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Staking Pool Lido to Expand to Ethereum L2s, New Proposal Seeks 'Operating Runway' for DAO in Stablecoins
19.7.2022
Lido Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol and third-party staking pool operator for Ethereum (ETH) 2.0, aims to expand services across various Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) scaling solutions. Meanwhile, a new proposal seeks to secure around two years of "operating runway" for Lido DAO...
Plasma.Finance & Ren Protocol V3 Partner for DeFi Cross-Chain Bridging
19.7.2022
Plasma.Finance recently announced a partnership with Ren Protocol v3. The collaboration will see the projects offering DeFi cross-chain bridging support for EVM and non-EVM chains. It includes Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Bitcoin Cash, stablecoins, and many more. Plasma.Finance aims to expand its all-in-one...
‘Crypto and DeFi Won’t Disappear’: Hong Kong Monetary Chief
18.7.2022
DEK Hong Kong Monetary Authority CEO Eddie Yue said crypto and decentralized finance are still going to be significant forces at a meeting of G20 financial officials
Cross-Chain Infrastructures: The Solution to Liquidity Fragmentation in Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
18.7.2022
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has emerged as a rival to the traditional finance economy; this nascent crypto niche made a hallmark debut in the summer of 2020 following the launch of governance tokens and yield farming incentives. Two years down the line, a total of 4.8 Million unique wallets have...
Crypto winter has 250 days left if the market cycle repeats: Grayscale
18.7.2022
The crypto industry has endured some infamous bear markets, and the 2022 downturn will be remembered for its acid test of decentralized finance platforms and over-leveraged trading
Cowboy Snake Partners Roseon for Optimized Yield
18.7.2022
Cowboy Snake recently announced a partnership with Roseon, a mobile yield aggregator. The collaboration will see Cowboy Snake leverage Roseon’s NFT and crypto portfolio management. In addition, the projects will optimize yield across CeFi and DeFi networks. Cowboy Snake announced the partnership...
Report: Equitiesfirst Named as Mystery Debtor to Celsius, $439 Million Owed to Crypto Lender
17.7.2022
Ever since Celsius paused withdrawals on June 12, the company has been the focus of attention due to the lender’s financial hardships. A month later, Celsius filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. by leveraging the Chapter 11 process. Two days after the bankruptcy filing, a report disclosed that...
Finance Redefined: DeFi market fell off the cliff in Q2, but there’s hope
15.7.2022
Analytical data reveals that DeFi’s total value locked registered a minor dip from the past week, falling to a value of $56.45 billion
DeFi’s downturn deepens, but protocols with revenue and fee sharing could thrive
15.7.2022
It’s too early to know if DeFi is “dead,” but platforms that share revenue with liquidity providers and token holders could be the ones that survive the bear market
DeFi for financial services: Alex Tapscott’s ‘Digital Asset Revolution’
15.7.2022
Alex Tapscott’s new book breaks down key DeFi concepts for business leaders
CeFi Broke. But DeFi Is Not Without Blame
15.7.2022
Amid the bear market, the crypto/blockchain industry needs to demonstrate socially-useful use-cases. The dysfunctional energy system is a good place to make a mark, says CoinDesk's chief content officer
First Mover Americas: BTC Nears $21K But DeFi Tokens Steal The Show
15.7.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 15, 2022
DeFi token Aave faces major correction after soaring 100% in a month
15.7.2022
More than 50% of AAVE's recent gains appeared after Aave Companies proposed to launch a native stablecoin
Mixers Receiving ‘More Cryptocurrency than Ever in 2022’ - Chainalysis
15.7.2022
Crypto mixers – services that exist to increase the anonymity of crypto users – are more popular than ever, while illicit addresses account for 23% of funds sent to mixers so far this year, a new report from blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has found.
The 23% number for these seven months...
These DeFi Tokens May Keep Your Portfolio From Needing A Checkup: Gnox (GNOX), Avalanche (AVAX), And Fantom (FTM)
15.7.2022
The bear market has arrived, and novice investors are feeling the cold. Bitcoin slowly descends and drags the rest of the market with it, altcoins are bleeding, and anyone who invested in this cycle is likely looking at huge losses within their portfolio. But DeFi (decentralized finance) continues...
DeFi Coins Outperform Bitcoin, Ether as Traders Pare Bets on Jumbo Fed Rate Hike
15.7.2022
The outperformance of the DeFi coins could be fleeting, given the weak fundamentals
DeFi market fell off cliff in Q2 but users haven't given up hope: Report
15.7.2022
While on-chain activity slowed down, the DeFi industry has managed to retain most of its daily active users
7 DeFi Risks You Should be Aware of According to CoinShares
14.7.2022
Risks are inherent to all financial sectors, and decentralized finance (DeFi) is no exception.
The most common forms of financial risk in traditional finance (TradFi) include credit risk, liquidity risk, asset-backed risk, foreign investment risk, equity risk, and currency risk.
While some...
ECB Calls for Urgent Regulation of Stablecoins and Defi, Won’t Rule Out Bitcoin Mining Ban
14.7.2022
A new report by the European Central Bank (ECB), presented as a “deep dive into crypto financial risks,” calls for “appropriate” regulation and oversight of stablecoins and decentralized finance (defi). It also addresses the hot topic of Bitcoin’s carbon footprint...
Celo Blockchain Introduces Uniswap v3 and Green Asset Pools
14.7.2022
The announcement of Uniswap v3 and the Green Asset pool launching on the Celo blockchain is welcomed, enabling all Celo users to have direct access to Uniswap DEX and pools. Considering this factor, the voluntary carbon will be the gainer and tremendously. What with receiving access and liquidity...