Tagged: defi

October 31, 2020 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Several major decentralized finance (DeFi) assets have experienced correction as Bitcoin (BTC) surged this past week. However, the “fundamental” developments continued, “pointing to long-term momentum,” according to a report from OKCoin. The crypto exchange notes that Bitcoin continued its ascent during the past week. The… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IRIS Foundation, which supports the ongoing development of IRISnet (which aims to serve as an interchain service hub for next-generation distributed applications), has introduced the Tech-Grants Program to fund application developers, teams, and initiatives that contribute to the development of IRISnet and the wider ecosystem…. Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com recently announced that the latest research revealed decentralized finance (DeFi) is now being taken seriously by traditional finance. The research, which was conducted by Crypto and BCP Platinion, part of Boston Consulting Group, analyzes the uptake of decentralized services among… Read More

October 29, 2020 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of Aave, an open-source and non-custodial decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol for earning interest on digital asset deposits while also being able to borrow assets, noted that it wasn’t too long ago that the Aave governance protocol went live on the Ethereum mainnet. The… Read More

October 29, 2020 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Derek Boirun, CEO and co-founder at Realio, a blockchain-enabled issuer, asset manager and technology provider, says that the idea behind his company (Realio) came to him when he realized that blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) might be a great tool to help with establishing… Read More

October 29, 2020 @ 2:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Radix, a layer-one protocol for decentralized finance (DeFi), has reportedly secured $12.7 million in funding to support the growth, “decentralization,” and ongoing development of its platform. As mentioned in a release shared with CI, Radix allows software engineers to build and deploy various DeFi applications…. Read More

October 27, 2020 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bloq has launched support for managed Avalanche nodes. Users will now be able to set up a cluster of Avalanche nodes (or transaction validators) in a few minutes through the Bloq platform. Avalanche is a blockchain-enabled platform for creating “an open, simple, and democratic Internet… Read More

October 27, 2020 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indorse (IND) is now available on Kyber Network, a protocol that facilitates automated, “decentralized,” instant, and low-cost exchanges of Ethereum-based digital assets. As noted in the announcement, Indorse will be running an Automated Price Reserve for the IND token on Kyber Network. As confirmed by… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 6:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fuse.io, a Tel Aviv based Fintech firm that aims to leverage (decentralized finance) DeFi infrastructure to create a platform for entrepreneurs that allows them to turn “communities into economies,” notes that they’re proud to confirm that after Fuse Studio was shared on Product Hunt this… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 9:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Dr. Amrit Kumar, President and Chief Scientific Officer of Zilliqa, an enterprise-grade blockchain development platform. Many of the more popular iterations of blockchain are not sufficiently robust to handle the high transaction rates needed today – not to mention what… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 6:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MANTRA DAO (distributed autonomous organization), a community-governed decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that aims to make staking, lending, and governance more accessible to traders and investors, has launched its first (transaction) validator in the Cosmos ecosystem. MANTRA DAO’s new validator node will allow users to earn… Read More

October 24, 2020 @ 11:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The system-wide Ethereum 2.0 upgrade is now just a few weeks away. As the date of the planned update gets closer, the ETH price keeps rising. Ethereum (ETH), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap and adoption, has surged 15% this past week (trading at… Read More

October 23, 2020 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Waves (WAVES), a blockchain-based platform for developing enterprise-grade applications, will be issuing an ERC-20 compliant token as part of its collaboration with the Ethereum (ETH) network. The Waves development team noted: “As Waves continues to foster interoperability between various protocols, the WAVES token has been… Read More

October 23, 2020 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Mark Smargon, CEO of Fuse.io, a Fintech company that aims to connect everyday payments to the blockchain without compromising on user experience. Fuse.io is focused on leveraging the latest decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure to offer a unique platform to businesses… Read More

October 21, 2020 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MANTRA DAO (distributed autonomous organization), a community-governed decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that aims to make staking, lending, and governance more accessible to traders and investors, has announced the launch of MANTRA DAO’s third staking pool. The MANTRA team is also offering an OM (its native… Read More

October 21, 2020 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mark Smargon, CEO at Fuse.io, a Tel Aviv based Fintech firm that aims to leverage (decentralized finance) DeFi infrastructure to create a platform for entrepreneurs that allows them to turn “communities into economies,” has confirmed that the Fuse.io project has now been launched on ProductHunt… Read More

October 20, 2020 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital commerce sector is on track to surpass $4.6 trillion globally within the next two years, according to an update shared with Crowdfund Insider. Amazon, Walmart, and Costco alone are expected to generate sales and revenue valued at around $1 trillion during 2020. As… Read More

October 19, 2020 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The development of the Bitcoin (BTC) protocol and decentralized finance (DeFi) networks is somewhat similar but also very different, according to a report from OKCoin. The exchange notes that application developers are focused on supporting the growth of Bitcoin and DeFi. They aim to create… Read More

October 18, 2020 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ava Labs, an organization focused on building Avalanche so that the platform can empower people to create “an open, simple, and democratic internet of finance,” notes that Avalanche has integrated with Magic to bring passwordless authentication to the blockchain based platform. The Ava Labs team… Read More

October 18, 2020 @ 8:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kava Labs, which is focused on the ongoing development of Kava (KAVA), a blockchain-based platform that aims to offer a foundation for various open financial services, has announced the launch of the Kava 4 Gateway.  Brian Kerr, CEO at Kava Labs, confirmed that the Kava… Read More