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DeFi Has Had a Strong 2021, Driven By New Trends & Paradigms

DeFi apps, platforms on non-Ethereum blockchains showed strong growth. Key DeFi trends include lending, gaming and gamification, staking, yield farming, and NFTs. "Ethereum has always been the dominant network but this is really changing in 2021."The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector had a...

, by Simon Chandler

‘Fiat-Like’ Proof-of-Stake Chains Favor Centralization & Rich Players

The threat of the financial system’s ability to acquire an unlimited stake shouldn’t be neglected. Buying up ETH doesn’t give validators or stakers unilateral control over the network. The largest existing holders will grow even richer with PoS.In crypto, consensus often results...

, by Simon Chandler

1confirmation Raises USD 125M, Chia – USD 61M, African CBDC + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. ____Investments newsCrypto venture fund 1confirmation said it closed its new third venture fund worth USD 125m and dubbed 1confirmation...

, by Sumejja Muratagić-Tadić

Coinbase Mulls Ethereum Collateral Amid Lending Program Expansion

US-based crypto exchange giant Coinbase might add ethereum (ETH) as collateral in the near future as part of the company’s strategy to expand their lending business, according to Alesia Haas, Chief Financial Officer at Coinbase.Haas was speaking during the exchange’s recent analyst...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Bitcoin ATM Boom, OKEx’s Lightning, India’s Blockchain Plan + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Crypto adoption newsCoinFlip, a major US-based Bitcoin ATM operator, said it grew its network from 441 ATMs in January 2020 to over...

, by Tim Alper

Non-Fungible 2021: Prepare Your NFTs For DeFi, Staking, and Sharing

Collecting artifacts is now possible in a digitally native manner. "NFTs in DeFi is another space with a lot of potential for growth." This year, it still might stay somewhat niche and trail behind the broader DeFi space.Cryptocurrencies are — or at least aim to be — money. This not...

, by Simon Chandler

DeFi Trends to Watch Out For in 2021 According to ConsenSys and Kraken

The world of decentralized finance (DeFi) this year, among other developments, will likely see rising popularity of tranche lending, increased use of Layer 2 protocols as a scaling solution, faster tokenization on Ethereum (ETH), and improved mobility of staked ETH, estimates ConsenSys Codefi, a...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

New SEC Chair, Confiscated Bitcoin Miners, Trader vs. Banks + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Regulation newsFormer Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler, who is considered to be pro-crypto and...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

DeFi ‘Genie Is Out’ and Is Set For Growth in 2021

In 2021, decentralized finance (DeFi) might see stronger interest not only from individual users but from institutional investors also, as the environment for this nascent sector is still favorable, according to industry players speaking to Cryptonews.com. Meanwhile, regulation might slow down this...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Binance to Exit South Korea, MoneyGram on Ripple, Acting SEC Chair + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Exchanges newsBinance is to shut down its South Korean operations with almost immediate effect, citing “low usage and volume with...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Yield Farming-boosted DeFi Set For New Fields With Old Challenges in 2021

The biggest trend is estimated to be the move to Layer 2 solutions. Also, derivatives and insurance segments might get a lot of attention in 2021. Security and regulation remain among the top challenges.2020 was the year of the DeFi explosion. Having had modest beginnings in 2018 and 2019,...

, by Simon Chandler

Spanish Banking Giant Prepared For Bitcoin, PayPal’s BTC Game + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Banking news Spanish banking giant BBVA said that starting in January 2021, its unit in Switzerland will progressively launch a new...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Regulatory Crypto Primer, NiceHash Reimburses BTC 4.6K Hack Victims + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Regulation newsThe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released a Digital Assets Primer today. The focus of this primer is...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Ethereum 2.0 Has Another Mystery – Taxes

As ethereum (ETH) holders are now learning how to stake their tokens and earn interest along the way, there is one question they’ll eventually need to ask, and hope there is a clear answer by then. Yes, it’s taxes. And the only thing that’s clear is that there’s no...

, by Gerelyn Terzo

First Validator Gets ‘Slashed’ Just Day After Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 Launch

Though the heavier penalties are supposed to be easily avoided, just a day after the launch of the first phase of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0), the first validator has been 'slashed'. According to BeaconScan.com, since the Phase 0 launched on December 1, one validator was already slashed yesterday.The...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Ethereum 2.0’s Phase 0 Goes Live ‘Successfully’, ETH Drops

The first of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) is now live, with the team behind it describing its launch as successful, while ETH erased all its gains today. At 12 UTC today, per the Ethereum Foundation livestream and Beaconcha.‍in's genesis dashboard, the first phase has been launched. The Slot 1, the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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