Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. Thanks to the University of Cambridge’s Global Cryptocurrency Benchmarking Study, we have a clear picture of the current crypto landscape. Representing the third such study, from cooperation with the Centre for Alternative Finance, the […]
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YFI Founder Andre Cronje ‘Still Building’ the DeFi Project that Got Hacked for $16 Million
Amidst the craze and shift toward non-fungible tokens (NFT), DeFi sweetheart yEarn’s founder Andre Cronje’s latest project saw rug pulled on $16 million. The project was Eminence Finance (EMN), an unreleased and unfinished gaming multiverse project whose smart contracts were deployed last night but without any announcement. But nothing remains out of the sight of […]
Binance Coin (BNB) jumps to USD 28.50 as Binance lists CAKE and SPARTA tokens
Binance Coin (BNB) has surged by more than 7% in the past 24 hours and continues to outperform major cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP). Binance Coin is trading higher and could test prices around $30.00 in the next few sessions. Meanwhile, most of the largest cryptocurrencies by market cap are showing signs […]
63 percent of DEX trading volume is on Uniswap
Uniswap is the largest DeFi platform by total value locked and by trade volume among DEXes. As of September 29th, 2020, (8:00 UTC) the total value locked in DeFi protocols was around $11.11 billion. The dominant platforms with the highest TVL are Uniswap, Maker, Aave and Curve Finance, all of which have more than $1 […]
3 of the Best Stocks on Nasdaq Right Now
Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. Nasdaq jumped 180 points, or 1.9%, on September 28, with recovery peeking over the horizon. Despite September being a historically weak month, the best Nasdaq stocks show good potential. The following companies have seen […]
Stratis to Launch New Blockchain and Token ‘STRAX’, Increasing Focus on DeFi
As blockchain use cases such as digital securities, lending platforms, and more take off, companies are finding the need for increased flexibility in their blockchains. Stratis, a popular enterprise-focused ‘Blockchain as a Service (BaaS)’ company, has recognized this and just announced STRAX. Introducing STRAX – We are delighted to release full details regarding the STRAX […]
SEC Takes a ‘Big Step Forward’ Regarding Broker-Dealers Trading Digital Asset Securities
In a no-action letter dated Sept. 25 from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the agency has released guidance on the settlement of digital asset securities at alternative systems, which “could end up being significant news for exchanges, including DEXs.” The SEC proposes a “three-step process” for ATS trading that might replace the previous […]
Cardano’s bullish case strengthens as IOHK and UN team up
IOHK and the United Nations have offered a $10,000 bounty for developers to use Cardano’s blockchain. While major altcoins look to bounce off last week’s sell-off, Cardano’s strong performance over the past three days continues this Monday. The ADA token has jumped 10.64% in the past 24 hours to see the crypto asset’s price hit […]
ETH Locked on Aave & Uniswap Records a Sharp Rise
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is back to recovering, currently at over $11 billion, reaching an all-time high of nearly $12 billion from last week, as per DeFi Pulse. On this climb up, the amount of BTC on Ethereum is already at an all-time of 130.8k BTC. When it comes to Ether, at 8.2 million ETH, it […]
Bitcoin portrays the future of online security: Twitter CEO
Tech entrepreneur Jack Dorsey, in a recent interview, claimed that Bitcoin and blockchain give hope for a possible future of pseudonymity Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s CEO, talked about the wave of crypto-related Twitter attacks witnessed recently in the interview for The Oslo Freedom Forum: “I appreciate the difference between pseudonymity and anonymity. Anonymity feels a lot […]
