The ongoing DeFi craze shows no signs of slowing down as the total value locked (TVL) in different protocols continues to increase by the day.As CryptoPotato reported earlier today, SushiSwap, the protocol that is attempting to fork the world’s leading decentralized exchange Uniswap by introducing a liquidity reward token called SUSHI, topped $1.2 billion in TVL.Many are taking advantage of the high APY and are staking their tokens to earn SUSHI, as the token’s price continues to appreciate....
Read More »Over $12M Gas Fee Spent on Uniswap in August With Most Coming From USDT Transfers
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...
Read More »Dark Side of DeFi: Millions USD Worth of ETH Lost to Uniswap Rug Pulls
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...
Read More »FTX Launches A Top 100 Uniswap Index Futures As DeFi Demand Grows
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...
Read More »How to Use Uniswap: Guide and Must-Read Risks Before Swapping
The cryptocurrency field is going through different phases every year, and that’s only logical. As the industry progresses, more people get involved in it, bringing new solutions and technology to the table.In 2020, it’s safe to say that the hottest crypto trend is Decentralized Finance (DeFi). In a matter of months, this became the most widely discussed topic within the cryptocurrency community and rightfully so.Quick NavigationNew DeFi projects are appearing daily, and it does bring a...
Read More »Report: DeFi is Majorly Responsible for Ethereum’s $8 Million Gas Fee Spike
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...
Read More »Uniswap and Lendf.me Are the Latest Crypto Exchanges to Be Compromised
It’s happened again, folks. Another cryptocurrency theft is in the books. This time, the victims are the Uniswap exchange and the Lendf.me lending platform, both of which are reporting combined total losses of more than $25 million.Uniswap and Lendf.me Have Been CompromisedCryptocurrency theft is nothing new, but what’s arguably the most frustrating about stories like these is that while many companies and organizations in the industry are seeking to improve their security protocols, hackers...
Read More »Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Wants Easy Bitcoin to Ethereum Swaps
Ethereum network co-founder and the brilliant mind Vitalik Buterin claims it’s a shame that the community still has to rely on ‘trusted’ parties to send Bitcoin value to Ethereum and back. He offers to change this using the Uniswap-alike decentralized solution.In a series of pretty interesting Twitter posts, Vitalik Buterin outlines presumable Ethereum future steps. Those steps needed to investigate the paranormal fact: Bitcoin and Ethereum still have no cheap and reliable means of...
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