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COMP’s incentive crisis and what lies ahead for alt’s price

The DeFi space has accelerated at a pretty good pace of late, despite some setbacks in the first half of the year. In 2021 alone, the ecosystem reported a growth rate of over 20x. A lot of upcoming protocols like Abracadabra have made star entries recently too. Even so, platforms like Maker, Aave, and Compound are ruling the roost, still maintaining their spot in the top five in terms of total value locked.  Maker and Aave have had their fair share of price pumps over the last couple of months. However,

DAOLaunch Vows to Change the Future of Funding With Decentralized VC

The Venture Capital (VC) industry has traditionally been the playground for the rich. Generally speaking, you had little chance of making it as a venture capitalist if you were not financially well-established to begin with. Sponsored Sponsored However, that status quo is about to change now with the emergence of blockchain-powered platforms like DAOLaunch.  Blockchain technology is already making inroads into venture capital, exposing the industry to all the perks of decentralization. Expectedly, this has prompted an increasing number of analysts and industry stakeholders to anticipate a new era of decentralized

Here’s how crypto-market’s 24/7 trading is setting an example

The past couple of years have witnessed the continued growth of institutional investments flowing into the cryptocurrency market. It includes not only hedge funds and family offices but even pension funds and conservative custody banks parking their funds here. Naturally, this has led to the entangling of traditional and crypto finance, with the latter having profound effects on stock and currency markets. These include the trading times that these markets follow. While cryptocurrency exchanges operate non-stop, traditional exchanges operate only during specific days and time frames. This could change in

Crypto Valley Roundup – Fall 2021

The Crypto Valley is known to be one of the most “crypto-friendly” regions in the world. But what specifically is happening within the Blockchain ecosystem? The “Crypto Valley Roundup” aims to provide insight and highlights from selected events every two months.Sponsored Sponsored With the first Blockchain companies settling in the area of Zug from 2013 onwards, the term “Crypto Valley” was soon born in reference to the “Silicon Valley”. Thanks to politics and regulation, Switzerland was able to create the necessary legal certainty for a flourishing ecosystem around Blockchain and

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Drifts Lower After Taproot Upgrade; Ether Drops

Good morning, Here’s what’s happening this morning: Market Moves: Bitcoin’s highly anticipated Taproot upgrade fails to produce any noticeable price pop. Technician’s take: Short-term upside appears to be limited given the loss of positive momentum. Catch the latest episodes of CoinDesk TV for insightful interviews with crypto industry leaders and analysis. Prices Bitcoin (BTC): $64,514 +0.4% Ether (ETH): $4,562 -1.7% Market moves Bitcoin was trading flat after Taproot, the blockchain’s biggest network upgrade in four years, went live. The upgrade, which took effect at 5:15 coordinated universal time (1:15 a.m.

Lending protocols lead market recovery as Maker paves way for gains

After Bitcoin’s ATH of $69k on 10 November, not just the top coin, but the larger market has been somewhat mellow. However, even with the top two coins consolidating, there seemed to be some altcoins that presented double-digit gains as they rallied. Interestingly, the lending protocol landscape was one that seemed to be making the most headlines, with Maker leading the way with 8% gains.  The DeFi sector seemed to be paving the way for recovery with DeFi’s Total Value Locked increasing by 5.27% from last week, pushing the TVL

Former PsyQuation CEO Launches New Copy Trading Platform

Michael Berman, who is known for heading trading strategy provider PsyQuation as CEO, has launched a copy trading platform, Ditto. The platform is officially registered as Gleneagle Securities and is licensed by the regulators in Australia and Vanuatu.“I am excited to announce a new venture that I have been working on and will soon be going live with. After more than 20+yrs trading and always building products on top of someone else’s broker we have finally become a product lead broker,” Berman, who is now Ditto’s CEO, wrote.The new platform

Libre DeFi AMA Session With BeInCrypto

BeInCrypto recently held an ask-me-anything (AMA) session with Libre DeFi, a platform that promises to simplify the entry into the DeFi space via its user-based and frictionless onboarding experience.Sponsored Sponsored BeInCrypto: Hi Everyone! Welcome to another BeInCrypto AMA Session! Today we welcome both Julian (@libredefijulian) and Josh (@LibreJosh). They are CEO and COO at Libre Defi, respectively. Here is how things will work. I’ll have 10 questions for them. After these questions, they will pick up 5 out of all the questions asked by the BeInCrypto community. Good luck to you

Supreme Origin CBD Coffee Now Available in the U.S.

Supreme Origin Tolima “As a coffee expert, I saw this opportunity to blend my passion for wellness and coffee into a great new brand looking to reshape how we experience our favorite morning beverage,” Shattah says. DENVER (PRWEB) November 03, 2021 World-renowned infused coffee Supreme Origin arrives in the United States in time for the holiday season with 20 percent off for new subscribers and free shipping nationwide in November. Help coffee-loving friends and family perk up and relax this holiday season with the gift of great-tasting CBD-infused coffee for

The NPD Group Announces Winners of Third Annual Automotive Aftermarket Performance Awards

“The aftermarket continues to enjoy surprisingly strong demand and sales performance, and we are thrilled to acknowledge the leading companies that harnessed the industry’s unique and changing opportunities to grow the business,” said Steve Flavin, president, automotive practice, for NPD. PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) November 03, 2021 The NPD Group today announced the recipients of its third annual Automotive Aftermarket Performance Awards, which were shared with the recipients during the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas. The awards were given to the brands with the highest increase in

How to Best Protect Your Money From Hackers as Crypto Markets Boom

“I got hacked and don’t even know how it happened,” mourned one crypto user on Twitter. “I left my wallet open in my browser on MetaMask and they got into my wallet. Lost all saitama, floki and hokk.”Sponsored Sponsored A small crypto investor, @ltjyaussie says he has always been careful with wallet security issues but did not know what hit him this time around. The Cyprus-based investor was a victim of a systematic attack. Against all his perceived defenses, he still got taken for a ride. He’s just one of

Bitcoin Records Highest Monthly Close Ever, What’s Next for BTC?

Bitcoin closed the month of October at $61,343, which is its highest monthly close ever recorded. As Bitcoin Archive notes on Twitter, all-time high monthly closes are quite often a sign of more strength to come.  Bitcoin’s closing price was roughly 3% away from analyst PlanB’s floor price prediction of $63,000, though that level was already hit earlier in the month. PlanB is now shooting for $98,000 in November, or about a 58% gain over the next 30 days.  Some analysts are looking to previous bull markets to forecast what’s