Category: Altcoins
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The return of Ethereum food coins? Multiple DeFi tokens surge hundreds of percent
Early in September, every Ethereum developer was launching tokens branded with a type of food. There was Pizza Finance, Tendies, Springroll Finance, and projects based on almost any food under the sun. It’s no secret that the market got quickly saturated. This resulted in a decline in the value of these tokens as many realized…
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ETH Volumes Top $119.5 Billion in Q3: High-Risk Dapps Dominate Tron Network
A recent report says total Dapps transaction volumes reached $125 Billion in Q3 2020, a figure which is $113 billion higher than in Q2 2020. From these volumes, the Ethereum blockchain accounts for 96% or $119.5 billion of the total created value with the majority of this being attributed to the DeFi ecosystem. Still, the…
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This mushroom-themed Ethereum coin is up 7,000% since its lows: Here’s why
Crypto is currently in the midst of a renaissance. Really. As we covered in a previous report, there are now users that are actively creating, buying, trading, and selling digital art — you know, jpgs and gifs — worth thousands of dollars. One piece of art sold for 100 Ethereum, which currently equates to over…
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Crypto VC that thinks Ethereum will hit $1 trillion market cap admits it will have competitors
Ethereum has been the leading smart contract blockchain of the past few years without a doubt: its decentralized applications currently have tens of thousands of daily active users, which have siphoned over $10 billion worth of cryptocurrency into these apps. Many commentators have asserted that considering these trends, Ethereum is likely to be the only…
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DeFi darling Yearn.finance (YFI) deployed a new token—then $15m was stolen
It’s been yet another crazy day for the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. If you’ve been on Twitter, you likely know of a new Ethereum project called Eminence and the subsequent $15 million hack. Here’s a brief recap of what happened for those not yet in the know. The launch(?) 24 hours ago as of this…
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Messari Says Initial Dex Offerings Are ICO 2.0, Urges Investors to Resist Initial Hype
Crypto research firm, Messari says new Defi token offerings or initial dex offerings (IDO) are a reincarnation of initial coin offerings (ICO) and warns average investors to steer clear these. The firm notes that several early participants of IDOs are the ones that typically make off with outsized returns, while others are left deeply in…
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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.
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Bored with Bitcoin price, traders chase gains in altcoins and DeFi tokens
Bitcoin price is sideways and pinned below $11K, leading traders to seek greener pastures in altcoins and DeFi tokens.
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This Ethereum coin hit $40m and retraced 75% in the 24 hours after its launch
It seems that the fears of a DeFi bear market were overblown. As made abundantly clear by the launch of a recent Ethereum-based yield farming token, there is still a speculative furor amongst crypto investors as they look to capture the “next YFI.” The token in question managed to garner a $40 million market capitalization…
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Defi Token Exposed as Pump and Dump Scam in Leaked Telegram Chat
A leaked Telegram discussion by 50 so-called crypto influencers has exposed the extraordinary steps they take in order to profit on the back off unsuspecting defi investors. According to a leaked screenshot of the chat, an elaborate plan to defraud defi investors using the worthless “$Few” tokens had been hatched. $Few tokens would be airdropped…