Leading DeFi protocols are rushing to implement Layer 2 to ease the burden of high gas fees. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are racing to implement Layer 2 scaling solutions as Ethereum gas fees skyrocket and the network struggles under the demand. Popular DeFi platforms including Uniswap, Aave, and Synthetix are gettin closer to rolling out…
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Ethereum’s correction triggered a DeFi-token collapse which resulted in YFI and UNI dropping by 46%. After outperforming Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) strongly in August, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) tokens are now plummeting as many registered losses of up to 50%. Cryptocurrency daily market performance snapshot. Source: Coin360 At the moment, the two coins garnering the…
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Bitcoin price still faces resistance at $11K as traders turn their attention to DeFi-tokens like Uniswap (UNI). As the weekend begins, Bitcoin (BTC) price continues to fluctuate between the $10,800-$11,000 range. Cryptocurrency daily market performance snapshot. Source: Coin360 Some analysts would say the digital asset has lost momentum but a quick glance at the 1-hour…
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UniSwap’s UNI governance token soared to $8.60 before correcting sharply but top traders expect the price to rise higher. Earlier today Yearn.finance (YFI) and Ether (ETH) rose sharply after Uniswap’s governance token UNI plunged 22% from $8.00 to $6.80. Cryptocurrency daily market performance snapshot. Source: Coin360 UNI, which launched less than 48 hours ago, has…
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Lured by the sirens’ call, traders are wrapping their Bitcoin at record levels in order to yield farm and trade DeFi tokens. After failing to hold the $11K mark and exposing what some analysts have described as a general apathy to trade BTC at these levels, Bitcoin (BTC) price is once again flirting with $11,000. …
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Binance has already announced it will list the UNI token. Unfazed by the controversy over its Sushiswap listing, Binance announced support for Uniswap’s new UNI token around 90 minutes after the DeFi platform’s governance token went live on Ethereum. Over the next four years, one billion UNI tokens will be distributed, with 15% being immediately…
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As yield farmers race to reap fast returns from the next hot Uniswap clone, security researchers caution about the risks of unaudited smart contracts. Blockchain security firm Quantstamp has published a security review of hyped DeFi protocol SushiSwap, identifying ten issues with the platform. The good news is the issues with the Uniswap fork aren’t…
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Decentralized exchanges such as Uniswap have now become popular thanks to automated market makers, but what does it all mean? What are the risks and limitations of AMMs? Bugs, improper pricing and impermanent loss Despite some positive qualities, AMMs present certain risks and limitations. Hacks and vulnerabilities have already affected exchanges such as Uniswap and…
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DeFi hits new heights with more than 1,000 new assets added in May and total user numbers reaching 550,000. Decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to grow at an exponential rate with the number of new DeFi assets increasing by almost ten fold over the same time last year. Zerion DeFi project founder Evgeny Yurtaev shared a…
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