SEC Crackdown On Binance And Coinbase Fuels 444% Surge In DeFi Trading Volumes

The SEC’s strict regulatory actions against centralized exchanges (CEXs), Binance, and Coinbase push investors to decentralized exchanges. Trading volumes for the top three DeFi exchanges have hit almost $800 million in the past 48 hours, indicating a surge of 444%.

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Report finds majority of DeFi exchanges have poor security

The popularity of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) has grown multifold in 2020, marked by the public interest in the broader DeFi sector and the demand for non-custodial crypto solutions. The post Report finds majority of DeFi exchanges have poor security appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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All-In on DeFi: Why the Days of Centralized Exchanges Are Numbered

The CEO of Binance on why DeFi will come to dominate CeFi.

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"DeFi Scams" Should Take Their Losses: Kraken CEO Jesse Powell

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell says "DeFi scams" should stop expecting exchanges to bail them out

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Decentralized Exchange IDEX Launches v2.0 With A Heavy Focus on Enhancing User Experience

IDEX has launched a new update called IDEX 2. O promising to enhance user experience on decentralized exchanges (DEX) amid growing popularity and users. The hype around defi (decentralized finance) in 2020 has propelled DEX's to the forefront of discussions.

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IDEX Launches Version 2.0 in One Small Step for DEXs

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) have ascended to the spotlight amid the frenzy in the DeFi space. And while DEX trading volume and user numbers are on the rise, the majority of trading in the cryptocurrency space still occurs on centralized exchanges.

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Here’s why DeFi and decentralized exchanges could grow even more

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has seen parabolic growth since the start of 2020, with the total value locked in these contracts, largely based on Ethereum, rising from $1 billion to $12 billion now.

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Analyst: 2021 a Perfect Time For Ethereum, Decentralized Exchanges to Boom

The third quarter of 2020 has seen the strong resurgence of decentralized finance (DeFi) on Ethereum. With it, the demand for decentralized exchanges (DEXes) surged, causing Uniswap to briefly overtake Coinbase Pro at one point.

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Foresight or folly? Data show 70% of exchanges are unmoved by DeFi volume

Survey data show centralized exchanges are not worried about DeFi trading volumes, so why are they building their own DEXs?

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What Are the Main DeFi Use Cases?

Key Takeaways: – Decentralized finance (DeFi) has witnessed staggering growth in 2020.– There is now more than $11 billion locked in Ethereum DeFi platforms and more than 100,000 users. – Open lending platforms, decentralized exchanges, and digital asset staking are among the most common use-cases, but new tools and platforms are emerging regularly.– Though many DeFi […]

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These 3 long-term indicators show Ethereum has “never been healthier”

The Ethereum network has been placed under immense strain in recent months, with the ongoing DeFi trend driving massive demand to the network as traders begin utilizing decentralized exchanges and providing liquidity to various protocols.

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OKCoin becomes the latest exchange to move in on DeFi

As the DeFi sector continues to rise and attract attention, countless major exchanges have already listed numerous of its projects. The likes of Binance, Gemini, Coinbase, and many others have already added some DeFi projects.

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DeFi grows 197% in Q3 as trading volumes increase by $155BN

The combined trading volumes of cryptocurrency exchanges were up by $155 billion in the... The post DeFi grows 197% in Q3 as trading volumes increase by $155BN appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Q3 Crypto Volumes up by $155 Billion as Defi Hype Drives DEX Growth by 197%

The latest data from Coingecko shows that the combined trading volumes of cryptocurrency exchanges went up by $155 billion between July and September, from $175. 7 billion to $330. 6 billion. The new total volume represents a 88% increase which Coingecko attributes to the decentralized finance (defi) hype and yield farming frenzy that peaked in August.

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MetaMask Launches A ‘Token Swap’ Feature In the Battle For A Share of the DeFi Market

MetaMask, the ConsenSys backed Ethereum app, introduces a token swap feature, promising the best trading fees in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. This aims to take a share of the market from the prevailing decentralized exchanges which used Metamask connection to transfer funds to the trading wallet.

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‘Warning Shot’ for DeFi: Here’s Why BitMEX Charges are ‘Incredible Bearish’ for this Burgeoning Sector

Prosecutors in the United States filed criminal charges against BitMEX, accusing it of violating the federal Bank Secrecy Act. The CFTC has been investigating one of the biggest derivatives exchanges for some years now.

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eToro Adds ADA & TRX Staking With More Crypto Assets in the Pipeline

eToro is grabbing hold of the DeFi craze. The online trading company, which has registered offices in Cyprus and the UK, has added staking capabilities for Cardano (ADA) and Tron (TRX). eToro said it’s one of the first exchanges to support staking newcomer ADA.

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DueDEX is Paving the Way, Launching Fee-Free LINK/USDT Futures Trading

1th October 2020, Belize City, Belize: With new exchanges cropping up, trading becoming ever-more popular, and the interest in Crypto and DeFi rising by the day, the trading market has been crying out for something special to hit for quite some time.

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DueDEX is Paving the Way, Launching Fee-Free LINK/USDT Futures Trading

Bitcoin Press Release: DueDEX announces its industry-first zero-fee LINK/USDT Futures Trading, opening new paths to diversification and profitability.   30th September 2020, Belize City, Belize: With new exchanges cropping up, trading becoming ever-more popular, and the interest in Crypto and DeFi rising by the day, the trading market has been crying out for something special […] The post DueDEX is Paving the Way, Launching Fee-Free LINK/USDT Futures Trading appeared first on Bitcoin PR Buzz.

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Binance CEO Says He Fully Expects DeFi to Cannibalize His Crypto Exchange

Binance's CEO acknowledges the irony of trying to tap into DeFi while defending his company’s reign among crypto exchanges.

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Blockchain Bites: DeFi Meets NFTs, TSLA Beats Bitcoin in Volatility, Uniswap Breaks $2B

Bitcoin is moving off exchanges, has been less volatile than TLSA and broke its record for longest streak trading above five figures.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Low Exchange Balance Looks Bullish but Chart Looks Bearish as $11K Nears

Bitcoin balances on exchanges hit 2-year low, seen as a bullish sign that traders are holding for the long term, or tokenizing for use in DeFi.

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CEX.IO to Provide One-Click DeFi Access, Lists New Tokens, and Offers Instant 0% Fee Visa Deposits

LONDON, the United Kingdom, September 26 – CEX. IO, one of the leading international cryptocurrency exchanges, announces its plans for entering the decentralized finance (DeFi) market. To set the stage, CEX.

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Here's why falling ETH inflows should concern DeFi traders

ETH inflows to exchanges have dropped by 53% in less than a week, a development that may sound alarming to DeFi traders. The inflows to exchanges dropped from $3.15M on 21 September 2020 to $1.48M, atThe post Here's why falling ETH inflows should concern DeFi traders appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Crypto Exchange Gemini Makes an Aggressive Move, Adds 15 Hot DeFi Tokens

DeFi is all the rage in today's crypto world, and no one wants to be left behind, especially cryptocurrency exchanges. Over the past few months, we saw these exchanges rushing to DeFi space – in the fastest ever listing of these tokens, a complete U-turn from the past few years when crypto projects had to […] The post Crypto Exchange Gemini Makes an Aggressive Move, Adds 15 Hot DeFi Tokens first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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US-based Gemini just listed 15 DeFi tokens

As the DeFi rise continues, numerous crypto exchanges around the world are rushing to list as many popular DeFi tokens as possible. This was already seen with Binance crypto exchange, and the exchange’s rush actually backfired after it listed SUSHI.

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CEX.IO to Provide One-Click DeFi Access, Lists New Tokens, Offers Instant 0% Fee Visa Deposits

Ahead of the upcoming one-click DeFi access feature, CEX. IO lists major decentralized finance tokens and offers instant, zero-fee Visa card deposits LONDON, the United Kingdom – CEX. IO, one of the leading international cryptocurrency exchanges, announces its plans for entering the decentralized finance (DeFi) market.

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First Mover: Bitcoins Hit Exchanges as Bloomberg Touts Crypto and DeFi Hedge Fund Seeks $50M

Bloomberg hails crypto as top 2020 asset, bitcoin hits exchanges, options traders see calm around U.S. elections, hedge fund seeks $50M for DeFi.

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Ethereum (ETH) Balance on Exchanges Plummets as All ETH Deposits Might Be Converted to DeFi

Ethereum balance on digital exchanges has dropped to a 9-month low, while other on-chain fundamentals have hit new major lows, including number of wallets with 1,000+ ETH

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Ethereum Supply in Smart Contracts Surpasses That on Exchanges: Glassnode

Glassnode agency has reported that users are currently putting most of their ETH in DeFi smart contracts instead of keeping it on centralized digital exchanges

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Major Moment for DeFi: Crypto Exchanges FOMO List Uniswap’s UNI, Bringing Back Euphoria

The popular DEX, Uniswap, has finally launched its governance token called UNI. And without wasting any time, Binance listed the token first. The leading spot cryptocurrency exchange has listed the UNI token against BTC, BNB, BUSD, and USDT.

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Crypto Exchanges FOMO into DeFi, Binance Takes on Ethereum

Everyone wants a piece of decentralized finance (DeFi), which is growing like crazy. Crypto exchanges, especially, are taking a special interest in the sector. This week, OKEx announced that with the latest upgrade of its OKxChain network, it had become the most decentralized exchange powered public chain.

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First Mover: Binance’s CZ Doesn’t Even Dispute That DeFi Might Be Inevitable

Big crypto exchanges like Binance, Huobi and OKEx are rushing out DeFi platforms to cash in on the fast-growing industry and stanch user defections.

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Binance, Huobi, OKEx Have FOMO for DeFi

DeFi FOMO is driving centralized exchanges including Binance, Huobi and OKEx to prepare for a potential new crypto trading landscape where decentralized exchanges dominate.

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Set Protocol Partners With DeFi Pulse To Launch A 10 Token DeFi Index (DPI)

Set Protocol partners with DeFi Pulse, a decentralized finance data aggregator, to launch the DeFi Pulse Index (DFP), consisting of the top tokens in the DeFi space. The DFP index is available for purchase on Set Protocol’s TokenSets, and associated partner exchanges, including Uniswap, Dharma, Pillar, Zapper, among others.

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Despite The Risk, DeFi Continues to Swell Even More; Driving Ether Higher

DeFi tokens are becoming increasingly more accessible through centralized exchanges, such as Coinbase listing YFI this week, which though net positive for the ecosystem, also presents the risks of FOMO, the fear of missing out.

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Binance to list DeFi tokens following Coinbase

Ever since the news regarding the listing of yEarn. Finance on Coinbase Pro came out, other big exchanges have been outlining strategies to enlist DeFi tokens. Crypto-exchanges with reputable and tight selection laws are now clamping on to Decentralised Finances.

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DeFi mainstreaming impossible until DEXs integrate layer 2, experts say

DeFi is booming again but experts caution that mainstreaming won’t occur without decentralized exchanges integrating layer 2 options.

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Chinese Investors Turn to Yield Farming Despite The Recent Crash of DeFi Token Prices

Chinese investors are jumping onto decentralized finance (DeFi) despite the recent collapse in crypto markets. In an observation first published on Twitter by Chinese journalist Colin Wu, Chinese crypto exchanges are facing a log-jam of withdrawals as users rush to invest in DeFi tokens.

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The rise of DEXs: Fueled by DeFi and ready to disrupt the status quo

With Uniswap surpassing Coinbase, are decentralized exchanges taking over, or is it just a fad?

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Exchanges suffer as Chinese users chase DeFi gains

Chinese demand for DeFi is surging, with local exchanges reportedly struggling under the weight of withdrawals destined for yield farming protocols.

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DeFi FOMO: Chinese Traders Mass Withdrawing BTC and ETH to DEXes for Yield Farming

Chinese traders are reportedly withdrawing their ETH, USDT, and crypto holdings in droves from centralized exchanges (CEXes) to decentralized exchanges (DEXes) for yield farming as per a tweet on Sep 7.

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Binance Adds More Value to BNB through Yield Farming on Launchpool Platform

Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges, OKEx, and Binance, are now jumping on the bandwagon of yield farming, the hottest thing in the DeFi. After launching the mainnet of its smart contract-enabled blockchain and an AMM called Binance Liquid Swap recently, popular crypto exchange Binance released Launchpool to take advantage of the leading DeFi growth driver.

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How to Leverage Uniswap – Ethereum’s Noncustodial Defi Trading Platform

In 2020 decentralized exchanges (dex) have grown quite mature compared to just a few years ago. One specific dex gathering a lot of steam this year in the defi world is Uniswap, a trading platform that held $1.

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Binance Looking to Mimic DeFi Liquidity Pools with Centralized AMM

Following the DeFi craze that lured participants in with Automated Market Maker (AMM) systems, centralized exchanges like Binance are now eager to follow suit. One of the largest centralized cryptocurrency exchanges around, Binance has launched its own AMM liquidity swap on Sep 4.

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Why LEVERJ is the next big thing in DeFi

The next big thing in DeFi is LEVERJ - the worlde benefits of blockchain without the limitations. Gluon is the first fully operational Ethereum Layer 2 chain, giving LEVERJ the high-transaction throughput to work as fast as centralized exchanges.

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DeFi's DEX foray means centralized exchanges need to act

Decentralization has been the key differentiator between the world of cryptocurrencies and that of traditional finance. However, over the past decade, as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin grew in populariThe post DeFi's DEX foray means centralized exchanges need to act appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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DeFi Flippening Comes to Exchanges as Uniswap Topples Coinbase in Trading Volume

Trading volumes are surging on Uniswap and other so-called decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges, challenging established venues like Coinbase.

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Uniswap eclipses Coinbase and other centralized exchanges as DeFi mania continues

Few used decentralized exchanges in 2017 and 2018.

The post Uniswap eclipses Coinbase and other centralized exchanges as DeFi mania continues appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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