Ethereum Watch

The hottest thing to emerge for Ethereum holders this week has been Yearn Finance’s yETH high-yield farming pool. It has survived its first tribulation as ETH prices dumped 14% on the day. Advertisements This week, Yearn Finance’s DeFi platform, which recently launched insurance incentives, unveiled two new high yielding vaults for Ethereum holders. One is […]

With the flurry of activity in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, the number of Ethereum (ETH) contract calls continues to increase. Advertisements As numerous DeFi projects emerge weekly, dry-runs and tests on smart contracts are increasing as developers work out bugs. The Ethereum blockchain itself is also experiencing significant congestion leading to a massive hike […]

One of Ethereum’s most sought after upgrades is being discussed again as momentum for approval and implementation mounts. It could effectively change the fee market mechanism by burning a little ETH for every transaction made. Advertisements As Ethereum demand has grown over the past few months, propelled by the boom in DeFi applications and protocols, […]

Crypto collateral on the Curve Finance DeFi platform has spiked to almost a billion dollars propelling it up the total value locked list to third place. The influx of capital came after a rather perplexing deployment of its governance token and DAO on Thursday. Advertisements Last week it was Yam—but now it’s Curve Finance’s taking […]

Decentralized finance projects keep gathering momentum. Many are attributing the current bull market to the boom in popularity of these protocols. From high-interest earnings to yield farming, we may be witnessing how DeFi takes over crypto. Advertisements Just two weeks ago, total value locked (TVL) on all DeFi protocols combined reached $4 billion. Today, that […]

Recent research has delved into the democratization and decentralization of DeFi protocols as more are beginning to issue tokens based on voting rights. Findings indicate that there is little difference between these protocols and corporate governance. Advertisements The yield farming craze that has literally launched DeFi into the stratosphere over the past couple of months […]

This week’s DeFi darling is Bancor, which has been gaining momentum following the launch of its v2 pools last week. Meanwhile, DeFi markets themselves have been consistently hitting new highs over the past few months, with no signs of slowing. Advertisements On July 31, non-custodial token exchange protocol Bancor launched its highly anticipated v2 to […]

This weekend’s epic crypto market momentum has been a remnant of the volatile action witnessed in late 2017. Ethereum has been in the driver’s seat, but instead of the ICO-saturated market of yesteryear, DeFi platforms are now dominating the sector in 2020. Advertisements Cryptocurrency markets have reached their highest levels this year in terms of […]

As Ethereum reaches its five year birthday, on-chain metrics have never been stronger. The recent price rally is also good news for those that have been buying ETH over the past year or so. Advertisements Ethereum prices are at their highest level for over a year, but looking at the longer-term picture shows that ETH […]

Ethereum has come a long way in the past five years. To mark its anniversary BeInCrypto will take a look at what the network has been through, and what could be in store for it in the next half-decade. Advertisements The genesis block on the Ethereum blockchain was mined on July 30, 2015 — five […]