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Y Curve Interest Rates Reach 2,000%, Assets Under Management Grows Tenfold After Token Launch
21.7.2020
Depositors to the Y Curve decentralized finance (defi) pool received as much as 2,000% in interest this Saturday and about 600% (annualized) for the entire day. Before this increase, liquidity providers had been earning an aggregate rate of 10.58%. The latest interest rate growth follows Yearn...
Institutional Investors Are Turning Their Attention to Decentralized Finance
19.7.2020
Why we are now seeing clear institutional interest in the growing space of decentralized finance that will take it to the next level
Top Decentralized Finance Projects and Investors Gather Online for Global Defi Summit
17.7.2020
Draper Goren Holm, ConsenSys, Chainlink, DeFi Money Market, and more take the stage to dictate the future of decentralized finance. Los Angeles, CA — July 13, 2020 — Draper Goren Holm today announces the inaugural Global DeFi Summit taking place virtually on August 6, 2020, at 8 am PST, with...
OKCoin Launches Its Own DeFi Price Oracle Based on Compound Tech
15.7.2020
Global crypto exchange OKCoin unveiled its own oracle as a verifiable price data source for the decentralized finance, or DeFi, space
Security Is the Biggest Challenge for DeFi’s Continued Growth, Says Exe
9.7.2020
The founder of blockchain security company Quantstamp, Richard Ma, said security is the biggest challenge for DeFi’s growth
New Kyber Upgrade Deployed to the Ethereum Mainnet
7.7.2020
Kyber Network recently put KyberDAO and a protocol upgrade into play
Tron to Set Foot Into DeFi but Fails to Impress Crypto Twitter
6.7.2020
Justin Sun announced three upcoming DeFi products from Tron, but crypto Twitter didn’t seem impressed
Trouble in Defi Paradise: Compound-Issued DAI Surpasses DAI in Circulation
3.7.2020
A number of cryptocurrency proponents have been discussing the stablecoin DAI this week, as the DAI allegedly held on the Compound platform is much larger than what is recorded in circulation. At press time, Compound statistics show there’s $523 million worth of DAI held in reserves, while...
Decentralized Exchange Volumes Up 70% in June, Pass $1.5 Billion
1.7.2020
June trading volume on decentralized exchanges set a record high of $1.52 billion, up 70% from May
‘Sophisticated’ Hacker Plunders $450,000 From Defi Protocol Balancer
29.6.2020
Decentralized finance (Defi) protocol ​Balancer was on Sunday hacked for more than $450,000 worth of cryptocurrency. In two separate transactions, an attacker targeted two pools containing Ethereum-based tokens with transfer fees – or so-called deflationary tokens. Pools with Sta...
Yield Farming Pool Concept May Solidify Ethereum’s Role as BTC’s Main Sidechain
26.6.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) applications on the Ethereum chain have been growing wildly during the last two years. Now a number of synthetic versions of bitcoin, that leverage the Ethereum chain, has outpaced offchain solutions like Blockstream’s Liquid and the Lightning Network. Just...
Defi Platform Opyn Launches Put Options on Compound Token
26.6.2020
Decentralized options marketplace Opyn has launched put options on COMP that will provide a safety net of sorts should COMP’s fortunes take a turn for the worse
FTX Is Building Lots of Sophisticated Markets Few Traders Use
24.6.2020
FTX has launched eight unique index futures and volatility markets in less than 12 months. But few traders use these markets
This Week in Crypto: A Data Perspective (June 29-July 3)
24.6.2020
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Ethereum Logged Its Busiest Week on Record
16.6.2020
It’s costing more to use Ethereum and that may be because more users are flocking to the platform than ever before, according to one key on-chain metric
The Code Is Key: Solutions for Overcoming DeFi Security Breaches
6.6.2020
The DeFi sector can embrace a positive future by following comprehensive security audits and by ensuring best practice in due diligence and quality assurance
DeFi Platform Celsius Hits $1 Billion in Cryptocurrency Deposits
5.6.2020
Decentralized finance platform Celsius Network has crossed $1 billion in total cryptocurrency deposits
For the Blockchain Industry, the COVID-19 Clock Is Ticking
31.5.2020
The crypto industry has the best historical moment to change the discourse about crypto and its reputation into a successful innovative tech sector
Conquering Decentralized Finance: Enter the Custodians
31.5.2020
As decentralized finance becomes a principal focus for both investors and companies alike, custodians will ease their entry, making DeFi the future of finance
Force Protocol Joins Hands With Chainlink to Power the Decentralized Finance
28.5.2020
The field of decentralized finance (DeFi) has been on the rise for quite some time. Now one of the main players in the field of decentralized finance, the Force Protocol has announced integration with the Chainlink – the partnership intended to tap into reliable data sources of token prices....