Decentralized Finance

DeFi index futures on FTX and Binance
DeFi Sell-Off Continues as Index Futures Retrace to June Levels
DeFi indices on FTX and Binance continue to plummet.
DeFi index futures on FTX and Binance

Farmers harvesting, Ethnographic Museum in Avgorou, Cyprus.
Harvest Finance Doubles Total Value Locked to $704M in One Week
Harvest Finance’s dramatic growth took place during a time when enthusiasm around the DeFi space has slowly hit a wall.
Farmers harvesting, Ethnographic Museum in Avgorou, Cyprus.

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TODAY: Bitcoin's $1 Billion Crop: Why Hodlers Are Harvesting Yield on Ethereum
Why all the hype behind yield farming and food-inspired tokens? Should investors take them seriously or are they a fading trend?
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Year to date returns for cryptocurrencies group by liquid market capitalization
Traders Rotate to Bitcoin Expecting a Quiet Q4 for Altcoins
Some traders anticipate the leading cryptocurrency to significantly outperforming the entire crypto market for at least the next several months.
Year to date returns for cryptocurrencies group by liquid market capitalization

Blockchain provides uncanny transparency into crypto-market data, lately indicating that investors have taken their bitcoin off of cryptocurrency exchanges.
First Mover: Bitcoin Low Exchange Balance Looks Bullish but Chart Looks Bearish as $11K Nears
Bitcoin balances on exchanges hit two-year low, seen as a bullish sign that traders are holding for the long term, or tokenizing for use in DeFi.
Blockchain provides uncanny transparency into crypto-market data, lately indicating that investors have taken their bitcoin off of cryptocurrency exchanges.

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DeFi's Good, Bad and Ugly
Have we forgotten the ICO craze and how long it took to revitalize the crypto industry's image?
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Price chart of Aave's LEND token over past week. (CoinGecko)
Aave’s LEND Token Jumps 23% on Plan for Liquidity Mining
Aave’s LEND token is the day's top performer among cryptocurrencies with at least $100 million market capitalization.
Price chart of Aave's LEND token over past week. (CoinGecko)

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Decentralized Exchange Volumes Up 70% in June, Pass $1.5B
June trading volume on decentralized exchanges set a record high of $1.52 billion, up 70% from May.
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DeFi Platform Opyn Launches Put Options on Compound Token
Decentralized options marketplace Opyn has launched put options on COMP that will provide a safety net of sorts should COMP’s fortunes take a turn for the worse.
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FTX Is Building Lots of Sophisticated Markets Few Traders Use
FTX has launched eight unique index futures and volatility markets in less than 12 months. But few traders use these markets.
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