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The DeFi market has exploded in recent times, bringing back ICO-like returns on some projects. But a recent report said that despite the frenzy, the sector remains a fraction of the crypto space and is worth less than XRP or Bitcoin Cash. Even Dogecoin worth more  Ryan Watkins, an analyst at Messari, tweeted yesterday that […]

Ethereum’s much-awaited validator testnet was launched yesterday, as per a release on the site’s official blog. Interested members and teams can now test validators ahead of the Medalla multi-client testnet launch, in what marks a historic milestone in the history of the Ethereum network.  The development comes after “months of hard work” from the ETH […]

Bitcoin’s price has been caught within a strong uptrend throughout the past week. It appears that the fundamental strength the crypto has established over the past few months is starting to be reflected in its price. Its latest push higher comes about against an unprecedented backdrop of loose fiscal policies from governments across the globe, […]

Blockchain platform GamerHash said it is integrating Chainlink data feeds for fair pricing, according to a partnership announced Tuesday. The gaming-focused platform is the latest firm to onboard Chainlink’s oracles services. Its users, the announcement said, can share their idle CPU/GPU for mining crypto or earning crypto rewards through playing games. GamerHash said its decision […]

The investor sentiment surrounding Bitcoin has been completely altered by the price action seen throughout the past few days. Since the start of May, the benchmark digital asset had been caught within a consolidation phase between $9,000 and $10,000 for an extended period. This range eventually narrowed to between $9,100 and $9,300. Last week, however, […]

Just two weeks ago, there were uncertainties about whether or not Ethereum 2.0 (aka ETH 2.0/ETH2) was going to go live in 2020. In a Reddit comment, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, said that for the long-awaited update to launch safely, developers and stakeholders may need until 2021. Despite the uncertainty, developments suggest that […]

After months of stagnation, crypto bulls are back. In the past 24 hours, nearly all leading crypto assets have gained against the U.S. dollar. Bitcoin, for one, has rallied almost eight percent in the past 24 hours according to CryptoSlate data. Even altcoins that strongly underperformed in 2018 and 2019 are breaking out. In the […]

Cardano (ADA) saw its price dive today alongside most other altcoins. This movement came close on the heels of a sharp rally seen earlier this week. The cryptocurrency’s bullish price action has largely come about as a result of positive developments surrounding the highly anticipated Shelley hard fork. In a tweet from yesterday, Charles Hoskinson […]

The DeFi market got its first unicorn this week; if the total value locked (TVL) in assets on a platform is considered. Maker charges ahead of other DeFi projects MakerDAO became the DeFi platform to reach the milestone early on Monday. The development follows increasing mainstream interest in the sub-sector and Ethereum breaking above $300 […]

Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of IOHK, discussed in detail what the next month will have in store for Cardano (ADA). With Shelley set to be released on Wednesday, almost all of the teams working on Cardano have already begun shifting their focus on other eras of the blockchain—Goguen and Voltaire. The rocket’s loaded and waiting […]