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Blockfi Messes up Promo Payments: Transfers up to 700 Bitcoin Mistakenly
20.5.2021
Blockfi, a cryptocurrency lending platform, wrongly distributed a set of payments to a group of customers, who found deposits of up to 700 BTC in their accounts. While most weren’t able to withdraw these funds, in the confusion, other customers that applied for withdrawals are now being...
Coinbase Mulls Ethereum Collateral Amid Lending Program Expansion
14.5.2021
Alesia Haas. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Coinbase
US-based crypto exchange giant Coinbase might add ethereum (ETH) as collateral in the near future as part of the company’s strategy to expand their lending business, according to Alesia Haas, Chief Financial Officer at Coinbase.
Haas...
Crypto Pawn Brokerage DeFi For You Launches P2P Lending
13.5.2021
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
Hanoi, Vietnam - The world's first crypto-pawn platform DeFi For You is launching a peer-to-peer lending platform that allows users to stake crypto-assets and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) as collateral...
Sequoia-Backed Onchain Custodian To Set Up New Crypto Lending Business
12.5.2021
Source: Adobe/Андрей Яланский
The Singapore-headquartered digital asset custody provider Onchain Custodian (ONC) is about to strengthen their positions in crypto lending and borrowing business, according to ONC Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO), El Lee.
There is a novel company in...
DeFi lending platform Aave reveals “private pool” for institutions
12.5.2021
Designed for institutional investors, the lending pool will feature KYC and AML restrictions
DeFi resurgence lifts Maker, Aave and Compound price to new highs
3.5.2021
As Ethereum rallied to new highs, the total value locked in multiple DeFi platforms surged above $10 billion, lifting MKR, AAVE and COMP toward new all-time highs
Polygon’s New $100M Fund Aims to Attract Next Million Defi Participants
29.4.2021
As part of its ongoing efforts to make the decentralized finance ecosystem more accessible through infrastructure development, this layer2 scaling solution has introduced a $100 million fund designed to lower the barriers to entry for yield farming and lending. #Defiforall to Support Development...
Genesis spot volume up 287% in Q1, corporate treasury service takes off
29.4.2021
Genesis Global Trading released its Q1 report on April 28, with corporates leading trading volumes, accounting for $8 billion in spot trading alone
Lending giant Aave set to launch liquidity mining program
24.4.2021
Can governance token distribution help Aave overtake Compound?
How to make hodling worthwhile, explained
23.4.2021
Hodling can be a nerve-wracking experience — and if crypto is left to languish in a cold wallet for several years, it can also end up being an unrewarding one
Liquity Protocol attracts $1B TVL in just 10 days
16.4.2021
The “interest-free loans” decentralized lending protocol now has $1 billion worth of locked-up value after it launched on April 5
NFT Roundup: Tom Brady’s Autograph Initiative, Topps Digital Baseball Cards, Annoying Orange’s 4K NFT Clip
16.4.2021
The past week has been busier than usual for the NFT ecosystem. Rap stars Jeezy and Riff Raff entered the NFT realm, Hoard introduced its lending platform for NFT-collateralized crypto loans, The Topps Company is dropping its Series 1 Baseball collectibles, super-quarterback Tom Brady is launching...
Experts debate whether NFTs really need blockchain
15.4.2021
Crypto YouTuber EllioTrades and law professor Edmund Schuster debated the value of NFTs and the role of blockchain in digital collectibles
Bitcoin bulls are confident even as a key BTC price metric hits a new low
12.4.2021
Bitcoin’s long to short ratio has dropped to a 5 month low but bears are not taking the bait, suggesting bulls are still in control of BTC price
C.R.E.A.M. launches Iron Bank flash loans, eyes cross-chain capital efficiency
8.4.2021
Iron Bank is ready to re-enter the spotlight after the Alpha Homura hack, and plans are underway to take the lending protocol to new heights
Nexo Sued for ‘Unlawful’ Liquidation of Clients’ Collateral XRP Amid SEC’s Ripple Lawsuit
6.4.2021
Crypto lending firm Nexo is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by an XRP investor for “unlawfully” suspending the use of the cryptocurrency as collateral without giving notice to clients and subsequently liquidating the tokens. This happened following the lawsuit filed by the U.S....
Bancor releases no-liquidation lending with Vortex as AMMs continue diversification
5.4.2021
Bancor introduced a complex but useful lending and token burn mechanic through its vBNT token
Finance Redefined: The slow march forward, March 24–31
1.4.2021
DeFi keeps chugging along while everyone is focused on NFTs
Kava launches Hard V2 to become first full lending protocol in the Cosmos ecosystem
31.3.2021
Shortly after the launch of Stargate, Cosmos ecosystem chains are entering the DeFi arena
NFT craze and institutional money to bring next 100 million crypto users, says Crypto.com CEO
26.3.2021
The two main factors driving mass adoption are converging, says Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek