Here’s how Kyber Network’s “Katalyst” upgrade has boosted its fundamental strength
Cole Petersen · 3 hours ago · 2 min read · Insights via
Glassnode 
IntoTheBlock 
Chris Larsen 
Charles Hoskinson 
Charlie Lee 
Ethereum › DeFi
Uniswap daily volume crosses $20 million; Ampleforth/ETH leads activity
Riding the DeFi wave, trade volume crossed $20 million on Uniswap yet again on Thursday.
Ethereum › China › Adoption
Mainstream crypto adoption and DeFi were the main topics discussed at the Hangzhou International Blockchain Week
The Hangzhou International Blockchain Week 2020, one of the largest blockchain and crypto conferences in China, put a heavy focus onto mainstream adoption, with influential figures from the industry discussing the ways hundreds of millions of users could be drawn to the space.
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
How the Ethereum DeFi market just blasted past $2 billion to a record high
Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) market is continuing to soar, as the demand for new platforms surges.
Bitcoin · Ethereum › DeFi
Founder of Compound votes against using wrapped Bitcoin as collateral, deems WBTC “risky”
Robert Leshner, the founder of Compound, has voted against the latest proposal to increase the WBTC collateral factor on the platform from 0 to 65 percent.
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
Data analyst: Ethereum unlikely to rally until the end of the DeFi bull market
Ethereum’s stagnant price action has come about despite there being plenty of positive developments within the broader ETH ecosystem.
Ethereum › DeFi 
Messari
Data: DeFi projects give out millions in COMP, BAL, SNX tokens to incentivize activity
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications, currently the hot topic in crypto circles, are doling out millions of dollars to attract user capital and usage.
Shaurya Malwa · 3 days ago · 2 min read · Insights via Messari 
Ethereum › DeFi
There are Ethereum scammers attempting to impersonate top DeFi projects
As Bitcoin has stalled over recent weeks, decentralized finance has ripped higher.
Edge › Ethereum › Analysis 
Santiment
These three narratives may help fuel an intense Ethereum upswing
Ethereum’s price is finally starting to show some signs of life as the cryptocurrency recovers from its recent lows.
Cole Petersen · 3 days ago · 2 min read · Insights via Santiment 
Edge › Ethereum › Adoption
Ethereum is still easily beating Cardano, EOS, Tezos, and Tron in this key statistic
If you talk to the supporters of smart contract projects such as Cardano, Tezos, EOS, and Tron, they will say that their respective blockchains are the best.
Edge › Ethereum › Analysis
Why the DeFi sector’s outperformance of Ethereum may not last for long
The rapidly growing Ethereum-based DeFi sector has been generating significant buzz within the crypto industry, seeing massive inflows of new users and investors that have created growth typical of that seen during bull markets.
Edge › Ethereum › Stablecoins
Analyst: The only way competitors can “kill” Ethereum is non-USD stablecoins
Ethereum is by far the leader in the smart contract blockchain space.
Ethereum › DeFi Santiment
Compound holds massive influence over 3 major tokens: Breaking down the “COMP effect”
The launch of Compound (COMP) just a couple weeks ago has provided the decentralized finance sector with a boost that has completely altered its trajectory, ushering in a wave of new DeFi participants while also providing investors with massive gains.
Cole Petersen · 5 days ago · 3 min read · Insights via Santiment 
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
Crypto research firm: DeFi, not CryptoKitties, is giving “real value” to Ethereum
In 2017 and 2018, Ethereum seemingly had one purpose: it was a platform for crypto entrepreneurs to launch initial coin offerings.
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi Santiment
Trailing 4chan, an “elite” investor group is keen on Ethereum DeFi yield farming
There’s been a lot of money made in Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) sector over recent weeks.
Nick Chong · 7 days ago · 2 min read · Insights via Santiment 
Edge › Ethereum › Analysis Santiment
Ethereum’s daily active address count is flashing a major warning sign for ETH
Ethereum’s price action over the past several weeks has proven to be highly disappointing for investors, as it has been underperforming both Bitcoin and many of its other peers despite it seeing unprecedented fundamental strength.
Cole Petersen · 7 days ago · 2 min read · Insights via Santiment 
Ethereum › Huobi › Singapore › Partnerships 
Huobi Global
Singapore’s Huobi launches Chainlink (LINK) node, aims to bolster the DeFi market
Huobi, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges by market cap, is now running a Chainlink (LINK) node on its Wallet service, the firms announced in a release Thursday.
Shaurya Malwa · 7 days ago · 3 min read · Insights via Huobi Global 
Ethereum › DeFi 
ConsenSys
DeFi-favorite Ethereum wallet MetaMask gets Version 8 update, new features
Popular non-custodial wallet MetaMask announced it will roll out a Version 8 update for the wallet in the coming weeks, promising increased privacy, a better UI, and other user-centric features.
Shaurya Malwa · 7 days ago · 2 min read · Insights via ConsenSys 
Ethereum › DeFi
VC argues DeFi isn’t a bubble as Chainlink, Compound and more go parabolic
If you’ve followed the crypto market over the past months, you’ve likely noticed what many others have: a majority of the best-performing altcoins are based on decentralized finance (DeFi).
Ethereum › ETH 2.0 
Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum co-founder says “rollups” will power ETH 2.0 to 100k TPS
The transaction per second (TPS) metric is informally considered the standard for the scalability of any blockchain.
Shaurya Malwa · 1 week ago · 2 min read · Insights via Vitalik Buterin 
Ethereum › DeFi
Compound users now supplying over $1 billion in ETH assets; COMP a top-25 altcoin
Compound’s meteoric rise in the crypto-space is coupled with the rise of DeFi tokens and retail traders chasing the next moonshot.
Ethereum › Analysis 
Su Zhu 
Skew
Fund manager: Ethereum’s largest investors are fueling option market’s parabolic rise
Ethereum’s market landscape has been shifting significantly in recent times.
Cole Petersen · 1 week ago · 2 min read · Insights via Su Zhu Skew 
Ethereum › DeFi 
Adam Cochran
Ethereum yield farming change could “sharply break” DAI’s $1 peg: analyst
The past few weeks have seen so-called “yield farming” gain popularity throughout the Ethereum ecosystem.
Nick Chong · 1 week ago · 3 min read · Insights via Adam Cochran 
Bitcoin · Ethereum › U.S. › Adoption
Bank of America is treating Bitcoin, Ether as “cash,” will let you purchase crypto with credit cards
First, they ignore you, then, they fight you, then you win.
Ethereum › Adoption
Ethereum users continue to accumulate despite DeFi hack, ETH 2.0 uncertainty
It’s been a boring past few weeks in the crypto markets.
Ethereum › China › Adoption
Report: China’s national blockchain project could adopt Ethereum after Chainlink onboarding
China’s surging ahead with its blockchain aspirations even as the world grapples with the basic regulation around distributed systems and digital currencies.
Ethereum › DeFi
DeFi risks; Hackers drain $500k in LINK, wrapped ETH, and other alts from Balancer pools
Hackers made away with $500k worth of Wrapped Ether, Chainlink, and Synthetix from Balancer pools early on Monday, after a deflationary token model was taken advantage of.
Cardano · Chainlink · Ethereum › Analysis
Data: Ethereum, Chainlink, Cardano are still up thousands of percent since ICO
It’s been a tough past few years for many crypto altcoins.
Ethereum › Technology
The Ethereum community is raising thousands for a “make or break” change
If you’ve been following Ethereum over the past few months, you’ve likely heard of EIP-1559.
Ethereum › DeFi
Betting against Compound? This DeFi app just made it possible with COMP options
Compound’s (COMP) meteoric rise is equal parts FOMO and illiquid price pushing, with industry observers drawing parallels with the infamous ICO boom of 2017.
Ethereum › Analysis
$170m in PlusToken Ethereum is now “mixed” but not all hope is lost
The infamous PlusToken Ponzi scheme is back in the crypto news once again.
Edge › Ethereum › Analysis IntoTheBlock Santiment
These 4 notable Ethereum metrics just reached all-time highs
Investors have been boggled by the recent divergence between Ethereum’s price action and its fundamental growth.
Cole Petersen · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via IntoTheBlock Santiment 
Ethereum › DeFi 
Sam Bankman-Fried
FTX blasted after “creating tokens” to capture $1 million in value; but that’s what DeFi is supposed to be
An incident earlier this week showed what peak Decentralized Finance (DeFi) could look like — one where the smartest survive and rent-seekers are eradicated immediately.
Shaurya Malwa · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via Sam Bankman-Fried 
Edge › Ethereum › Analysis Vitalik Buterin IntoTheBlock
Ethereum daily transactions break 1M on DeFi hype, but Vitalik Buterin has concerns
Ethereum’s fundamental strength has grown immensely throughout 2020.
Cole Petersen · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via Vitalik Buterin IntoTheBlock 
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi Messari
Here’s why Ethereum (ETH) prices are not surging even as DeFi heats up
Much of the ICO boom in 2017 was driven by massive surges in ETH prices — with scammers, aspiring technologists choosing the Ethereum protocol to issue their tokens, and reap some profits off the frenzy.
Shaurya Malwa · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via Messari 
Ethereum › DeFi
Not mainstream: One of Bitcoin’s biggest bulls “doesn’t even know” what Ethereum DeFi is
It’s been hard not to hear about decentralized finance — better known as “DeFi” — over recent weeks.
Ethereum › Analysis 
Chainalysis
PlusToken just transferred 790,000 Ethereum, jeopardizing ETH’s fundamental strength
Ethereum has been incurring intense fundamental strength in recent times.
Cole Petersen · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via Chainalysis 
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
Big Short 2.0: Yield farming on DeFi apps? Here’s the risk no one talks about
After ICOs in 2018, DeFi applications are seemingly positioning themselves to be the next 100x coin baggers in 2020; complete with shiny websites, world-changing promises, and sparking dreams of early-retirement for those who dare.
Ethereum › ETH 2.0
Ethereum developer reveals public, multi-client testnet for ETH 2.0 is a “week away”
ETH 2, the long-awaited update for Ethereum to shift from a Proof-of-Work consensus protocol to a Proof-of-Stake system, is cobbling along for a release.
Ethereum › Investments
Grayscale Ethereum Trust plunges 50% as institutional investors dump shares
In May and early in June, the second flagship fund of Grayscale Investments, the Ethereum Trust, saw a surge in demand.
Ethereum › DeFi
After sending a coin up 10,000%, 4chan is obsessed with Ethereum DeFi again
Anonymous messaging platform 4chan, known for its involvement in crypto, has this weird infatuation with decentralized finance (DeFi).
Edge › Ethereum › Analysis 
BlockTower Capital
Three reasons why the next few months are critical for Ethereum’s future
Ethereum’s landscape has been evolving significantly throughout the past few months.
Cole Petersen · 2 weeks ago · 3 min read · Insights via BlockTower Capital 
Exclusive › Ethereum › Interview
Interview: How NFTs can be the crypto market’s “killer app”
Ever since Ethereum gained prominence in 2015, developers in the cryptocurrency space have considered gaming applications as a perfect fit for digital assets.
Ethereum › DeFi Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum co-founder rings caution bell on DeFi surge; critics reminded of ICO boom
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications are becoming what ICOs were in 2017-18 and what stablecoins were in 2019.
Shaurya Malwa · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via Vitalik Buterin 
Ethereum › Mining Vitalik Buterin
“Miners don’t care,” says Ethereum dev as proposal to increase ETH scalability floats
A tweet by Bitfly, the parent firm of Ethereum mining pool Ethermine, stirred up debate over the weekend after the firm revealed miners are voting to increase GAS limit from 10,000,000 to 12,500,000 each block.
Shaurya Malwa · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via Vitalik Buterin 
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
Why Ethereum’s DeFi poster child MakerDAO was flipped by Compound
It’s been quite the past week for Ethereum.
Ethereum › Analysis Glassnode
95% of Ethereum is ready for staking as accumulation trend gains momentum
The hype surrounding Ethereum has reached a boiling point in recent times, with growing network utilization and enthusiasm surrounding DeFi providing investors with legitimate reasons to be excited about the cryptocurrency’s future.
Cole Petersen · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via Glassnode 
Bitcoin · Bitcoin Cash · Ethereum › Mining Messari
Research shows mining meme coin DOGE is more profitable than Bitcoin Cash and others
Bitcoin and Ethereum miners are pocketing over 99 percent of all fees generated by the broader crypto-mining ecosystem, on-chain analytics firm Messari said Friday.
Shaurya Malwa · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via Messari 
Ethereum › Adoption
Reddit doesn’t think Ethereum can handle millions of users yet
Earlier this year, Reddit became the latest prominent corporation/startup to put resources into building applications on Ethereum.
Bitcoin · Ethereum › U.S. › Legal
U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to “go after” Bitcoin, but hedge funds are busy buying BTC and ETH
United States President Donald Trump’s dislike for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is well-documented, and unlike China or South Korea, the President has no immediate plans of introducing digital currency framework or legislation despite the latter increasingly emerging as a hedge.
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