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As DeFi Booms, Yearn Finance (YFI) Shifts 100% of Token Supply to Users
3.8.2020
The DeFi sector recently achieved a record $4.23 billion in total value locked, so why did Yearn Finance distribute its full token supply to its users?
Zero Collateral: $138 Million in Defi Flash Loans Issued in 24 Hours
30.7.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) realm continues to heat up with concepts like yield farming, but another scheme called defi flash loans has also grown exponential. On Monday, the noncustodial lending protocol Aave issued $138 million in loans with zero collateral. Since the last week of June, defi...
CoinDesk Live Recap: Ethereum’s DeFi Luminaries Discuss What’s Next
30.7.2020
For decentralized finance (DeFi) to make its mark, it must reach beyond the crypto bubble, said MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen. “Compared to where we’re going next, we’ve still just scratched the surface of what this technology will do,” Christensen, whose lending platform recently topped...
One Billion, Two Billion, Three Billion, Four? DeFi’s Knocking on TradFi’s Door
28.7.2020
DeFi is an overnight success years in the making. From "The DAO" hack to $3.6 billion in total value locked, here's the history of decentralized finance
Maker's Value Locked Breaches $1B Ceiling, but There's a Caveat
27.7.2020
MakerDAO posts records in value locked as yield farmers create new Dai and Ether rallies
Crypto Custodian Curv Is Helping Institutions Dabble in DeFi With Compound Integration
16.7.2020
Custody startup Curv is using Compound, the leading lending protocol in DeFi, to help institutions earn interest on idle crypto
Kraken Adds 3 DeFi Tokens – COMP, KAVA, KNC
14.7.2020
Riding the surge of interest in yield farming, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is listing three tokens from the world of decentralized finance
Compound Tops $1B in Crypto Loans as DeFi Farmers Keep Digging for Yield
13.7.2020
Yield farming continues to push Compound to new heights. On Monday, the lending protocol topped $1 billion in loans issued
Delta Exchange Predicts $40 Price for COMP Ahead of Governance Token Deluge
7.7.2020
One startup has done the math and thinks the true value for Compound's COMP token right now should be more like $40
Market Wrap: As Stocks Rally, Bitcoin Trades Above $9.3K for the First Time in 10 Days
6.7.2020
Equities continue to beat bitcoin’s performance, but everything is making gains Monday
What Is Yield Farming? The Rocket Fuel of DeFi, Explained
6.7.2020
If all these terms ("DeFi," "liquidity mining," "yield farming") are so much Greek to you, fear not. We're here to catch you up
Compound’s ‘Yield Farmers’ Briefly Turned BAT Into DeFi’s Largest Coin
6.7.2020
The digital advertising token briefly became bigger than ether in the decentralized finance space, thanks to popular lending protocol Compound
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...
There Are More DAI on Compound Now Than There Are DAI in the World
3.7.2020
The amount of DAI deposited on Compound skyrocketed by more than $140 million on Thursday – somehow exceeding the total amount of DAI in existence
Investment Firm Launches ETF-Like Product for Compound Yield Farmers
1.7.2020
The investment portfolio gives users exposure to Compound interest rates and, of course, yield farming
Compound Changes COMP Distribution Rules Following ‘Yield Farming’ Frenzy
30.6.2020
Following a Tuesday governance vote, daily COMP token distributions will change dramatically, starting Thursday
DeFi’s ‘Agricultural Revolution’ Has Ethereum Users Turning to Decentralized Exchanges
30.6.2020
Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are seeing more action than ever thanks to a surge in decentralized finance (DeFi) activity
Hacker Steals Balancer’s COMP Allowance in Second Attack Within 24 Hours
29.6.2020
Balancer hacked twice within 24 hours, though this time the sum is relatively small
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
Coinbase Lists Compound’s COMP Token for Retail Crypto Traders
26.6.2020
The Compound token almost fell back below $200 earlier this week, before Coinbase rode to the rescue. It listed the token for retail users, and gave COMP a nice price bump