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3 reasons why Binance Coin (BNB) hit a new all-time high at $148

Record high trading volume and new offerings from Binance are a few of the factors behind Binance Coin hitting a new all-time high at $148. On Feb. 10 Binance Coin (BNB) hit a new all-time high at $148 after the native exchange token rallied 121% since the start of the week.  Data from Cointelegraph Markets…
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Total value locked in DeFi marks new all-time high close to $40B

Total value locked in decentralized finance has hit another milestone, but DeFi proponents would do well to look beyond the effects of the bull market on the gross metric. The total value locked in decentralized finance — a measure of the total value of assets committed to the DeFi ecosystem —has marked a new all-time…
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DeFi wars heat up as Curve Finance TVL hits $3.99B, surpassing Uniswap

Curve Finance has surpassed Uniswap’s total value locked, a sign that competition between DeFi protocols is heating up. As decentralized finance grows in prominence, a battle of the DEXs is brewing between several of the top protocols like Uniswap (UNI), SushiSwap (SUSHI) and Curve DAO (CRV) as the growing list of platforms vie for investor…
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Yearn.Finance puts expanded treasury to use by repaying victims of $11M hack

DeFi protocol Yearn.Finance repaid victims of its $11M hack by opening a Maker vault with YFI tokens from its newly expanded treasury. Major decentralized finance protocol Yearn.Finance (YFI) has restored its yDAI vault in the aftermath of a $11 million exploit by hackers. Yearn announced Tuesday that they opened a Maker vault with YFI tokens…
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Can the launch of Colony v2 relieve DeFi’s governance woes?

Years in the making, Colony aims to solve DAO pain points and bring decentralized governance to the masses Colony, an early Ethereum project aimed at building decentralized governance tooling, announced today that it is preparing for a relaunch that’s been five years, multiple missteps, and a few half-starts in the making. If successful, however, the…
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Cardano (ADA) price rallies 139% following smart contract implementation

Cardano’s successful testnet integration of smart contract functionality and plans to enter the DeFi space back ADA’s 139% rally. Cardano’s (ADA) price has increased 100% since Feb. 1 as social media engagement and excitement about the addition of smart contract functionality is propelling ADA to its highest price level since the bull market of January…
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Anon-powered options: DeFi platform Premia goes live

An all-anon team is hoping to realize the long-awaited dream of a flexible DeFi options platform The Anon Powered development team has announced today the launch of Premia, the latest decentralized finance (DeFi) options platform live on Ethereum.  In an interview with Cointelegraph, the group of semi-anonymous developers behind Anon Powered — who collectively requested…
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Major correction for DeFi as Bitcoin rejected again above $40K: What’s next?

The DeFi market has corrected hard as Bitcoin dropped below $40,000, but analysts say a recovery is likely. The decentralized finance or DeFi market saw a steep correction over the last 12 hours as Bitcoin (BTC) was unable to break the $41,000 level. Meanwhile, analysts say that the profits from major DeFi tokens are flowing…
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Whales profit as high Ethereum gas fees sideline retail DeFi investors

High gas fees on the Ethereum network are making it nearly impossible for retail investors to interact with DeFi protocols but the same doesn’t apply to whales. Since early 2020 the decentralized finance sector has been recieved a lot of attention due to its cutting-edge innovation and the lucrative high yield opportunities offered to cryptocurrency…
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Growing list of billion-dollar crypto ‘unicorns’ suggest the best is yet to come

More than 53 blockchain projects have emerged as multi-billion dollar market cap crypto unicorns, a signal that the 2021 bull market is just getting started. In the traditional investing world ‘unicorn’ is a term used by venture capitalists to describe a privately held startup valued at more than $1 billion.  Typically these startups have strong…
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