Tokemak plans to become the director for decentralized exchange liquidity.
Tether launches on Hermez rollup as Ethereum starts falling behind
Ethereum is starting to lose ground to its competitors for USDT usage, and Hermez may help to fix that.
BlockDown: DeFi institutional adoption is booming but gas fees hinder growth
The BlockDown panel discussed the current issues but also the potential improvements for DeFi.
Chainlink releases new whitepaper in a shift toward smart contract computations
In its new vision, Chainlink would allow anyone to deploy an arbitrary executable on its network.
Client malfunction brings down Ethereum’s most popular block explorer
Etherscan and OpenEthereum are stuck on one block shortly after Berlin hard fork.
Polkadot and Cosmos connect as Plasm and Secret Network release bridge MVP
The two projects seek to become the forerunners of Cosmos and Polkadot interoperability.
DeFi tracker Step Finance raises $2M from Solana ecosystem investors
The Solana ecosystem continues its development in DeFi.
Equilibrium raises $2.5M to secure support for Polkadot parachain bid
Major Polkadot ecosystem investors are backing the DeFi protocol.
Fei Protocol struggles with a bug as holders are mostly unable to sell the token
A vulnerability patch left the protocol with only partial functionality, but the price is still holding.
Tether’s stablecoin set to land on Polkadot and Kusama
The launch of parachain shards on Polkadot will also mean the release of Tether on the network.
Grayscale publishes roadmap for turning its products into crypto ETFs
The company is renewing its push for a U.S. ETF but offered no specific guarantees or promises.
Bancor releases no-liquidation lending with Vortex as AMMs continue diversification
Bancor introduced a complex but useful lending and token burn mechanic through its vBNT token.
Chainlink releases native Substrate module to bring its oracles to Polkadot
Polkadot parachains can now choose to add Chainlink price feeds to their runtime.
Finance Redefined: The slow march forward, March 24–31
DeFi keeps chugging along while everyone is focused on NFTs
Kava launches Hard V2 to become first full lending protocol in the Cosmos ecosystem
Shortly after the launch of Stargate, Cosmos ecosystem chains are entering the DeFi arena.
Moonbeam’s PureStake raises $6M ahead of parachain launch on Polkadot
The company building Moonbeam is focusing on integration work and a renewed marketing push.
Aleph introduces DApp to ‘backup’ NFT art pieces
NFT “rug pulls” can be a serious risk when the file is stored on a centralized platform.
SushiSwap launches margin trading with long-awaited Kashi release
SushiSwap wants to offer a wider net of margin assets than independent DeFi lending platforms.
Finance Redefined: Uniswap V3 is here, but was it worth the wait? March 17–24
An in-depth review of the most anticipated release in DeFi.
Covalent raises $2M to build a decentralized blockchain data provider
The blockchain data space is getting more and more heated.