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Trader Joe takes its first step into the Ethereum ecosystem
2.12.2022
Despite the new multi-chain vision, the Trader Joe team confirmed that its “true home” and “top priority for all growth efforts” will continue to be on Avalanche
Bitcoin scarcity rises as bad exchanges take 1.2M BTC out of circulation
19.11.2022
Historical data around crypto crashes revealed that 14 crypto exchanges, together, were responsible for the loss of at least 1,195,000 BTC, representing 6.3% of the 19.2 Bitcoin currently in circulation
3 Bitcoin Mining Records Set in October — BTC Hash Price Taps Lifetime Low, While Hashrate and Difficulty Surged
31.10.2022
This month bitcoin’s hash price tapped an all-time low of $66,500 per exahash on Oct. 25, according to statistics from the onchain market intelligence firm Glassnode. Alongside this, the network’s mining difficulty reached a lifetime high at 36.84 trillion on Oct. 23. Despite the high...
Here is why strong post-Merge fundamentals could benefit Ethereum price
28.10.2022
An increase in staked ETH, lucrative yield on liquid staked ETH tokens and deflationary tokenomics are possible bullish factors for Ethereum price
Fantom Network Launches Automated Smart Contract Audit System Watchdog to Monitor for Bugs
28.10.2022
On October 27, the Fantom Foundation announced a collaboration with the security and analysis platform Dedaub in order to bolster Fantom’s decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem. Dedaub’s monitoring system called Watchdog will monitor smart contracts on the Fantom blockchain for exploits and buggy...
State of Decentralized Finance Remains Lackluster, Value Locked in Defi Slid 67% in 6 Months
22.10.2022
During the last 125 days or roughly four months, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has been range bound within the $50 billion to $65 billion region. The TVL in defi has shed significant value during the past six months as it dropped from $161 billion on April 1, down...
Value Held by Blockchain Oracles Slides 61% in 7 Months, Chainlink Dominates by 45%
10.10.2022
While the crypto economy has shed significant value, losing more than $2 trillion since the highs recorded at the end of 2021, a great deal of value was erased from smart contract platform tokens and decentralized finance (defi) protocols. One sector of the defi ecosystem that’s recorded...
Basel Study Shows World’s Largest Banks Are Exposed to $9 Billion in Crypto Assets
1.10.2022
A first-of-its-kind study published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision details that the world’s largest financial institutions are exposed to roughly €9.4 billion (US$9 billion) in crypto assets. The research paper authored by the Basel Committee’s secretariat Renzo...
Value Locked in Defi Drops to Lows Not Seen Since March, Ethereum Dominates TVL by 57%
24.9.2022
The state of decentralized finance (defi) in terms of total value locked (TVL) has been tumultuous, to say the least, and currently the TVL in defi today is approximately $54.95 billion. The TVL has not been this low in over five months since March 29, and the most dominant defi protocol today...
In 2 Months the Top Smart Contract Tokens Gained 44% Against the Greenback Ahead of Ethereum’s Merge
12.9.2022
With The Merge coming next week and Cardano’s Vasil hard fork commencing soon after, the market capitalization of the top smart contract tokens by valuation increased 1.19% during the past 24 hours to $316 billion on September 11, 2022. Moreover, the market capitalization of the top smart...
74% of Ethereum nodes ‘Merge ready’ ahead of Bellatrix upgrade
6.9.2022
The need to update Ethereum clients comes as the Bellatrix upgrade is set to enable the Beacon Chain to execute transactions
Value Locked in Lido Rises Prior to Ethereum’s Merge, LDO Token Jumps 23% Higher in 7 Days
5.9.2022
In eight days Ethereum is planning to undergo one of the most intensive upgrades since the DAO hard fork in 2016, as The Merge aims to change the network’s consensus mechanism from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). Amid the lead-up to The Merge, the decentralized finance (defi)...
Ethereum’s Goerli Testnet Implements The Merge, ETH Price Jumps 74% Higher During the Past 30 Days
11.8.2022
The Merge has successfully been implemented into Ethereum’s third and final testnet, Goerli, after previously adding Merge support to the testnets Sepolia and Ropsten. The Merge was added to Goerli at approximately 9:45 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, transitioning to a full proof-of-stake (PoS)...
Lido Deploys Additional Curve Pool to Improve Liquidity Around Bonded ETH Peg
13.5.2022
On Friday, the value locked in decentralized finance (defi) protocols dropped to a low of $110.35 billion after there was more than $200 billion total value locked (TVL) eight days ago on May 5. One specific defi protocol called Lido, a liquid staking platform and the second largest defi...
Value Locked in Decentralized Finance Slides 17% Lower Over the Last 30 Days
8.5.2022
The value locked in decentralized finance (defi) protocols has lost 17.77% over the last 30 days, falling from $221.67 billion to today’s $182.27 billion. Moreover, statistics show the total value locked (TVL) across a broad range of defi protocols shed significant value during the last...
Ava Labs raises $350M at $5.25B valuation: Report
14.4.2022
The raise comes as total value locked on the Avalanche blockchain remains steady at around $14.6 billion
Charles Hoskinson cheekily admits: 'I was wrong' about DApp rollout
24.3.2022
Hoskinson made a bold prediction about Cardano two years ago that has yet to be fully realized, although the ecosystem has been on the up throughout 2022
The Art Of Total War: Warhammer III
16.3.2022
Total War: Warhammer III had its highs and its lows, but one thing it got right throughout was its visuals, with a vibrant colour palette and imposing unit design truly doing the source material justice. So it’s a pleasure tonight to showcase some of the illustration and character work that went...
Value Locked in Defi Sheds $55 Billion in 2 Months, Ethereum’s Defi Dominance Loses 14%
6.3.2022
The crypto-economy has been sliding in value during the last 48 hours as the current market valuation for all 13,000+ crypto assets is $1.83 trillion. Furthermore, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) protocols has slipped below the $200 billion mark to $196.02 billion...
Relatively Unknown Protocols Push TVL in Defi Above the $200 Billion Range
15.2.2022
On February 15, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) platforms is just above the $200 billion range, after a brief slump below that region last week. Out of the entire TVL in defi today, Ethereum commands 59.22% of that value with 532 defi protocols. Metrics during the last...