Liquity Protocol, which provides interest-free borrowing on the Ethereum network, plans to expand its ecosystem and hire more resources following the latest funding round.
Liquidity mining is booming — Will it last, or will it bust?
Liquidity mining is a marked and significant improvement over the investment mechanisms of ICOs, but is it here to stay?
Are emerging markets missing out on DeFi due to gas fees?
Developed economies dominate the traffic rankings for the top DeFi protocols by TVL, with the U.S. and U.K. topping the charts.
Default auditing for DeFi projects is a must for growing the industry
There has been a shift that has taken auditing from being seen as an unnecessary burden to an absolute essential for any serious project.
GameStop-Style Revolts Spread, Prompting Halt by TD Ameritrade, Nasdaq Monitoring
Nasdaq and TD Ameritrade are taking a mob of Reddit traders head on.
Value DeFi Suffers $6M Flash Loan Attack
The latest flash loan attack in the decentralized finance world has caused a total loss of $6 million.
DeFi Sell-Off Continues as Index Futures Retrace to June Levels
DeFi indices on FTX and Binance continue to plummet
Harvest Finance Doubles Total Value Locked to $704M in One Week
Harvest Finance’s dramatic growth took place during a time when enthusiasm around the DeFi space has slowly hit a wall.
CoinDesk Live: Inside the Ethereum Economy
Why all the hype behind yield farming and food-inspired tokens? Should investors take them seriously or are they a fading trend?
Traders Rotate to Bitcoin Expecting a Quiet Q4 for Altcoins
Some traders anticipate the leading cryptocurrency to significantly outperforming the entire crypto market for at least the next several months.
First Mover: Bitcoin Low Exchange Balances Looks Bullish, But Chart Looks Bearish as $11K Nears
Bitcoin balances on exchanges hit 2-year low, seen as a bullish sign that traders are holding for the long term, or tokenizing for use in DeFi.
What Is DeFi?
DeFi is short for “decentralized finance,” an umbrella term for Ethereum and blockchain applications geared toward disrupting financial intermediaries.
DeFi’s Good, Bad and Ugly
Have we forgotten the ICO craze and how long it took to revitalize the crypto industry’s image?
Aave’s LEND Token Jumps 23% After Plan for Liquidity Mining
Decentralized Exchange Volumes Up 70% in June, Pass $1.5B
June trading volume on decentralized exchanges set a record high of $1.52 billion, up 70% from May.
Defi Platform Opyn Launches Put Options on Compound Token
Decentralized options marketplace Opyn has launched put options on COMP that will provide a safety net of sorts should COMP’s fortunes take a turn for the worse.
FTX Is Building Lots of Sophisticated Markets Few Traders Use
FTX has launched eight unique index futures and volatility markets in less than 12 months. But few traders use these markets.
Ethereum Logged Its Busiest Week on Record
It’s costing more to use Ethereum and that may be because more users are flocking to the platform than ever before, according to one key on-chain metric.
Why DeFi’s Billion-Dollar Milestone Matters
The DeFi market hitting $1 billion in locked crypto is something even the most fervent ethereum skeptics would have a tough time dismissing as meaningless.
ConsenSys Announces Codefi Project to Boost DeFi Adoption
ConsenSys is doubling down on the DeFi ecosystem with a new product suite called Codefi.