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Yield farming is a popular topic in the DeFi space for some time now. We know you may have many questions regarding yield farming – What is it? Why is it generating so much buzz?Let’s start with a simple statistic. In 2020, the DeFi space is so far growing at a rate of 150% in terms of total value locked (TVL) in dollars. In comparison, the crypto market capitalization has so far grown at a rate of only 37%.Many experts give credit to yield farming for the astounding growth of the DeFi space...

The cryptocurrency-backed lending and borrowing platform, Cred, announced today that it had joined Visa’s Fast Track program. The company plans to leverage several Visa features to facilitate lending and borrowing of digital assets globally.Cred Joins Visa’s Fast Track ProgramThe San Francisco-headquartered company announced its latest milestone in a press release shared with CryptoPotato. According to it, upon joining Visa’s program, Cred will speed up the integration process with the giant...

A popular cryptocurrency analyst pointed out that Bitcoin tested the 20-week moving average (MA) on its recent move down from $12,000 to $10,000. This could turn out to be a bullish sign for BTC, as identical price developments have pumped it higher during the last bull market in 2017.Bitcoin’s Recent Price DropsAfter dumping to below $3,700 during the massive selloff in March, Bitcoin went on a roll. The primary cryptocurrency recovered its losses in a few months as the bulls took control....

According to a recent publication, Chinese investors are using a lot of the ETH they buy on centralized exchanges to pursue DeFi opportunities.This essentially reduces liquidity, and exchanges are forced to limit or even suspend withdrawals.DeFi Growth In China Causes Issues For ExchangesThe DeFi craze exploded earlier this year. Projects began surfacing daily with new developments, promising high returns to lure investors into locking their cryptocurrency assets in their protocols.The total...

The total USD value locked in DeFi may have taken a hit after topping at $9.5 billion. But that hasn’t stopped the proliferation of tokenized Bitcoin tokens on the Ethereum blockchain.Data shows that the ‘BTC on Ethereum’ number has now gone up to a little over 72,000. That implies that around $750 million worth of Bitcoin is doing rounds on Ethereum.‘BTC on Ethereum’ Number Going up ExponentiallyAccording to data published by Elias Simos on the on-chain analytics platform, Dune Analytics,...

A few days after receiving control over the popular SushiSwap protocol, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried revealed his personal ideas regarding its future. Those included gradually reducing the total supply after efficiently executing the multi-sig wallet transition.The Backstory: Transferring Control Over SushiSwapThe drama started the past weekend when SushiSwap’s lead developer, going by the Twitter handle Chef Nomi, cashed out his SUSHI tokens and exchanged them for millions worth of ETH. The...

Stablecoins, which make up a huge chunk of those steep fees, could all switch to Layer 2 for some relief, according to one industry expert.Yearn Finance founder, Andre Cronje, has suggested that USDC and USDT will soon be available on Layer 2 as stablecoins make the transition away from Ethereum.USDC and USDT will soon both be available on L2.This will allows non-congested transfers of USDC and USDT.This is great if you do payments in USDC and USDT.From my experience USDT and USDC are trade...

The whole fever of DeFi and high-risk investments may soon turn into Ethereum’s worst nightmare, and those responsible for this debacle may not be the yield farmers.Rather, it could be the participants of a giant investment plan cataloged as a Ponzi/MLM scheme by several experts and authorities around the world.For those unfamiliar with the situation, Forsage is a high-risk project (financially and legally) in the Dapp ecosystem. Like other sad examples in the crypto industry such as...

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has banned an Australian national from working in the financial sector. According to the watchdog, John Louis Anthony Bigatton operated as the Director of Australia Promotions for the notorious cryptocurrency scam – BitConnect.Aussie National Banned For BitConnect ParticipationAs CryptoPotato reported last year, the Australian corporate regulator cracked down on the alleged BitConnect promoter John Bigatton. At the time, the Federal...

After a freefall that led to an almost $2000 drop, Bitcoin’s price is showing signs of stability. From a March vs. September BTC price action comparison chart, however, it’s possible that the pain is just beginning.Why Did Bitcoin Price Crash Last Week?Several possible reasons can be attributed to Bitcoin’s near 20 percent crash. Miner selloff is one of the strongest possibilities, as suggested by CryptoQuant. After the price drop, the on-chain/data provider shared statistics that pointed to...