Finance, but make it decentralised September 15, 2020 I was a law student at the University of Helsinki when I discovered the Ethereum blockchain, and I was immediately drawn to the community and what people were building. I did some coding as a teenager, and I have always been interested in finance, so I began to apply how the permissionless system of smart [...]
The Crypto Circus: Has the DeFi Carnival Begun to Pack Up it’s Tents? (Part 3) September 15, 2020 If there is one thing for sure, nothing in crypto moves slowly. Everything happens at breakneck speed: The booms AND the busts. DeFi is not an exception – It’s just another iteration that proves the point. As of this article’s publication, there is some $8.26Bn worth of ETH locked up in various DeFi projects. And [...]
Crypto Derivatives Monthly Volumes Hit New All-Time High September 15, 2020 This week CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) moved from around $10,100 to a $10,540 high before enduring a minor correction. The cryptocurrency is trading at $10,340 at press time. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, started the week around $340 and moved up throughout it until it hit a $380 [...]
Bitcoin slides to $10,000. Is the party over? September 8, 2020 In typical bitcoin-fashion, the number one crypto retained its commitment to spontaneity as the crypto market seemingly took a turn for the worst. However, given the macro-bull trend, could one reasonably expect a corrective move to be short-lived? Another bitcoin rug-pull Since the local high on the 17th of August, bitcoin experienced a level of [...]
Ethereum miners’ revenue surges as monthly ETH transaction volumes surpass $24 billion September 8, 2020 This week CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) tested the $12,000 mark but couldn’t break that level, seeing a subsequent correction down to the $10,150 mark where it currently stands. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, started the week around $420 and moved up to $480 before BTC’s failure to break [...]
The Crypto circus is back in town! This year’s star attraction? DeFi (Part 2) September 8, 2020 When the gas escaped from the ICO bubble market in early 2018, speculators and developers scrambled to find a new way to generate the huge funds and rampant growth previously offered by now collapsed initial coin offerings. DeFi is just the latest in the line of new, and ultimately self defeating attempts to bring back [...]