Defi Financial News

05.05 / 17:13

NFT defi solana Solana and Moonbirds help NFT market reach $6.5B monthly trading volume: Report

Solana (SOL) and Moonbirds came to the rescue of the bearish nonfungible token market after a six-week cooldown phase.

05.05 / 01:37

markets Stablecoin defi avalanche recovery 3 key metrics signal Terra (LUNA) price is preparing for a recovery

Terra (LUNA) price lost 31% over the past four weeks, erasing all of the gains accrued year-to-date and even though the token continues to outperform the broader cryptocurrency market by 20%, Terra is struggling to hold above the $85 support.

04.05 / 13:27

Technology Adoption defi pension Virginian county wants to put pension funds into DeFi yield farming

The Northern Virginia county of Fairfax has already invested a part of its pension funds in crypto and blockchain startups. Now, it’s mulling over deeper involvement with decentralized finance (DeFi) yield farming.

04.05 / 00:33

markets Stablecoin defi Markets are weak, but ALGO, FXS and HNT book a 20%+ rally — Here’s why

Large-cap cryptocurrency continue to slump as investors await comments from the Federal Open Markets Committee regarding the exact size of the next interest rate hike.

01.05 / 08:19

Blockchain defi Hackers hacks Rari Fuze hacker offered $10M bounty by Fei Protocol to return $80M loot

Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Fei Protocol offered a $10 million bounty to hackers in an attempt to negotiate and retrieve a major chunk of the stolen funds from various Rari Fuse pools worth $79,348,385.61 or nearly $80 million.

30.04 / 20:21

markets Blockchain Ethereum defi Drop smart money Smart money is accumulating Ethereum even as traders warn of a drop to $2.4K

The upcoming Ethereum merge is one of the most widely discussed topics in the crypto sector and analysts have a wide range of perspectives on how the transition to proof of stake could impact Ether's price.

30.04 / 10:53

defi solana DAO Blockstream Finance Redefined: Samson Mow's DeFi question, Fireblocks expands to institutional and more

The week was filled with several new project developments and key updates from leading decentralized applications (DApps) and decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. Fireblocks has expanded its institutional access to Terra’s DeFi ecosystem and Solana partnered with the Notifi network to improve the abysmal participation rates in governance votes.

29.04 / 21:19

NFT defi bills bonds Interconnected DeFi hub successfully launches first token fundraising NFT

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is changing how people interact with money in a way that makes the financial realm more accessible and secure. Under the traditional model, users can find themselves subject to rules implemented on short notice, which at times have erased millions or billions of dollars from their fortunes.

29.04 / 19:05

Blockchain defi Explained Cryptopedia: Learn the basics of smart contracts and how they work

Cointelegraph's Jackson DuMont tackles smart contracts in the latest episode of Cryptopedia. He explains how smart contracts work from the basics and provides examples of how they can be utilized in real-world scenarios.

29.04 / 16:17

Ethereum defi fees transactions L2 DeFi on Ethereum L2 Networks Sees Significant Growth, Even as Ethereum Fee Level Falls

Total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms built on Layer-2 networks for Ethereum (ETH) rose by a massive 964% in the first quarter compared to the same quarter last year, even as average transaction fees on Ethereum’s base layer fell by 80%.

28.04 / 16:47

NFT defi Metaverse fall play Sustainable play-to-earn model helps players navigate the rise and fall of GameFi

In 2021, the world experienced both the rise and fall of GameFi, with popular games including Decentraland, Sandbox and Axie Infinity enabling players to earn in a new standard for gameplay.

28.04 / 16:09

Blockchain defi inflation network 'Hyper-deflationary' network launches mainnet amid rising inflation

AXIA, the team behind the novel message-to-earn approach of AXChat, announced the mainnet launch of its blockchain and native currency on Thursday. The new network is designed to provide a "hyper-deflationary" economic model in which the cryptocurrency becomes more and more scarce as its adoption grows.

28.04 / 02:41

Blockchain defi solana Voting BUG Solana DAOs can now bug you to vote with phone calls and texts

You’ll never have an excuse to miss another governance vote if the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) calls or texts to badger you to vote.

27.04 / 21:55

markets Ethereum Adoption defi L2 Synthetix (SNX) rallies in anticipation of L2 Curve Wars and Optimism airdrop announcement

Layer-two (L2) solutions for the Ethereum (ETH) network have grown in prominence over the last year because of the need for scalable networks that offer low-fee transactions and led to numerous projects that built cross-chain bridges with competing blockchain networks.

27.04 / 17:09

defi DAO Interest rates Volatile interest rates may be a thing of the past thanks to this DeFi product

The traditional finance market (TradFi) is dominated by fixed-rate loans. However, a reliable solution in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space has yet to come about. To bring TradFi portfolio managers into the DeFi industry, the issue of fixed rates needs to be solved.

27.04 / 12:27

defi Altcoins Airdrop Optimism Moves Toward Decentralized Governance Structure With OP Token Launch

Ethereum (ETH) Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution Optimism has announced the launch of its OP token that would further help the initiative move toward a decentralized governance structure known as the Optimism Collective.

27.04 / 06:41

defi Polygon lending Uncollateralized DeFi mortgage taken out on Austin condo via Teller

A new homeowner has bought an apartment in Austin, Texas through a program that allows crypto holders to take out traditional uncollateralized mortgages based on their credit scores.

27.04 / 01:37

markets Ethereum defi Here’s why the growth of token staking could be bullish for Lido (LDO)

Liquid staking has grown in popularity over the past year thanks in part to the launch of the Ethereum beacon chain and the inability of ETH stakers to withdraw their tokens until the full launch of the consensus layer.

26.04 / 19:41

Stablecoin defi Altcoin Terra Usd Can Terra blockchain sustain its growth? Research report digs deeper

Cointelegraph Research fundamentally evaluates Terra in its 50-page report to provide an in-depth analysis of its recent updates, including Columbus-5, the Bitcoin (BTC) acquisition and others.

26.04 / 16:01

business Adoption defi Investments Terra Fireblocks expands institutional access to Terra's DeFi ecosystem

Fireblocks, a digital asset custody platform, announced that it has enabled institutional DeFi access to Terra (LUNA), the second-largest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol by total value locked (TVL). As per the announcement, Fireblocks users can now securely access all the decentralized applications (DApps) built on the Terra blockchain.

26.04 / 08:37

defi solana Analysis avalanche Institutional investment flows out of ETH and into competing L1 altcoins

Institutional investors have shifted their attention from Ethereum (ETH) to competing Layer 1 blockchains of late, with capital inflows for altcoin investment products increasing last week whilst Ether products posted outflows for the third week in a row.

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