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Blockonomi: Inside iearn.finance: a DeFi Aggregator for Optimized Yield Opportunities

Friday, 14 February 2020 09:13

The Ethereum ecosystem is experiencing rapid growth, and a non-trivial portion of that blooming is being driven by a surge of interest around its decentralized finance, or DeFi, apps. Indeed, it’s precisely the permissionless programmability and composability that Ethereum’s DeFi sector affords that makes the pace of…

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Blockonomi: Ethereum Rising: A User’s Guide to the Projects Worth Watching in 2020

Monday, 03 February 2020 15:01

The ether (ETH) price may not have neared its previous all-time highs in 2019, yet in many ways the year was Ethereum’s biggest to date. The stars are lining up for the reigning smart contracts platform to take even bigger strides forward in 2020. That’s because several…

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bitcoin.com: These Are the Most Traded Tokens on Decentralized Exchanges Right Now

Friday, 31 January 2020 21:14

The decentralized exchange landscape is evolving fast, with new liquidity aggregators and relays enhancing usability while reducing slippage. Trade volumes are also strong across the leading ERC20 DEXs and Binance DEX. The bulk of this volume is captured by a small proportion of tokens, however, whose demand…

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ZyCrypto: Money Locked In DeFi Apps Has More Than Tripled In A Year

Thursday, 23 January 2020 10:52

A 200% gain is nothing to sneeze at. DeFiPulse.com tells us that there was approximately $240 million tied up in DeFi apps in January 2019. Now that we’re in January 2020, that figure is at an impressive $760 million. So what happened over the past year? Where…

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The Block: Digix likely to distribute $64M in ETH to DAO token holders via smart contract, says rep

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 16:46

Quick Take DigixDAO is dissolving following a vote. DGD token holders voted to liquidate DigixDAO’s $64 million worth of ether (ETH) treasury Notably, Digix Global and its other token, DGX, will continue to operate as a private endeavor

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BeInCrypto: Augur Doubles in Value Before Retracing Slightly, Will Another Surge Follow? [Premium Analysis]

Saturday, 18 January 2020 01:49

On January 15-16, the REP price doubled in value. But, the higher price levels could not be sustained and REP has been decreasing since. The failure of the price to break out above the previous breakdown level is a bearish development, and despite the recent surge, we…

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The Block: New Congressional bill seeks de minimis tax exemption for smaller crypto transactions

Thursday, 16 January 2020 17:02

A renewed effort to create a de minimis tax excemption for day-to-day cryptocurrency purchases has begun in the halls of the U.S. Congress. The post New Congressional bill seeks de minimis tax exemption for smaller crypto transactions appeared first on The Block.

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Crypto Briefing: High DeFi Returns Rely on Usage and Value Capture

Friday, 10 January 2020 07:48

A research experiment by Messari highlights how certain sub-niches of DeFi outperformed the rest by linking price appreciation to utility and usage. Dollar Returns From Top Tokens The rise of DeFi was unmistakably a central theme in the cryptocurrency landscape of 2019. Assets locked in open finance…

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CoinSpice: North America Gets Most Crypto Investment in 2019, HEX Price Drops, Wu No Longer Bitmain Legal Rep

Monday, 06 January 2020 14:16

TL;DR: Welcome to In Case You Missed It (ICYMI), a daily crypto news update. North America received most crypto investment in 2019. HEX prices go under 1 satoshi. Jihan Wu is no longer the legal representative of Bitmain. Bitcoin not traded at a $24,000 price premium in Iran.…

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