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PortuguêsCOMP, the native token of Ethereum-based lending platform Compound, blasted through the roof on increasing bids for decentralized finance (DeFi) assets. The latest wave of buying sentiment in the DeFi…
Continue ReadingIt’s been a tough past few days for the crypto market. Bitcoin and Ethereum are both down by approximately 5% in the past 24 hours, plunging as gold and the…
Continue ReadingDuring the last two years investment vehicles that allow crypto asset holders to gather yields have grown exponentially and anyone can make passive income with a number of avenues. Staking…
Continue ReadingCompound (COMP) has been embroiled in a strong uptrend over the past day as decentralized finance continues to gain steam. According to Coin Market Cap data, the cryptocurrency has gained…
Continue ReadingDeFi ecosystem has come a long way over the past few months. From a Total Value Locked (TVL) figure of $539.8 million right after the market crash in March, it…
Continue ReadingThe hype surrounding decentralized finance is sometimes credited with triggering a wider market rally in July, as new protocols began releasing tokens that were immediately posting gains of many times…
Continue ReadingBitcoin and Ethereum are pulling back, but Compound (COMP) is surging higher. The native governance token of the flagship of the decentralized finance space, COMP has gained 15% in the…
Continue ReadingAs Decentralized Finance protocols continue to grow on all fronts, their infrastructure grows alongside them. While the total value of USD locked in DeFi recently hit a new all-time high…
Continue ReadingFor decentralized finance (DeFi) to make its mark, it must reach beyond the crypto bubble, said MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen. “Compared to where we’re going next, we’ve still just scratched…
Continue ReadingThe decentralized finance (defi) realm continues to heat up with concepts like yield farming, but another scheme called defi flash loans has also grown exponential. On Monday, the noncustodial lending…
Continue ReadingThe Takeaway: Projects like MakerDAO, Compound, dYdX and Dharma realized in 2018 they were a distinct group with shared interests within the cryptocurrency industry. Finance has been part of Ethereum…
Continue ReadingMakerDAO (MKR), the foundational protocol of decentralized finance on Ethereum, hit a new all-time high in the total value locked in its vaults. According to data from Defipulse, the value…
Continue ReadingEach week, it feels as if another DeFi project becomes the talk of the crypto market with buzz surrounding the astronomical gains these assets keep bringing investors. It’s got investors…
Continue ReadingCustody startup Curv is using the leading lending protocol in decentralized finance (DeFi) to help institutions that want to earn money on idle crypto. By way of the Compound protocol,…
Continue ReadingRoughly $6 billion were wiped out of the cryptocurrency market in the past 24 hours. The massive cash outflow was felt throughout the entire market as most digital assets went…
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Continue ReadingCompound, the leading lending protocol on Ethereum, has broken a billion dollars in total assets borrowed, according to the tracker on its website. This is the latest milestone for a…
Continue ReadingOne startup founder has done the math and he thinks the true value for the COMP token right now should be more like $40. The governance token for the Compound…
Continue ReadingA rising tide in equities is lifting all boats – including in the bitcoin market. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $9,295 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET), gaining 2.7%…
Continue ReadingIt’s effectively July 2017 in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi), and as in the heady days of the initial coin offering (ICO) boom, the numbers are only trending up.…
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Continue ReadingOne of the crypto market’s hottest DeFi tokens, Compound (COMP) has gone on an over 20% intraday rally. Meanwhile, the rest of the market is seeing red due to overall…
Continue ReadingCrypto 101: How to Send and Receive Bitcoin Cash Via the Bitcoin.com Wallet During the last few months in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak and faltering global economy, many…
Continue ReadingWe might be entering into the era of genetically modified yield farming. Or maybe decentralized finance (DeFi) just doesn’t make sense anymore. There are currently far more DAI in supply…
Continue ReadingDecentralized finance has become the talk of the cryptocurrency market in 2020. The most recent buzz phrase surrounded in hype is “yield-farming,” and at the center of it, a DeFi…
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Continue ReadingThe daily distribution of the Compound protocol’s COMP token will soon change dramatically. Compound governance proposal #11 passed today at 18:37 UTC. It will go into effect in two days,…
Continue ReadingDecentralized exchanges (DEXs) are seeing more action than ever thanks to a surge in decentralized finance (DeFi) activity. The chief benefit of DEXs compared to the Coinbases of the world?…
Continue ReadingWe recently reported that the Balancer DeFit protocol suffered a $500,000 attack. Less than 24 hours later, a second attack claimed about $2,300 worth of Compound tokens (COMP). Hao, an…
Continue ReadingDecentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Compound saw its governance token, COMP, skyrocket in price when it launched last week. Now, decentralized options marketplace Opyn has launched put options on COMP that…
Continue ReadingThe COMP token may have been around for less than two weeks, but it’s already been listed on both Coinbase’s retail and Pro platforms. The San Francisco-based exchange said in…
Continue ReadingHigher-than-normal selling volume pushed bitcoin down in early trading Thursday before managing to recover. Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $9,297 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET), slipping just 0.18%…
Continue ReadingIt’s hard to figure out what the new governance token from Compound, COMP, costs. Not its price, but its cost: How much will a user pay to earn freshly minted…
Continue ReadingThe price of the Compound Governance Token (COMP) has jumped by one-quarter on news of a surprise listing on leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance. COMP tokens began trading approximately one week…
Continue ReadingBitcoin started the week with a bullish run, but it has now given back all of those gains. Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $9,296 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m.…
Continue ReadingA freelance marketplace for sourcing specialized talent is placing its bets on a token to get the dirty work done. Braintrust launched out of stealth mode Wednesday, backed by a…
Continue ReadingAfter a quick rally on Monday, bitcoin remains in bullish territory although trading was flat Tuesday. Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $9646 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET), gaining…
Continue ReadingThe liquidity mining boom may be upon us. Balancer Labs, the maker of an automated portfolio management tool, has confirmed with CoinDesk it has begun distribution of its BAL token.…
Continue ReadingUnlike Bitcoin, which has stalled in the low-$9,000s, Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) has seen exponential growth over the past few weeks. Camila Russo, a former Bloomberg journalist turned Ethereum publicist,…
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