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Ampleforth: A Guide to the AMPL DeFi Protocol

Imagine the possibilities of reinventing money. One that is powered by blockchain and crypto-based solutions. That is what Ampleforth hopes to achieve within and beyond the crypto community. Since the inception of decentralized finance (DeFi), various notable projects have spawned, giving life to a new sector in the cryptosphere. At the moment, investors and crypto traders alike are quite stoked with DeFi and liquidity mining. We have witnessed several protocols like Maker, Aave, and Compound attracting hundreds of thousands of users, enabling the DeFi ecosystem to proliferate far and wide.

Dramatic $17,000 Bitcoin Peak Possible Within Weeks Based on Halving Fracal

If a fractal plays out on Bitcoin price charts matching the previous halving post-consolidation breakout, the cryptocurrency could keep on climbing from here. The target, if the rally takes a similar path, would put valuations of the top cryptocurrency at between $15,000 to $17,000 before peaking. Bitcoin Breaks Out: What Happens Next Will Be Fast and Furious Bitcoin price exploded early last week on the heels of gold setting a new record and the government committing to another $1 trillion in stimulus spending. Inflating money supply has prompted a flight

ChainLink Announces Launch of Community Grant Program

Rate this post ChainLink has recently announced the launch of a community grant program. This has been launched in order to accelerate the development of the platform. It has been specified by a team at ChainLink that their network is growing rapidly. This is the high time when this ecosystem needs support to grow. ChainLink plays a huge role in the DeFi industry As ChainLink has been using the smart contracts because of which it plays quite an important role in the DeFi industry. The firm is also encouraging and

Buy DGB From the DigiByte Foundation Website with 36 Fiat Currencies Using ApplePay, Credit Card, Debit Card, SEPA

Decentralized proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain protocol DigiByte has partnered with MoonPay and Change Angel — a UK-based non-custodial wallet and exchange, to enable its users to buy DGB in any of the 36 supporters fiat currencies by simply clicking on the “Buy DGB” tab on the DigiByte Foundation’s homepage. Individuals can use ApplePay, SEPA, and Visa or Mastercard credit or debit cards to purchase DGB. MoonPay and Change Angel Ally With the DigiByte Foundation, Fee Sharing Formula Announced Of note, a new fee-sharing formula was also announced. Fees will be shared

VET Geared For New Highs As VeChain Readies Latest Innovations

VeChain has seen a recent four-month rally, which only recently managed to die down. However, depending on the metrics you trust on the matter, a massive breakout event could happen, once more, which could see massive new highs for the currency. VeChain Getting The Best Of Things Of all the various cryptocurrencies the world has to offer thus far, VeChain stands as one that’s had a very good year of 2020. The pandemic may have caused a massive amount of chaos for the crypto industry at large, especially during Black

DeFi Market Cap Surpasses $8 Billion

DeFi is all the rage as the booming crypto landscape’s total market cap surpassed $8 billion today, per data from CoinGecko. DeFi Continues to Grow Exponentially The DeFi market cap continues to increase as more money gets poured into the nascent space. According to the latest data from CoinGecko, the total market capitalization of the top 100 DeFi coins is now over $8 billion. That said, the figure should be taken with a pinch of salt as different websites have different metrics to determine the DeFi market cap. For instance,

Crypto Tidbits: Bitcoin Explodes Past $11k, Ethereum 2.0 Nears, Cardano’s Shelley Launches

Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. It’s been an explosive week for the Bitcoin and crypto market, to say the very least. Bitcoin surged from under $10,000 to as high as $11,500 this week. Over the past seven days, the asset has gained approximately 20% — the best weekly performance in many months. Chart of BTC's price action over the past two weeks from TradingView.com Bitcoin’s recent price action comes as a breath of fresh air for crypto traders, which had to deal with BTC flatlining in the $9,000s for

Binance CEO CZ: Stricter Regulations in Asia Will Lead to Consolidation of Crypto Exchanges

The fragmentation of the Asian market has brought about more rigorous scrutiny from financial regulations and this has led to a consolidation of many cryptocurrency exchanges according to a report on Wednesday. The report cited a decline in the number of Mergers and Acquisitions by 76% in 2019 and a good number of these transactions had involved exchanges and payment services. While the number of deals conducted in the US fell by 40%, those conducted in Asia rose from 14% to 22%. Binance leading the way Binance, the world’s largest

Fear, Greed and the Evolution of Money in the Age of the Coronavirus Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is not going to end soon. Fear and anxiety have skyrocketed, and nearly half of the people in the United States feel the coronavirus has harmed their mental health. People are scared, anxious, depressed, on edge and struggling to sleep through the night.We watched as China took extreme measures to improve the coronavirus crisis there. We watched as Italy locked down the country and people scurried to other parts of Europe. We then watched as California Governor Gavin Newsom took early measures for the U.S. and locked

Mike Novogratz Thrashes Stocks in Favor of Bitcoin and Gold 

Mike Novogratz, the billionaire and founder of cryptocurrency merchant banking firm Galaxy Digital, has cast doubt over the long-term stability of the United States stock market.In the wake of widespread market rebounds from the coronavirus, the billionaire and Bitcoin bull has come out to bash traditional stock portfolios, touting alternative investment classes like Bitcoin and gold instead. Cash is Trash, and Stocks are MisleadingNovogratz appeared on a recent episode of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” segment earlier this week, where he counseled investors to keep off traditional stocks and keep their wealth

Exclusive: US Congressional Watchdog on Prototyping Smart Contracts

The supreme audit institution of the United States, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), posted two job positions with its Innovation Lab concerning the development of prototype applications for blockchain technology during March.Cointelegraph spoke to Chuck Young, the managing director of public affairs at GAO, to find out more about the agency’s interest in distributed ledger technologies, or DLT.GAO to refine auditing processes for blockchainYoung stated that GAO's primary application for blockchain will be as “a digital financial ledger” — indicating that the chief auditor is planning to use blockchain to