Binance’s interest in DeFi expands globally. The United States arm of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has entered a major organization focused on decentralized finance, or DeFi. According to a Sept. 17 blog post, Binance.US has officially joined the Chicago DeFi Alliance. Also known as the CDA, the association is backed by crypto fund…
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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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Tether supply surges to $15 billion but it could still be a house of cards The surging DeFi sector has resulted in a mass minting of Tether in 2020 — including $3B last month alone — which has pushed its market capitalization over $15 billion. At the beginning of the year there was just over…
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Bitcoin price is gathering strength as its dominance rate bounced from recent lows, possibly bringing a close to the altcoin season. As the price of Bitcoin (BTC) soared above $11,000 on Sept. 16, the altcoin market suffered mightily. Some analysts believe that profits from the extended altcoin and decentralized finance (DeFi) rally may have cycled…
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Uniswap traders should proceed with caution as DeFi tokens such as CRV have been showing weakness since the SUSHI fiasco. In recent months, the focus of the cryptocurrency markets has been on the Decentralized Finance or DeFi space and decentralized exchanges. One of the biggest decentralized exchanges is Uniswap, and its token UNI was recently…
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A new blockchain protocol is set to solve major DeFi issues. Avalanche, a new blockchain protocol and cryptocurrency backed by Cornell University’s Emin Gün Sirer, will finally go live in a few days. According to an announcement, Avalanche will roll out the full mainnet on Monday. With the mainnet launch, the Avalanche (AVAX) token —…
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DeFi could fall under regulatory pressure if it is seen as a haven for money laundering. The rapid growth in decentralized finance and yield farming is likely to attract greater regulatory attention according to a recent report. A joint research paper by global management consulting firm BCG Platinion and Crypto.com has indicated that the rapid…
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The rapidly growing market cap of Binance’s BUSD stablecoin shows the exchange is taking serious steps to become a major DeFi contender. New data from CryptoQuant, an on-chain analytics firm, shows $113 million worth of Binance USD (BUSD) has flowed into Binance exchange over the past week. This means BUSD stablecoin now has the highest…
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Analysts believe DeFi sector growth could push the price of Yearn.finance (YFI) to $50,000 in the short term. Over the weekend YFI, the native token of Yearn.finance, reached a new all-time high at $43,966 on Binance exchange. This occurred as the crypto market was still reeling from Bitcoin’s (BTC) sharp 17.5% correction which saw its…
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With DeFi platforms bringing in profits for users, jumping onto this wagon seems to be highly attractive. But how easy is it to do? In 2020, as a result of the economic crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19, the world financial system is facing an increasing number of problems. The authorities of large countries…
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