Compound Digital Currencies

Crypto Exchange Coincheck Supports Trading for BAT Tokens

Coincheck joins Japan-based exchanges GMO Coin and BitFlyer in supporting trading for Brave’s Basic Attention Token starting on July 21

Compound ‘5x Overvalued’ as COMP Farming Accounts for 88% of Its Assets

Researchers claim that the Compound token is at least five-fold overvalued as over 88% of its $1 billion book is lent to liquidity miners

DApps Need to Nail Usability to Move From Crypto Niche to Mainstream

Yield farming is driving a boom in DApp and DeFi use, but user experience improvements will be key for future adoption in the next five years

Pankaj Balani, CEO at Delta Exchange, Explains how We Can Evaluate the Economic Value and Fair Price of Compound's COMP Token which Surged Dramatically in June 2020

Pankaj Balani, CEO at Delta Exchange, explains how we Can evaluate the economic value and fair price of Compound's COMP token.

First Mover: Twelve-Fold Gains for Aave's LEND Token Might Be More Than DeFi Hype - CoinDesk

Collateral deposits in Aave are up nearly $160 million over the past six months, suggesting actual usage rather than speculation.

Compound Tops $1B in Crypto Loans as DeFi Farmers Keep Digging for Yield - CoinDesk

Yield farming continues to push Compound to new heights. On Monday, the lending protocol topped $1 billion in loans issued.

Chainlink (LINK) Surges 39.5% to a New All-Time High — Here’s Why

Surging volume, price discovery, and new partnerships pushed Chainlink price to a new all-time high at $8.48

Dogecoin Surges, Coinbase Rumors, Brave Legal Threats: Hodler’s Digest, July 6–12

Bitcoin has practically turned into a stablecoin, Dogecoin has experienced a huge resurgence in popularity, and Coinbase might be preparing to list on the stock market

On the Importance of Not Losing — A Guide to Compound Interest

Finding a high-performance asset without insight is challenging, but systematically controlling losses is what is really needed to succeed

New ‘Altseason’ Visualized: Top 10 Cryptos Outperforming Bitcoin

These are the alternative crypto assets that have outperformed the rest of the market including Bitcoin in the past week as the DeFi craze gains steam

How Did Basic Attention Token (BAT) Become the Most Used DeFi Token?

As Compound conquered the DeFi space and its COMP token rallied, Basic Attention Token saw an abnormal surge in its trading volume and price

Coinbase Plans First-Ever Investor Day Amid Talk It May Go Public - CoinDesk

It’s unclear if the Aug. 14 virtual meeting is related to a rumored plan to take Coinbase public, but such events often presage direct listings.

Security Is the Biggest Challenge for DeFi’s Continued Growth, Says Exec

The founder of blockchain security company Quantstamp, Richard Ma, said security is the biggest challenge for DeFi’s growth

First Mover: Pie Anyone? DeFi Pushes ETF-Style Investing Toward Decentralization - CoinDesk

PieDAO's push to decentralize itself shows the fast-growing DeFi industry's efforts to retrofit investment vehicles for digital-asset markets.

Blockchain Bites: DiDi to Trial the Digital Yuan and a Look at Chainlink's Gains - CoinDesk

The "Chinese Uber" will join the nations CBDC project, TikTok threw Dogecoin a treat and Nexo tapped Chainlink as it readies its prime brokerage service.

Users Surge but Just Five DeFi Projects Account For 94% of Locked Funds

DeFi’s surging popularity has seen the sector grow to comprise 240,000 users and more than $2 billion in value

Users Surge but Just Five DeFi Projects Account For 94% of Locked Funds

DeFi’s surging popularity has seen the sector grow to comprise 240,000 users and more than $2 billion in value

Delta Exchange Predicts $40 Price for COMP Ahead of Governance Token Deluge - CoinDesk

One crypto startup has done the math and thinks the true value for Compound's COMP token right now should be more like $40.

Gelato Gives Developers a New ‘Money Lego’ Tool for DeFi Applications - CoinDesk

Decentralized exchange Gnosis will be the first major platform to integrate Gelato's audited v1 transaction automator for token swaps on Ethereum's mainnet.

Lex Sokolin: Weed Out the Ponzi Scheme Eating Ethereum - CoinDesk

The MMM ponzi scheme accounts for 10% of Ethereum's transactions and 50% of Paxos's. It's time the Ethereum community did something about it.

Web 3.0 Will Drive Decentralized Business Models, Says Blockchain Exec

Kevin Chou discussed how content creators could build their own virtual economies with blockchain technology

Active DApp Users on Ethereum Doubled in Q2, While COMP Hit ATHs

DeFi tokens like COMP may have been responsible for the increasing number of DApp developers utilizing the Ethereum blockchain in Q2

3 Big Blockchain Companies Teamed Up on a DeFi Product That Pays Passive Income

Market Wrap: As Stocks Rally, Bitcoin Trades Above $9.3K for the First Time in 10 Days - CoinDesk

Equities continue to beat bitcoin’s performance, but everything is making gains Monday.