Founder of China’s NEO says DeFi is just getting started, launches “Flamingo”
Shaurya Malwa · 40 seconds ago · 2 min read · Insights via
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Founder of China’s NEO says DeFi is just getting started, launches “Flamingo”
The decentralized finance (DeFi) crypto market has dominated both charts and headlines in the past few months, with some heralding the nascent, yet billion-dollar, crypto sub-sector as the next frontier for attracting capital and retail participants.
Shaurya Malwa · 41 seconds ago · 2 min read · Insights via Da Hongfei 
News › Ethereum › DeFi
This Ethereum coin hit $40m and retraced 75% in the 24 hours after its launch
It seems that the fears of a DeFi bear market were overblown.
News › Ethereum › DeFi
LEND, the DeFi darling up 5,000% in 2020, is about to undergo a critical upgrade
Aave has quickly become a flagship product in Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem.
News › Ethereum › China › DeFi
Chinese state TV just shilled DeFi and Ethereum to hundreds of millions of users
Over the past few years, Chinese authorities have undergone a strong crackdown on most things crypto in the country.
News › Edge › Bitcoin › Analysis 
Santiment
Analytics firm: Bitcoin investor sentiment reaches 2-year low as momentum stalls
Bitcoin’s price action has been fairly boring in recent weeks, with it establishing a wide trading range between $10,200 and $11,200.
Cole Petersen · 2 days ago · 2 min read · Insights via Santiment 
News › Ethereum › DeFi
Responding to 1,000%+ spike in Ethereum fees, Synthetix is testing layer-2 tech
It’s been quite the year for DeFi.
News › Edge › Ethereum › Investments
This hedge fund is raising millions to trade DeFi tokens like YFI and LEND
A crypto-focused hedge fund is now accepting investors and raising funds for the launch of an algorithmic hedge fund to generate profits from the rapidly growing decentralized finance (DeFi) market, as per a release.
News › Chainlink › Adoption
How Chainlink’s newest partnership will combat a global $19 billion fraud
Decentralized video platform Theta Labs is collaborating with smart contract giant Chainlink to fight the estimated $19 billion global issue of online video ad fraud, according to a release shared with CryptoSlate.
News › Neo › DeFi
DeFi is spreading beyond Ethereum: Single Neo app gains $300m after launch
Thus far, decentralized finance (DeFi) has been a trend relegated to Ethereum—and Ethereum only.
News › Ethereum › Analysis 
Messari
History shows Ethereum’s mid-term uptrend isn’t over despite 30% pullback
Ethereum has been hit hard by the recent market-wide downturn, with the retrace seen by the decentralized finance sector likely being the main suspect behind this weakness.
Cole Petersen · 3 days ago · 2 min read · Insights via Messari 
News › Ethereum › DeFi
Hype is growing about the “v3” upgrade for Ethereum DeFi’s leading app, Uniswap
Hands down, Uniswap is one of the most important decentralized apps on Ethereum.
News › Ethereum › ETH 2.0
Not all Ethereum users are excited to stake on ETH2’s Beacon Chain
The launch of Ethereum 2’s first phase (a.k.a.
News › U.S. › Culture
Study: The majority of Americans don’t understand how fractional banking works
What if I told you that the money you deposited into your bank account was carried right out the back door and placed into the coffers of somebody or some institution that you had never met, heard of, or authorized to handle your money? Would you be cool with it? The fact is that: Because […]
News › Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
Yearn.finance (YFI) yields are plunging: is this a risk for the Ethereum DeFi darling?
It’s fair to say that it’s been a slow past few weeks for the decentralized finance space.
News › Edge › Bitcoin › Analysis
CEO: Dropping whale inflows positive for Bitcoin, lifeline for DeFi market?
According to CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju, Bitcoin whale inflows are decreasing.
News › Partnerships
Gaming giant Atari partners with blockchain-powered entertainment platform Ultra
Atari — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and entertainment producers — today announced a partnership with Ultra, the blockchain-powered entertainment platform that delivers games digitally, as per a release shared with CryptoSlate.
News › Analysis
Synthetix’s founder: crypto and DeFi still in the earliest inning of its next growth cycle
As Bitcoin and especially Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem has drawn down from its recent highs, analysts have been left wondering what phase of the market cycle are cryptocurrencies in.
News › Edge › Analysis
UNI, SNX, and DeFi tokens recover on Yearn.finance (YFI) lead: what’s next?
Decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens, including Uniswap (UNI) and Synthetix Network (SNX) are recovering with the lead of Yearn.finance (YFI).
News › Bitcoin › DeFi › Cryptonites
Mati Greenspan discusses DeFi casinos, the Bitcoin bull case, and how global banks are “bleeding”
In a recent interview with community-driven crypto edutainment channel Cryptonites, cryptocurrency investor and Quantum Economics founder Mati Greenspan shared his thoughts on the current trends and topics of discussion in the crypto market, such as the rise of DeFi, the rise of Bitcoin, and even some important takeaways for budding crypto traders.
News › Ethereum › Korea › Regulation
South Korean regulators are not excited about Ethereum NFTs
If you happened to drop by the crypto space on social media in recent weeks, NFTs, short for non-fungible tokens, look to be the latest Ethereum-based assets that are steadily gaining at both popularity and price.
News › Ethereum › DeFi
The short and sad story of $FEW, an unsuccessful attempt to recreate $MEME
A group of around 50 crypto influencers was busted in an unsuccessful attempt to pump $FEW after screenshots of their closed Telegram group surfaced on Twitter.
News › Adoption
Tokenize the World: A Framework for Digital Assets
The Digital Imperative It is clear today, and certainly more so than even just six months ago, that organizations need to grasp the generational urgency of digitization.
News › Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
How 50 individuals got over $500,000 in Ethereum tokens for free: MEME
If you’ve browsed Crypto Twitter over recent weeks, you likely know of a project called MEME.
News › XRP › Analysis 
Ripple
Ripple co-founder moves $115m worth of XRP – sparking fears of a selloff
The massive hype surrounding Ripple’s XRP token throughout 2017 created an enormous community that carried over into 2018 and 2019, but this community of investors appears to have been dissolving as of late.
Cole Petersen · 5 days ago · 2 min read · Insights via Ripple Trending Stories
Swap-protocols that are here to stay
The rise of DeFi sadly brought more short-term experimental projects than ones with fundamental long-term value.