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Major Defi Token Prices Plunge, as Money Moves Back Into Bitcoin
2.11.2020
Major decentralized finance (defi) projects fell sharply in October, with token prices tumbling by between 30% and 56%, as money appears to be moving away from the overhyped space and back into bitcoin. According to Coingecko data, Andre Cronje’s Yearn Finance (YFI) fell fastest, crashing...
Kraken CEO: ‘Defi Scams’ Must Take Their Losses as Way to ‘Enlightenment’
29.10.2020
Jesse Powell, chief executive officer of the world’s fourth-largest crypto exchange Kraken, has criticized decentralized finance (defi) projects, accusing them of being “scams” that enter the market too quickly, unprepared. In a charged Oct. 26 tweet, Powell said...
With COMP Below $100, a Look Back at the ‘DeFi Summer’ It Sparked
20.10.2020
Compound's governance token, COMP, fell below $100 early Tuesday. The DeFi token kicked off the yield farming craze way back in June
Ethereum Transaction Fees Fall 82%, as Defi Hype Eases
6.10.2020
The average cost of sending a transaction over the Ethereum blockchain has fallen by 82% from a September 2 peak of $11.61, down to $2.09 as of October 4. The decline may be the result of a slow down in the hype around decentralized finance (defi) protocols. According to data from Glassnode...
After Banning ICOs China’s Defi Ecosystem Grows Exponential This Year
5.10.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has become a multi-billion dollar industry and quite a bit of the popularity is stemming from China. While a number of defi projects from the West like Uniswap, Compound, and Makerdao are popular in the country, China is also creating its own landscape...
Stacking Satoshis: Leveraging Defi Applications to Earn More Bitcoin
2.10.2020
As decentralized finance (defi) has become more popular, digital currency proponents are making money off of more than 140 yield-bearing cryptocurrencies. While most of the defi ecosystem revolves around the Ethereum network, a number of people leverage these defi applications in order to earn more...
Braintrust Raises $18M to Bring DeFi-Thinking to the Gig Economy
1.10.2020
Braintrust, a tech talent marketplace that will essentially be owned by the IT freelancers and companies using it, has raised an $18 million strategic growth round
MakerDAO Adds Chainlink, Compound, Loopring as Collateral Options
1.10.2020
MakerDAO has voted to add support for a trio of new tokens for the decentralized finance (DeFi) loans that generate DAI stablecoins
Compound, Gauntlet Founders Raise $4M for New DeFi Scout Fund
30.9.2020
Robert Leshner's Robot Ventures has secured $4 million in funding from Galaxy Digital and Paradigm to find early opportunities in DeFi
Visa-Owned Plaid Has a Hidden Passion for DeFi
25.9.2020
Fintech enabler Plaid is quietly working with at least two decentralized finance (DeFi) startups
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...
Gemini to accept deposits in PAX Gold, Amp and Compound
13.9.2020
More listings ahead
DeFi oracles, explained
11.9.2020
Oracles have played a major role in the huge growth of the DeFi ecosystem observed in 2020
Compound Gains Over 15% in 7 Days; Yet Appears Intraday Bearish
11.9.2020
Compound—a governance empowered platform that will extend to a mass upgrade of a protocol by the ecosystem built. Moreover, it was just in the ongoing year when COMP—DeFi based token hit an All-Time High and is, therefore, one of the most lucrative platforms amongst the top 50 blockchains of...
DeFi Unlocked: How to Earn Crypto Investment Income on Compound
10.9.2020
DeFi (decentralized finance) has emerged as the hottest crypto trend of the year, with the total amount of US dollars locked in decentralized finance protocols surpassing USD 9bn on September 1 before correcting lower.
In our new “DeFi Unlocked” series, we will introduce you to the different ways...
Crypto Borrowing: Here Are Seven of the Best Interest Rates on the Market
9.9.2020
Cryptocurrency is sizing up traditional finance on its legacy turf of lending and borrowing with competitive interest rates (currently as low as 0.44% for ethereum and 4.50% per year for bitcoin) as well as less cumbersome verification procedures. Crypto holders present their virtual assets...
Alameda Research Claimed Nearly 70% of Wrapped Bitcoin Minted In August
4.9.2020
The firm claimed 14,654 WBTC in August following approval of its Compound collateral proposal
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
Compound (COMP) Draws a Parabola Growth Curve; Trades at $270
1.9.2020
Compound, an algorithmic, autonomous interest rate protocol built for empowering the governance of its community, will lead to a mass upgrade of the protocol by the ecosystem built. The change in the dynamism of the protocol is done by COMP token holders, and then their delegates debate, propose...
Yearn, YAM and the Rise of Crypto’s ‘Weird DeFi’ Moment
31.8.2020
What do these various memecoins do? Here's the rough TL;DR of the latest tokens to top the DeFi charts