Ethereum Watch

Key Takeaways The most used DeFi lending platform, Compound, has integrated Curv—a digital asset custodian focused on institutions. For now, only deposits are available, but Curv has plans to enable borrowing later. Share this article Though the Compound-led decentralized finance (DeFi) sector is rapidly growing, it’s still very small compared to the traditional multi-trillion financial […]

From a medium-term perspective, it’s been an extremely strong year for Ethereum. Advertisements From the capitulation lows of approximately $85 seen in March of this year, the largest altcoin has gained around 200%. And since the start of the year, ETH’s gains are approaching 100%. But stepping back, Ethereum is actually a poor performer on […]

Key Takeaways Abra was conducting synthetic swaps, drawing the attention of U.S regulators DeFi protocols need to decentralized their governance mechanisms Only two DeFi protocols with more than $100 million of locked liquidity have mitigated major regulatory risks Share this article After the SEC and CFTC’s orders against California based Abra, the next target could […]

Key Takeaways Born out of a hackathon in 2019, Zapper has grown to become a hub of activity for DeFi investors. Not only does it help users track their holdings, it also allows them to quickly react to new insights. Thanks to investment from the ever-present MetaCartel community, Zapper enjoys access to some of the […]

Ethereum entered a consolidation period over the past week that has led to the formation of a descending triangle on its 4-hour chart. A horizontal trendline developed along with the swing lows while a descending trendline formed along with the swing highs. Advertisements The continuation pattern estimates that a spike in demand for Ether that […]

Advertisements A company founded by Jacques Voorhees, father of ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees, is offering NFTs representing diamonds on the OpenSea marketplace. Non fungible tokens (NFT) representing diamonds have made their way to the OpenSea marketplace.  In the past, there have been quite a few attempts to tokenize diamonds and other precious stones and metals. […]

Advertisements Matic Network may be closer to a scalability solution for the Ethereum blockchain after a test run showed it could handle 7,200 TPS. Blockchain scalability solution Matic claims the network can supercharge the Ethereum ecosystem, after a two-month testnet run revealed it was able to process 7,2000 transactions per second (TPS). In a July […]

Advertisements It seems that a new DeFi darling emerges every week now to enjoy surges in popularity, collateral lockup, and oftentimes boosts in token prices. At the moment, InstaDApp appears to be the DeFi flavor of the week. Another day has yielded another all-time high for DeFi markets with the total value locked (TVL) hitting […]

Advertisements Five years following the launch of ETH in 2015, and the future of the blockchain may lay in DeFi and USDT, according to industry experts. Industry experts say Tether and Decentralized Finance tokens will play large roles in the future of Ethereum as the blockchain approaches its five-year anniversary on July 30. In a […]

Ever since its then-record $232 million ICO (initial coin offering) back in 2017, Tezos (XTZ) has earned a justifiable amount of buzz in the crypto world. But does the Swiss-US joint venture have legs? Advertisements First off, it’s important to understand what makes Tezos stand out among the thousands of cryptocurrencies on the market. XTZ […]