The decentralized finance (DeFi) space has arguably been the most impressive component of the entire crypto industry in 2020. With Bitcoin rallying to record highs, total assets locked in DeFi protocols have reached record levels too. However, it now appears to be bringing in an influx of users to decentralized apps (dApps), again. DeFi is […]
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Danny Oyekan, Founder and CEO of Dan Holdings – Interview Series
Danny Oyekan, founder of Dan Holdings and global social payments application Coins App, has spent years building social payments and blockchain solutions in Africa and around the globe with the goal of entirely borderless payments. You’ve been involved with Bitcoin since 2012, how did you initially discover this cryptocurrency? I discovered bitcoin early on through […]
Technical analysis: Polkadot, ChainLink and Dogecoin
Polkadot (DOT), ChainLink (LINK) and Dogecoin (DOGE) tokens have all traded higher since Bitcoin’s (BTC) rush to highs near $24k Polkadot and ChainLink are among several large-cap altcoins looking to break higher after Bitcoin’s price jumped above $23,000. Meme-coin Dogecoin is also trading higher as the crypto market’s greed index soars. DOT is up 16% […]
Compound to Release a New Cross-Chain Protocol with CASH Token Next Year
Compound Finance has released a new Compound Chain project — “a distributed ledger capable of transferring value & liquidity between peer ledgers.” The team is currently building a testnet implementation, which is expected to be released in the next quarter. The project will also be bringing other popular DeFi projects like Polkadot, Solana, Quorum, and […]
DeFi Warp Protocol Losses $7.7 Million in a Flash Loan Attack
Lending protocol, Warp was exploited with a complex flash loan attack for $7.7 million worth of stablecoins. Hacken Club audited the project. The attack on Thursday allowed the hacker to borrow more than their collateral value resulting in a loss of stablecoin lender funds. Later on Thursday or earlier on Friday, the team took to […]
Does This Bitcoin Rally Have More Fuel, or Do We Finally Get a Local Top?
After climbing to $23,800, Bitcoin is currently keeping around $23,000, with $10 billion in ‘real’ volume. This week, the digital asset finally hit $20,000, and much like $10k was broken at the end of July, $12k in October, and $14k and $16k in November, this breakout also happened with “incredible force.” Although, it was not […]
Barcelona Footballer Gerard Pique Joins Blockchain Cards Platform
The Spanish star joined the non-fungible token platform, Sorare as a strategic advisor.
In the Last Year, USD Has Lost 69% of Value vs. Bitcoin
Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. 2020 has shown us how the stock market’s health is directly linked to the Federal Reserve interventions. Massive money-printing in March became a worldwide meme. With the culling of small businesses underway, are we […]
Coinbase Pro Adds Trading Support for Graph (GRT) Token
The Ethereum-based token powers The Graph, a blockchain data company providing services for some of DeFi’s most popular apps.
Germany Passes Law to Allow Electronic Securities on Blockchain
Germany, the largest economy in Europe, has passed a law that will allow all-electronic securities to be recorded and traded based on blockchain technology. According to Reuters’ report, this is part of a more effective strategy by the country’s Finance Ministry to integrate existing ecosystems with blockchain. The newly passed legislation does away with paper […]
