Polkadot To Introduce Bitcoin As A Wrapped Asset ‘PolkaBTC’ In Early 2021

Open-source blockchain network Polkadot has announced that wrapped Bitcoin is coming to its protocol, as PolkaBTC, to enhance true interoperability in blockchain networks in January 2021. PolkaBTC will ensure several guarantees for its holders, including the ability to always redeem PolkaBTC for BTC, get reimbursement at a beneficial rate in the collateral currency, and access […] дальше »

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Foreign Crypto Exchanges Like Paxful, Binance to Pay 1.5% Tax Under Kenya’s New Regulations

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has clarified that its planned digital service tax (DST) will be applicable to cryptocurrencies at a rate of 1. 5% on gross transaction value, local media reported. дальше »

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Kwenta Launches “Infinite Liquidity” Derivatives Trading on Synthetix

Synthetix – the leading derivatives protocol – has showcased its newest exchange product called Kwenta, providing slippage-free trading of derivative […] The post Kwenta Launches “Infinite Liquidity” Derivatives Trading on Synthetix appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Bitcoin Sell-Off Accelerates amid US Stock Downtrend; Crash Ahead?

Bitcoin (BTC) dropped lower on Thursday, with dimming stimulus hopes and a resurgence in the coronavirus cases in the US and Europe casting doubts over the global economic recovery. The BTC/USD exchange rate established an intraday low at $11,263 as of around 0900 UTC, suggesting that it could correct further lower in the US trading […] дальше »

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Bancor Announces BNT Governance via 2.1 Upgrade

Bancor – a DeFi Automated Market-Maker (AMM) – showcased token-based governance as well as additional features for the AMM promising […] The post Bancor Announces BNT Governance via 2.1 Upgrade appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Bitcoin Hash Rate Rockets to New All-Time High; Up 36% in 2020

From a fundamental perspective, Bitcoin has never been stronger. The benchmark cryptocurrency has evolved from being a speculative asset to a reserve asset that is being widely adopted by retail investors, funds, institutions, and corporations alike. дальше »

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Cream Finance Partially Delists FTT Amidst Governance Contention

Cream Finance – a lending protocol for nascent DeFi tokens – has hosted a governance poll around the collateral parameters […] The post Cream Finance Partially Delists FTT Amidst Governance Contention appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Boardroom Raises $2.2M Seed Round for Governance Management

Boardroom – a governance management platform – has closed a $2.2M seed round led by Standard Crypto to create a […] The post Boardroom Raises $2.2M Seed Round for Governance Management appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Bank of England Moves Closer to Negative Interest Rates, Asks Banks if They Are Ready

The Bank of England has moved closer to adopting a negative interest rate policy. The central bank has asked commercial banks in the U. K. to provide details of how ready they are to deal with negative interest rates, asserting that for the policy to be effective, commercial banks need to be ready to implement it. дальше »

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Bank of England Moves Closer to Negative Interest Rates, Surveys Banks’ Readiness

The Bank of England has moved closer to adopting a negative interest rate policy. The central bank has asked commercial banks in the U. K. to provide details of how ready they are to deal with negative interest rates, asserting that for the policy to be effective, commercial banks need to be ready to implement it. дальше »

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Dharma Kickstarts Uniswap Governance with Quorum & Proposal Changes

Uniswap – the leading DEX  – has seen its first governance proposal from Dharma to reduce quorum and proposal thresholds […] The post Dharma Kickstarts Uniswap Governance with Quorum & Proposal Changes appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Bitcoin Hits 5-Week High Ahead of Q3 Earnings Season; What’s Next?

There was no major stimulus announcement, but Bitcoin was still able to hit a five-week high on the first day of the week. The benchmark cryptocurrency established an intraday high of $11,736 before profit-taking sentiment pushed its exchange rate lower. дальше »

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Dollar dip meets hash rate boom: 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week

Analysts warn that U.S. dollar could return to its 2018 lows as Bitcoin fundamentals steam to new records this week.

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This Week in DeFi – October 9th

To the DeFi Community, The recent drawdown is the best time for anyone who’s heads down in the industry. It’s […] The post This Week in DeFi – October 9th appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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DefiDollar Launches DFD Token with Retro Rewards and Liquidity Mining

DefiDollar – a stablecoin aggregator – have announced liquidity mining and retroactive rewards for the launch of their native governance […] The post DefiDollar Launches DFD Token with Retro Rewards and Liquidity Mining appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Fintech Revolut Dangles Market-Beating 5% Rate Bait to U.S. Savers

Coinspeaker Fintech Revolut Dangles Market-Beating 5% Rate Bait to U. S. SaversBesides its base annual interest rates given to American savers, Europe's fifth most valuable fintech Revolut has awarded the savers additional bonus. дальше »

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Shell Protocol Launches Stablecoin AMM

Shell Protocol – a stablecoin AMM – has launched its first pool on mainnet. 1/ We are now LIVE! Shell […] The post Shell Protocol Launches Stablecoin AMM appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Interest Rates Gaps for the US Dollar

There are several ways to measure interest rate differentials between the US dollar and other major currencies, but which of them offer the best outcome? дальше »

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Alpha Finance Lab Launches Alpha Homora

Alpha Finance – a leveraged yield aggregator – has launched its second product “Alpha Homora“, designed to make leveraged yield […] The post Alpha Finance Lab Launches Alpha Homora appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Хешрейт биткоина достиг исторического максимума

Хешрейт сети биткоина впервые в истории достиг значения 170 EH/s на часовом графике 24-часовой скользящей средней показателя, отметили аналитики Glassnode. #Bitcoin hash rate hits a new ATH and touches 170 exahash for the first time in history on the hourly chart (24h MA). дальше »

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BTCD Approaches Long-Term Resistance Level

The Bitcoin Dominance Rate (BTCD) has been increasing since Sept. 2 and has shown several bullish reversal signs. However, it’s still trading below a major long-term resistance level. Long-Term Levels The BTCD has moved downwards since it reached a high of 73. дальше »

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Ethereum hashrate hits a new high of 250 TH/s

The hash rate on the Ethereum network has surged 80% since January, surpassing the...

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DeFi boom pushes Ethereum’s hash rate to a new ATH

As the DeFi craze continued throughout the year, Ethereum saw new records in volume, the number of transactions, and even the size of its fees. With Ethereum 2. 0 still being in the works, miners are taking every chance they can get to earn some ETH. дальше »

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75 crypto exchanges have closed down so far in 2020

Crypto exchanges are disappearing at a fast rate this year.

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ETH hash rate hits all time high, mining it is 3X more profitable than BTC

The Ethereum hash rate broke the 250 TH/s barrier for the first time since Aug. 2018

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Introducing the Index Cooperative For Community Governed Indexes

Set Protocol – a DeFi asset management protocol – has announced the Index Cooperative, a global community that will launch […] The post Introducing the Index Cooperative For Community Governed Indexes appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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The Top Universities for Blockchain – Methodology

CoinDesk's 2020 university rankings rate institutions from scholarly impact to employment outcomes. Here is the full story of how we did it. дальше »

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Miners Push Ethereum Hash Rate to New Record High Amidst DeFi’s Explosive Dominance

DeFi’s explosive dominance has given room for many Ethereum projects to thrive and the Ethereum network as a beneficiary of this rapid growth has not been left out. Once again, the buildup in network activities has propelled the hash rate to a new all-time high. дальше »

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Aragon and Balancer Partner to Add Onchain Governance to Snapshot

Aragon and Balancer have partnered to add onchain execution to Snapshot, a Balancer-incubate off-chain voting tool that has garnered significant […] The post Aragon and Balancer Partner to Add Onchain Governance to Snapshot appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Blockchain in Sport: Air Ball or Slam Dunk ?

If you have followed the NFL recently, you might have heard about some players like the Bills’ Matt Barkley or the Panthers’ Russel Okung, who have requested to be paid in Bitcoin. Given the Dollar’s inflationary tendencies over the last decades compared with the decreasing inflation rate of Bitcoin, this is certainly a smart choice.  […] дальше »

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Interest Rate Differentials and the Demand for US Dollar

Why does the currency market consistently show a larger interest rate differential between the rate for the US dollar and other currencies? дальше »

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Bitcoin Analyst Reveals What’s Holding Price Above $10K: Its China

Bitcoin has shown an extreme resilience against bears that want to crash its spot rate below $10,000. And an on-chain analyst explains why. Forex professional Cole Garner issued a string of tweets earlier Tuesday to illustrate a divergence between Bitcoin’s bearish price moves and its growing network activity last week. дальше »

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Why traders expect ‘boring’ Bitcoin and altcoin price action until 2021

Traders expect a slow Q4 for Bitcoin and altcoins, especially as BTC’s dominance rate begins to climb higher.

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MetaFactory Debuts ROBOT Governance Token

MetaFactory – a digiphysical creation platform – has released the blueprint for the ROBOT governance token with a retroactive distribution. […] The post MetaFactory Debuts ROBOT Governance Token appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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0x Protocol Releases New 0x API for Matcha Gas Efficiency

0x Protocol – a leading DEX router – has released a new version of their 0x API (v1) alongside a […] The post 0x Protocol Releases New 0x API for Matcha Gas Efficiency appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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This Week in DeFi – October 2nd

To the DeFi Community, We’re on the cusp of a new spin on DeFi, social finance (SoFi). The rising wave […] The post This Week in DeFi – October 2nd appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Aave Starts Migration and Staking for AAVE Token Upgrade

Aave – the leading DeFi money market protocol- has started their token migration from LEND to AAVE via the newly […] The post Aave Starts Migration and Staking for AAVE Token Upgrade appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Has Uniswap (UNI) Finally Run Out of Steam?

The Uniswap Token (UNI) price halted its decrease on Sept 22, but the resulting upward movement was weak and has already retraced. A drop below $3. 78 is expected to accelerate the rate of decrease. дальше »

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A Strengthening Renminbi Casts Further Bullish Spells on Bitcoin

A robust exchange rate policy by the Chinese leaders has prompted the renminbi to log its best quarter in 12 years. And it may help Bitcoin surge as well. The onshore renminbi added approx 4 percent in the three months ending September 30, its best since 2008. дальше »

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Rari Capital integrates Aave for Automated Yield Farming

Rari Capital – an automated yield aggregator – is teaming up with Aave to optimize lending yield on leading stablecoins. […] The post Rari Capital integrates Aave for Automated Yield Farming appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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PieDAO Announces DOUGH Farming and Initial Balancer Listing

PieDAO – a tokenized asset management portfolio – has released the blueprint for the DOUGH tokenomics alongside a liquidity mining […] The post PieDAO Announces DOUGH Farming and Initial Balancer Listing appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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APY Finance Announces Liquidity Mining for APY Governance Tokens

APY.Finance – a pooled yield aggregator – has announced a liquidity mining rewards program starting on October 1st at 8PM […] The post APY Finance Announces Liquidity Mining for APY Governance Tokens appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Grammy Winning Producer RAC Launches Community Token with Zora

RAC – a grammy-winning producer – has partnered with collective creation internet-scale Zora to launch a community token called $RAC. […] The post Grammy Winning Producer RAC Launches Community Token with Zora appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Nexus Mutual Launches Shield Mining with KEEP Network tBTC

Nexus Mutual – the popular insurance mutual protocol- has announced a new staking feature called “shield mining” to incentivize smart […] The post Nexus Mutual Launches Shield Mining with KEEP Network tBTC appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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NEO Flamingo Finance Attracts $1.6B in TVL for DeFi Swiss Army Knife

Flamingo Finance has managed to garner 1.6 billion USD in Total Value Locked (TVL) a week after launch. The total […] The post NEO Flamingo Finance Attracts $1.6B in TVL for DeFi Swiss Army Knife appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Eminence Finance Rug Pull, Speculators Lose $15M on EMN

High-risk DeFi speculators have lost $15 million in a rapid rise and fall of an unreleased NFT game called Eminence. […] The post Eminence Finance Rug Pull, Speculators Lose $15M on EMN appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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This Week in DeFi – September 25th

To the DeFi Community, Ethereum continues to act as a gravity well for global financial assets. And Bitcoin and US […] The post This Week in DeFi – September 25th appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Aave Launches Genesis Governance with AIP1 Token Migration

Aave – the sector leading lending protocol – has launched its first Aave Improvement Proposal to ratify the migration from […] The post Aave Launches Genesis Governance with AIP1 Token Migration appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Optimism Launches Layer 2 Testnet with Synthetix Partnership

Optimism – a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum – has announced the first phase of their limited testnet. At […] The post Optimism Launches Layer 2 Testnet with Synthetix Partnership appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Uniswap Token Collection Rate Hits 80% Suggesting UNI Is Here to Stay

Uniswap’s massive airdrop to loyal platform users has been an overwhelming success and a strong indication that the token is not going to fade away despite its recent price slide. When Uniswap announced its native UNI token and Ethereum-based liquidity farming pools, it also distributed 150 million of those tokens as a loyalty bonus. дальше »

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