Venus protocol becomes the top-ranked DeFi platform on the Binance Smart Chain as XVS price and the total value locked in the platform reach new highs. As decentralized finance continues to increase it hold on the wider cryptocurrency market, Binance Smart Chain (BSC) is beginning to emerge as a suitable option for traders looking to…
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The global network of open APIs is expanding to support new layer 1 blockchains. Following its mainnet launch on Ethereum in mid-December 2020, The Graph has today announced that it is integrating Polkadot, NEAR, Solana and Celo. As reported, The Graph is a protocol that enables programmers to build Application Programming Interfaces, which it calls subgraphs,…
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DeFi’s top three lending protocols have reached record levels of collateral lockup above $20B. There has been no slowdown in the amount of collateral pouring into the leading decentralized finance protocols this year. DeFi’s leading three lending protocols have amassed approximately $20 billion according to Dune Analytics. A Messari research report into valuing these platforms…
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DeFi users are increasingly turning to aggregators to get the most cost effective trades. Decentralized finance aggregators are growing in popularity in 2021 as the embryonic industry continues to expand. Delphi Digital analyst Ashwath Balakrishnan has observed that year-to-date growth for DeFi aggregators puts the sector on track to dwarf 2020’s figures. The researcher noted…
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IOST price has increased by 650% in 2021, propelled by DeFi integrations, NFT functionality and staking support from major exchanges. Keeping up with the latest trends in cryptocurrency is a must for projects that want to stay relevant and continue to gain market share. The hype is currently swirling around decentralized finance (DeFi) and nonfungible…
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The DeFi sector is booming but the future of the sector depends on oracles, here are some of the top contenders. To the observant cryptocurrency enthusiast, the sight of multiple large-cap tokens more than tripling their value since November 2020 is a healthy sign that a bull market cycle is underway. Aside from a breakout…
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Ethereum gas fees are too high for decentralized trading, but there are some alternatives now and others on the way. While Bitcoin (BTC) has been in the spotlight since the start of the year, and even more so given the recent $1.5-billion Tesla purchase, Ether has not been lagging behind. Ether (ETH) is currently sitting…
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Big-name partnerships and the release of ThetaSwap DEX are just a few of the factors pushing THETA price to a new all-time high. The sustained bullish performance from Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) has increased the confidence of crypto investors and many are now looking deeper into projects that have strong fundamentals and offer real-world…
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Though a “prime suspect” has been identified, how will the protocol make itself whole? In one of the largest exploits of the DeFi era, this morning an attacker successfully drained over $37 million from Alpha Homora by leveraging Cream’s Iron Bank protocol-to-protocol lending platform. Alpha Finance Lab, whose protocol was audited by Quantstamp and Peckshield,…
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As the crypto community debates VCs participating in DAOs, Synthetix welcomes three new Spartans The Synthetix DAO has added some new, perhaps surprising voices to its governance. Today the synthetic asset protocol announced a $12 million dollar fundraise led by venture capital firms Paradigm, Coinbase Ventures, and IOSG. The funds purchased SNX tokens directly from…
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