Yield Farming

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A Simple Explanation of DeFi and Yield Farming Using Actual Human Words
A primer on yield farming, liquidity mining, automated market making and all the other terms shaping the brave new world of decentralized finance.
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Troll Token? Why DeFi Yield Farmers Are Now All About YFI
YFI is the latest DeFi token to top the charts. Yearn Finance Interest? Your Favorite Idea? Its intent unclear, but YFI is now trading at $1,070.
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Yield Farming Expands From Finance to Digital Collectibles
Fresh soil can now be tilled for yield on Ethereum: the world of digital collectibles. NFT site Rarible is issuing a governance token.
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Compound Tops $1B in Crypto Loans as DeFi Farmers Keep Digging for Yield
Yield farming continues to push Compound to new heights. On Monday, the lending protocol topped $1 billion in loans issued.
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Kyber Network Is Bringing Yield Farming to DEXland
Fresh pastures are opening in the world of yield farming. Kyber, a decentralized exchange (DEX), is preparing to share trading fees with KNC token holders.
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Market Wrap: As Stocks Rally, Bitcoin Trades Above $9.3K for the First Time in 10 Days
Equities continue to beat bitcoin’s performance, but everything is making gains Monday.
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There Are More DAI on Compound Now Than There Are DAI in the World
The amount of DAI deposited on Compound skyrocketed by more than $140 million on Thursday – somehow exceeding the total amount of DAI in existence.
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Investment Firm Plans ETF-Like Product for Compound Yield Farmers
The investment portfolio will give users exposure to Compound interest rates and, eventually, yield farming.
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Compound Changes COMP Distribution Rules Following 'Yield Farming' Frenzy
Following a Tuesday governance vote, daily COMP token distributions will change dramatically, starting Thursday.
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DeFi's 'Agricultural Revolution' Has Ethereum Users Turning to Decentralized Exchanges
Decentralized exchanges are seeing more action than ever thanks to a surge in decentralized finance activity.
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