We’re flooded with news stories about the stablecoin boom. You have the industry, you have private sector capital, everybody is excited about the potential for massive gains. These regulatory green lights are powering the next crypto bull run! Let’s not kid ourselves. Are we really missing the boat here, or...
Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu believes Ethereum could be going up by a factor of ten. This increase can only take place if the community collectively accepts NFTs as truly valuable cultural artifacts. This new interest in NFTs is expected to help Ethereum’s price break through its previous all-time high.Siu’s...
The appeal of double-digit yields is seriously seductive. Traditional havens, such as U.S. Treasuries, can’t provide more than a paltry 4.3%. It’s hardly surprising that calls are becoming more frequent and urgent. A $7 trillion dollar exodus from safe-but-boring assets is careening into the wild west of DeFi stablecoin lending....
The NFT world. A newfangled Gold Rush that promises artists freedom, investors unimaginable wealth, and a new world where ownership is fundamentally revolutionized. We've all seen the headlines: pixelated rocks selling for millions, celebrities shilling their own collections, and breathless pronouncements about the metaverse. What if I told you the...
Ethereum remains the unequivocal reigning champ of the blockchain space, with developer activity on the platform vastly overshadowing its competitors even amid falling crypto prices and macroeconomic headwinds. With 1,695 active developers, Ethereum's robust ecosystem and strong institutional backing, exemplified by BlackRock's significant investment, solidify its position as a central...
Michael Egorov, the founder of Curve, recently released a paper about this in DeFi. In it, the team describes an innovative strategy that promises to remove the risk of impermanent loss (IL) for liquidity providers. Egorov’s new platform, Yield Basis (YB), takes this concept and goes a step further, introducing...
So, dfdvSOL is snuggling up with RateX, a yield trading platform. Big news, right? Maybe. Before we bust out the ukes and break into “Revolution,” let’s pump the brakes. Having been among those in academia who’ve spent time wrestling with the real-world applications of crypto. Getting here, though, I’ve noticed...
Bitcoin has shown extraordinary robustness, hovering above $94,000 even when it dipped below $78,000 for a short time. One step the algorithm takes is to limit the supply to just 21 million coins. This limited supply makes it more attractive as a store of value, particularly in periods of currency...