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As per the latest statistics, around $8 million was paid as fees to conduct transactions on the Ethereum network. That works out to be approximately 18,300 ETH. What is driving this humongous spike in gas fees? Research shows that it is due to the booming ‘yield farming’ craze.Gas Fees Tops $8 Million Led By Massive Transaction DemandAs per data from Glassnode, transaction fees paid on the Ethereum network topped $8 million recently (read August 13, 2020).This is a new all-time high level for...

With YAM Financial’s token value almost at zero, the team behind the project has proposed a two-phase migration plan that could see an audited version.Two-Step Migration Process for YAMIn a Medium blog post on Friday (August 14, 2020), the YAM Finance team announced plans for a planned migration to a new protocol called YAM 2.0. According to the team, the migration will be implemented if there is enough support from the community.The migration planned follows from a failure of the YAM...

This week was easily one of the most eventful ones in the cryptocurrency field in terms of overall developments, especially in the DeFi sector.Starting with Bitcoin, however, not much changed since last week. BTC price started trading at around $11,800 seven days ago, and it’s currently at roughly the same level. However, this doesn’t mean that there was no volatility.On Monday, BTC briefly broke for the second time above $12,100, causing serious enthusiasm in the community. Over the next few...

One of the more popular protocols in the DeFi space, Curve Finance, saw its CRV token deployed by an anonymous developer who appears to have front-run their efforts.The team has confirmed the legitimacy of the deployment and its further adoption. Shortly after, some of the major exchanges, Binance and Poloniex, announced their support for trading the token.Curve Finance (CRV) Token DeploymentThings happen fast in the cryptocurrency industry and even quicker in the booming DeFi space. Earlier...

Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, Ether has experienced an explosive price action in the last few hours. ETH surged by more than 8 percent to move past the $420 price mark breaking out of a week-long consolidation.Also, the Ethereum based decentralized finance ecosystem just registered a new milestone. The total USD value locked in DeFi hit the $5 billion mark.ETH Regains Position Above the $420 Level After 2 YearsIn a thunderous bout of volatility, ETH jumped by more than 8 percent to...

Tron has partnered with Waves to connect the two respective blockchain networks called Solidity and Ride to push mass adoption in the decentralized finance (DeFi) field.All TRC-20 tokens will be available on the Waves blockchain and vice-versa with the assistance of the cross-chain communication network – Gravity.TRON Partners With WavesAccording to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, Tron and Waves aim to resolve one of the main issues within the DeFi space. While the statement...

The Ethereum transaction fees reached a new all-time high following the latest DeFi craze YAM. A simple approval operation on some decentralized exchanges like Uniswap costs upwards of $13 on occasions.ETH Gas Fees Through The RoofThe Ethereum blockchain is the underlying technology behind the majority of the DeFi-based projects. Investors wanting to allocate funds into such assets can do so by swapping ETH on platforms like Uniswap.The multitude of emerging projects, as well as the increased...

YAM – the financial experiment that started less than 48 hours ago crashed following an error in its rebasing mechanism that wasn’t fixed in time.This event highlights the importance of proper due diligence in the field. Even though the development team made everything they can to disclose the dangers and the risks of the protocol, and they put warning signs wherever they can, people lost money as YAM’s value was virtually obliterated.What Happened With YAM?Yesterday, CryptoPotato reported...

YAM Finance, the latest yield farming sensation, witnessed a bug in the rebase mechanism. However, the developers of the protocol assure users that funds are unaffected.Bug Found in Unaudited DeFi ProjectDevelopers at new DeFi sensation have found a bug in the protocol’s rebase contract. The team announced the news via Twitter hours ago.Rebasing refers to the process of setting a new base level for a price index. As an elastic supply token, rebasing should trigger push/pull pressure on YAM...

You may have heard of Uniswap has been a frequently debated topic among the DeFi space. Originally, Hayden Adams created the Uniswap protocol as he was inspired by Vitalik Buterin’s post about the market maker equation X * Y = K.Hayden took a practical approach to the equation and created Uniswap, a protocol for automated liquidity provisioning.This guide will help you understand the following concepts:What is Uniswap?How does automated liquidity provisioning work using X * Y = K...