2020
So called decentralized finance (defi) lending platform Bzx on Sunday lost $8.1 million in a new hacking attack, the third this year, caused by a flawed code in its smart contracts. The bug allowed the hacker to mint 219,200 LINK tokens (valued at $2.6 million); 4,503 ETH ($1.65 million); 1,756,351...
The evolution of DeFi and its unique token distribution mechanics
14.9.2020
The next step of DeFi’s evolution in decentralization is enabling true scalability, interoperability and access to networks beyond Ethereum
DeFi Defied: Five Key Benefits The COV Token Will Bring To Covesting
14.9.2020
In the ever-evolving crypto market that never sleeps, new trends and coins are popping up every passing day. The recent decentralized finance explosion has only hastened the pace at which fly-by-night coins are being created. At the same time, however, the booming bandwagon has also shed light...