DeFi


Tech

Lending Protocol Aave Eyes Tokenized Mortgages With Launch of V2

Tokenized mortgages may be coming to decentralized finance (DeFi) following Aave v2’s specification announcement Friday.

Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, speaks at Consensus 2019.

Markets

First Mover: As Wall Street Goes Topsy-Turvy, Crypto Traders Are Bullish as Ever

Crypto traders are enjoying their own version of the market’s madness, from bitcoin’s bull run to the collapse of YAM to Dave Portnoy.

Illustration from "The World Turned Upside Down." (Alamy/Photomosh)

Markets

Market Wrap: Stuck at $11.5K, Bitcoin Surpasses 25K Locked in DeFi

A dull bitcoin market contrasts with increasing use of the cryptocurrency in DeFi applications.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Tech

How DeFi 'Degens' Are Gaming Ethereum's Money Legos

From first heartbeat to last breath, YAM lasted less than 48 hours. But those are the rules of DeFi’s newest toy: “minimally viable monetary experiments.”

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Tech

Crypto VC Firm Assesses the 'State of Blockchain Governance'

Greenfield One, an early-stage venture capital firm, just published a comprehensive new resource on the topic of blockchain governance.

Inside the Bundestag, Germany's federal parliament. (Ricardo Gomez Angel/Unsplash)

Markets

YAM's Market Cap Falls From $60M to Zero in 35 Minutes

YAM’s market cap fell to zero just minutes after the co-founder pronounced the yield farming project dead. A rescue plan is now in the cards.

YAM Market Cap (CoinGecko)

Markets

DeFi Meme Coin YAM Succumbs to Fatal 'Rebase' Bug, Makes Plans for 'YAM 2.0'

DeFi meme coin YAM has lost control of its on-chain governance feature following a reported bug.

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Markets

Decentralized Finance Frenzy Drives Ethereum Transaction Fees to All-Time Highs

Average transaction fees broke all-time highs as median fees hover just below its high.

Average and median Ethereum transaction fees since July 2015

Tech

Deposits in 'Monetary Experiment' Meme Token YAM Break $460M

YAM, DeFi’s latest farm-fresh product, has never been audited. Yet, that’s not holding back traders from pumping the token’s price to a high of $138 since it launched Tuesday.

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Finance

Alchemy Goes Public With Developer Platform in Bid to Grow DeFi Ecosystem

Blockchain infrastructure startup Alchemy just launched its full suite of products to the public, after a two-year closed beta serving teams like MakerDAO and Kyber Network.

Alchemy staffers pose for a team photo.