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Filecoin: Understanding the Complex Crypto System Meant to Rival AWS

Filecoin and its FIL token might be the most complex thing the blockchain industry has ever brought to market. Here's what you need to know.

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Yearn, YAM and the Rise of Crypto's 'Weird DeFi' Moment

What do these various memecoins do? Here's the rough TL;DR of the latest tokens to top the DeFi charts.

DeFi, Yield Farming, Yearn Finance, YFI

Policy

Why It's Time to Pay Attention to Mexico's Booming Crypto Market

In a trend that is largely unnoticed outside of the country, Mexico is embracing cryptocurrency at a breakneck speed.

Crypto Use Is Taking Off in Mexico

Markets

YAM's Market Cap Falls From $60M to Zero in 35 Minutes

YAM’s market cap fell to zero just minutes after the co-founder pronounced the yield farming project dead. A rescue plan is now in the cards.

YAM Market Cap (CoinGecko)

Markets

Two Reasons Crypto's Bull Market Is Coming

Capital from dying token projects and an inflationary environment provide conditions for crypto's march towards a $1 trillion market cap.

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One Billion, Two Billion, Three Billion, Four? DeFi's Knocking on TradFi's Door

DeFi is an overnight success years in the making. From "The DAO" hack to $3.6 billion in total value locked, here's the history of decentralized finance.

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Banks in US Can Now Offer Crypto Custody Services, Regulator Says

U.S. regulators have cleared the way for national banks to provide cryptocurrency custody services on behalf of customers.

Bank vault (State Library of New South Wales, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)

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China's Blockchain Infrastructure to Extend Global Reach With Six Public Chains

China’s blockchain infrastructure BSN will expand its global reach by integrating with six major public chains including Tezos, NEO, Cosmos’ Irisnet, Nervos, Ethereum and EOS. Developers using these blockchains will be able to run nodes and build dapps in the network.

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Markets

Sale of the Century: The Inside Story of Ethereum's 2014 Premine

"Now anyone could be an investor in one of the most cutting-edge technology companies out there. All they needed was an internet connection and at least 0.01 bitcoin."

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Markets

DeFi Driving Chainlink’s Link Token to Record Highs

The ever-increasing use of Chainlink’s price oracles in decentralized finance is driving the cryptocurrency higher, according to analysts.

Link vs. bitcoin returns, Jan. 1 to Jul. 7, 2020.