DeFi


Tech

Ethereum Activity Metric Hits Highest Level in 2 Years

The number of active ether addresses just clocked a recent high, possibly thanks to its growing role in decentralized finance.

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Markets

Compound's 'Yield Farmers' Briefly Turned BAT Into DeFi's Largest Coin

The digital advertising token briefly became bigger than ether in the decentralized finance space, thanks to popular lending protocol Compound.

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Finance

Money Reimagined: Bitcoin and Ethereum Are a DeFi Double Act

With bitcoin increasingly riding on Ethereum's rails, we're about to see greater complementarity between the top two blockchains.

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Markets

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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Finance

DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Maxed Out by Yield-Farming Boom

Nexus Mutual is seeing a surge in demand. "Our product has honestly seen massive interest since yield farming kicked off," said founder Hugh Karp.

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Markets

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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Tech

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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Tech

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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Tech

Blockchain Project Kyber Unveils Date for Planned ‘Katalyst’ Protocol Upgrade

The protocol upgrade includes changes to staking and governance.

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Markets

Hacker Drains $500K From DeFi Liquidity Provider Balancer

The sophisticated attack exploited a loophole that tricked the protocol into releasing $500,000 worth of tokens.

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