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Chainlink’s total value secured surpasses $75B as DeFi continues to surge
4.11.2021
The oracle network’s exponential growth has been tied to the emergence of DeFi. Co-founder Sergey Nazarov said Chainlink is also powering metaverses
Smartbch Defi Universe Expands — Dozens of SEP20 Tokens, $12.8M Total Value Locked in Dex Platforms
4.11.2021
On April 1, Bitcoin.com News published an in-depth report on the Smart Bitcoin Cash (Smartbch) protocol and its compatibility with Ethereum’s EVM and Web3 API before any Smartbch projects were seen in the wild. Seven months later, Smartbch has matured a great deal and metrics indicate that...
Total Value Locked in Defi Reaches $250 Billion — Uniswap, Quickswap, Trader Joe Dominate Dex Volumes
4.11.2021
During the second week of October, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) protocols crossed $200 billion, and two weeks later in November, the TVL in defi surpassed $250 billion gaining 25% in value. Meanwhile, Ethereum commands more than 67% of the $253 billion TVL in defi...
An In-Depth Look at Olympus DAO Protocol and the Not-So-Stable Stablecoin OHM
1.11.2021
In mid-October, Bitcoin.com News reported on how decentralized finance (defi) or algorithmic stablecoins have seen significant demand in 2021. One particular stablecoin called OHM is quite different from the traditional reserve currency defi protocols today, as OHM is a free-floating currency...
Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki Warns US Sliding Into Depression After Giant Crash, Recommends Bitcoin
1.11.2021
Robert Kiyosaki, the best-selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, has warned that the U.S. is “sliding into depression.” He said that a giant crash is coming, after which “a new depression” will follow. Bitcoin is among his recommendations for smart investing. Robert...
Meme coin mania triggers triple-digit gains from Binance Smart Chain-based altcoins
29.10.2021
HOGE, ASS and TABOO are three Binance Smart Chain-based projects that have seen triple-digit rallies after traders rotation into meme coins
Decentralized design platform Moralis raises $13.4M in seed funding from EQT Ventures
28.10.2021
The middleware dApp building platform hopes to play a role in taking the sector mainstream
Binance Smart Chain surpasses 1.5 billion lifetime transactions
27.10.2021
The world's third-largest cryptocurrency continues to gain traction across the globe
NFT Sales Climb 464% in 3 Months, Mochi Market Nears $1B, Cryptopunk #7804 Sells for $7.5M
26.10.2021
The market history of non-fungible token (NFT) sales has been steadily expanding during the last three months, according to statistics from nonfungible.com’s historical market data. NFT sales over the past three months have increased by 464% since June 27 and the Binance Smart Chain...
Ethereum competitor Near launches $800M developer fund as DeFi competition heats up
25.10.2021
Total value locked across all decentralized finance projects topped $247 billion on Monday. Near and other smart contract platforms are looking to capitalize
Mining Firm Titan Introduces Lumerin, a Project Aiming to Commodify Bitcoin’s Hashpower
23.10.2021
On October 21, the bitcoin mining pool operator Titan revealed a new decentralized hashpower routing protocol called Lumerin. The open-source project aims to commodify bitcoin’s hashpower “through smart contracts, making hashpower tradable.” Bloq’s Mining Arm Titan...
Binance Smart Chain Devs Propose Ethereum-Like Gas Fee Burning Mechanism
23.10.2021
Developers of the Binance Smart Chain, the Binance-backed decentralized blockchain platform, have proposed applying a mechanism to burn BNB tokens based on the utilization of the network. According to the proposal, this would benefit both validators and holders due to the increase in value that...
IOTA Releases Smart Contracts Beta on 2.0 DevNet
22.10.2021
IOTA recently released its beta version for smart contracts on the IOTA 2.0 DevNet. With the latest integration, IOTA finally entered Web3, offering early support for the EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine.) IOTA is currently working on extending the EVM support to acquire further efficiency. It also...
IOTA launches beta smart contracts to foster interoperability
21.10.2021
The platform will enable developers to set individual parameters for execution fees, a feature expected to suppress the fee prices to near-zero
A Slew of Defi Tokens Outperform Bitcoin’s Weekly Gains, Defi TVL and NFT Sales Spike
18.10.2021
October has been a strong month for cryptocurrencies like bitcoin but a number of decentralized finance (defi) tokens have seen higher double-digit gains this past week. Moreover, non-fungible token (NFT) sales have picked up and after the total-value locked (TVL) in defi crossed $200 billion...
Four Venture Capitalists Just Over-Subscribed Ertha’s Seed Funding Round in One Day
15.10.2021
Ertha’s metaverse, built on Binance smart chain, has just concluded a seed funding round. The project has garnered interest from the venture capitals and ended with an oversubscribed seed round which was considered an excellent achievement for the projects’ fundamentals. Ertha...
Binance Smart Chain (BSC) Receives $1 Billion to Bring the Next 1 Billion Crypto Users
13.10.2021
Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency platform, has launched a $1 billion Growth Fund for Binance Smart Chain, to accelerate adoption of digital assets and blockchain technology. In the span of next few months multiple programs will be set-up under its umbrella...
Binance Launches $1 Billion Fund to Boost Adoption of Its Smart Chain and Entire Blockchain Industry
13.10.2021
Crypto exchange Binance has launched a $1 billion fund which it calls “the biggest funding program of its kind in the whole cryptocurrency industry.” The company aims for the fund to “push the adoption” of the Binance Smart Chain and “the whole blockchain...
Binance to launch $1B fund to develop BSC ecosystem
12.10.2021
The announcement stated that the program is the largest ever announced in the crypto space
Total Value Locked in Defi Surpasses $200 Billion — Fantom, Avalanche, Harmony, Arbitrum TVLs Swell
12.10.2021
Decentralized finance (defi) has swelled quite a bit this year and on October 5, the total value locked (TVL) in defi protocols crossed the $200 billion mark. Since January 1, the defi TVL across various blockchains has risen almost 855% from $21.4 billion to today’s $204 billion. Total...