Bitcoin basher Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini brands $13b DeFi industry “vaporware”
Nick Chong · 3 hours ago · 2 min read · Insights via
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Bitcoin basher Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini brands $13b DeFi industry “vaporware”
The decentralized finance space has seen a parabolic explosion since the start of 2020.
Nick Chong · 3 hours ago · 2 min read · Insights via Nouriel Roubini 
Edge › Ethereum › Hacks
Decentralized much? Crypto projects take drastic steps after $200 million hack
The bad actors behind the estimated $150-$200 million hack of crypto exchange KuCoin managed to proven two aspects of the young market in their wake: 1.
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.
Edge › 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.
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.
Ethereum › DeFi
Responding to 1,000%+ spike in Ethereum fees, Synthetix is testing layer-2 tech
It’s been quite the year for DeFi.
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.
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 
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ethereum › DeFi
Survey shows 40% of DeFi traders can’t understand smart contracts
There’s a high chance that most yield farmers and DeFi traders may not have the technical prowess to read and independently audit the underlying smart contracts of such platforms, according to the results of a survey held by CoinGecko.
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
Yearn.finance’s founder and others aren’t bullish on Uniswap’s current governance model
Last week, the decentralized exchange Uniswap shocked the crypto world when it released its own token, UNI.
Ethereum › DeFi
Top VC says amid 40% drop: the fundamentals for Ethereum have never been better
It’s been a bloodbath in the DeFi market over recent days.
Ethereum › DeFi
The new DeFi market where users can sell jpgs and gifs for thousands in Ethereum
In 2017, CryptoKitties became one of the most popular applications on Ethereum.
Ethereum › Hacks
Ethereum Classic is partnering with security firms to prevent further 51% attacks
Ethereum Classic (ETC) Labs — the code maintainer and non-profit behind the Ethereum fork — announced its partnership with two cybersecurity firms to prevent the repeated 51% attacks that the Ethereum Classic network suffers from.
Edge › Ethereum › Altcoins
Here’s why this Ethereum exchange fork lost $500m in locked value
As much as it may be looked down on in the “real world,” the crypto industry is full of copycats.
Ethereum › Analysis
Even after parabolic rally, top crypto VC thinks Ethereum DeFi isn’t overvalued
It’s clear excess and euphoria is starting to seep into Ethereum’s DeFi space.
Ethereum › Analysis 
Santiment 
Glassnode
Ethereum network congestion rockets as ETH supply moves into smart contracts
The Ethereum network has been placed under immense pressure to handle significant demand for its blockspace, with users interacting with smart contracts, DEXs, and AMMs directing massive transactional volume to the network.
Cole Petersen · 1 week ago · 2 min read · Insights via Santiment Glassnode 
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
The reason why Ethereum’s Pickle Finance still holds over $100m in tokens
If you’ve been following decentralized finance at all over recent weeks, you likely know of the so-called “food coins.” It ostensibly began with Yam Finance, an Ethereum-based coin that introduced the idea of “fair farming” or “stakedrops” to DeFi, along with the concept of having cryptocurrencies branded by emojis of food items.
Ethereum › DeFi
Founder of Ethereum DeFi coin that surged 1,000,000% throws weight behind new project
Yearn.finance — a popular Ethereum-based DeFi protocol — has become one of the most talked-about crypto projects over recent months as its native coin YFI has surged over 1,000,000 percent since its July launch.
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
Why this prominent crypto analyst thinks Ethereum DeFi has topped for now
Despite weakness in legacy markets, Ethereum has performed well over the 36 hours since the launch of Uniswap’s UNI token.
Ethereum › DeFi
Uniswap token launch “sparks life” into Ethereum as DeFi uptrend resumes
The recent Uniswap token (UNI) launch has excited the crypto industry, sending shockwaves throughout the market and even catalyzing an Ethereum upswing.
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
5 trends indicate the most undervalued Ethereum DeFi token is Aave’s LEND
Coins in Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) space have seen parabolic growth over recent months that has easily outpaced every other financial market.
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
This crypto VC giant just threw its weight behind DeFi’s Yearn.finance (YFI)
Despite pulling back by 25 percent from its all-time high of $44,000, Yearn.finance (YFI) remains an integral part of the Ethereum decentralized finance narrative.
Ethereum › DeFi
Leading Ethereum DeFi protocol Uniswap just launched the UNI token
After teasing the Ethereum community last week when the following image was teased, leading decentralized exchange and decentralized finance protocol Uniswap just released its own token.
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
Oops: Who just spent $188,000 to send millions worth of Ethereum?
On September 14, the multi-signature signatories behind SushiSwap — the controversial Uniswap fork that has become one of the largest Ethereum coins and apps within two weeks of its launch — bought back around $14 million worth of SUSHI.
Ethereum › Altcoins
DeFi bug results in loss of $8m in Ethereum, Chainlink, and stablecoins
Decentralized finance has undoubtedly grown exponentially over the past few months, with the value of DeFi coins and the value of cryptocurrency locked in these contracts simultaneously going parabolic.
Ethereum › DeFi
What is Pickle Finance? New Ethereum DeFi craze rallies 1,000% in one day
It appears that decentralized finance (DeFi) has not peaked despite a deluge of scammy projects and clear copy-cats of popular protocols.
Ethereum › Analysis
Top Binance traders flip long on Ethereum as market structure grows strong
Ethereum has shaken off the intense weakness it expressed throughout the day yesterday, with the cryptocurrency’s bulls now flexing immense signs of strength as its price pushes up towards the key resistance at $380.
Ethereum › Coinbase › U.S. › DeFi 
Brian Armstrong
Coinbase CEO blasts Apple’s “restrictive” policies towards crypto and DeFi
Apple, the Californian producer of software and consumer electronics, has been no fan of cryptocurrency ever since the sector gained steam back in 2012.
Shaurya Malwa · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via Brian Armstrong 
Ethereum › Analysis
A majority of investors think Ethereum will end 2020 above $500: VC poll
Ethereum has slipped lower over the past 10 days as legacy markets have also dropped from their highs.
Edge › Ethereum › ETH 2.0
Top developer explains why Ethereum 2.0 is still on track for November
Earlier this year, there were some that weren’t too sure the Ethereum 2 upgrade — also known as ETH2 — would go live in 2020.
Ethereum › DeFi
There’s a potential competitor to Ethereum’s Yearn.finance (YFI): DeFi analyst
For months, the term “yield farming” has been a prominent meme in the crypto space, with users of Ethereum’s decentralized finance ecosystem using it incessantly to describe their search for ever-higher yields.
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
What the heck is Cream and why is the Ethereum coin up over 2,000% from its August lows?
Most decentralized finance forks are either controversial or have failed.
Ethereum › Analysis
Ethereum-based DeFi tokens average a 50% loss in September; Here are the winners and losers
The Ethereum-based DeFi sector took a major hit throughout the past couple of weeks, with Bitcoin and Ethereum’s recent price decline creating shockwaves that have had grave impacts on smaller altcoins.
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
Why a top analyst says Ethereum DeFi is a bubble that will pop soon
The decentralized finance (DeFi) market has been jeweled with equal parts optimism and suspicion.
Ethereum › DeFi
Crypto analyst: Ethereum DeFi is a “once-in-a-decade” investment opportunity
The decentralized finance space has grown exponentially over the past few months.
Ethereum › Analysis
Ethereum rally sparks renewed hopes for a continuation of the DeFi bull run
Ethereum has seen some incredibly strong price action throughout the past 24-hours, which has allowed it to erase a good bulk of its recent losses.
Ethereum › DeFi
Oops: a “rookie” Ethereum DeFi user just burned $1 million in USDT
Late last week, leading Ethereum decentralized finance protocol Curve was forked into a new protocol focused on the community after a number of controversies.
Ethereum › Scams
Trader fears $200m in Ethereum collected by a new crypto Ponzi could cause a “disaster”
In 2019, one of the biggest narratives in the crypto market was the PlusToken pyramid scheme.
Ethereum › DeFi
User who turned $200 in Ethereum into $250k due to altcoin bug comes clean
Last week, a coin attempting to leech off the success of Yearn.finance (YFI) launched.
Ethereum › DeFi
Ethereum devs discuss high Gas fees…but there’s no quick solution
Core developers of the Ethereum network discussed the network’s unusually high fees in recent weeks on an All Cores Devs call.
Edge › Ethereum › DeFi
Here’s why top Ethereum DEX Curve was forked into a new protocol
Ethereum’s decentralized finance space has been filled with forks over recent weeks.
Ethereum › China › DeFi
Yield farming frenzy has led to massive Ethereum, Tether withdrawals in China
The ongoing rush for “yield farming” in the crypto market has reportedly led to Chinese investors withdrawing funds from exchanges in the country to lock them up on obscure protocols that promise high yields, said local outlet WuBlockchain earlier today.
Ethereum › People 
Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin dismisses concerns of 51% attack on ETH 2.0
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has downplayed any concerns about a potential 51% attack on the network’s upcoming ETH 2 upgrade, which sees it shift to a proof of stake consensus design.
Shaurya Malwa · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via Vitalik Buterin About Ethereum Foundation
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