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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...