Will the next web be built on Ethereum?
    06 Oct 2021
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    Developers are flocking to the platform’s blockchain, but nimbler rivals are emerging, Richard Waters writes on FT. Is Ethereum the future of the internet? Interest in the Ethereum blockchain has soared over the past year, as developers have turned to it to create a wave of decentralized finance projects, known as DeFi, and unique digital…

    DeFi shows an 880% spike in adoption due to emerging markets
    05 Oct 2021
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    Chainanalysis has attempted to measure the adoption of decentralized finance worldwide and issued the Global DeFi Adoption Index, where compiled statistics show an 880% increase in the usage of DeFi. However, crypto is not so close to becoming mainstream as some developed markets become reluctant on the crypto market. Instead of using the usual metrics…

    DeFi bug resulted in an $80 million loss for Compound Finance
    03 Oct 2021
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    On Wednesday, soon after executing the upgrade, patching minor bugs, Compound Labs reported “unusual activity,” resulting in some users being able to get more COMP tokens than allowable. A bug in the code posed $80 million worth of COMP at risk of unfair distribution. The incident may lead to a COMP price crash. According to…

    Europe becomes the world’s largest crypto economy with $1T due to DeFi
    02 Oct 2021
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    According to a Chainalysis report, Central, Northern, and Western Europe (CNWE) have become the world’s biggest crypto economy. Over the last year, the region has received over $1 trillion worth of cryptocurrency, reaching 25% of all global activity. The tremendous growth that started in July 2020 pushed Europe from second to first place since last…

    Cardano partners with Chainlink to develop smart contracts and DeFi applications
    02 Oct 2021
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    Input Output recently announced that it would leverage Chainlink’s decentralized oracles to make it easier for developers to access real-world databases, paving the way to build DeFi applications on Cardano’s blockchain. Although sentiment surrounding the partnership has been positive, the native tokens for both projects have failed to react. Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), the…

    Cardano will soon have a new DeFi stablecoin with COTI
    29 Sep 2021
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    Previously partnered with COTI, Cardano is going to have its first stablecoin, dubbed Djed, giving space to cheaper transactions and making it easier to run DeFi projects. Software development company COTI announced a few hours ago the issuance of the first stablecoin designed to run on the Cardano blockchain. The news was first revealed by…