Arbitrum-Based Vest Exchange Emerges, Aims to Democratize Perpetual Futures
A new decentralized exchange (dex) on Arbitrum, called Vest Exchange, was announced this past weekend, and the team that created the project said the platform aims to focus on democratizing perpetual futures. The team behind Vest further detailed that the new Arbitrum dex is backed by firms such as Jane Street, QCP Capital, and Big […]
Mango Markets sues Avraham Eisenberg for $47M in damages plus interest
The lawsuit marks the fourth time the Mango Markets exploiter has been hit by charges or lawsuits relating to his attack on the DeFi protocol.This post was originally published on this site
We Must Expedite the Move From Centralized Services to Viable DeFi Alternatives
There is a reason centralized exchanges have dominated despite being antithetical to crypto’s core tenets. The following opinion editorial was written by Bitcoin.com CEO Dennis Jarvis. The gross mismanagement and outright fraud in 2022 by many opaque centralized exchanges are driving people back to the core tenets of crypto, such as decentralization, self-custody, transparency, and […]
Ethereum Gas Fees Spike as ETH Value Rises: Average Onchain Fees Jump by More Than 50%
While the second-largest crypto asset by market capitalization, ethereum, has risen 27% against the U.S. dollar in the last two weeks, the network’s average and median-sized gas fees have increased by more than 50%. On the first day of 2023, the average fee to spend ether was around $2.93 per transfer, but today the average […]
Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem explained
DeFi on Bitcoin was made possible by the Taproot upgrade. Find out how Bitcoin DeFi works compared to the Ethereum blockchain.This post was originally published on this site
SushiSwap’s new DEX aggregator will ‘10x our market share’ — Head Chef
SushiSwap’s roadmap for the coming year includes the development of a DEX aggregator, a decentralized incubator and “several stealth projects.”This post was originally published on this site
Decentralized Exchange Trading Volumes Remain Lackluster in the New Year, Uniswap Leads the Way with Daily Swaps
According to statistics, decentralized exchange (dex) monthly trading volumes have dropped significantly since Jan. 2022. After a brief spike in volume in Nov. 2022, dex trade volumes have been lackluster for the past 44 days. As of Jan. 14, 2023, Uniswap version three (V3) has the highest trade volume during the past 24 hours at […]
Defi More Scalable Than Traditional Finance, New Study Says
Despite the market conditions that prevailed in much of 2022, decentralized finance (defi) still demonstrated its greater scaling potential than that of the traditional financial industry, a new report has said. Even though the total value locked dropped from the peak of $180 billion in Dec. 2021, to just over $50 billion by end of […]
DEX aggregator OpenOcean enables cross-chain swaps across major networks
Users will be able to swap and bridge assets across multiple networks like Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, and Fantom. This post was originally published on this site
As DEXs struggle, new approaches kindle hope
Despite their popularity, DEXs have a number of drawbacks that may be preventing growth. A new approach, however, has offered a way forward.This post was originally published on this site