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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications, currently the hot topic in crypto circles, are doling out millions of dollars to attract user capital and usage. This is similar to “bounty” campaigns by several ICOs in 2017-18, which were led by massive price declines at the time. $25 million distributed On-chain analytics firm Messari tweeted Monday that DeFi […]

As Bitcoin has stalled over recent weeks, decentralized finance has ripped higher. DeFi, as it’s better known, is currently one of the only segments of the cryptocurrency market seeing growth. Take the example of Compound‘s COMP altcoin, which is trading at $200 as of this article’s writing. This is six times higher than the crypto’s […]

The Zhejiang district in China has laid the foundation for the Blockchain Service Network, (BSN) the country’s ambitious nationwide blockchain project, as per local reports this week. For starters; 135 public nodes are reportedly active in the province — affirming to China’s broader Five-Year-Plan that heavily features blockchain technology. Chainlink oracles form a major part […]

The DeFi sector has seen growth throughout the past several months that has mirrored that seen by the aggregated crypto market in 2017. Many tokens related to the rapidly growing ecosystem have posted year-to-date gains of more than 100 percent. A select few have even climbed by as much as 900 percent over a YTD […]

If you’ve been on Crypto Twitter over the past few days, you’ve likely seen the video seen below. According to the individual that shared it, the video shows a group of “farmers” being shilled Cardano and ADA. Michael “Boxmining” Gu, a cryptocurrency Youtuber and podcaster, corroborated this. Gu added that caveat that the farmers in […]

Ethereum’s price is finally starting to show some signs of life as the cryptocurrency recovers from its recent lows. Its ongoing upswing has outpaced that seen by Bitcoin and most other digital assets, being bolstered by its ability to break back above the lower boundary of its long-held trading range. One reliable on-chain indicator that […]

A new cryptocurrency exchange is capitalizing on the market gaps that other trading participants have failed to fulfill, while promising market-leading execution tools and institutional-level liquidity for users. Its motto is singular and forward-thinking; making crypto trading simple while taking the “complexity out of contracts.” Bityard’s product goal is to offer complex contracts with a […]

Dramatic moves in Chinese stocks over the past week are causing analysts to draw comparisons with 2015’s bubble. Reports state retail traders across China are actively searching for high-risk, high-returns in traditional assets. As a consequence, however, this may cause upward movement in the crypto markets, say observers. A “healthy bull market” Driving the action […]

Katalyst, the protocol upgrade for Kyber Network that allows KNC token holders to earn yield and participate in economic decisions on the Kyber Network, goes live on July 7. Upgrades include rolling out of KyberDAO and staking, which offer benefits for liquidity providers, KNC holders, and DEX traders. Kyber is an on-chain liquidity protocol that […]

Mempool logic for implementing MimbleWimble on Litecoin has turned out an area “a bit more complex” than earlier anticipated, causing revision to the underlying code for this aspect. The MimbleWimble-focused testnet launches in September 2020 and is one of the most awaited features for the broader Litecoin ecosystem. More testing before launch In the June […]