Although decentralized finance (defi) platforms have traditionally focused more on maintaining liquidity and volumes in their respective pools, Ran Hammer, the vice president of business development at Orbs, believes that “the future of defi hinges on liquidity aggregation.” According to Hammer, this shift is evidenced by the emergence of dominant aggregators that optimize trades by…
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In the first quarter of 2024, approximately $43.8 billion, or 76% of the decentralized finance yield market, earned an annual percentage yield (APY) of about 5% in very low-risk contracts. Staking played a crucial role in the resurgence of decentralized finance, bolstered by the Ethereum network’s transition to a Proof-of-Stake model. The bridging sector experienced…
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Circle’s USDC is now available natively on Base and Optimism, and Coinbase accounts can transfer the stablecoin to Base for the first time. Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) has launched natively on both the Base and Optimism networks, allowing Circle account holders to send the stablecoin from their accounts to either network. Coinbase has also made…
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According to Enrico Rubboli, the CEO of Mintlayer, Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can potentially act as “a gateway to crypto” for users who are likely to eventually show greater interest in the underlying asset. Rubboli argued that while bitcoin maximalists may view Blackrock or any other traditional financial institutions’ ETFs as an affront to the…
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According to Chainalysis data the number of DEX’s doubled between Q1 2019 and Q3 2021, while the amount of CEX’s stayed around the same. A new Chainalysis report shows that the number of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) is growing faster than all other types of crypto exchanges. But Similar Web data shows centralized exchanges are far…
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