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Yearn Finance Token Jumps 270% in 5 Days – Defi Token YFI Worth More Than a Single Bitcoin
20.8.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) continues to make waves this week, as the Yearn Finance project token (YFI) jumped over 270% during the last five days. The digital token is worth more per coin than the price of bitcoin today, as the asset is currently trading for $15,934 per YFI. It’s very rare...
DeFi Extravaganza: DeFi Exceeds USD 6B, Curve Drops and YFI Rises
17.8.2020
Source: Adobe/Сергей Шиманович
After yet another eventful weekend in the fast-paced world of decentralized finance (DeFi), the surging popularity of DeFi protocol Curve, as well as a fast-growing “valueless” token, followed by a poll revealing that many crypto investors have no clue about DeFi,...
First Mover: Litecoin and Mimblewimble, Ether Futures, Chainlink, Curve
17.8.2020
Litecoin's Mimblewimble upgrade sparks optimism, Ether futures hit records, Chainlink developers take profits
Dex Platforms Trade Over $2.4 Billion in 7 Days, Defi Swaps up 68% Since Last Week
16.8.2020
Years ago the cryptocurrency community did not have access to a plethora of decentralized exchanges (dex). In 2020 with the rise of Ethereum, dex platforms have grown exponentially with trading applications like Uniswap, 0x, Kyber, and more. Dex trading growth has spiked over 68% this week alone...
Newest DAO Project Was Thrown a Curve, but the Team Is Rolling With It Anyway
14.8.2020
An anonymous DeFi user deployed Curve Finance’s DAO and token smart contracts without the team’s permission, but the Curve team is adopting it anyway
Cryptoverse in Chaos: Giants Race for New DeFi Darling Curve, Yam Plots Comeback
14.8.2020
The governance token CRV of Curve, exchange liquidity pool on Ethereum (ETH), was launched prematurely by an anonymous 'Chad,' and major exchanges moved to list it, as numerous theories are flying around, while YAM announced its transition to 2.0. This all happened in a matter of hours.
The...
Anonymous Developer Deploys Curve Contracts, Forcing Early Launch
14.8.2020
Paying more than $8,000 in fees, an unknown developer has prematurely deployed Curve’s tokens and contracts resulting in an unexpected launch
Total Value Locked in Defi Surpasses $4 Billion, ETH Up Over 70% Last 30-Days
3.8.2020
Statistics show that the decentralized finance (defi) economy has grown massively this year as the total value locked (TVL) in defi recently surpassed $4 billion. Between dex platforms, derivatives, stablecoins, lending, and non-fungible asset creation the second quarter of 2020 has propelled...
Coinbase Reviewing 19 Crypto Assets for Listing, Including Wrapped Bitcoin and Paxos Gold
1.8.2020
Crypto exchange Coinbase said Friday that it is reviewing 19 cryptocurrencies for possible listing. These new assets are: Ampleforth, Band Protocol, Balancer, Blockstack, Curve, Fetch.ai, Flexacoin, Helium, Hedera Hashgraph, Kava, Melon, Ocean Protocol, Paxos Gold, Reserve Rights, tBTC, The Graph...
Curve’s Daily Volume Increases 50x in Two Months
30.7.2020
Decentralized exchange Curve has attracted record volumes after revealing plans for the retroactive distribution of its forthcoming governance token
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Briefly Pops Above $9,400 as Global Stocks Rally
21.7.2020
Bitcoin broke through $9,400 as stock indices around the world make gains
Y Curve Interest Rates Reach 2,000%, Assets Under Management Grows Tenfold After Token Launch
21.7.2020
Depositors to the Y Curve decentralized finance (defi) pool received as much as 2,000% in interest this Saturday and about 600% (annualized) for the entire day. Before this increase, liquidity providers had been earning an aggregate rate of 10.58%. The latest interest rate growth follows Yearn...
Market Wrap: Stocks Tick Downward and so Does Bitcoin, to $9,200
9.7.2020
Most markets are down Thursday, including stocks and bitcoin
Bitcoin Retains Spark Irrespective of Its Flat Curve
8.7.2020
Bitcoin appears trading sideways as altcoins take the entire limelight of the global crypto market. The altseason, this time, has pushed altcoins such as VeChain, Verge, Dogecoin, Chainlink, Ontology, etc. to greater heights to hit fresh highs and breach the stringent resistances. Although altcoins...
This Researcher Says Bitcoin’s Elliptic Curve Could Have a Secret Backdoor
1.7.2020
According to one of the world’s leading cryptographers, Bitcoin’s elliptic curve could have a secret backdoor, invalidating all underlying security
Yield Farming Pool Concept May Solidify Ethereum’s Role as BTC’s Main Sidechain
26.6.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) applications on the Ethereum chain have been growing wildly during the last two years. Now a number of synthetic versions of bitcoin, that leverage the Ethereum chain, has outpaced offchain solutions like Blockstream’s Liquid and the Lightning Network. Just...
Curve přestalo dočasně fungovat. Přišlo o provozovatele platebních karet. Problémy se týkají i dalších včetně Twista
26.6.2020
Fintech startup Curve zaměřující se na zjednodušení platbě kartou dnes rozeslal informaci zákazníkům, že jeho služba je dočasně nefunkční. Úřady totiž zrušily povolení pro Wirecard, které karty zprostředkovával.
Kauza týkající se Wirecard se táhne již několik měsíců. Firma sloužila jako
Trio of Bitcoin Tokens Lures DeFi Yield Farmers to New Pastures
26.6.2020
A pool of sBTC, renBTC and WBTC is helping Synthetix draw the attention of DeFi's growing horde of yield farmers
Wirecard $2 Billion Scandal: Firm Files for Insolvency, Ex-CEO Arrested, User Funds Safe
25.6.2020
Scandal-hit crypto card issuer Wirecard AG, a firm that has filed for insolvency because of its missing $2.1 billion – but customer funds appear to be safe, for now. The news comes just two days after former chief executive officer Markus Braun was arrested by German police on allegations...
Breaking Bitcoin: Crypto Proponents Discuss Honeywell’s 6 Qubit Quantum Computer
22.6.2020
On June 19, 2020, the massive industrial firm Honeywell told the public the company is now running a quantum computer that effectively leverages six effective quantum bits, or qubits. Honeywell’s machine is two times more powerful than the quantum computers designed by IBM and Google. With...