Linear’s launch on Binance Smart Chain adds interoperability options to the network and may draw new users looking to escape Ethereum’s high gas fees. This week Linear Finance (LINA) emerged as a viable competitor to Ethereum-based projects in the DeFi sector that find themselves hampered by congestion and high transaction costs. Data from Cointelegraph Markets…
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Algorand rallied to a multi-year high after the network emerged as a possible choice for central bank digital currencies and the team revealed its DeFi plans. In the past few months cryptocurrencies have become a frequent topic of discussion among the mainstream media and traditional investors partially because of the Bitcoin evangelism of well-known influencers…
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ATOM, the native token of the Cosmos blockchain, has ralled strongly in the past week for several fundamental reasons. ATOM, the native cryptocurrency of the Cosmos blockchain protocol, has rallied by over 100% in the past week. Analysts are attributing the rally of ATOM to two major fundamental factors. First, in recent weeks, layer one…
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A new 1inch airdrop retroactively sends tokens to Mooniswap and Uniswap users. The 1inch.exchange protocol, a platform that aggregates decentralized exchanges and provides its own automated market maker, is airdropping a new stash of its 1INCH tokens. The airdrop follows the initial generation of the new tokens on Christmas, which were distributed to past users…
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Several altcoins surged to new all-time highs while Bitcoin price consolidated in preparation for a renewed push to the $49,000 level. On Feb. 12 Bitcoin (BTC) price hit a new all-time high at $48,985 before pulling back to the $46,000 level. A quick glance at the 4-hour chart shows the top-ranked cryptocurrency trading in what…
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New entrants to the DeFi sector and established traders looking to borrow funds have pushed the price of Compound (COMP) to a new all-time high. As Bitcoin and numerous altcoins surge toward new all-time highs, traders who are coin rich but cash poor are increasingly flocking to decentralized finance lending platforms where they can collatoralize…
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YIELD App launched the public beta of its web platform Friday. Its target audience is retail investors looking for easy exposure to DeFi. Retail trading platform YIELD App has launched a beta version of its web platform, giving retail traders direct access to the fast-moving DeFi market. The new platform, which is designed to simply…
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A corporate registration filing with the State of Delaware shows that Grayscale is considering Yearn Finance as a future offering. Grayscale Investments has registered an LLC for a prospective Yearn Finance (YFI) Trust, giving the first sign that the asset manager is considering the DeFi coin. The new YFI entity was incorporated as a Statutory…
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GoodFi claims to be the first cryptocurrency alliance focused on furthering education and research into decentralized finance. Some of DeFi’s biggest players have joined forces to launch a new alliance geared towards furthering the education, research and best practices of the nascent industry. The GoodFi alliance includes crypto projects Chainlink, Aave, Radix and mStable, as…
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Ethereum network competitors like Avalanche, Matic and Celo are seeing substantial gains as high gas fees push users to search for cheaper alternatives. Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent institutional investor-driven rally has steadily pushed its price to new all-time highs and while investors are intensely focused on BTC’s price action, a number of altcoins have also secured…
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