Decentralized Finance

Nasdaq

Wall Street, Big Tech Clamp Down on GameStop-Style Pumps; Biden Admin ‘Monitoring’ Situation

Zack VoellJan 27, 2021

Market chaos fueled by a large group of Reddit traders faces strong opposition from Wall Street.

Flash Loans

Value DeFi Suffers $6M Flash Loan Attack

Muyao ShenNov 14, 2020

The latest flash loan attack in the decentralized finance world has caused a total loss of $6 million.

MakerDAO

Maker Price Passes $4K for First Time, as MakerDAO Brings Real Estate to DeFi

Muyao ShenApr 21, 2021

"Real world" assets have entered DeFi, as the Maker protocol reportedly just minted $38,000 of dai stablecoins to finance a mortgage loan.

DeFi

DeFi Sell-Off Continues as Index Futures Retrace to June Levels

Zack VoellNov 3, 2020

DeFi indices on FTX and Binance continue to plummet.

DeFi

Harvest Finance Doubles Total Value Locked to $704M in One Week

Muyao ShenOct 21, 2020

Harvest Finance’s dramatic growth took place during a time when enthusiasm around the DeFi space has slowly hit a wall.

Decentralized Finance

CoinDesk Live

TODAY: Bitcoin’s $1 Billion Crop: Why Hodlers Are Harvesting Yield on Ethereum

Aaron Stanley

Why all the hype behind yield farming and food-inspired tokens? Should investors take them seriously or are they a fading trend?

Trading

Traders Rotate to Bitcoin Expecting a Quiet Q4 for Altcoins

Zack Voell

Some traders anticipate the leading cryptocurrency to significantly outperforming the entire crypto market for at least the next several months.

First Mover

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

Bradley Keoun

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

DeFi

What Is DeFi?

Alyssa Hertig

DeFi is short for "decentralized finance," an umbrella term for Ethereum and blockchain applications geared toward disrupting financial intermediaries.

Opinion

DeFi’s Good, Bad and Ugly

Kapil Rathi

Have we forgotten the ICO craze and how long it took to revitalize the crypto industry's image?

DeFi

Aave’s LEND Token Jumps 23% on Plan for Liquidity Mining

Omkar Godbole

Aave’s LEND token is the day's top performer among cryptocurrencies with at least $100 million market capitalization.

Trading Volume

Decentralized Exchange Volumes Up 70% in June, Pass $1.5B

Zack Voell

June trading volume on decentralized exchanges set a record high of $1.52 billion, up 70% from May.