Demand for Ethereum-based stablecoins exploded during the third-quarter DeFi bubble, with DAI’s supply growing by more than 600% and USDC expanding 200%. Decentralized finance’s (DeFi) explosive third-quarter brought significant growth to Ethereum (ETH)-compatible stablecoins. According to crypto market data aggregator Messari, the supply of MakerDAO’s DAI stablecoin grew by 623% in Q3 2020, pushing the […]
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DeFi Pulse and Gauntlet have released a new tool to improve users’ risk awareness of major DeFi projects. Decentralized finance (DeFi) analytics platform DeFi Pulse has launched new safety ratings in alpha to enable users to compare the risks of on-chain protocols. However, the ratings system is still in development and does not factor in […]
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Although it’s still impossible to pay with ETH where only BTC is accepted, cryptocurrency interoperability is being explored. Today, paying for purchases in cryptocurrencies no longer seems like something out of the ordinary. Many online stores accept Bitcoin (BTC) and other coins along with traditional currencies, while in some cafes, cryptocurrency holders can even pay […]
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Interoperable DeFi platforms can help with Ethereum’s high transaction fees. The team behind the smart contract-enabled sidechain extension for Bitcoin, RSK, announced Tuesday that Maker’s Dai (DAI) stablecoin is now available on the platform. The integration makes it possible to transfer Dai from Ethereum to the RSK sidechain, which makes it available for use in […]
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The booming DeFi sector is driving up MetaMask’s user base, with the popular Ethereum wallet report now reporting more than one million active monthly users MetaMask, the Ethereum (ETH) browser wallet developed by ConsenSys, has surpassed one million monthly active users for the first time. The milestone comes roughly seven months after the wallet first […]
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A class-action lawsuit accusing MakerDAO of misrepresenting the risks associated with its DAI stablecoin has been stayed pending arbitration proceedings. A court has agreed with the Maker Ecosystem Growth Foundation that a class-action lawsuit over its ‘Black Thursday’ meltdown should enter into arbitration proceedings. The Maker Foundation filed this motion to compel arbitration in response […]
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The community had originally voted in favor of compensation, but the final tally showed a different outcome. After multiple rounds of voting and heated discussion, the final vote to compensate losses for Maker (MKR) users that were liquidated “unfairly” during the March crash failed. About 52,500 MKR voted against any compensation, which accounted for 65% […]
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Cross-chain money markets hope to drive liquidity to DeFi for top-performing assets, but will the concept catch on? Decentralized finance has seen impressive growth throughout 2020. To put this into perspective, a new report from Cointelegraph Consulting shows that the total value locked in DeFi jumped past $6 billion in August while in June, the […]
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The vast majority of DeFi projects still have the ability to enter ‘God Mode’ and unilaterally make changes to pretty much everything. Twelve out of 15 of the most popular decentralized finance protocols still have access to a ‘God Mode’ admin key, according to data on review platform DeFi Watch. These full-access controls allow developers […]
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Web3 Foundation has an established history of offering grants of up to $100,000 for groundbreaking technologies. Decentralized finance startup Equilibrium has received a grant of $27,000 from the Web3 Foundation to develop its DeFi pallet and provide tools which enable other projects to migrate to the Polkadot platform. The updated pallet would enable the Equilibrium […]
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