Bitcoin and Uniswap take the lead as Ripple faces SEC this week

Bitcoin and Uniswap emerged as winners in the crypto and DeFi sectors, respectively, as… The post Bitcoin and Uniswap take the lead as Ripple faces SEC this week appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $16.2K; Uniswap Crosses $3B Locked

Bitcoin’s price is making gains for the second day in a row as investors park more crypto in decentralized exchange Uniswap.

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Blockchain Bites: Digital Yuan’s 4M Transactions, Bitcoin’s 33-Month High, Uniswap’s Second Governance Vote

October saw the first time the total value locked in all DeFi protocols closed below the month’s starting value.

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Uniswap, Aave, Synthetix Continue to Slip Lower in Face of Bitcoin Bump

Top coins in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space such as Uniswap’s UNI and AAVE have slipped lower even as Bitcoin inches higher. Most top DeFi coins have dropped approximately five percent in the past 24 hours as per CoinGecko while Bitcoin has gained over 2%.

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Five DeFi Tokens to Start Your DeFi Journey

Key Takeaways: The DeFi landscape is growing exponentially, but not all new DeFi tokens have true value or utility. Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), DAI, Uniswap (UNI), Aave (AAVE), and Chainlink (LINK) are currently the most successful DeFi tokens.

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Uniswap Makes the Big-Time With Mainstream Media Attention

DeFi exchange and automated market maker Uniswap has finally gained the attention of the mainstream media as Bloomberg labels it the “most sought-after crypto exchange. ” The 2020 DeFi bubble and the protocols that have made it possible are getting wider attention through the mainstream media as it expands its scope beyond just bitcoin.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips to $11.2K; Uniswap Flows Dominate Ether

Bitcoin price is dipping a bit while ether flows display Uniswap’s prominent market position.

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Justin Sun Finds More Ways to Keep TRON in the Spotlight

TRON CEO Justin Sun has pointed out that there are 3,000 wrapped bitcoin on TRON. This comes as bitcoin breaks $11,000 for the third time this year. But does TRON have a future as an Eth-killing app? Sun is known as a great marketer, having launched a decentralized exchange on TRON after Ethereum-based Uniswap took […] The post Justin Sun Finds More Ways to Keep TRON in the Spotlight appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Investor Focus Shifts Towards “Gem Hunting” as Bitcoin Price Wanes

The Uniswap trading trend that gained heat throughout July and August is back, but in a different form than before While in previous months, traders were focused on momentum plays over a multi-week time frame, they are now trading “Uniswap gems” with a one-day or two-day investment horizon This has caused plenty of small tokens to see massive, and fleeting, pumps over a shorter time frame One analyst believes that this trend may be why […]

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These 3 Trends Show Bitcoin Is Primed to See a Strong Breakout

Bitcoin is expected to soon see a strong breakout as the price action of the cryptocurrency tightens after the news that the U.S. CFTC is charging BitMEX. Related Reading: Ethereum Transaction Fees Surge to All-Time Highs After Uniswap Launch Bitcoin Primed to Break Out, Technical Trends Show Bitcoin’s price action has undergone extreme tightening over […]

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Holds at $10.7K; Uniswap Volume Drops

Bitcoin’s price struggles to stick to $10,700 as Uniswap’s decentralized exchange trading volume falls to cap September.

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Wrapped Bitcoin Surpasses $1,000,000,000 as DeFi Protocols Reach $11,000,000,000 in Locked Value

DeFi in numbers: Wrapped Bitcoin surpasses $1 bln as Uniswap, Aave and MakerDAO are inching toward $6 bln

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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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DeFi Carnage: Ethereum Coins Aave, Yearn.finance, Uniswap, Synthetix Dive 20%

Top Ethereum-based altcoins are plunging as the price of Bitcoin fails to react positively to the $11,000 resistance. BTC is down 4% in the past 24 hours while Ethereum has shed 8%. Most top altcoins on Ethereum, such as Yearn.

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Crypto Market Forecast: W/C 21 September 2020

A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week - Bitcoin price up, Kraken gets a banking license - and Uniswap launches its token.

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$165 Million Bitcoin Moved to Ethereum after Uniswap’s UNI Token Launch

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tests $11K; Uniswap Passes $1.5B Locked

Decentralized finance, or DeFi, is captivating the crypto market, and that is causing weakness for bitcoin.

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Ethereum Could See Major Weakness if Bulls are Unable to Defend Key Level

Ethereum has seen some immense strength over the past few days, with bulls pushing it as high as $395 before it faced some intense selling pressure that slowed its ascent The cryptocurrency has been unable to garner any significant buying pressure above $390, likely due to Bitcoin’s position beneath its $11,000 resistance Once the benchmark cryptocurrency breaks through, it may create a tailwind that lifts ETH higher The recent launch of Uniswap’s UNI token seems to […]

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Top DeFi Coins Drop Despite Ethereum Rally: Here’s Why

Ethereum pressed higher on Thursday after Uniswap released the UNI token to the world. ETH surged around 10% from the time of Uniswap’s announcement to the daily highs. This rally came in spite of Bitcoin topping just over $11,000, responding to weakness in legacy markets like the S&P 500.

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Blockchain Bites: Uniswap’s Token, Kraken’s Bank, Bitcoin’s Newbies

Uniswap issued a governance token, Kraken is the world's first crypto bank and there are more "newbie" bitcoin investors than in recent years.

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Selling Pressure Mounts as Bitcoin Nears Key Resistance; Trends to Consider

Bitcoin and the aggregated cryptocurrency market are flashing some mixed signs as BTC hovers beneath the $11,000 region. Currently, the market is relatively stable, with the hype surrounding the launch of Uniswap’s governance token helping to drive Ethereum’s price towards $380, creating a tailwind for smaller altcoins.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stuck at $10.3K; Uniswap Value Locked Gyrates

The bitcoin market lacks momentum Friday but Uniswap's value locked is on a roller-coaster ride.

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Blockchain Bites: How SushiSwap Drove Uniswap to DeFi’s Top Spot

A South Korean crypto exchange has been raided by police, Bitcoin's Lightning Network hit a new high and mining revenues are climbing.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Tumbles, Bithumb Reportedly Raided, Uniswap Challenges Coinbase

Bitcoin is down amid negative news from South Korea, but Uniswap has shot to the top of the DeFi rankings.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Breaks $12K; Uniswap Crosses $1.5B Locked

Traders are optimistic bitcoin’s price can sustain $12,000 while crypto locked in Uniswap has exploded in the past week.

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Here’s Why This Surprising Crypto Just Flipped Bitcoin Trading Volume on Coinbase

The vast majority of the crypto tokens that have been seeing parabolic runs as of late are relatively new, being launched on platforms like Uniswap where traders are apt to throw money at projects related to the DeFi sector.

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Ethereum-Based DEX Uniswap Generates Half of Bitcoin’s Total Transaction Fees

In a show of dominance, the total transaction fees generated by Uniswap — a leading Ethereum-based decentralized exchange (DEX), is approximately 50 percent of Bitcoin’s. The Rise and Rise of Uniswap In a tweet posted on Aug 19 to highlight and contrast between the developments of Ethereum and Bitcoin, the metric goes on to show thereRead MoreRead More.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slides to $11.8K; Uniswap at $7M in Monthly ETH Fees

Bitcoin heads to bearish territory while the Ethereum blockchain’s gas fees continue to be pricey.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Near $9,600 as Gold Hits High, Uniswap Liquidity Over $100m

Bitcoin is up for the week, gold gets a new high and DeFi keeps growing.

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Hard Problems in Cryptocurrency: Five Years Later

Special thanks to Justin Drake and Jinglan Wang for feedback In 2014, I made a post and a presentation with a list of hard problems in math, computer science and economics that I thought were important for the cryptocurrency space (as I then called it) to be able to reach maturity.

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Ethereum-Based Uniswap Exchange Lists its First Real Estate Security Token

RealT, a real estate tokenization platform based in the United States, has announced that one of their properties, 9943 Marlowe St in Detroit, is being listed on Uniswap to gradually roll out their vision of bringing liquidity to the real estate market.

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WrappedKitties Trading Sees CryptoKitty Base Price Jump by 50%

With more CryptoKitties being converted into WrappedKitties (WCK), the base price of those digital kitties is reportedly up by more than 50 percent. Uniswap cryptocurrency exchange currently allows trading of WCK tokens which unlike CryptoKitties, are fungible ERC-20 tokens.

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Ethereum-Based Exchange Uniswap DEX Has no Token and Much Smart Contract

The demand for decentralized token exchange solutions has been on the rise as the shortcomings of centralized exchanges have become increasingly more evident. Crypto investors also continue to be plagued by security concerns and are now facing lengthier onboarding and KYC processes when trading on these platforms.

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