Curve’s Troubled Governance Is a Warning for Other DAOs in DeFi
Several yield farming schemes this summer have made many users rich. But when it comes time to vote on protocol improvements with their newly-earned governance tokens, many farmers have been silent. ...
FTX Exchange, Not Coinbase, Has Been DeFi’s Greatest Proponent
As various market participants throughout the crypto space attempt to ride the coattails of DeFi, few have played the same role as derivatives exchange FTX.
Though Coinbase has helped prop up pric...
Project Spotlight: Cowri Labs and Shell Protocol
In the first of our Project Spotlight series, we’ll be walking readers through a platform called Shell Protocol, built by the team at Cowri Labs. The purpose of these articles is to present up-and-c...
3 Reasons Why Analysts Are Bullish on Bitcoin
Bloomberg analysts are backing Bitcoin and gold as their top candidates to perform in 2020. There are several catalysts in play for BTC that could propel the digital asset to its all-time high in the ...
Deflation, Not Inflation, Will Unleash Bitcoin Prices
Given an alternative, people won’t stand for another failure in the financial system, like what happened in 2008—or what is happening now in response to COVID-19. Big banks won’t stand the test ...
Understanding Ethereum’s Gas and Transaction Fees
Despite being dubbed the “lifeline of the Ethereum network,” gas is an obscure term outside of the Ethereum community. While it is often used to describe transaction fees on the network, really un...
A Week from Halving, Bitcoin Hash Rate Breaks New Record
Bitcoin’s hash rate has climbed above its previous all-time high thanks to the latest rally in price. But with volatility a given in the Bitcoin market, the mining industry is also resorting to more...