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Defi Economy Rebounds: Total-Value Locked Jumps 28% Capturing Close to $9B
18.9.2020
The total-value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) economy has recaptured much of the value lost during the Sushiswap fiasco last week. At the time, the defi TVL tumbled down to $6.8 billion from the $9.6 billion high on September 8, suffering a loss of close to -29%. Since then, however...
Bitcoin ‘Young Investment’ Wallets at Highest Level Since February 2018
16.9.2020
New investors are entering the bitcoin market at a faster pace and possibly creating upward pressure on prices, on-chain data shows
Dapper Labs–USDC Integration Helps NBA Collectibles Game Clear $2M in Revenue Since June
15.9.2020
Gamemaker Dapper Labs is using Circle's dollar-backed stablecoin, USDC, as a global settlement solution for its non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
South Korean exchange traffic has risen sharply since June — Is this why?
11.9.2020
The boost may come down to the popularity of one specific token
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Makes Headway to $10.3K; Ether Volatility Highest Since May
9.9.2020
Bitcoin is making some modest price gains while the ether roller coaster gathers more steam
How CSS Perspective Works
9.9.2020
As someone who loves creating CSS animations, one of the more powerful tools I use is perspective. While the perspective property is not capable of 3D effects all by itself (since basic shapes can’t have depth), you can use the transform property to move and rotate objects in a 3D space (with...
Ethereum can reach $500 for the first time since 2018 — Here’s how
9.9.2020
Ether price is resting at a crucial level and holding it means the rally to new yearly highs can resume
Bitcoin Obituaries Lists Another Crypto Eulogy, 2020 BTC Deaths in the Single Digits
9.9.2020
The infamous “Bitcoin Obituaries” has seen another addition to the long list of deaths since bitcoin’s oldest death on December 15, 2010. According to the list of articles with 382 deaths to-date, bitcoin was declared dead again on September 4, 2020. Ever since Satoshi Nakamoto...
The number of active DAOs is up 660% since 2019
8.9.2020
DeepDAO has launched a new interface for examining the health and wealth of the top decentralized organizations in crypto
$700 Million Worth of Synthetic Bitcoin Is Circulating on the Ethereum Blockchain
8.9.2020
According to onchain data, there’s now 69,836 synthetic bitcoin tokens (over $700 million) circulating on the Ethereum blockchain. Out of the six synthetic bitcoin token projects, wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) commands the largest number of coins with over 63% and 44,622 WBTC. Synthetic bitcoin...
Sub-$10K Bitcoin price caused $653M open interest drop, largest since March
4.9.2020
Pro traders bullish sentiment softened after Bitcoin futures open interest fell in tandem with traditional markets which also recorded notable losses
V-Shaped Recovery From Bitcoin’s Biggest Drop Since March Unlikely, Say Analysts
4.9.2020
Despite a slight bounce Friday morning, some analysts don't expect bitcoin to chart a quick recovery from the double-digit price drop over the last two days
$16B Worth of Dollar-Pegged Cryptos: Stablecoins Add $100M a Day Since Mid-July
4.9.2020
Stablecoins have been gathering a lot of steam and settling massive value in recent months. Moreover, on Thursday, Coin Metrics’ executive Nic Carter mentioned on Twitter that “stablecoins have been adding $100 [million per day] since mid-July. While a number of dollar-pegged...
Total Value Locked in Defi Jumped 85% in August, $8 Billion in Assets Held
31.8.2020
A lot has changed during the last month, as the popular decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has swelled considerably in value. Since the first week of August, the total value locked in defi jumped over 85% in 27 days from $4.2 billion to $7.88 billion on August 30. The total value locked (TVL)...
After Empire’s Exit Scam, Darknet Market Patrons Scramble to Find Alternatives
29.8.2020
Ever since the darknet market (DNM) Empire went under, DNM patrons have been scrambling to find reliable marketplaces on the deep web. On forums, individuals are discussing which markets are safe, the logistics of how to use different DNMs, and how much they lost from Empire Market’s exit...
Morphing SVG With react-spring
26.8.2020
I’ve been intrigued by the morphing effect ever since I was a little kid. There’s something about a shape-shifting animation that always captures my attention. The first time I saw morphing left me wondering “ Wow, how did they do that?” Since then, I’ve created demos and written an article about...
What death spiral? Bitcoin mining difficulty rises by 9% since halving
25.8.2020
Bitcoin mining difficulty has risen by 9% since the May 11 halving, demonstrating that the ecosystem remains healthy despite post-halving miner capitulation fears
Darknet Giant Empire Market Offline for 36 Hours, Blame Cast at Massive DDoS Attack
23.8.2020
According to a number of sources, one of the largest darknet markets in the world, Empire Market has been offline for well over 36 hours. The researcher and analyst Dark.fail has been tweeting about the subject, as the market hasn’t been down for this long since 2019. It seems the popular...
Chainlink Up Nearly 1,000% Since ‘Black Thursday’ Crash
18.8.2020
Chainlink's LINK token has surged nearly 1,000% over the past five months – some are worried the market is beginning to overheat
Onchain Data Shows $449M Worth of Bitcoin on ETH Eclipses Offchain Competitors
17.8.2020
Onchain analytics show the number of bitcoin (BTC) held on the Ethereum blockchain has been multiplying at an extremely fast rate since the end of May. On Sunday, August 16 there’s approximately 38,021 BTC on Ethereum or roughly $449 million stored in synthetic bitcoin protocols like Wbtc...