Uniswap hitting $3 trillion in cumulative trading volume is pretty mind-blowing. Huge numbers sometimes do come across as vague, pulled from an academic exercise. So, let's connect the dots. Put aside the graphs and the technical terms on English and Spanish for just a minute. Let’s talk about Africa. Let's...

Three trillion dollars. Let that sink in. Only Uniswap, the decentralized exchange darling that may end up with a very different legacy, has reached that milestone – in lifetime trading volume. Founder Hayden Adams is rightfully celebrating. The headlines are screaming "DeFi Success!" But before we uncork the champagne, let's...

DeFi, short for Decentralized Finance, is still one of the hottest trends in crypto enabling new financial alternatives to everything from saving to insurance. Of all the sectors in DeFi, Decentralized Exchanges (DEXs) and Lending protocols are the most important sectors of DeFi. Right now, DeFi lending protocols maintain a...

Let’s face it, the DeFi narrative for most of 2021 was centered around DEXs. Decentralized exchanges were meant to be the next big thing, the promised land where anyone could freely trade anything, at any time, all without permission. Remember the hype? The insane APYs? The promises of financial freedom?...

Fueled by DeFi lending protocols, crypto lending activity is making a huge return. They’re already beating decentralized exchanges (DEXs) like Uniswap and PancakeSwap in total value locked (TVL) numbers further proving their aggressive comeback. The distinctively rapid recovery of the DeFi lending market reinforces how important design and prudent risk...

Picture this, Meet Thabo, a smallholder farmer in rural Kenya. For years, he’s been shut out from the formal banking system. Institutions tag him as too “risky,” but that’s because they don’t understand the life he has to live. He wants a loan to purchase higher-quality seeds and irrigate his...

It's Sunday, May 11, 2025. Bitcoin just cracked $100,000. Again. But the real story isn’t Bitcoin’s price, it’s what that surge unlocks here on the continent. Forget the pipe Lambo dreams, and instead focus on creating meaningful, quantifiable change. Think about financial freedom for millions. The rising tide raises all...

At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s price is $103,956.30 after a 24 of 0.08% increase. Meanwhile, several altcoins are experiencing significant gains. Ether.fi (ETHFI), Hivemapper (HONEY), and Maple Finance (SYRUP) yielded triple-digit percentage gains over the weekend. Their market capitalization and trading volume exploded as well.Ether.fi (ETHFI) is currently on...

The global crypto landscape is shifting. We see it in the headlines: more mergers, more acquisitions, more big players gobbling up smaller ones. This M&A frenzy, fueled by everything from venture capital to debt financing, is tracked on dashboards, analyzed by experts, and debated in boardrooms. What does it truly...

The first three months of 2025 were marked by steep DeFi decline. ThrowingToken.com, your guide to navigating the DeFi world, is here to dissect the factors contributing to this decline and explore potential paths for resurgence. This article paints the picture of the dramatic decline of the DeFi ecosystem. Here’s...