Analysis
DeFi
Analyst: it’s “scary” how much of DeFi runs on Tether and USDC
A growing reliance on centralized stablecoins in DeFi raises concerns over potential blacklist and regulatory impacts.
DeFi
Aave (LEND) becomes first Ethereum DeFi token to hit $1 billion valuation
A year or two ago, most decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and their respective tokens were unknown. Save for Maker (MKR), there were few crypto…
Adoption
Analyst: Tether (USDT) may be doing more to skirt capital controls than Bitcoin
On Crypto Twitter and in the media, Bitcoin is touted as the one way through which anybody in the world can reliably skirt capital…
Adoption
Dave Portnoy says he may “save” Chainlink after LINK dives 25%
Last week, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy exited the crypto market after a brief foray. In a widely-publicized manner, the celebrity day trader liquidated…
Analysis
Analysis: Ethereum’s Yearn.finance (YFI) is one of the cheapest coins in DeFi
YFI, the native governance token of the DeFi protocol Yearn.finance, has rapidly become a prominent cryptocurrency despite just launching weeks ago. It made headlines…
Adoption
Full-page Bitcoin ad graces the front page of massive Hong Kong paper
Wouldn't it be weird if the first thing you saw in your morning newspaper was a massive Bitcoin logo? Well, that's what happened on…
Analysis
Ethereum’s on-chain data suggests the worst is to come after 10% correction
Even counting the recent bounce, Ethereum hasn't performed well over the past week. After peaking at $440 last week, the price of the leading…
DeFi
Synthetix founder on Curve controversy: “on-chain governance dumpster fires” will get worse
A focus of many decentralized finance projects as of late has been to achieve a state of on-chain governance, where decisions about the direction…
Analysis
Analyst: S&P 500 and Bitcoin are macro correlated but that’s not a bad thing
The recent narrative is that Bitcoin is now correlated with the price of gold. From a fundamental perspective, analysts say this makes sense; both…
DeFi
VC: Chainlink’s and Band’s 20% price jump bodes well for DeFi bull run
Like the rest of the crypto market, coins pertaining to the decentralized finance space have faced a strong pullback over the past few days.…
Adoption
Here’s why Dave Portnoy is already selling his Bitcoin, Chainlink, and Orchid
On Aug. 13, Barstool Sports' founder Dave Portnoy finally dived into Bitcoin and crypto after playing with the idea for a number of weeks.…
DeFi
Why VC heavyweights are throwing their weight behind Ethereum’s Aave (LEND)
The Ethereum decentralized finance space has been rife with innovation over recent months as developers attempt to attract the largest number of users and…