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Ethereum

INX Crypto Exchange Has Started Distributing Tokens From Its Blockchain-Based IPO

Nathan DiCamilloSep 18, 2020

The INX IPO is the first of its kind and gives observers and issuers a ground-level view of what’s going on through the Etherscan block explorer.

Uniswap

First Mover: Uniswap’s Sudden $5B Token Valuation Cements Comeback From ‘Vampire Mining’ Attack

Bradley Keoun Muyao Shen Omkar Godbole Sebastian SinclairSep 18, 2020

Uniswap's surprise token delivery has given the decentralized exchange a market value of more than $5 billion, instantly making it No. 1 in DeFi.

DeFi

What Is DeFi?

Alyssa HertigSep 18, 2020

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

Ethereum

Ethereum Smashes Records as DeFi Hype Sends Transactions and Miner Revenue Soaring

Paddy BakerSep 18, 2020

Miners may be the real winners from DeFi as a surge in Ethereum activity sees them earn a record $16 million in a day.

Ethereum

Ethereum Gas Fees Drive Gnosis-Powered Prediction Market to xDai’s Layer 2

Brady DaleSep 17, 2020

"Ethereum is on the way to becoming a whale chain," said Gnosis co-founder Stefan George. That's why his team's tech is moving to xDai.

Ethereum

Federal Reserve

First Mover: Federal Reserve Does What It Wants to Do as Bitcoin Hits $11K

Bradley KeounPaddy BakerSebastian SinclairSep 17, 2020

This week's Fed meeting ushered in a new regime for U.S. monetary policy, offering a reminder of just how frequently top officials change the rules.

Book Excerpt

The $55M Hack That Almost Brought Ethereum Down

Matthew LeisingSep 17, 2020

Matthew Leising's new book "Out of the Ether" tells the history of Ethereum and the story behind the hack that almost brought the network to its knees.

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DeFi

How Normies Are Getting Crypto-Rich With DeFi

Leigh CuenSep 17, 2020

DeFi may be a whale's game, but plenty of small players are making life-changing amounts of money with these risky crypto experiments.

DeFi

Ethereum’s Pending Transactions Jump 30% After Uniswap’s Token Claim Begins

Wolfie ZhaoSep 17, 2020

The number of pending transactions has reached over 210,000 after the claim for Uniswap's UNI token starts.

Federal Reserve

First Mover: Binance’s CZ Doesn’t Even Dispute That DeFi Might Be Inevitable

Bradley KeounMuyao ShenOmkar GodboleSebastian SinclairSep 16, 2020

Big crypto exchanges like Binance, Huobi and OKEx are rushing out DeFi platforms to cash in on the fast-growing industry and stanch user defections.

Ethereum

First Mover: Ethereum Gets Unplanned Stress Test as DeFi Fever Grows

Bradley KeounSep 11, 2020

The Ethereum blockchain's soaring gas prices don't seem to have deterred customers as DeFi usage grows and tests what the market can bear.

Ethereum

First Mover: DeFi ‘Vampire’ SushiSwap Sucks $800M from Uniswap; BitMEX Basis Lags

Bradley KeounOmkar GodboleSebastian SinclairSep 10, 2020

SushiSwap, the "vampire mining" protocol, sucked more than $800 million from rival Uniswap in the latest DeFi mind-bender. PLUS: BitMEX futures distortions.

Podcasts

Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 9, 2020

Adam B. LevineSep 9, 2020

With bitcoin hovering just above $10,000 and a tokenized form of Ethereum transaction fees in the crosshairs, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!