Cosmos

CoinDesk 20

DeFi Reshapes the CoinDesk 20

Galen MooreApr 26, 2021

The recent surge in DeFi activity is altering the crypto market.

ETH/BTC

Market Wrap: Bitcoin in Neutral at $55.5K as Ether Continues Bull Run

Daniel CawreyApr 21, 2021

The price of bitcoin has changed little over the past 24 hours, despite the asset’s notorious volatility.

Figment

Blockchain Firm Figment Launches $16M Investment Arm to Fund Cosmos, Polkadot Projects

Tanzeel AkhtarApr 27, 2021

The Figment Capital fund will be dedicated to a number of emerging base layers.

Market Wrap

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Flat at $56.7K, Ether Rises and It Wasn’t Dogeday’s Afternoon

Daniel CawreyApr 20, 2021

Bitcoin price takes a pit stop with ether and dogecoin stealing the spotlight.

Cross-chain trades

Thorchain Is Ready to Grease the Wheels of Crypto-to-Crypto Trading

Brady DaleApr 13, 2021

Set to launch Tuesday, the network would allow trading of assets from different blockchains without middlemen or synthetic “wrapped” substitutes.

Cosmos

Opinion

Visa and PayPal Can Be the Cosmos and Polkadot of CBDCs

Tanvi Ratna

Existing payment players have a head start in the race to integrate central bank digital currencies worldwide, says our columnist.

DEXs

Tendermint Acquisition Takes Aim at New Interoperable DEX for Cosmos

Colin Harper

Tendermint enters the decentralized exchange arena with the ambitious goal of creating a one-stop DEX for trading any and all coins.

Cosmos

Tendermint Launches $20M Venture Fund to Boost Development Across Cosmos

Zack Seward

Tendermint says the fund will be the largest investment vehicle for the Cosmos ecosystem.

Interoperability

Cosmos Investors Vote to Approve Inter-Blockchain Communication

Brady DaleJamie Crawley

Allowing tokens to zip between chains could open up opportunities in decentralized finance; a service on one network could lend an asset from another.

Staking

Staking as an Asset Class? This Swiss Institutional Fund Is Jumping In

Ian Allison

Persistence is helping institutions find yield with its white-labeled staking service.

DeFi

Zaki Manian’s Sommelier Finance Raises $3.5M to Help DeFi Investors Avoid Impermanent Loss

William Foxley

A cross-chain balm to help DeFi minnows swim with the whales.

CoinDesk 20

Cardano’s ADA Token Tripled in February to Outperform CoinDesk 20

William Foxley

Traders are betting on the "smart-contract" blockchain, which aims to compete with market leader Ethereum, even though it doesn't yet have smart-contract functionality.