Tron’s founder Justin Sun unveiled a new collateralized lending platform meant to bring DeFi to TRX, though it appears to be an exact clone of MakerDAO. On March 28, Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun tweeted to announce the release of Djed, a system for collateralized loans he described as “something new.” The platform was immediately […]
Continue ReadingThe payment portal for crypto exchange Coinbase passed $200 million in transactions from the platform’s 8,000 integrated retailers. Coinbase Commerce, a platform that supports cryptocurrency payments for internet retailers, just passed $200 million in total transactions processed over its two-year history. According to sources available to Cointelegraph, the wing of the largest crypto exchange in […]
Continue ReadingFor beginners wanting to learn more about decentralized finance, CoinGecko’s ‘How to Defi’ provides an accessible entry point. Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is certainly the buzz-phrase in the cryptocurrency world right now. But although we are hearing more and more about the potential of this technological breakthrough to revolutionize the world of traditional finance, many are […]
Continue ReadingCheck out this week’s Bad Crypto News. Bitcoin has continued its recovery. It’s up around 23 percent over the last week, even as the Bitcoin clock continues its countdown. We’re now entering the last 50 days of a 12.5 BTC reward. These are strange times for everyone but despite Bitcoin’s volatility, the digital coin seems […]
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What weaknesses did the Black Thursday and high market volatility reveal for the decentralized finance industry? On March 12, United States President Donald Trump gave a 10-minute speech on COVID-19 that, coupled with the World Health Organization’s official declaration the day before that the outbreak was now a pandemic, sparked panic across global markets. Investors […]
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DeFi’s most important company, MakerDAO, narrowly avoids the hangman’s noose, carries out debt auctions to set things right. The crypto industry is young, and in emerging tech, a handful of companies often lead the charge. For those holding equity in these companies, this is generally considered something to be encouraged. For everyone else, it is […]
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MKR token holders now have total control over the smart contract underpinning the MakerDAO protocol. The Maker Foundation has handed governance over the smart contract that underpins the MakerDAO (MKR) protocol to MKR token holders. Describing the move as the project’s “most significant step” toward decentralized governance, the foundation announced that a three month long […]
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According to the Coin Metrics report, stablecoins’ transfer value hit an all-time high following the crypto bloodbath on March 12. Blockchain analysis company Coin Metrics has found that while Bitcoin (BTC) was experiencing its biggest daily drop in the last seven years, stablecoins reaped the benefits. Coin Metrics, which conducts analysis of various aspects of […]
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The auction to recapitalize MakerDAO is almost over as the Black Thursday crisis comes to an end, though complex governance issues remain unsolved. The MakerDAO (MKR) auction to recover DAI collateral debt is almost complete, though the procedure suffered some technical setbacks. The community largely remains optimistic about Maker’s handling of the situation, as many […]
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As the inaugural MakerDAO debt auction comes to an end, $4.3 million in under-collateralized Dai will be burned, and bidders in the second phase bagged the biggest deals. As the first MakerDAO debt auction draws to a close, March 23, a total of $4.3 million worth of undercollateralized Dai (DAI) has been bid across both […]
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