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Why DeFi’s Billion-Dollar Milestone Matters
7.2.2020
The DeFi market hitting $1 billion in locked crypto is something even the most fervent ethereum skeptics would have a tough time dismissing as meaningless
Bitcoin DeFi Looms Closer as RSK Launches Ethereum Bridge
7.2.2020
Bitcoin DeFi is closer than you may think, but it won’t use the Bitcoin blockchain
Value Locked in Crypto DeFi Markets Hits $1 Billion Milestone
7.2.2020
$1 billion in value is now locked in the DeFi markets, as Ether continues to see bullish price momentum
PoolTogether DeFi App Announces $1M Investment After No-Loss Lottery Payout Tops $1K
3.2.2020
PoolTogether is announcing a $1.05 million investment round as it adds a USDC pool to its DeFi-powered "no-loss lottery."
How Fund Managers View Lending and Staking: 3 Takeaways From a CoinDesk Research Webinar
31.1.2020
In December, we invited two fund managers, both long bitcoin and other crypto assets, for a CoinDesk Research webinar on lending and staking. Jordan Clifford of Scalar Capital and Kyle Samani of Multicoin Capital joined us to discuss how they evaluate risk and returns in crypto lending and staking...
The Founders of Synthetix and Chainlink on DeFi, Derivatives and 25 New Decentralized Price Feeds
31.1.2020
Yesterday Chainlink released price reference data for 25 of its decentralized oracle networks which, together, power more than $100m in DeFi
Decentralized Finance Is Blossoming, But Just How Decentralized Is Defi?
30.1.2020
The defi market has hit an all-time high as the total value locked up in decentralized finance has surged past $850 million. A flurry of new applications, privacy proposals, wallets, DEXs, and protocols is extending the limits of what defi is capable of. This jubilation should be countered with...
Most of MakerDAO’s Asset Value Is in Only a Few Addresses
29.1.2020
Though the industry is growing rapidly, a very small portion of addresses hold the majority of assets being locked and borrowed in the DeFi space
BlockFi Adjusts Interest Rates to Lure Larger Crypto Deposits
24.1.2020
BlockFi, recently announced it would make changes to the interest they pay for bitcoin and ether deposits
CoinDesk Q4 2019 Review: A Year in Suspended Animation
23.1.2020
The CoinDesk Quarterly Review surfaces the key data, trends and events shaping the crypto markets. Check it out now
Developer Proposes Decentralized Bitcoin Hashrate Derivatives
20.1.2020
There’s a new concept called Powswap that lets people speculate on hashrate in order to hedge against price volatility. Powswap was developed by the software engineer Jeremy Rubin who believes hashrate derivatives products allow people to leverage new trading strategies. Also read: Regulatory...
Tyrone Ross on Why Financial Advisors Are Taking Notice of DeFi
17.1.2020
Financial advisor and crypto advocate Tyrone Ross joins for hot takes on financial advisors, DeFi and the most important company in crypto
2019’s DeFi Boom Creates New Questions for Tax Filing Season
17.1.2020
A number of startups are now trying to help retail investors make sense of the tax implications of decentralized finance
Why Crypto’s ‘Rogue State’ Narrative Is a Risk to the Industry
15.1.2020
From a North Korean blockchain conference to a sanctions-evading crypto hedge fund, does this type of activity present a narrative risk to the crypto industry as a whole?
Traders Turn to DeFi to Capitalize on Tuesday’s Crypto Market Spike
14.1.2020
Decentralized finance (DeFi) applications are popping off Tuesday, and the ETH price spike isn't the whole story
MakerDAO Pitches DeFi to the Masses at CES 2020
9.1.2020
There's a "digital money" section on the show floor of this year's CES. MakerDAO's DAI is the only crypto with a booth
Store of Value Remains Crypto’s Best Use Case
7.1.2020
Store of value was the most viable and desirable use case across crypto in 2019 and offers a basis to increase adoption in the second decade of crypto, says Ryan Zurrer of Dialectic
Compared to Gaming and Gambling Dapps, DeFi Is Still Behind
3.1.2020
A closer look at the data shows that decentralized applications are struggling to gain traction, and DeFi is not the main use case
When DeFi Meets Neo Banking, This Thing Gets Interesting
3.1.2020
When you combine DeFi with wider trends in fintech, you get an existential threat to banks
Coinbase Wallet Removing Mobile Dapp Browser to Comply With Apple
30.12.2019
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for bad news in crypto, with Youtube’s removal of hundreds of videos, Google Play’s removal of Metamask, and now Coinbase mobile wallet users facing an announcement their app is losing its dapp browser, reportedly due to restrictive policy...