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DeFi Moves: Maker, Ampleforth Hit Milestones, YFI Corrects '100x' Gains
27.7.2020
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After a wild ride higher in recent months, tokens in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space are taking a breather today, while the growth in total USD value locked in DeFi protocols is also on pause after more than 10 days of uninterrupted growth.
In terms of total...
Four of South Korea’s Biggest Banks to Provide Data for DeFi Platform
24.7.2020
Four major South Korean banks said they will contribute to a blockchain-powered decentralized finance (DeFi) solution for foreign currency exchange rates.
Per D Daily, Shinhan Bank, IBK Bank, KEB Hana Bank and Nonghyup (NH Bank) will take part in a joint project involving Oracle’s Chainlink (LINK)...
Aave’s LEND Falls Further While Value Locked Grows
23.7.2020
After seeing massive growth in its price over the past couple of months, LEND, the native token of decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Aave, extended its correction today with a fall of 6.6% over the past 24 hours, while the majority of top 50 coins are in the green today.
The latest fall...
YFI Grabs Yield Farmers' Attention as DeFi Hits USD 3bn Milestone
21.7.2020
It's getting busier in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) every day: the total value locked surpassed USD 3 billion, while a new governance token took the yield farming spotlight.
DeFi has been hitting major milestones over the past few months, with the total value locked (TVL) rising...
Aave's LEND Skyrockets by 8,000% Against Bitcoin In 'Over-extended' Rally
20.7.2020
After a strong rally in the past few months, LEND, the native token of Aave, the third biggest DeFi (decentralized finance) platform by total value locked (TVL), is now up by 8,087% against bitcoin (BTC) in the past 12 months while long-term investors dumping their coins on FOMOing buyers....
DeFi on 'Tesla's Path' as Tokens Skyrocket On Hopes, Not Results
16.7.2020
Decentralized finance (DeFi) earnings took a downturn in the second quarter of 2020, but DeFi tokens are rocketing to new highs thanks largely to yield farming – suggesting DeFi could become the financial industry’s answer to Tesla.
American electric card producer Tesla is famously valued at around...
Sign of ‘Retail Frenzy’ as DeFi Token Sale Gets Oversubscribed 46 Times
16.7.2020
A new initial exchange offering (IEO) on crypto exchange Gate.io has recently raised eyebrows in the crypto community with a sale that got reportedly oversubscribed a whopping 45 times.
The token in question is the Meter Governance Token (MTRG) from a project known as Meter, which describes itself...
Yield Farming ‘Frenzy’ Didn’t Boost DeFi User Numbers
16.7.2020
A new report has found that so-called “yield farming” has taken the decentralized finance (DeFi) scene “by storm” of late – but has failed to bring large amounts of new people to the DeFi table, and has done little to help the “DeFi community grow beyond its current borders.”
These were...
Ethereum's Buterin Calls DeFi-powered Yield Farming ‘Unsustainable’
14.7.2020
Ethereum (ETH) Co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he has a bit of “love and hate” for the influx of decentralized finance (DeFi) apps that have been built on the network of late – although he labeled them “valuable and essential” to the blockchain's community.
Speaking in an interview with Ryan Sean...
DeFi ‘Incident’ on Uniswap Brings Trader Massive Profit in Minutes
14.7.2020
A recently discovered ‘incident’ on the popular decentralized token swap platform Uniswap has sparked a discussion online, as some claim that an algorithm drove up the price of the bZx protocol’s BZRX token and then “dumped” it on retail users.
The discussion today first started after Roman Storm...
Value Locked In DeFi to More Than Double in 2020 - Spartan Capital’s Koh
13.7.2020
Despite already seeing huge growth this year, some investors believe the decentralized finance (DeFi) space has much more room to grow before the party is over, and that total value locked could still more than double in the next six months.
The latest prediction for the future of the DeFi market...
Blockchain Bites: COMP x2, Reddit Scales and Factom Goes Bankrupt
19.6.2020
The COMP governance token is seeing massive gains and potential listings on Coinbase Pro and CoinFlip, while Reddit looks to scale its Ethereum-based project
Blockchain Bites: The Government Won’t ‘Kill DeFi’ but FATF Might Compromise Anonymity
14.5.2020
Consensus: Distributed saw discussions over the constitutionality of FATF's Travel Rule and why regulators want DeFi in the U.S