Tokens

ERC-20

Polkadot Projects Will Be Able to Mint Their Own Tokens in 2021

A token minting system is coming to the Polkadot blockchain ecosystem, promising to be a leaner, meaner version of Ethereum’s ERC-20 standard.

Business  ·  16 September 2020
DeFi

New Index From DeFi Pulse and Set Protocol Offers Easy Access to 10 DeFi Tokens in 1

Data company DeFi Pulse and investment-minded Set Protocol have created a permissionless index of the very best DeFi tokens, called the DeFiPulse Index.

Business  ·  14 September 2020
CoinFlash

Stacks Foundation Will Soon Put Those 100M Tokens to Work

The blockchain governance foundation is stacking stacks.

News  ·  12 August 2020
Regulation

ERX Gets License to Launch Exchange in Thailand

Thailand’s securities watchdog has granted a digital assets exchange license to Elevated Returns’ ERX trading platform.

News  ·  21 July 2020
Exchanges

Kraken Adds 3 DeFi Tokens – COMP, KAVA, KNC

Riding the surge of interest in yield farming, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is listing three tokens from the world of decentralized finance.

Business  ·  14 July 2020
Exchanges

To His Own Surprise, Crypto Volume Pumper’s Business Is Still Thriving

Remember that college student who spoke candidly about inflating crypto trading volumes? He’s still at it – and COVID-19 has kept his business brisk.

Markets  ·  30 June 2020
Ethereum

‘Social Money’ Startup Inks Deal With Rapper Ja Rule, Releases Song With Lil B

Ja Rule has inked a deal with Roll, an Ethereum-based protocol that allows content creators to control their own platforms using personal crypto tokens.

Business  ·  23 June 2020
Exchanges

Coinbase Open Sources Technical Standard to Streamline Token Listings

Coinbase published an open-source technical standard designed to streamline its token listing process by making it easy for blockchains to share important data with the exchange's platform.

News  ·  17 June 2020
DeFi

With Token Uptick and Israeli Election Work, It’s Been a Busy Year for Bancor’s Founders

Bancor, the decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol, has seen a number of interesting developments in the first half of 2020.

Business  ·  11 June 2020
Governance

Compound’s Approach to DeFi Governance Starts With Giving Away COMP Tokens

Users of the Compound lending platform will begin earning COMP governance tokens in mid-June.

Tech  ·  28 May 2020
Exchanges

Why Kyber Network Tokens Tripled to $100M Despite the Coronavirus Recession

Here's why Kyber Network's KNC is this season's hottest token across decentralized cryptocurrency markets.

Markets  ·  21 May 2020
ERC-20

Amun Launches Token Tracking the Inverse of Bitcoin’s Price

The Swiss ETP provider's new token lets traders make gains whenever bitcoin's price falls.

Markets  ·  6 May 2020
Tokens

With Kik and Telegram Cases, the SEC Tries to Kill the SAFT

Invented by white shoe New York City law firms, the two-step Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) was supposed to keep crypto companies out of trouble. Now, the SEC is coming full bore for startups like Kik and Telegram.

Markets  ·  28 April 2020
Tokens

CasperLabs Pivots Away From Ethereum to Fundraise With Its Own Blockchain

CasperLabs is partnering with the Singapore-registered exchange BitMax to conduct a token sale kicking off on March 30.

Business  ·  25 March 2020
Tokens

Wave Financial to Tokenize $20M Worth of Bourbon for New Whiskey Fund

Like fine wine, whiskey increases in value as it ages. Now investors can buy a piece of the growing U.S. thirst for bourbon.

News  ·  18 March 2020