Decentralized finance has exploded in popularity over the past year and many analysts have pointed to the 2020 ‘summer of DeFi’ as the primary catalyst for the rallies seen in Ether (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC). In the beginning, investors were able to easily secure 4-digit annual percentage yield (APY) on an almost endless number of attractively
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By the end of 2018, many crypto skeptics had their “I told you so” moment, as many initial coin offerings, or ICOs, failed to deliver on their promises. Between 2017 and 2018, 3,250 projects were launched via ICO and $21.4 billion was collected from investors. But by early 2018, a study revealed that nearly half
An unusually rowdy (and informative) virtual panel at the Security Token Summit yesterday reveals the fractious difficulties of bringing regulated assets on-chain — as well as the promise and progress of the tokenized real estate use case despite those hurdles. Michael Flight of the Liberty Fund, Jude Regev of Jointer.io, and Mohsin Masud of AKRU
Ether (ETH) rebounded from a $1,550 low on March 24, which marked a 17% fall from the $1,870 weekly high. Even though the $1.15 billion options expiry in the early hours of March 26 could have pressured Ether price, the continuing surge in gas fees for Ethereum transactions likely played a part. To better assess
Decentralized exchange SushiSwap has released Kashi, a specialized lending platform specifically designed for margin trading on the exchange. Kashi lets traders borrow assets for creating leveraged long and short positions, similarly to other lending platforms like Compound or Aave. SushiSwap’s Kashi aims to be more specialized than other lending protocols, allowing a wider selection of
Blockchain security provider Sigma Prime has announced its first merge transaction between the two Ethereum networks. The transaction was made by its Lighthouse client using only Proof of Stake validators, it stated in a March 25 tweet. It added that this was a step towards a 99.98% drop in Ethereum energy consumption, deriving that figure
Conceived as a bridge between Bitcoin and decentralized finance on Ethereum, Badger DAO protocol has expanded its investment strategies. As of today, users will be able to profit from yielding NFTs by participating in its new “game”. Using one of Badger DAO’s products called Honeypot part I, participants can farm NFTs for staking bBadger or
Staked, a blockchain infrastructure company and investment manager, is providing institutional investors with a new vehicle in which to invest in Ether (ETH) and earn staking rewards on the Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain. The Staked ETH Trust is now accepting private placement to accredited investors, the company announced Thursday. The Trust allows investors to gain
Finance Redefined is Cointelegraph’s weekly DeFi-centric newsletter, delivered to subscribers every Wednesday. Uniswap V3 was publicly announced yesterday and I didn’t really get a chance to write about it, so I wanted to dedicate this newsletter to a review of V3 and the AMM space in general. My initial reaction to Uniswap V3 in one,
As Ethereum gas fees soar and the demand for scalability reaches fever pitch, layer-two scaling solution has announced today a $75 million Series B funding round led by Paradigm, Three Arrows, Alameda Research, Pantera Capital, and Sequoia, among others. The team announced the raise in a Tweet: Announcing our $75M Series B, led by @paradigm,
Ether (ETH) lost the $1,750 support on March 22, which marked a 7% loss and $230 million worth of futures contracts liquidations. It has been holding near the strong support at $1,670, although investors are unwilling to open new long positions despite the price being 11% below the previous week’s high. Binance Chain recently surpassed
Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin believes NFTs can be applied to socially relevant causes such as charities and funding public goods, but not while the technology is still viewed as a “casino that largely benefits already-wealthy celebrities.” The author of the Ethereum whitepaper said there was little social value in helping celebrities like Elon Musk add
A report by analytics provider Coin Metrics has delved into the world of Ethererum transaction fees noting that they’re still at highest-ever levels and even a much touted approaching network upgrade is unlikely to alleviate the problem. According to the Ethereum Gas Report by Coin Metrics, median fees on Ethereum have been consistently over $10
Global developments over the past year have reshaped all aspects of daily life for most people and initiated some structural changes in how society operates. Lockdowns and travel restrictions have led to the rise of remote working and altered the way people make use of their free time. The coronavirus pandemic essentially shut down travel
The auction for the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) that gives proof of authority over Jack Dorsey’s “Tweet Genesis” has concluded. Held on Valuables, a platform that allows its users to convert their Tweets into NFT. Created by the Ethereum based service Cent, the tweet has been “authenticated” by Dorsey, CEO of the social network and payment
The Turkish lira lost 15% of its value and dipped close to its all-time low after Turkey’s President Erdogan fired central bank governor Naci Agbal. This resulted in a massive spike in Bitcoin (BTC) searches in Turkey as investors sought to protect their wealth from devaluation. This is just another example that shows how investors