Ethereum 2.0 is finally taking form after the beacon chain launch, so how has it affected the DeFi and Dapp ecosystems so far? The end of 2020 has been huge for the crypto community. Not only was there a spectacular price surge across digital assets, possibly signaling the beginning of another bull market, but there […]
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Experts in blockchain technology and the crypto space take on the question: What impact has DeFi had in 2020, and what can we expect in 2021? Figuring out the point at which decentralized finance began almost always ends up in a rhetorical debate. Some argue that Bitcoin’s (BTC) invention a decade ago marked the start […]
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Positive news and strong fundamentals appear to be boosting Theta, The Graph (GRT), and Celcius (CEL) price over the past few days. Institutional investors usually look for liquid assets to buy as they trade in large quantities. Due to this limitation, they tend to stick to Bitcoin (BTC) or a few major altcoins with large […]
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DeFi projects will form the foundation of the crypto economy in 2021 according to a report by DappRadar. DApp transaction volume has topped $270 billion so far in 2020, with 95% of this figure belonging to Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem, according to DappRadar. That’s an astonishing 1178% increase from last year’s total of $21 billion. The […]
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China’s Nervos has launched a trustless bridge designed to simplify cross-chain transactions between its CKB network and Ethereum. Chinese public blockchain project Nervos has announced the launch of a cross-chain bridge between it and Ethereum. The launch of Nervos’ Force Bridge was revealed on Dec. 17, with the bridge boasting native support for ERC-20 tokens […]
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New partnerships, network upgrades, and a surge in DeFi activity sent Zilliqa price on a strong month-long rally. In the past month, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) basked in the limelight as each rallied to new yearly highs. Investors tend to focus their energy on the larger cap altcoins, which leads to smaller cap coins […]
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Users can now mint tBTC, a decentralized version of Bitcoin on the Ethereum blockchain, right on the CoinList exchange. tBTC acts as Bitcoin (BTC) covered in an Ethereum wrapper, making it compatible on Ethereum’s blockchain for various purposes, such as decentralized finance, or DeFi. Users of tBTC can now mint the asset on crypto exchange CoinList. […]
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A pair of hackathons from two fast-rising blockchain projects augur more composability, interoperability, and tooling for DeFi On Friday, blockchain projects Cosmos and Blockstack both announced winners of their respective HackAtom V and HackDeFi hackathons, each offering a glimpse into the coming wave of DeFi development — a vision including marked advances in tooling, interoperability, […]
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More than 100,000 Ether, valued at $60 million, has already been locked up for Eth2 staking using Kraken within four days of the exchange launching the service. Just four days after it launched its Eth2 staking service, customers of the popular U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken have deposited more than 100,000 Ether, worth north of $60 […]
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This is a first for the traditionally Bitcoin-centric exchange. The Kraken cryptocurrency exchange announced that it would match $150,000 in donations to support open-source Ethereum (ETH) projects on Gitcoin. Gitcoin is a developer funding platform relying on a hybrid model of sponsored donations and direct community support. Through its quadratic funding model, community donations are […]
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