The annualized revenue generated by the popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Maker has risen to over $165 million, representing a 2-year high. The strong development in revenue could be seen in data from Makerburn.com, which at the time of writing also showed that revenue had surpassed the high from November 2021 to reach its highest…
Read more
Base, the Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling solution supported by Coinbase, has experienced over $175 million funneled into its decentralized finance (defi) protocol since its creation. The majority of value locked comprises 75,244 ether and nearly $26 million worth of the USDC stablecoin. Coinbase’s Base Grows to $175 Million TVL As one of the pioneer…
Read more
In the brief span from July 12, 2023 to August 6, 2023, the stablecoin economy witnessed a staggering loss exceeding $1.53 billion in value. Among the premier ten stablecoins, Pax’s pax dollar (USDP) experienced a redemption of 39% of its supply over the preceding 30 days. Unstable Times for Stablecoins: Major Players Hit with Sweeping…
Read more
Tether (USDT), the USD-pegged stablecoin issued by web3/fin tech company Tether, fell slightly below its 1:1 peg against the US dollar on Thursday on decentralized exchange (DEX) Curve Finance, pushing the DEX’s main stablecoin liquidity pool (Curve 3pool) into imbalance. USDT fell as low as 0.998 versus its competitor USD-pegged stablecoin USDC and against Maker…
Read more
Maker (MKR), one of the prominent players in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, has experienced a remarkable 11% price surge in the past seven days. Despite a slight drop in the last hour, the token’s performance remains impressive. Maker (MKR) Bullish Price Sentiment Maker’s recent price performance has been noteworthy, with a solid 11% increase…
Read more
The Enhanced Dai Savings Rate is based on DSR utilization and could boost the stablecoin yield by as much as 8%. A proposal seeking to temporarily increase the interest rate granted to holders of stablecoin Dai (DAI) was approved by the MakerDAO community on July 27, raising yields for tokenholders to as high as 8%. The…
Read more
The stablecoin economy continues to shrink, with more than $3 billion in value removed from today’s top stablecoin valuations in less than 40 days. The dollar-pegged tokens USDP and GUSD experienced the largest 30-day reductions, shedding 45.1% and 27.2%, respectively. Top Stablecoins Tumble: $3 Billion Evaporates in Less Than 40 Days Statistics reveal a significant…
Read more
MKR looks primed to continue the rally given its recent buyback mechanism and two other key metrics that impact Maker’s price. Maker has gained 53.5% over the past month, and the cryptocurrency witnessed a remarkable 28.1% surge between July 15 and July 22, achieving its highest daily close in nearly a year. While the gains are…
Read more
The top stablecoins have continued to see redemptions over the past 30 days as the dollar-pegged crypto economy currently hovers at $127.32 billion on July 12. The stablecoin BUSD’s supply has dropped below the 4 billion mark as the token’s number of coins in circulation has fallen 16.7% over the last month. Dollar-Pegged Cryptos Feel…
Read more
Bitwage, a cryptocurrency payroll company, has announced it will remove USDC-based payments for U.S. residents. In an email sent to U.S.-based customers, Bitwage explains removing the second-largest stablecoin by market cap from its platform is related to a “more strict regulatory climate” in the U.S. regarding crypto.
Bitwage Drops USDC Payments in the U.S.…
Read more
