Data Site DeFi Pulse Fixes Bug, Says Value Locked Actually Hit $13B Last Week

Popular data analytics site DeFi Pulse has claimed a "previously undetected issue" saw TVL under-reported by more than $4 billion on Sept. 18. дальше »

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Top VC says amid 40% drop: the fundamentals for Ethereum have never been better

It’s been a bloodbath in the DeFi market over recent days.

The post Top VC says amid 40% drop: the fundamentals for Ethereum have never been better appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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DeFi’s Critical Correction Could Drag Bitcoin Lower, Analyst Says

While Bitcoin has been relatively stagnant over recent days, top coins in the decentralized finance have been undergoing strong corrections. Analysts think that this could result in a strong correction in BTC itself. дальше »

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Analyst Says Ethereum Can't Handle Current 114k DeFi Users?ETH 2.0 is Needed

Economist Alex Kr?ger says Ethereum is struggling to handle 114k users, mostly in DeFi, pinpointing the importance of ETH 2.0 дальше »

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DeFi to Overshadow Bitcoin in Coming Years, Says Ex-Goldman Sachs Trader

Former Goldman trader Richard Rosenblum says you are going to hear less about Bitcoin in coming years дальше »

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Stop F**king Around With Public Token Airdrops in the United States

The SEC’s slowness in ruling on DeFI's legality "is not a waiver of its enforcement power," says our columnist. дальше »

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Tron legitimized a project that pulled an exit scam, community says

Tron’s primary DeFi project whitelisted what looks like a scam.

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SushiSwap Completes ICO Scam Checklist, Claims Yearn.finance (YFI) Founder

Yearn.finance (YFI) founder Andre Cronje says SushiSwap is making DeFi "a joke" again дальше »

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‘DeFi will outperform Bitcoin in next five years’, says Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead

According to Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehad, DeFi has more chances to grow 100X in the next five years than Bitcoin.

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Blockchain Bites: Square’s Patent Posse, Binance’s DeFi Bridge, SushiSwap’s Co-Founder Speaks

Square is pushing back against crypto patent hogs, Binance is doubling down on DeFi and the ECB's Lagarde says Europe is losing the CBDC race. дальше »

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Why a top analyst says Ethereum DeFi is a bubble that will pop soon

The decentralized finance (DeFi) market has been jeweled with equal parts optimism and suspicion. The post Why a top analyst says Ethereum DeFi is a bubble that will pop soon appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Messari's Ryan Selkis says DeFi bubble will pop soon

The man is known for his predictions, but is he right about this one?

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Defi Trader Pockets $250k From Bug Exploit, Hints at Possible Exit Scam by $SYFI Devs

An anonymous Defi trader says he gained almost $250 000 after inadvertently exploiting a rebase bug embedded in the $SYFI Defi token. The trader, who insists he had no prior knowledge about the bug, got this reward after staking an initial investment of 0. дальше »

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‘DeFi Will Migrate to Centralized Platforms,’ Says Dev

Independent developer and consultant Udi Wertheimer believes it’s only a matter of time before Defi projects move off of Ethereum and onto centralized platforms. Wertheimer, who was featured as a guest on the Funky Crypto Podcast with retired MMA fighter Ben Askren and Litecoin Foundation Chief Evangelist John Kim, discussed the recent downturn in the […] The post ‘DeFi Will Migrate to Centralized Platforms,’ Says Dev appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Stablecoin market cap increases by $100M every single day

‘DeFi yields and interest rates are clearly a vacuum sucking in a lot of stablecoins,’ says Coin Metrics’ Nic Carter.

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Scaling DeFi with Optimistic Rollups is not the best option, says Matter Labs CEO

Ethereum needs to scale with layer-two in the short-term, and ZK Rollups can pick up the slack.

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Mike Novogratz Compares DeFi to Tesla, and He Has Scary Warning

Ex-Wall Streeter Mike Novogratz says DeFi feels "reminiscent" of the ICO bubble дальше »

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Ethereum Founder Says Yield Farming Projects Will Need to Print Money Like Central Banks

Ethereum founder, Vitalik Buterin, blasts the ever-expanding yield farming space, comparing the token incentives to central banks’ constant money printing. In a tweet on Aug. 31, Vitalik said the economics behind these decentralized finance (DeFi) projects are similar to the “Federal Reserve being run by Ron Paul” – former republican congressman. дальше »

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As YFI Breaks Bitcoin’s All-Time High Level, Messari Analyst Says It Could Very Well Reach $1 Billion And Here’s Why

YFI is the latest Ethereum-based DeFi to take the crypto space by storm. Within two months of launching, the yearn finance native token has become the number one yield farming protocol in the crypto market. дальше »

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DeFi Is a ‘Complete Scam,’ Says Controversial Entrepreneur Craig Wright

nChain Chief Scientist Craig Wright has delivered an obscenity-laden interview discussing decentralized finance and stablecoins, calling such projects a "complete scam" and "illegal." дальше »

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IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson Says He's Been "Obsessed" with DeFi

Cardano is venturing into DeFi, with IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson teasing new products дальше »

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Why DeFi Bulls Being Over 90% Net Long Is Dangerous a For Crypto

The decentralized finance buzz has finally started to cool off, but dip buyers are already over 90% net long on DeFi futures on crypto exchange Binance. This says the market is incredibly bullish on these assets, however, mob mentality often leads to irrational decisions based on emotions. дальше »

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DeFi Studio Framework Labs Leaves Stealth Mode With $8M in Seed Funding

Framework Labs says it's already playing a key role in projects including Uniswap and Chainlink. дальше »

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Framework Labs nabs $8m in funding round

‘DeFi is not a spectator sport,’ says Framework Labs co-founder Vance Spencer

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Binance Plays Catch Up, Launches DeFi Index Perpetual Contract With Up to 50x Leverage

“Trade DEFIUSDT. Trade the trend,” says Binance. “Long or short the DeFi market, all in one contract,” it further states as the exchange announces the DeFi Composite Perpetual Contract with a leverage of up to 50x. дальше »

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Binance CEO Says Many DeFi Projects Will See YAM's Fate

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao voices his reservations about the DeFi craze дальше »

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YAM-Like Experimental DeFi Tokens Are Not Going Away, Says Messari

Following what Yam Finance called a successful auditing of the migration contract by Peckshied, the protocol has is now going ahead with the shift from YAMv1 to YAMv2, giving YAM holders a 72 hours window to migrate their tokens to the audited protocol. дальше »

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Tron Goes All In on DeFi as Justin Sun Plans JUSTSwap to Challenge Ethereum-Based DeFi in Future

Justin Sun says Tron and JUST plan to challenge ETH-based DeFi in the near future; Tron has launched a $10 mln fund to attract good DeFi devs to join its blockchain дальше »

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DeFi Is the Future Says CZ but Centralized Exchanges Remain More Popular

The idea is strong, but until decentralized exchanges become more user-friendly, centralized exchanges will still be popular.

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You Can Be in Ethereum Without Participating in "Latest Hot DeFi Thing": Vitalik Buterin

Vitalik Buterin does not believe in "hot DeFi things" and says there are a lot of other Ethereum-based dapps out there, specifically pointing to a Dark Forest game дальше »

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DeFi Derivatives Exchange ‘Serum’ Lists on Top Exchanges Following $660,000 IEO

Serum, a new crypto derivatives exchange, is preparing to go live. Sam Bankman-Fried, an advisor on the project, says that the DeFi exchange will handle its first trade this week.... дальше »

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Analyst Predicts DeFi Growth May Push Chainlink (LINK) Price to $32

Investment analyst Timothy Peterson says Chainlink (LINK) price might hit $32 by the end of 2020, but holding that level would be impossible. дальше »

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Former Citi Trader: Ethereum and DeFi are "Going Mainstream"

Former Citi trader and @TradeBlock head of research @JohnTodaro1 says #DeFi is going mainstream, positively affecting #Ethereum. $ETH дальше »

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Cardano ‘Dwarfs’ Tezos After Shelley Hard Fork, Says Security Auditor

According to a leading blockchain security auditing firm, Cardano will become the second biggest DeFi platform behind Ethereum, dwarfing Tezos. дальше »

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Blockstack CEO Says Bitcoin Is a Better DeFi Solution Than Most Think

Bitcoin a secure cryptocurrency, whereas Ethereum has been a “frontrunner” when it comes to smart contracts.

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DeFi User Base Needs to Be More Decentralized, Says Former ConsenSys Exec

A panel of known Ethereum investors and influencers discussed decentralization and the value of the total value locked in DeFi.

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After Ethereum DeFi Gains 100%+, Vitalik Says Yield Farming Isn’t Sustainable

The biggest crypto narrative of the past few months has been the growth of Ethereum’s “decentralized finance” (DeFi). Tokens pertaining to this segment of the cryptocurrency market have surged literally hundreds of percent. дальше »

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Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Says DeFi Users are Underestimating Risks

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes DeFi investors are underestimating smart contract risks on platforms locking billions of dollars these days, he said on a podcast this week. “DeFi is Fine, But Don’t Put Your Life Savings” In an interview marking Ethereum’s fifth birthday (it launched July 2015), Buterin said most DeFi players were not fullyRead MoreRead More. дальше »

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CoinMarketCap Says Listing BNB as No.1 DeFi Token Was ‘Human Error’

CoinMarketCap has withdrawn BNB as the top DeFi token claiming it was a mistake.

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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... дальше »

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Altcoins are going parabolic, but a VC says Bitcoin and DeFi will grow in “lock step”

Unlike normal, the crypto spotlight has been focused on Ethereum’s budding decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem over the past few weeks, not on Bitcoin. The post Altcoins are going parabolic, but a VC says Bitcoin and DeFi will grow in “lock step” appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Q4 2020 will be crazy for crypto, says VC: DeFi, Ethereum 2.0, Libra, and more

Save for strong developments with specific altcoins such as Cardano and Chainlink, coupled with the news that PayPal may integrate Bitcoin, the crypto industry has been rather quiet over recent months. дальше »

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OKCoin Joins Coinbase in Supplying Oracle Feed for DeFi Project Compound

OKCoin says its regulated status and liquidity mean users will be able to trust that its data feed will be accurate and reliable. дальше »

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Bitcoin loyalist, Tuur Demeester, backs Ethereum thanks to DeFi

Long time supporter of Bitcoin and critic of Ethereum now says he is long...

The post Bitcoin loyalist, Tuur Demeester, backs Ethereum thanks to DeFi appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Security Is the Biggest Challenge for DeFi’s Continued Growth, Says Exec

The founder of blockchain security company Quantstamp, Richard Ma, said security is the biggest challenge for DeFi’s growth.

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What DeFi Can Learn From ‘InFi’

By studying informal financial cooperation, including lending circles, blockchain developers can uncover new opportunities, says our columnist. дальше »

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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). дальше »

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DeFi Offers Potential Investment Opportunities Said HyperChain Capital

HyperChain Capital CEO says DeFi provides potential growth and investment opportunities for the digital assets management firm.

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‘Everything Will Move to Confidential DeFi‘ Beam’s CEO Says

In the time of DeFi boom, how will Beam’s confidential DeFi stand different from others? Beam CEO Alexander Zaidelson spoke to Cointelegraph. дальше »

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Andreas Antonopoulos: Use DeFi Contracts for BTC Passive Income

HODLing Bitcoin may pay off eventually, but it means one’s money isn’t working for them now, says Andreas Antonopoulos.

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