On Tuesday, the founder of the decentralized exchange (dex) Uniswap tweeted about the trading platform passing $10 billion in weekly trade volume for the first time. Decentralized trading volumes have grown massively, as dex platforms built on Ethereum have seen more than $18 billion in volume during the last week. Meanwhile, the dex Pancakeswap, an […]
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PancakeSwap eclipses Ethereum network in 24-hour transactions
Transactions on the Binance Smart Chain are exploding, with PancakeSwap leading the way.
Uniswap deploys V3 contracts to four Ethereum testnets
The world’s leading DEX has taken a big step toward launching its third iteration by deploying its contracts to all four of Ethereum’s testnets.
Atomic swaps and network upgrades send Monero (XMR) price to a 3 year high
Monero price is closing in on its 2017 all-time high as network upgrades, atomic swaps and real-world integrations catch the attention of retail and institutional investors.
Uniswap’s weekly trade volumes reach record high of $10B
The decentralized exchange has been at the center of the yearlong DeFi explosion.
Shapeshift Reveals Platform Supports Unwrapped Swaps via Thorchain With No KYC
Just recently, Shapeshift founder and CEO Erik Voorhees published a blog post about a new project called Thorchain, a protocol that allows for decentralized exchanges without wrapping or bridging technology commonly used today. Thorchain launched on April 13, 2021, and the Shapeshift founder recently revealed his company is first to leverage the multi-chain protocol in […]
ShapeShift launches native Bitcoin trading via THORChain
The non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange first announced plans to integrate decentralized exchanges in January. Now, mobile users can trade BTC with ETH and LTC without an intermediary.
Cointelegraph Consulting: Deep diving with Ethereum whales
The 10-largest Ethereum whales have accumulated roughly $10 billion, but their investment behavior suggests some are still hungry.
Exchange tokens rally ahead of next week’s long-awaited Coinbase IPO
Binance Coin, WazirX and KuCoin Token have notched double-digit gains after centralized exchanges added lucrative staking opportunities and quickly listed new DeFi tokens.
DeFi’s money markets are finally luring in institutional investors
The explosive growth of DeFi’s money markets over the last few years has finally gotten the attention of institutional investors.