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OKEx has become one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the past several years. The company’s growth is continuously emphasized by the trading volume and the growing user base.CryptoPotato recently had the opportunity to do an exclusive interview with the CEO of the company – Jay Hao.Hao spoke of the challenges OKEx has to overcome, the current cryptocurrency landscape, Bitcoin’s growing adoption, the DeFi craze, and more.Back to the Roots: Before OKExOne of the first things that Hao...

Bitcoin seems stable after recovering from its drop to $11,100 and trades above $11,500. However, massive gains are evident among lower-cap alts and DeFi tokens, including YFI that doubled BTC’s all-time high. As such, Bitcoin’s dominance over the market has decreased by over 1%.YFI To $40k, Low-Caps SurgingIt’s no secret that the DeFi sector has been cryptocurrency’s hottest topic recently.YFI’s fork, which recently rebranded its name from YFII Finance to DFI.Money is the clear leader in...

Yearn Finance is undoubtedly all the rage in the cryptocurrency field right now. Up just shy of 80% in the past 24 hours, it peaked at almost $39,000 on Binance.Now, industry proponents such as the CEO of one of the world’s largest Bitcoin margin trading exchanges are making bold predictions about its price.Arthur Hayes: YFI to $100,000YFI is the governance token of the yield aggregating platform Yearn Finance. Launched in late July, the protocol attracted countless investors looking for...

Yearn Finance, the DeFi protocol that took the entire crypto field by a storm, continues to break new grounds.Its governance token, YFI, suddenly shot up to 77,000 BUSD on Binance in what appears to have been some sort of a mishap.In any case, the cryptocurrency continues to impress as its price already surpassed the all-time high of Bitcoin, peaking at $23,166 against USDT on Binance.YFI Price Touches 77,000 BUSDIn what may have been a costly mistake, the price for YFI against BUSD suddenly...

Every day brings something new to the cryptocurrency market as the DeFi craze continues to boom and surprise.Announced on August 26th, the SushiSwap project is attempting to take the concept behind the leading decentralized exchange protocol, Uniswap, and offer an alternative with further incentives to liquidity providers.Enters SushiSwap: What is it?In an announcement from August 26th, a team of developers revealed the SushiSwap project – an initiative attempted to be “an evolution of...

The popular cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has double-down on its DeFi-related endeavors by listing several new assets from the field.Company CEO Jay Hao promised that OKEx will continue to observe and act accordingly to the growing DeFi trend.OKEx Lists 8 DeFi TokensThe Malta-based spot and derivatives cryptocurrency exchange announced the addition of eight “promising” DeFi tokens, thus “reinforcing its commitment to the expanding DeFi economy.” The assets are Band Protocol (BAND), JUST (JST),...

The last couple of weeks have been nothing short of intense on the cryptocurrency market. For the first time since 2016, an altcoin flipped Bitcoin’s price as YFI traded above 1 BTC.Polkadot (DOT) is currently all the rage as all eyes are turned on the project and its native cryptocurrency. Data from CoinGecko suggests that it’s the most trending coin over the past seven days, followed closely by several DeFi coins such as Mantra DAO, YF Value, and YF Link.Polkadot (DOT) Dominates Recent...

The leading decentralized exchange has recorded more volumes in August than it did in July.Uniswap saw more than $300 million in trading volume over the past 24 hours and $2.5 billion in the last seven days, according to data on Dune Analytics.Uniswap Spends The Most Gas FeeUniswap’s impressive volume is also putting smiles on Ethereum miners’ faces as they cash out more gas fees to process and verify transactions on the network.According to data on EthGasStation, transactions on Uniswap...

DeFi tokens continue to flood the markets as developers are minting new coins and listing them on Uniswap every day.While this might present an earning opportunity for some, the number of the so-called ‘rug pulls’ is also on the rise. Investors need to be extremely careful and selective when it comes to the tokens they put their money into.Rug Pulls: The Plague of UniswapUniswap is a protocol that allows buyers and sellers to swap ERC20 tokens without the use of an exchange or order book. It...

The cryptocurrency derivatives trading exchange FTX has launched a Uniswap futures index combining the top 100 pools on the Uniswap platform.At the same time, the company’s recently released DEX dubbed Serum focused on the growing DeFi trend, continues with new developments.FTX Lists a Uniswap IndexFTX announced the launch of the Uniswap futures index yesterday. Essentially, it allows traders to employ a traditional digital asset exchange to access markets from the decentralized trading...