Yearn Releases Quarterly Report, a First for DeFi

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YFI Up 86% Over Last Week as Institutional Money Flows Into DeFi: Report

According to an analytics report, the YFI token has been up 86 percent over the past week due to the fact that institutional funds have been flowing into the DeFi space

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2020 Crypto Crime Decreases, DeFi Crime Rises: Report

CipherTrace has analyzed crypto crime in 2020. The blockchain security firm has said that overall crypto crime has gone down, while Decentralized Finance (DeFi) crime has risen. Decentralized Crime While crime looms over cryptocurrency and blockchain projects, there is some light at the end of the tunnel.

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Report: Crypto crimes declined in 2020, but DeFi hacks are on the rise

The recent surge in DeFi makes the industry is an attractive target for hackers.

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ProBit Exchange Reveals Revamped De-Fi Page as Recent De-Fi Report Highlights Incredible Returns for De-Fi Investors

According to CoinMarketCap’s recently published Q3 report on the meteoric rise of DeFi applications, savvy Defi investors have been raking in up to an astounding 30 fold on their initial investments made back in January 2020.

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Here's why DeFi may be down, but not quite knocked out

Genesis lending has been an industry leader when it comes to loans/borrowing and lending on both retail and institutional levels. In its recent Q3 report, quite a few interesting developments came to The post Here's why DeFi may be down, but not quite knocked out appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Report shows governance of most DeFi projects is still centralized

In a recent report by Monday Capital and DappRadar, the top holders in many Defi projects still control higher amounts of the token. Their analysis of governance proposals and token distribution revealed the same in most of the prominent Defi projects.

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Report: Governance remains highly centralized in many DeFi projects

Top holders control vast amounts of supply.

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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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Ethereum Holders Not Staking ETH Altogether Is “Not Unreasonable” – ConsenSys DeFi Report

Ethereum 2. 0 is likely to launch its genesis block in Q4 2020, says Ethereum developer ConsenSys in its latest DeFi report. With the launch of the first phase, Phase 0 – Beacon Chain, the long-anticipated staking will come to ETH.

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eToro’s Q3 Report Argues DeFi Will Continue to Boost ETH

eToro and The TIE have released a Q3 report that examined the performance of major assets according to various metrics. It also looked at the effect of “SigDevs” and the impact of DeFi. Social trading platform eToro, in association with The TIE, has released a Q3 report analyzing the state of the crypto market.

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DeFi Community Plans Action Against Yearn Team Over Eminence Hack

A report emerged over the weekend claiming that members of the crypto and decentralized finance (DeFi) community plan to take action against Yearn Finance founder Andre Cronje and members of his team.

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Report: Europe’s new crypto regulations pose existential questions for DeFi

Decentralized finance “may prove difficult to subject to regulatory requirements,” a regulatory adviser says.

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MetaMask hits 1M monthly users thanks to DeFi boom

The booming DeFi sector is driving up MetaMask’s user base, with the popular Ethereum wallet report now reporting more than one million active monthly users

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How Uniswap Could Be Draining the Value of DeFi Tokens

A recent report has delved into the premise that Uniswap could be inadvertently devaluing tokens by forcing trades to route through privileged liquidity pools. The investigation by DFOhub alleges that Uniswap is centralized by design and is allowing “vampiric arbitrage bots” to deplete the prices of certain tokens.

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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) to Usher In The ‘Next Generation of Money Laundering’ – CipherTrace Report

The DeFi boom took everyone by surprise and claimed its significance. According to CipherTrace, regulators are concerned about the booming DeFi sector becoming a home to illicit activists. DeFi hosts no KYC protocol, and it’s susceptible to criminals to manipulate it potentially.

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Tezos DeFi Foundation receives investment from VC firm Draper Goren Holm

Tezos Stable Technologies (StableTech), the nonshareholder foundation for DeFi on Tezos has received investment from blockchain-focused VC firm Draper Goren Holm, according to a report published todayThe post Tezos DeFi Foundation receives investment from VC firm Draper Goren Holm appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Cumulative Ethereum Transaction Fees in 2020 Supersede Bitcoin’s by a Long Shot

This week the research and analysis team Coin Metrics published a report on how decentralized finance (defi) is “fueling Ethereum’s growth. ” Meanwhile, the researchers also highlighted that Ethereum’s cumulative transaction fees in 2020 are now over $350 million and more than double the aggregated total of Bitcoin’s network fees.

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China State-Owned Media Covers Crypto as 2020’s Best Performing Assets Driven by DeFi & Weak Dollar

In an unusual coordinated report on Friday, several Chinese state-owned media covered cryptocurrencies, calling them the best-performing assets of 2020. The country’s top broadcaster, China Central Television (CCTV), ran a three-minute-long news clip, highlighting crypto assets rallying 70% this year.

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Pantera Capital Crypto Funds Report 100% Returns Amid DeFi Craze

Investments in decentralized finance (DeFi) drove returns exceeding 100% this year to Pantera Capital’s bitcoin index and altcoin hedge funds.

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NFT Sales Heat Up as Rarible Marketplace Passes $5M in Volume

While decentralized finance (DeFi) has grabbed most of the recent headlines, the non-fungible token (NFT) market has quietly picked up steam over the summer.   According to a Sept. 16 report from crypto asset data website Messari, Rarible, an NFT marketplace, has passed $5 million in sales so far this month—more than quadrupling sales numbers from August.

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Apple censors some Crypto and DeFi features: Brian Armstrong

According to a recent report by the chief executive officer of Coinbase Brian Armstrong, Apple has blocked some of the features of the digital currency exchange. Armstrong revealed that the firm banned some crypto-based features that enable access to decentralized finance apps (DeFi) and earning money via cryptocurrency on its mobile apps.

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Switzerland Passes Blockchain Legislation Unanimously; Will Take Effect Early 2021

According to a report by the international unit of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, SWI, this legislation on DLT’s and blockchain is likely to come into effect at the beginning of 2021. The milestone will open up doors for Swiss crypto-savvy investors to participate in the latest tech, including decentralized finance (DeFi); companies will also be able […] The post Switzerland Passes Blockchain Legislation Unanimously; Will Take Effect Early 2021 first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Crypto.com and Boston Consulting Group Release New Report on Decentralized Finance

Decentralized Finance growth has been explosive. In the last year, the value locked into DeFi has increased 1500% to $8bn, according to DeFi Pulse. As analysts question...

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Kraken: доля биткоина на рынке упала из-за бума в сегменте DeFi

На фоне роста активности в секторе децентрализованных финансов первая криптовалюта теряет долю на рынке. Об этом говорится в ежемесячном отчете биржи Kraken. Kraken's Bitcoin Volatility Report by ForkLog on Scribd Рост индекса доминирования Ethereum ускорился в первом полугодии 2020 года.

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Is DeFi’s Total Value Locked (TVL) The Best Way To Measure Market Growth: DappRadar Report

In a report published on Wednesday, DappRadar, a decentralized app (dApp) aggregator, stated that the DeFi growth could be significantly overstated. The foremost DeFi metric is the total value locked (TVL), which measures the amount borrowed to amount deposited on lending DeFi protocols and the liquidity provided on decentralized exchanges (DEX). According to DeFi Pulse, […]

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Opyn DeFi Platform Discovers Exploit, Over 370k in USDC Stolen

Opyn decentralized finance (DeFi) platform said that an exploit has affected ETH put contracts, leading to over $371,200 being stolen. Revealed today in a blog post, a user report had alerted the company to hackers who exploited Opyn ETH Put contracts.

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CEO of DeFi YFI Token Fork, Asuka, Exit Scams 2 Days After Launching; Binance To Investigate

Over the past few months, the crypto world has taken off with a helping hand from the DeFi market. The yield farming craze has seen blockchains like Compound, Balancer, etc. take off in a massive way, as investors chase the crazy annual yields these DeFi platforms offer.

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Next DeFi Boom to Come Out of “Useless” Cryptocurrencies: Messari

As the decentralized finance sector explodes in value, a recent Messari report indicates that the so-called DeFi boom is likely to continue. Researcher Ryan Watkins wrote that a capital shift from “useless” cryptocurrency projects might help the DeFi tokens boom.

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Report: Ethereum Activity in 2020 Nearing ICO Euphoria Levels

Certain metrics tied to Ethereum’s ongoing surge in network activity and price is nearing levels seen previously in the infamous 2018 ICO market, a report noted in its Q2 market outlook. Same Conditions, Different Outcome Xangle – a research firm focused on-chain analytics for cryptocurrencies – recently released its report on “Decentralized Finance (DeFi) inRead MoreRead More.

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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is Reminiscent of Bitcoin in 2013: Coinbase Report

As we talked about the curious case of YFI, a governance token launched with zero supply and zero value, it is quickly becoming a favorite among the crypto market. In less than a week, this valueless token has flown to the highest level of $4,660 today.

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Staking Services a Serious Risk to Earning Passive Ethereum, Says Report

After DeFi, Ethereum users are stocking up on Ether in hopes of earning passive returns via staking. But as exchanges and staking services emerge, these easy payoffs come with a serious...

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eToro: Crypto “finally” has a use case, and it’s not DeFi or Bitcoin

A new report jointly-published by eToro and The TIE laid out their research on the cryptocurrency landscape for Q2 of 2020. The post eToro: Crypto “finally” has a use case, and it’s not DeFi or Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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ConsenSys researchers say DeFi hacks are easier to scale on Ethereum 2.0

An independent report by two ConsenSys researchers this week explored an economic review of ETH 2 “Serenity,” the upcoming shift to a proof-of-stake mechanism for Ethereum. The post ConsenSys researchers say DeFi hacks are easier to scale on Ethereum 2.0 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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As Decentralized Finance Continues to Evolve, Big Four Audit Firms Will Play a Major Role in DeFi Ecosystem; dGen Report

Big four audit firms are set to be a significant part of the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ecosystem according to the latest blockchain industry report by German-based non-profit, dGen. The DeFi space, which has seen tremendous capital gains in TVL, will grow even more prominent in the coming decade as per dGen insights on its report. […]

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DeFi Boom Almost Doubles Ethereum Active dApp Users in Q2 2020, Report Says

Dapp. com, a leading decentralized application (dApp) analytics platform, has released its Q2 2020 Dapp Market Report showing the big winners and losers in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi).

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Active Ethereum DApp Users Grew by 97% in Q2 2020

Dapp. com’s new DApp market Q2 2020 report shines brightly for most DApp networks, with Ethereum being the biggest winner. The DeFi space is clearly a fundamental reason for the boom in the DApp market.

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DeFi App Growth Boosts Total Transactions On DApp Blockchains By $4.5B In Q2 2020: DAppRadar Report

In a report by DApp Radar, the total transactional volume on DApps touched the $12 billion mark in Q2 2020, representing a $4. 5 billion increase from Q1 2020. Ethereum (ETH) continues to dominate the decentralized application (DApp) industry attracting a value of $11 billion across Q2 2020.

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As DeFi Is Marred by $500k Hack, Compound Is Changing Its Governance Protocol

After the DeFi project Balancer got hit by a $500,000 hack earlier this week, other projects have seemingly taken notice and changing rules on token distribution and governance. Compound is the first of these, as per a governance report Tuesday.

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AVA Labs Integrates Chainlink’s Decentralized Oracles to Improve DeFi Dapps Development

AVA blockchain, becomes the latest platform to add Chainlink, a decentralized oracle system to its platform. The integration of Chainlink to the Dapp blockchain platform will reduce the development time and allow the creation of new products on the platform such as crypto derivatives, calculation of strike prices and triggering liquidations. In an official report […]

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Chicago DeFi Alliance Announces Seven Startups to Benefit from Its Mentorship Program

News has now emerged that Chicago DeFi Alliance has accepted its first cohort of startups. The Alliance unveiled in April that it had received over 100 applicants for the first group according to a report by CDA partner CMT digital.

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CoinGecko Report Unearths 4 Key Insights in DeFi Sector

While the larger blockchain ecosystem continues to expand across several industries around the world, the exponential growth of the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector in recent times seems to have caught all the eyeballs.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Uncertainty, Stablecoin Rise, DeFi Fragility: Thoughts on CoinGecko Q1 Report

Q1, 2020 will be remembered as a controversial and dramatic period for the crypto sphere

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Maker Debt Crisis Post-Mortem Recommends New Safeguards

A new report makes several recommendations to prevent future debt crises for the Maker DeFi protocol

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Maker, Chainlink, EOS REX Led DeFi In 2019

Oracle platform Chainlink, the stablecoin lending platform Maker, and the EOS resource exchange REX led the growth in the DeFi segment of the cryptocurrency markets, according to TokenInsight’s latest report.

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This Key Market’s Growth Signals Massive Ethereum Upside Potential in 2020

The number of active DeFi users, on the Ethereum network, is experiencing phenomenal growth. A recent report shows that this doubled, to 60,000, in only five months. And expectations, that it will form the foundation for the new financial economy, have never been higher, signaling tremendous confidence in Ethereum.

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Ethereum locked in DeFi will exceed $1bn in 2020

CoinGecko recently published its yearly report for 2019, which talked about the developments in the DeFi space and its potential for growth in 2020. The report suggested that DeFi will continue to pusThe post Ethereum locked in DeFi will exceed $1bn in 2020 appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Binance Research: Ethereum Actively Powering the DeFi Ecosystem 

Binance Research, the research and development platform from the stables of Binance crypto exchange, which claims to provide enterprise-grade, in-depth analysis, and insights to all participants in the digital assets industry, has released a fresh report on the state of the decentralized (DeFi) financial ecosystem.

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As Ethereum Use in DeFi Continues to Skyrocket, Will Price Follow?

Binance released its report on decentralized finance applications (a trend most often affiliated with Ethereum) yesterday, highlighting the continued growth of the DeFi ecosystem; according to a Tweet by @CryptoWolf, as Ethereum locked in DeFi continues to rise, the price of the coin will rise in conjunction.

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