DeFi

DeFi

DeFi Major Aave Working With Polygon to Bypass Ethereum Congestion

Whopping gas fees shouldn't limit DeFi to five-figure portfolios, said Aave founder Stani Kulechov.

Tech  ·  31 March 2021
DeFi

‘Continuous Vampire Attack’: The AMM Wars Are Getting Interesting With Integral

“Whenever another exchange tries to beat us with better liquidity, we mirror this liquidity onto ourselves.” Investors have poured $239 million into the platform on launch day.

Tech  ·  29 March 2021
DeFi

Don’t Follow the Suits, Follow the Weirdos

The big wins in crypto are going to come from the punks, hippies and contrarians. In this very bullish season, don't be enraptured by the “grownups.”

People  ·  29 March 2021
Ether

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Steady Near $54K; RSI Indicator Warns of Limited Uptrend

After two days of sell-offs, bitcoin bulls finally returned.

Markets  ·  26 March 2021
DeFi

Staking as an Asset Class? This Swiss Institutional Fund Is Jumping In

Persistence is helping institutions find yield with its white-labeled staking service.

Business  ·  26 March 2021
DeFi

Bitcoin-Based DeFi Project Sovryn Near Agreement on $10M Investment From ‘Pomp’

Using decentralized governance to approve investment proposals is the shape of things to come, said venture fund Greenfield One.

Business  ·  24 March 2021
DeFi

Mark Cuban Backs Crypto Data Startup Esprezzo in $2M Funding Round

Arrington Capital and CMS Holdings also invested in the three-year-old on-chain automation startup.

News  ·  24 March 2021
DeFi

Shanghai-Backed Conflux Blockchain Wants to Bring DeFi to China

The company told CoinDesk that even though ICOs and fiat-to-crypto trading are not allowed in China, crypto-to-crypto trading is not banned.

Markets  ·  24 March 2021
DeFi

Chainlink Integration Connects Filecoin to Smart Contract-Enabled Blockchains

The integration will enable connection between Filecoin and Ethereum and other smart contract-enabled blockchains.

News  ·  24 March 2021
DeFi

DeFi Should Look Beyond Tech Hubs for Growth

For DeFi to become a consumer-led phenomenon, it needs to stop focusing on places that already have good banking solutions.

Tech  ·  24 March 2021
DeFi

Uniswap V3 Introduces New License to Spoil Future SUSHIs

Included in the new Uniswap white paper is a “business source license” that acts as a time delay against would-be copycats.

Tech  ·  23 March 2021
DeFi

Uniswap Unveils Version 3 in Bid to Stay DeFi’s Top Dog

V3 of the automated market maker is penciled in for an Ethereum mainnet launch on May 5.

Tech  ·  23 March 2021
DeFi

Teller Finance’s Mainnet Launch Puts NFTs to Work – But Not How You Expect

Collectibles meet liquidity provision as Teller Finance brings unsecured lending to DeFi via fintech giant Plaid.

Business  ·  23 March 2021
Ether

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Near $56K, Struggles With Flat Activity on Exchanges

As of March 21, there were fewer than 2.44 million BTC available on exchanges, the lowest amount since August 2018.

Markets  ·  22 March 2021
Ethereum Mining

Bad Sandwich: DeFi Trader ‘Poisons’ Front-Running Miners for $250K Profit

A DeFi trader tricked Ethermine's sandwich bot into purchasing "Salmonella" and "Listeria" tokens for some 130 ETH.

Tech  ·  22 March 2021