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DEX Trading Volume Tops $4 Billion in July 2020

The meteoric growth in the trading activity for decentralized exchanges (DEX) is not slowing down as the total volume for July exceeds $4 billion. Monthly DEX volumes have been on a tear since the start of 2020 with increasing returns seen in the last three consecutive months. DEX platforms continue to attract massive trading volume and their native tokens are reportedly providing greater returns than centralized exchange (CEX) counterparts. DEX July 2020 Volume Sees 12x Year-on-Year Growth According to data from on-chain analytics platform Dune Analytics, the total DEX volume

The Scam and Fall of YFI Clones

After the success of yEARN finance (YFI), a yield farming token which saw a rise in price from $35 to over $4000, a number of cryptocurrencies are trying to copy its success. These include the likes of YFFI, YFII, and Asuka, however, they’ve all witnessed 100% drops and a conspicuous exit scam. Encouraging Words Fueled by DeFi platforms where any token with an address can be traded for anything else, these are the days of Wild West token swaps. To clone the YFI token, developers only had to copy code

MCO Price Spikes After Crypto.com Announces Token Merging

The Hong-Kong-based company Crypto.com announced a token swap program on Monday. All MCO token holders have until the 2nd of November 2020 to swap their MCO for CRO. The announcement catalyzed MCO trading volume and caused the price to surge. However, several users note some red flags around the whole merging process. Is this operation legit? Is it possible that there’s been insider trading? The Year of Crypto.com 2020 is proving to be very profitable for Crypto.com. As BeInCrypto reported not long ago, the CRO token has been one of

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What is Serum? A DeFi Derivatives DEX Guide

DeFi-based exchanges have seen wild success in 2020 thanks to yield farming, which has incentivized hundreds of thousands of users to provide liquidity to these platforms. With that being said, DEXs are still a far-cry from centralized exchanges in both UI and UX. Serum is here to change all that. Serum is a protocol that claims to be “pure DeFi” as they have managed to address a lot of issues the space is facing. Most of the users in DeFi today are not traders but yield farmers. Yield farmers are

Weekend Market Action Signals DeFi-Driven Bull Market Has Arrived

This weekend’s epic crypto market momentum has been a remnant of the volatile action witnessed in late 2017. Ethereum has been in the driver’s seat, but instead of the ICO-saturated market of yesteryear, DeFi platforms are now dominating the sector in 2020. Cryptocurrency markets have reached their highest levels this year in terms of total market capitalization. Trouncing February’s highs of $300 billion, the total market cap surged to $360 billion this past Sunday. The figure has yet to top the 2019 peak in mid-June when the total cap exceeded

Ethereum’s Compound (COMP) Slides to Multi-Month Low Despite DeFi Explosion

While Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen notable bounces since imploding on Saturday evening, Compound and other altcoins are underperforming. The Ethereum-based coin is down 7.5% in the past 24 hours as per data from Coin Market Cap. This comes in spite of the fact that decentralized finance (DeFi), which Compound is a market leader in, has seen strong adoption. Altcoins could see further losses against Bitcoin and the dollar if the market leaders continue to undergo bouts of volatility. Compound Slides Lower In Spite of DeFi Strength The Ethereum-based Compound

Why Analysts Expect Ethereum to See Further Downside Following Intense Selloff

Ethereum witnessed some intense overnight volatility that caused its price to slide as low as $300 This intense selling pressure came about in tandem with that witnessed by Bitcoin – which caused its price to slide down to lows of $11,000 Analysts are now noting that ETH may be positioned to see further downside due to the strength of this movement Although it has found some support and stability within the mid-$300 region, weakness against its BTC trading pair may also drag it lower Ethereum and the entire cryptocurrency market

$500M Liquidated: Bitcoin Slides to Crucial Level Following Overnight Volatility

Bitcoin bore witness to some intense overnight volatility that came about after it hit highs of $12,000 From this point, the cryptocurrency decline to lows of $11,000 before finding some strong support Despite buyers protecting this level, its inability to post any type of strong bounce here does seem to be a negative sign for the cryptocurrency The sharp cliff formed as a result of the overnight selloff also led to massive liquidations amongst buyers Despite the blow this struck to BTC’s market structure, some analysts remain bullish, noting that

What Are Analysts Saying After Ethereum Crashed 26% in Under Ten Minutes?

After a nearly unstoppable rally, Bitcoin and Ethereum faced an extreme correction just an hour ago. After moving above $12,000 for the first time in a year, BTC slipped by about $1,500 in five minutes while Ethereum crashed upwards of 26%, per some reports. Chart of ETH's recent price action from TradingView.com This extreme move — which was arguably one of the fastest drops in the history of this market — sent ripples throughout the market. According to one trader, $1 billion worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum futures positions were

Ethereum is Gearing Up for a Move Past $400; Here’s What Will Drive It Higher

Ethereum has seen some intense strength throughout the past couple of weeks, and the strong uptrend it is currently caught within isn’t showing any clear signs of coming to an end anytime soon. As it pushes up against its high time frame resistance, analysts are widely noting that it could be well-positioned to see further upside in the near-term due to its strong market structure. One analyst in particular is noting that the cryptocurrency is now poised to reach $400 due to its break above multiple key resistance levels. As