Decentralized Finance – kurz Defi – ist, innerhalb der Bitcoin-Szene der Megatrend schlechthin. Andreas Antonopoulos zufolge ist Decentralized Finance (zu Deutsch: dezentrale Finanzen) der beste Weg, um ein passives Einkommen mit Bitcoin zu erzielen. Auf DeFi-Plattformen können Sie ohne Zwischenhändler Geld und Coins leihen, verleihen und sparen. DeFi birgt aber auch Risiken....
Read More »Rising DeFi Protocol Balancer Loses $500,000 To Hacker In Pool Exploit (Updated)
The Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ecosystem has once again come under attack as a decentralized automated market maker exchange suffered losses close to half a million dollars yesterday.Balancer Lost $500k In Pool VulnerabilityDeFi project Balancer has lost about $500,000 worth of multiple tokens to a hacker due to a vulnerability in two of Balancer’s pools. News about the hack emerged on social media on Sunday evening, but Balancer did not issue an official report until this morning.According...
Read More »Analysts Predict Local Top for Compound (COMP) While Community Addresses “Yield Farming”
Compound (COMP) could be nearing a local price top, soon after the Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) token recorded a 258% growth in ten days.And while “yield farming” has driven much of that growth, the Compound community has passed through a development proposal that would see incentives taken away from would-farmers.Local COMP Top Incoming?Blockchain analysts at Santiment predict Compound could be nearing a local top after the token took the top spot in their social media...
Read More »Beam’s Hard Fork Plans to Increase DeFi Privacy
The cryptocurrency industry may soon welcome a new category of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications as privacy-focus coin Beam (BEAM) plans to execute its second hard fork, which would give DeFi apps a privacy layer.According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, the system-wide upgrade dubbed Beam Eager Electron 5.0 is expected to occur today, at exactly block 777,777.Beam Settles With BeamHash IIIThe hard fork of the Mimblewimble-based privacy coin will be the last “planned...
Read More »DeFi Hype: Balancer Sees 200% Increase Following Official BAL Token Deployment
Decentralized finance (DeFi) project Balancer Labs officially announced the launch of its native governance token BAL on the Ethereum mainnet, with the price of BAL tokens increasing significantly following the launch. Balancer Follows Compound’s LeadThe news of the BAL governance token launch was made by CEO and Co-founder of Balancer Labs, Fernando Martinelli, via a Medium blog post on Tuesday (June 23, 2020). According to the announcement, the team is employing an “on-chain governance...
Read More »#908 Wirecard Aktie Absturz, DeFi kombiniert mit Anonymität & Jim Rogers Bitcoin fällt auf 0
Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 908. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Wirecard steckt in Schwierigkeiten, Haven Protocol (XHV) – DeFi kombiniert mit Anonymität & Jim Rogers Bitcoin fällt auf 0. 1.) Wirecard steckt in Schwierigkeiten – wie sieht es mit Krypto-Debitkarten aus?https://blockchain-hero.com/wirecard-steckt-in-schwierigkeiten-wie-sieht-es-mit-krypto-debitkarten-aus/ 2.) Haven Protocol (XHV): DeFi kombiniert mit...
Read More »DeFi Flippening: The Total Value Locked in Compound Surpasses MakerDAO
The sudden jump of total value locked on the DeFi platform Compound has caused a flippening event in the decentralized finance sector. The TVL on Compound surpassed MakerDao’s as of yesterday, and the gap continues expanding today.Compound Overtakes MakerDAOMakerDAO has been the predominant force for total value locked for years, according to data from the DeFi monitoring resource – DeFi Pulse. Its influence over the entire marker was so unambiguous that the website tracked “Maker Dominance,”...
Read More »Higher DeFi Interest Rates Come With Unstated Risks Attached, Vitalik Buterin Says
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has recently stated that interest rates on decentralized finance protocols that are significantly higher compared to those in traditional finance come with unstated risks attached.Vitalik Buterin on High DeFi Interest RatesThe co-founder of Ethereum and one of the most prominent members of the cryptocurrency community, Vitalik Buterin, recently took it to Twitter to comment on high yields and interest rates associated with Decentralized Finance...
Read More »DeFi Adoption: Compound (COMP) Sees 100% Surge Amid Coinbase Pro Listing Announcement
The price of Compound (COMP) tokens is seeing a massive surge amid a manic week for the decentralized finance (DeFi) project, which included a listing announcement by U.S. crypto exchange giant Coinbase.Compound TVL Crosses $400M TVL MilestoneWith the number of lenders on the Compound protocol increasing rapidly, data from DeFiPulse shows the project crossing the $400M mark in total value locked (TVL). Barely a week ago, this figure stood at $100 million. Compound becomes the second lending...
Read More »REN Skyrockets 40% Following the Mainnet Launch
Ren, the open-source protocol enabling permissionless and private transfers of value between any blockchain, launched its mainnet and a dApp utilizing it within a few weeks.Interestingly, the protocol’s native cryptocurrency REN has gained more than 40% of value in the same period.Ren Launches RenVM MainnetThe blockchain-based company announced the release of its RenVM Mainnet in late May, asserting that it’s the “beginning of a cross-chain era for DeFi,” as it “brings interoperability” to...
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