DeFi offered the dream — a new financial system, not controlled by middlemen, but governed by code, open to anyone. The early days? To be perfectly frank, they were a lawless frontier. Remember "DeFi Summer" in 2020? High APYs, meme coins, and rug pulls everywhere. In the storm, a few...

Fixed-yield DeFi protocols intend to introduce the predictability of traditional finance (TradFi) into the decentralized realm. These protocols are mostly designed to give users stable and reliable yield income. This methodology is a far cry from the high-yield and highly unstable nature of traditional DeFi, like yield farming. By ThrowingToken.com,...

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has rapidly evolved, drawing inspiration from traditional finance (TradFi) to create innovative solutions. The development of fixed-income products in DeFi largely mirrors the principles of financial engineering already laid out in traditional finance. This innovation enables growers to better control risk and reap higher returns. DeFi platforms...

Bybit, one of the biggest centralized exchange (CEX) players on the market, is taking a huge step into the decentralized world. Twelve days after completing a Solana-based DEX on-chain decentralized exchange Byreal that they’re building Solana Blockchain. This is a bold step signaling a departure from traditional exchange practice. It...

Africa. A continent bursting with youthful energy, talents and entrepreneurial spirit, constrained by legacy banking services. Now picture a world where that same grandmother in rural Kenya could get small loans at reasonable interest rates. Imagine the female entrepreneur in Lagos who can access capital without the cash-starting bureaucratic horrors....

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has a bright, albeit alarming, future. This is especially the case for people in areas that do not have access to banks or credit unions. Africa is home to a dynamic and youthful entrepreneurial population and to a growing, mobile-first demographic. This makes it a perfect candidate...

Ethereum recently took a big lead over Solana in daily fees. It has more recently seized the initiative in decentralized exchange (DEX) activity, representing a watershed moment in the competitive balance of the cryptocurrency market. This resurgence highlights Ethereum's resilience despite facing scalability and transaction cost challenges that had previously...

The crypto world loves a Cinderella story. And Solana, with its promise of blazing speed and ultra-low fees, was meant to be the one that finally dethroned Ethereum. But something funny happened on the way to the blockchain revolution: Ethereum, the old warhorse, started showing signs of life. In fact,...

Ethereum's recent resurgence, surpassing Solana in fees and DEX activity, isn't just another crypto headline. For Africa, it's a potential game-changer, a vital sign for a future where financial sovereignty isn't a pipe dream, but a tangible reality. We’re talking about empowerment, about creating agency and opportunity that have been...

Are you tired of watching what looks like one giant pump-and-dump scheme? Instead of a trading floor, it happens to play out on a wrestling mat! That's exactly what the WWE's handling of the Wyatt Sicks feels like: a DeFi project destined to implode.Wyatt Sicks Protocol: Promising Moon Shot?Think about...