The popularity of DApps, DeFi tokens and their increasing market share of the Ethereum ecosystem as a result of platform’s evolution? Ethereum’s dominance as the preeminent smart contract blockchain platform has been boosted by the popularity of decentralized finance and decentralized applications tokens in 2020, with ERC-20 tokens now accounting for nearly half of the…
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CoinMarketCap has withdrawn BNB as the top DeFi token claiming it was a mistake. CoinMarketCap listed its parent company’s token Binance Coin at the top of its new DeFi list — and then quickly withdrew it following a barrage of criticism. First noticed by podcaster and Twitter user Yannick Eckl (@cryptonator1337), BNB was ranked higher…
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Binance Smart Chain will integrate Chainlink data oracles to add usability to its blockchain, in particular, in the burgeoning DeFi space. Binance Smart Chain — a dual-chain architecture from major crypto exchange Binance — is now integrating Chainlink (LINK) data oracles. Binance Smart Chain adds smart contracts to the exchange’s original chain, Binance Chain, and…
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The BAND price is surging as the oracle provider partners with South Korea’s premier blockchain network, ICON. South Korea’s leading blockchain network ICON has announced a partnership with Chainlink rival BAND, which has gained a lot of momentum recently. The partnership will provide ICON developers with complete access to the BandChain decentralized oracle network to…
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Increasing stablecoin use and the rise of DeFi has made Ethereum the most used blockchain. For the last month Bitcoin (BTC) price has traded in a tight range and trading volume has been relatively flat. Meanwhile, several tokens on the Ethereum network have been topping the price charts, especially the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) tokens. New…
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Examining COMP’s ability to pass the Howey test for being qualified as investment contracts and to be considered a security. Innovation springs eternal in the digital asset ecosystem, and with Compound’s launch of its governance token, COMP, last month, the burgeoning world of decentralized finance continues to pick up steam. The broader cryptocurrency community has…
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Suspicion is mounting as CoinMarketCap defends its listing methodology and denies Chainlink paid for exposure. Cryptocurrency ranking resource CoinMarketCap is facing a backlash after listing Chainlink (LINK) as the biggest DeFi token by market cap. The website’s new DeFi section lists what executives consider to be the most important altcoins in the space, which is…
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Aave and Synthetix Network both overtook MakerDAO’s Maker by market capitalization as the DeFi sector continues to surge. Decentralized Finance (DeFi) tokens continue to make drastic moves on the price charts, compensating for Bitcoin’s low volatility which has recently hit a three year high. Earlier today, Aave (LEND) and Synthetix Network (SNX) token briefly surpassed…
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Will DeFi take over centralized finance?: A deep dive into the benefits, advantages, dangers and constraints of both systems. Decentralized finance has become one of the hot topics in crypto this year. Although activity and volume in the DeFi space still lag behind its popularity, this is starting to change as novel protocols become available.…
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Ether now accounts for only half of the value on the ETH blockchain as DeFi tokens like LINK and stablecoins take its place. With the five-year anniversary of the Ethereum blockchain less than two weeks away, the market cap performance of ERC-20 tokens has skyrocketed to almost achieve parity with that of Ether. Ryan Selkis,…
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